George Bornoff, Date of Birth, Date of Death

George Bornoff

Canadian musician

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1907

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1998

Profession: music pedagogue

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

George Bornoff (5 November 1907 – 1998) was a Canadian violinist and string teacher.
He notably developed the method of string teaching bearing his name, the Bornoff Method, which emphasizes an early focus on five patterns of half- and whole-steps formed by the fingers of the left hand.
His book on violin instruction, Bornoff's Finger Patterns for Violin, was published by Thompson, C.
Fischer in 1948.
In 1974 he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the American String Teachers Association.