Lots of tips to make teaching strings easy!
It’s the New Year — the perfect time to have your students focus on establishing better habits! Last year, I posted a bunch tips on how to achieve that with your students, starting with the 5 Secrets to Replacing Bad … Read More
1. Take the first 3 modules of the Smart String Teacher Foundation for free! Learn how to quickly set up your students for playing success, all with less effort and better results! Access will begin December 28th, 2024. I’ll also … Read More
An interview with Jennifer Stampfl for NSPTO Month 2023! Today’s conversation is with Jennifer Stampfl, a vocal major in her first year of teaching middle school orchestra in Pomona, California. Jennifer, what did you study in college and what was … Read More
An interview with Andrew Brown for NSPTO Month 2023! Today, we will be talking with Andrew Brown, a band teacher from Markham, Ontario in Canada, who recently started an orchestra program at his junior high and high school. What was … 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
Smart String Teacher ASTA Special Conference Page Booth #603 Enter the Draw! Join my mailing list and enter to win a $200 scholarship towards Teaching Strings Made Easy! Winner will be drawn at 1:00pm on Saturday, March 24. I’ll also … 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
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
Today’s post is all about YOU! It’s been a tough year. Some of us are done. Some of us have a couple of weeks left to go. I want to take the time to tell you, YOU ARE THE … Read More
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