Take the

Smart String Teacher Foundation

The self-study version of my training.

Would you like to:

Fill in the gaps in your string teaching skills?

Have a step-by-step method that takes the guesswork out of teaching strings?

Be able to confidently play all four instruments?

Learn to get consistently successful results, year after year?

And do it when it’s convenient for you?

Have you been wanting to take Teaching Strings Made Easy but haven’t been able to take it live?

Take my hybrid self-study training!

Instead of this…

Wasting time and energy searching the internet for ‘tips and tricks’.

Years of struggle and trial and error to get the results you want.

Feeling like a fraud teaching instruments you don’t play.

INVEST in this…

Being at ease demonstrating and teaching all four instruments.

Knowing you have reliable and effective strategies to help your students succeed at playing strings.

Feeling confident you can solve the many playing problems your students will encounter.

Why Self-Study?

Flexibility and Immediate Access!

You don’t have to wait until I run a live course again.

Get a solid foundation in my simple step-by-step method – at your own pace.

Apply your new skills in real time to achieve amazing results with your students.

Live Support on Zoom!

1. Two Monthly drop-ins on Zoom.

Come to get hands-on support as you go through each module.

Get valuable feedback and experience from the observation of others.

Will be scheduled at varying times to cater to different time zones.

Summer Edition Bonus:

Weekly sessions during June & July to help you complete the course over the holidays!

2. Asynchronous support in our discussion group.

Post your written and playing assignments and get feedback from me and your colleagues.

3. Up to 2 pop-up sessions with me, if needed.

We all live in different time zones. If you have difficulty making it to the weekly drop-ins, feel free to suggest a pop-up session which will be made available to everyone. Maximum 2 pop-ups a month.

Foundation Content

As in Teaching Strings Made Easy, the SST Foundation will:

1. Help you master one or more instruments that you don’t play.

2. Train you in my simple, quick and effective step-by-step method for teaching strings.

3. Help you become skilled at troubleshooting and fixing your students’ technique problems.

The Foundation covers about 80% of the content of Teaching Strings Made Easy.

You will learn to master all the skills needed to confidently perform a Bach Minuet and help your students achieve the same.

Glance at the Modules:

Module 0 – Pre-Instrument Essentials

Module 1 – How to Teach Beginner Technique Faster

Module 2 – Bow Hold on the Bow

Module 3 – Violin & Viola Instrument Hold

Module 4 – Cello & Bass Instrument Hold

Module 5 – Plucking Scales and Songs

Module 6 – Putting the Bow to the Strings

Module 7 – Music Reading & Essential Bowing Skills

Module 8 – Finger Patterns & Effective Practicing Skills

Module 9 – Pizzicato, Dynamics and the 4th Note on the String

Module 10 – Rehearsal Strategies & Final Solo Performance

See What Teachers Have Been Getting From My Training:

Incredible course.

Grace Law’s teaching style, along with her wealth of knowledge and outstanding pedagogical structure made for an incredible course.

Greg Tarbox

Pembroke, MA

Best investment I’ve made.

Grace’s method is an organized and clear system that makes sense. She has a clear and very natural manner of relaying information and teaching.

Julia Sullivan

Massachusetts, US

Take the course!

This course provided a very practical approach for non-string playing musicians wishing to teach strings in an organized and sequential manner.

Maureen Isbister

Band Teacher, New York, US

Presents technique clearly.

I’ve already recommended this program to others because I believe it’s well presented, straight to the point and coming from a great experienced teacher.

Giovanni Bobisse

Italy

Highly beneficial for non-string players.

This course changed my perception of strings teaching and boosted both my confidence and playing skill in just a few short weeks.

Lindsay Wen

Toronto, Canada

Great, hands-on course.

I feel more confident now that I will be able to help my students’ technique improve. Grace is very relatable, and I highly recommend this training to others!

Melanie Johnston

Tempe Middle School

I feel more confident in my ability.

Whether you are a string player or not, you can learn practical teaching strategies that will help you better address the common difficulties beginners experience.

Michael Jameer

Toronto, Canada

So blessed to have found this course!

Someone who could put all of the information that I am teaching together and make sense of it was an immediate attraction for me.

Rosalind Rogers

East St. Louis, MO

Takes the time to help us succeed.

Grace is very thorough with teaching her course. This is a wonderful course for first year teachers, and teachers at all different levels and abilities.

Jacqueline Dalfonso

Harrison, NY

Grace helps you improve quickly.

