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I would recommend TBSME to any music teacher who is teaching beginner strings. Whether you are a string player or non-string player, you can learn practical teaching strategies that will help you…Read more....

Michael Jameer

Grace’s class is very focused and hands-on. It gives all of the tools one needs to be successful in the string classroom in a way that is engaging and creative. Grace has tried and… Read more....

Will Snodgrass - Toronto

Take the course! For the non-string specialist, it will make you more marketable if you are searching for a job, because you will have the flexibility to take a variety of different music positions…. Read more....

Maureen Isbister - NY, Band Teacher

Before Grace’s masterclass, I just taught fingerings and used low/regular fingerings. Thinking about fingerings in terms of finger patterns will make them much easier to teach. Having a consistent language will also be helpful… Read more....

Isaiah C. Mason - North Brunswick, NJ

I took Grace’s online class to push my technology skills and to use my “down time” from school in a constructive way. I have never done a class online! I also wanted to see… Read more....

Mardi Smith - Orchestra Director, Reed Intermediate School, Newtown, CT

I’ve always had a preconceived notion that one cannot teach strings if one didn’t begin private lessons at a young age. The TBSME course changed my perception of strings teaching and boosted…Read more....

Lindsey Wen - Toronto

This workshop should be a mandatory course or unit of study for music teacher training. It was a practical workshop where we took apart the instrument and the bow and reassembled them afterward. Through… Read more....

Lindsey Wen - Toronto

I teach private beginner violin and viola. Taking Grace’s class gives me a great way to both be inspired and to have practical tools to easily impart information online! It has given me a… Read more....

Mac McCord - Louisburg, North Carolina

This course was one of the best Professional Development classes I have ever taken. Grace Law’s teaching style, along with her wealth of knowledge and outstanding pedagogical structure made for an incredible…Read more....

Gregory Tarbox - Pembroke, MA

Grace’s Smart String Teacher method is an organized and clear system that makes sense. Before Grace’s course I was having a hard time transferring my knowledge as a violinist to a beginner… Read more....

Julia Sullivan - Massachusetts

Because of Grace Law’s breadth of knowledge along with her expertise in planning and instruction, I feel very well prepared to perform many… Read more....

Gregory Tarbox - MA

It was wonderful to listen how Grace plays Celtic style music using an easy tune. She demonstrated first and gave feedback on how you can improve. Besides, I also got chance to listen to… Read more....

Elsie Lo

I am a woodwind player teaching strings. Before Grace’s class, my challenges were bow hold and positioning, which made me feel like I wasn’t better able to help my students. Grace had a lot… Read more....

Karen McKenna - New York

Among all the teaching materials I have used and collected so far, Smartmusicteacher.com is unique in the way it presents technique clearly, getting straight to the point yet remaining easy to use for the… Read more....

Giovanni Bobisse - Italy

I absolutely loved your fiddle camp SO MUCH. I learned TONS and it is SO practical. I thought you had a great structure to it and everything we did was of value… Read more....

Olivia

Grace’s maintenance and repair workshop should be a required course for all music education majors! As a wind player, I didn’t learn string repair in college, and as a teacher I’ve been a bit… Read more....

Maureen Isbister - NY, Band Teacher

Beginner set up tends to be overlooked because time is not always on our side and the concert has to be perfect! I now have the proper vocabulary and techniques to demonstrate what I… Read more....

Mahendra Morales - Freeport, NY

I teach middle school and high school beginners to advanced strings. I’m always looking for easier ways to present technique, and I find Grace’s system is better organised than others I have looked at…. Read more....

Giovanni Bobisse - Italy

This class has given me valuable tips on how to correct student mistakes. I liked how this course was hands-on and not just talking. I teach 6th 7th 8th grade strings as a non-string… Read more....

Melanie Johnston - Tempe Middle School

Thank you for offering this masterclass, Grace! I am beginner fiddler and very much enjoyed the literature and techniques taught in this session. You did a great job managing all of us in the… Read more....

Tom McInnis

This was a great opportunity to experience a step-by-step process for teaching beginner strings. Valuable insight from the perspective of both teacher and student! I was encouraged to see how the Smart String Teacher… Read more....

Elizabeth Seo - Toronto

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