Teaching
“…the teacher must have the courage to be wrong. His task is not to prove infallible, knowing everything and never going wrong, but rather inexhaustible, ever seeking and perhaps sometimes finding.”
“I find it really important to develop your own sound”, says Yulia. “I try to show my students all the ways of shaping a sound that I have found out for myself. The soul of a sound in all its facets is ultimately a physical thing. I am still learning new approaches myself.”
For Yulia, each individual student at the Barenboim-Said-Akademie remains a unique and creative challenge, which she delights in. “It is important to make each person aware of their musical and technical strengths and weaknesses. Depending on the personality I see before me, I have to ask myself, how can I best help them in their development? I find that hugely enjoyable.“ Her role as a teacher is in no small part helping students to help themselves. “Today more than ever, young musicians are flooded with musical impressions from all conceivable periods, and at the same time they are constantly required to prove themselves. It is important to focus with the student on their individual playing.” Yulia believes that a teacher can shape this until the time is ripe to let them go.
Teaching
“…the teacher must have the courage to be wrong. His task is not to prove infallible, knowing everything and never going wrong, but rather inexhaustible, ever seeking and perhaps sometimes finding.”
“I find it really important to develop your own sound”, says Yulia. “I try to show my students all the ways of shaping a sound that I have found out for myself. The soul of a sound in all its facets is ultimately a physical thing. I am still learning new approaches myself.”
For Yulia, each individual student at the Barenboim-Said-Akademie remains a unique and creative challenge, which she delights in. “It is important to make each person aware of their musical and technical strengths and weaknesses. Depending on the personality I see before me, I have to ask myself, how can I best help them in their development? I find that hugely enjoyable.“ Her role as a teacher is in no small part helping students to help themselves. “Today more than ever, young musicians are flooded with musical impressions from all conceivable periods, and at the same time they are constantly required to prove themselves. It is important to focus with the student on their individual playing.” Yulia believes that a teacher can shape this until the time is ripe to let them go.