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
Happy New Year! Almost. Just when we thought we might be out of the woods, many of us are back online again. I know it is a real challenge for everyone, but hopefully it won’t be for too long. I … Read More
Is your online workspace a mess? Are you overwhelmed by all the tabs you have open to teach or plan for school? Does it take you 10 steps to find that webpage or file that you always use for class? … Read More
Wow, it’s been an amazing summer, with 2 sessions of Teaching Beginner Strings Made Easy now done! Thank you to two fantastic groups of dedicated string teachers! Since many of you are back to school this month, I thought … Read More
This is a follow-up to my post and video, Make a Virtual Orchestra Video in 3 Easy Steps. Yes, I know we are all finally done all our videos, and we never want to mix another audio file ever again! … Read More
Are you intimidated by the idea of making your own virtual orchestra video? Chances are, if you are already making audio recordings with your students, and you know how to do some basic video editing, you have all the skills … Read More
In case you haven’t noticed yet, SmartMusicTeacher has a YouTube Channel with (at this moment) over 50 videos that are free for you to use with your violin, viola, cello and bass students. And boy, did the videos come … Read More
Wouldn’t you like a simple way to show students how to set up their left hand without, well…. their instrument? You know how it goes…. Once you put an instrument in their hand, they get all nervous and confused and … Read More
You’ve chosen to play a pretty huge instrument! Believe it or not, the double bass is actually not very hard to play. The most important part of playing the bass is to make sure you set yourself up properly with … Read More
So you’ve committed yourself to playing the world’s biggest instrument. How are you going to get around with it? More importantly, how are you going to carry it home? Watch this video to see how easy it is. … Read More
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