User:Nina Minko

Nina Minko graduated from school for very talented children in a class of violin in Kiev. Her teacher was L. Benderski, who was the student of the same teacher as D. Ojstrach and J. Heifetz. At the age of fourteen she played II Concerto by H. Wieniawski and III Concerto by C. Saint-Saëns in The National Radio in Ukraine. She was admitted to Kiev Conservatory on the second year, where she was studying in the class of Olga Parchomenko - the student of David Ojstrach and the Grand Prix winner of The International Violin Competition named after W.A. Mozart, Nina Minko was also a student of David Ojstrach. In that time Nina Minko won the first prize in the competition for all conservatories in Ukraine and became the first prize winner in the International Violin Competition named after Nikolaj Lysienko. Nina Minko was also awarded The Woman of The Year by The UNESCO. While working as a violin teacher of specially gifted children and she finished a post graduate course in Oleg Krysa class (he was the student of D. Ojstrach and a first prize winner in The Itnernational Music Competition named after N. Paganini) and she also worked as a lector in Kiev Conservatory and as a soloist in Philharmonica in Kiev. Her students work as musicians all over the world: Spain, Denmark, Czech, Finland, Bulgaria, Austria, Australia. In 1991 Nina Minko was invited to Szczecin to work in Phiharmonicka, where she spent a few years playing recitals and concerts with orchestra. Now Nina Minko owns an Art Agency. She organises concerts as well as master-classes and just studio lessons for people of all ages who play the violin. She is an author of the Music Methodology on how to teach children play the violin in a very short period of time. This innovative method was said to be amazing and it really works.

(...) I have always wanted to teach a junior student to play a violin in a very short period of time. It is a real pleasure to watch a young person handle the instrument with ease and play it very often. After many years spent on teaching students of different ages I came out with brand new method of teaching. That was the reason I wrote my book. I wanted to share this method with all violin teachers from all over the world. I received great reviews from great musicians and professors (you can find them on my web site). People who tried out my methodology were surprised with the effects. It is easy, simple and comprehensible for everybody. As a member of ISME ( International Society for Music Education) I want to share with you this wonderful and useful music methodology. It is published in English and Polish. It consists of 180 exercises with explanations composed by myself. It helps teachers to explain very complicated material in a very comprehensible way. So that lessons become a pure pleasure for both student and professor. The book explains the problems that may occur in the beginning of the studying: -general teaching of the notes ( on the violin as well as on the piano ) -flageolets with slides -the first and the second types of slide from the first to the third position on all strings -intervals and scales -the simplest double notes in the first and third positions(...) Nina Minko

The book has been published on the special paper ( the bone shade ) that is very pleasant for children's eyes. The letters are bigger then average so that it is not tiring for the sight. All of the pictures were made by Nina's daughter. On the cover you can see three little angels-musicians. One of the students after lesson puts the book on the wall. He says he likes the angles. It would be advisable if every student had one own sample of he book to take it home ( it also helps in the process of studying ).

Recently Nina Minko also has published brand new and fresh compositions composed by her own. The book not only consists of scores but also all of the pieces are performed by Nina Minko and recorded on a CD that is attached to the book.

Nina Minko works with people from all over the world. She is a member of International Society for Music Education. If you would like to visit or contact her all you need is to visit her website. [www.ninaminko.info]

London sunset. Nina Minko and her student who works in Canada as a violin professor.



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