General String Instrument Care and Maintenance
At the beginning of each school year I like to review basic string instrument care and maintenance with my students. Younger students may not be sure how to care for their new instrument and older students might benefit from…
The Importance of Listening
Within our classrooms and private teaching it is vital to share with our students that whatever style of music they like, may want to play, or are performing in an ensemble, in order to learn that music and really get…
4 Ideas to Improve Intonation Problems
In this post we will discuss four ways to practice intonation and develop more accurate pitch recognition in your students, ensemble, or personal playing. As a string player, solid intonation – or accuracy of pitch – is something that must…