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Ensemble skills: do we really teach them?(Viewpoint essay)
Ensemble skills are among the most crucial but often-neglected aspects of musicianship. By "ensemble skills" I am referring to the ability to fit into and enhance an ensemble, large or small; to participate actively but as a "team player." These skills often exist quite separately from other instrumental techniques: think of the soloist (real or hopeful) who is unable to adapt his playing to ensemble situations. Likewise, one can be an excellent ensemble player but lack such technical prowess. Some believe that the instruction students receive in many music schools is geared too heavily to the former: "Most violinists and cellists train for solo careers ..., [but] the ...
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