Highly recommend this training to anyone wanting to build their confidence in teaching and playing string instruments. I learned more in ten classes from Grace than I did in an entire semester of string methods.

Celeste Landy

Vail, CO

Easy for non-string players.

I needed a course that provided strategies that are easy to implement and met my unique needs as a beginning string player. This training was just that.

Ntinyari Miriti

Indianapolis, IN

Wish I had taken this before!

Learning to teach a whole group efficiently was invaluable. Grace’s training is highly practical for non-string players and teachers who want to improve their own playing skills.

Katie Virden

Joplin, MO

Exactly what I was looking for.

Grace’s course is full of clear and simple strategies for whole class instruction. I exceeded my expectations on my secondary instrument. So eager to return to the classroom and get my students off to a smart start!

Elizabeth Cunha

ASTA President MA

Thank you for what you do!

I respect how much effort Grace has put into her instruction. She has the desire to help other teachers learn what she struggled through so they can be successful.

Lois Faber

Garrison, UT

Now I have a plan.

What I learned in the first lesson was already so valuable. Since the beginning of the training, I was applying what I learned to my own classes.

Joana Correia

Portugal

No other courses like it.

Even after years as a String Teacher, I found so much new information about how to teach beginners efficiently and successfully right from the start. Well worth the time invested.

Linda Ethier

Masschusetts

I can demonstrate now!

Since taking this training I am playing things on the bass I never even imagined and I feel more than able to troubleshoot and fix my students issues. I feel like I can turn out confident cellos and basses now and retain them.

Kiara Atherly

Spanish Fork, UT

Just what I needed.

Grace’s methods are fast, simple, and build on each other in ways that would have taken me years to figure out on my own!

Autumn Wood

Salt Lake City, UT

I am excited about my new position!

Grace taught me everything I need to know to play all the stringed instruments, as well as how I was going to teach them. I now feel comfortably confident going forward, and am excited about my new position.

Jennifer Stamfl

USA

Prepared to be amazed.

If you think that you can’t learn everything you need in a virtual class, prepare to be amazed! The things that Grace can do with her teachers over Zoom is amazing! It made me rethink the way that I use online meeting tools in music.

Abigail Walter

Arkansas

Excited to start a new school year!

Even after teaching strings for 19 years, I have learned new insights and strategies to improve my classroom teaching of strings.

Elise Eden

Las Vegas, NV

Amazing opportunity.

Grace’s knowledge of string pedagogy is unmatched. I learned more from her course in a few short weeks than I did in my undergraduate work. As a band teacher I feel that I learned the tools and the knowledge to take on string classes next year with confidence.

Carolyn Greci

Zero experience with strings.

In a few short weeks I went from knowing nothing about violin to actually being able to play the instrument properly and understand how it works. This training is a lot of work and time commitment, but I am thankful for it.

Amber Shouse

Pella, IA

Much more confident now!

I not only learned practical skills on several string instruments but also how to set my string students up for success. I learned the fundamentals of string technique, how to troubleshoot issues and how to introduce important concepts like rhythm and reading music within a strings class.

Elizabeth Parker-Cook

Scarborough, ON

First year teacher.

I am a first year teacher but long time violinist and wish I had learned these skills earlier. Not only would it have benefited my own playing, but I know it is going to help me as a teacher. I would highly recommend taking Grace’s training!

Gina Mercurio

Nashville, TN

Wanted to keep learning.

During the whole training, we all experienced a supportive environment where we all started from scratch, just as our students would. Thanks, Grace for thinking so deeply about the practice of teaching strings and for sharing so generously.

Andrea Lee

Vancouver, BC

I was scared to teach strings.

I didn’t know what I was doing last year and I let my kids down and that’s not going to happen this year. I’m just so excited about feeling confident about walking into the classroom this year.

Jamie Chamberland

Maryland, US

So grateful.

As a violin major this was exactly what I needed. I have more confidence in front of the classroom now. I’m so excited to see the progress in my students.

Melanie Sasaki

Greenwich, CT

What’s included in

The Smart String Teacher Foundation?

10-Module self-study course.
Automatic quizzes to review and reinforce main concepts
Short, practical written assignments.
Playing assignments with personal feedback from me and from your colleagues.
Access to the course for 6 months.

You’ll also get….

A step-by-step checklist to help you with lesson-planning.
Essential handouts and teaching resources.
Access to a great community of like-minded teachers.

After the course you will get….

SST Certificate of Completion (with PD hours).
1 month free in the Smart String Teacher Academy to further your skills.

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