Karen Tuttle

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Karen Tuttle is an American viola teacher who is famous for her "coordination" technique, which emphasizes being comfortable while playing your instrument. She was originally a violinist who chose to become a violist when she wanted to study with William Primrose, whose technique and ease in playing the viola she greatly admired. Her coordination technique is often considered to be an analysis of Primrose's technique. In 1994 she was recognized by ASTA with the Artist Teacher Award.

She taught at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Curtis Institute of Music and at Juilliard, and several of her students now teach at prominent universities and music conservatories, as well as at the annual "Karen Tuttle Coordination Workshop", held each summer in the US. These students include Carol Rodland, Kim Kashkashian, Karen Ritscher, Jeffrey Irvine, Lynne Ramsey, Michelle LaCourse, and Susan Dubois.

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• Dew, Dr. Robert (2002). "In Response to Instinct -- Karen Tuttle's Insights into the Coordinated Action -- Its Mechanisms, Articulation, and Prerequisites". Journal of the American Viola Society Vol.18 (No.1): pp.51–54. 

• Dew, Dr. Robert (2002). "The Coordinated Action, Part 2: Instinctive Responses". Journal of the American Viola Society Vol.18 (No.2 & 3 (double issue)): pp.63–69. 

• Rodland, Carol (May 2004). "In Honor of Karen Tuttle as She Retires". American String Teacher Vol.54 (No.2): pp.45–47. 

• "ASTA Awards" (August 2004). American String Teacher Vol.54 (No.3): pp.78–79.