An interview with Jennifer Stampfl for NSPTO Month 2023! April is Non-String Players Teaching Orchestra Appreciation Month! In appreciation of the many band, vocal and piano teachers bravely taking on the task of teaching orchestra, I am holding a draw … Read More
An interview with Andrew Brown for NSPTO Month 2023! April is Non-String Players Teaching Orchestra Appreciation Month! In appreciation of the many band, vocal and piano teachers bravely taking on the task of teaching orchestra, I am holding a draw … Read More
Non-String Player Teaching Orchestra Appreciation Month! I would like to do something special today. I would like to declare April 2023 as the very first SST Non-String Players Teaching Orchestra Appreciation Month! Let’s celebrate our BTTOs (Band Teachers Teaching Orchestra), … Read More
Here’s one last, thought-provoking post to end this series on helping students correct their technique problems. It can be frustrating to keep telling the same students to fix the same bad habits over and over again. It can be frustrating … Read More
… Here’s the next post for the new year on the theme of getting our students to correct incorrect technique, an important aspect of your job as a string teacher, and an essential part of my teacher training. In the … Read More
… Here’s another post on the theme of correcting technique, something I’m sure most of us regularly struggle with in the classroom. Correcting technique is such a big part of our jobs as string teachers, and that’s why it’s also … Read More
The Midwest Clinic back in December was such a blast. I met so many dedicated string teachers, teachers of string teachers, and teachers who have a great passion for growing orchestra programs everywhere, including Spain, Bermuda and Thailand. One of … Read More
Since it is the beginning of the year, a great time for making fresh starts, I want to continue with tips that will help your students correct their string technique. Do you make up fun names for incorrect technique as … Read More
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