Turbocharge Your Talent From the author: I believe that talent is within everyone’s reach. All we have to do is think, persist and know where to look. That, in essence, is the philosophy I used as a university professor; it is the basis for my teaching techniques and for this book. As most people, not just musicians, would like to be able to develop their talents, the first half of my book is designed for use by anyone interested in any field: math, music, sports, etc.; the second, focuses on string instrument playing, violin in particular. Teachers, students, administrators, parents and anyone interested in understanding how talent can be enhanced will find this book helpful. This book does not pretend the reinvent the wheel; it simply takes a fresh look at something that is often ignored: talent can be developed. After reading Turbocharge Your Talent, parents and others will have a better understanding of the learning process. Now Available from KVR Classics: My technique is unique, yet readily understandable to children and adults alike. My approach engages students, unleashes creativity, and maximizes learning. Turbocharge Your Talent appeals first to the human element: it recognizes that students are not machines and often do not succeed if we try to program them the way we program a computer. For generations, the standard pedagogy of music teachers has been methods that boiled down to repetition — working, and perhaps overworking, the left brain and ignoring the right brain. While there is no denying that the repetitious style of pedagogy has had some success, many enthusiastic students were regarded as untalented simply because the repetitiveness of the lessons and practicing dulled their innate senses of creativity and excitement. This book includes my “Seven Commandments” and “The Seven Stages of Practicing” as tools to help students uncover pools of creativity that they never realized existed. Review: “When my sons began playing the violin, I had no idea that they were exceptionally talented. Both Zach and his brother, Jason, were quite young when they started studying with Vasile. After they became adults, both of them were accepted by the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. From there, they entered the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first violin section. Later, Zach became the concertmaster of the Indianapolis Symphony and a founding member of the famous trio, Time for Three... Everything Vasile taught my sons is available in this easy to follow and humorous book. More than just music is to be learned therein; Vasile’s instruction is unique.” —Dr. Wallace De Pue, Sr. KVR Classics 7990 Broadstone Road Perrysburg, OH 43551 kvrclassics.com Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, KVR Classics is a publishing company focused on books that are creative endeavors for artists of all kinds.