As music teachers, we instinctively know that creating a safe space for our students to learn is vitally important to the success and mental health of our students. We regularly promote to our students the importance of accepting each other … Read More
Are you wasting time online trying to get your string students to move this way or that so you can clearly see what they are doing? Are you often confused by which way to ask your students to turn? Maybe … Read More
Tune in to The Low 2 Show with Stephen Taperek and listen to my very first podcast interview! You’ll learn a few teaching tips that will help you save time and make your students more independent, and a little … Read More
Teach bow hold exercises the smart way! You probably already teach bow hold exercises when you teach beginners, but do you know how crucial bow hold exercises are to the foundation of your students’ technique? I often find that … Read More
Will Music Programmes Survive Quarantine? As we hear of school boards struggling with limited funds, I know many teachers are worried about whether or not their instrumental music programs are going to survive this era of quarantine. Unfortunately, I … Read More
It is time for a new string pedagogy. There’s a lot to learn from the great violin pedagogues. But applying violin pedagogy to a heterogeneous string classroom isn’t enough. As well, many teachers find themselves suddenly teaching strings without any … Read More
I have two pet peeves when it comes to listening assignments – wishy-washy journal-type listening assignments and even worse, listening assignments that are based on ‘the elements of music’. So today’s post is my attempt at preventing an onslaught of … Read More
Hi Everyone! As we all know, there has been an explosion of online learning, and I know some of us are less familiar with online platforms than others. Of course, Zoom is one of those platforms that people are scrambling … Read More
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