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20 Georgy Bezrukov and Konstantin Oznobishchev, preface to 2 nd edition of Viola Technique Fundamentals, (Moscow: Muzyka, 1988), 3. 21 Bezrukov and Oznobishchev, 3. 22 See Bibliography 23 Bezrukov and Oznobishchev, 3-4. 24 Bezrukov and Oznobishchev, 3-4. 25 Teran, 54-55. 26 It is important to note that the verbal part of this book is exclusively in Russian. The use of camera-based translation features such as Google Lens can bridge this gap easily. Bezrukov, Georgiy, and Konstantin Oznobishev. Osnovi tehniky igri na al’te [Viola Technique Fundamentals] . Moscow: Muzyka, 1973 (2 nd edition: 1988). Bezrukov, Georgyi, and Konstantin Oznobishchev. Gammy i Arpedzhio dlya al’ta [Scales and Arpeggio for viola]. Edited by V. Murzin. Moscow: Muzyka, 1988. Reitikh, M. Elementarnaya Shkola dl’ya al’ta [Elementary School for Viola]. Edited by Boris Sibor. Baku: Azmuzgiz, 1940. Terian, M. Shest’ Etyudov dlya al’ta op.1 [Six Etudes for Viola op.1]. Edited by I. Dubovskiy. Moscow: Governmental Music Publishing, 1937. Secondary Sources: Dyo, Yevgeny, “[The Young Violinist]: Russian/Soviet Violin Method”. DMA essay, Temple University, 2018. Pollak, Nethanel E., “The Viola Behind the Iron Curtain: A Survey of Original Viola Works from the Soviet Era.” DMA diss., University of Miami, 2024. Poniatovsky, Stanislav, Istoriya al’tovogo iskusstva [History of Viola’s Art] . Moscow: Muzyka, 2007. Pritzker Maya, “The Music Education System in the \ U SSR,” The American Music Teacher 41 , no.1 (August 1991): 18-20, 62-64. Teran, Nikolai. “Uchebno-Metodichiskaya Literatura kak Sredstvo Obycheniya Al’tista na Nachal’nam Etape [Pedagogical-Methodical Literature as a Learning Device for Violists in Early Stages].” Uchyonie Zapiski [Scientific Notes] no.1 (2021): 50-56. Bibliography: Primary Sources:

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