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    Teaching violin holistically: towards a deeper understanding of the Colourstrings violin approach
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03) Björkman, Mia Holly; Herbst, Danell; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Music.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to discover how the Colourstrings violin approach is an expression of the philosophy of holistic education. This is achieved through a thorough literature review of firstly the philosophy of holistic education, followed by the Colourstrings violin approach. The eight main principles of holistic education are highlighted and the pedagogical material of the Colourstrings approach is analysed to give the reader a deeper understanding of the approach. These principles are then used to find the correlations and possible differences between the philosophy of holistic education and that of the Colourstrings violin approach. The researcher comes to the conclusion that the Colourstrings approach has been constructed with the education of the whole child as primary aim, in the same way that holistic education endeavours to educate all aspects of the child. Holistic education involves all school subjects in a school setting, thus comparing it to an approach which involves only the subject of the violin within a private tuition setting has its limitations. Nevertheless, the researcher finds major similarities between the two philosophies, which prove that the Colourstrings violin approach develops all facets of the child, and as such can be viewed as an expression of the philosophy of holistic education