Tag Archives: viola

Colorful Clef Mnemonics

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Lady Fair

I know what some of you will say: “Don’t use mnemonics! It’s terrible!” While I do try to get students to memorize each note, or at least one starting note, sometimes a student needs the mnemonic to help them remember. … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Band, Teaching Chorus, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Guitar, Teaching Musical Theatre, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Other Music Classes, Teaching Piano, Teaching Private Lessons | Tagged all, alto, bass, big, boy, class, clef, color, cows, every, good, great, memory, mnemonic, music, poster, remember, sign, treble, viola | Leave a comment

String Scale Books

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Lady Fair

Hello readers! As music teachers and students of music you have probably come to realize how much you don’t know (or how little college actually teaches you). I absorb new information regularly, but there is really no substitute for experience. … Continue reading →

Posted in Method Book Reviews and Samples, Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Private Lessons | Tagged auer, barber, bass, book, cello, etude, fischer, flesch, Galamian, hrimaly, Klengel, link, method, recommend, review, sassmannshaus, scale, suzuki, vilin, viola, violin | Leave a comment

New Product: Bowing Bingo!

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Lady Fair

In an attempt to make some extra money, I have been designing lesson plans, worksheets, and activities to upload to the TeachersPayTeachers website. TpT is a great website with resources designed by teachers for teachers. You can be sure … Continue reading →

Posted in orchestra, Teaching Orchestra, Uncategorized | Tagged activity, bass, bingo, bow, cello, col legno, exam, fun, game, lesson, middle school, music, orchestra, puzzle, review, spiccato, staccato, strings, substitute, terms, tremolo, viola, violin, worksheet | Leave a comment

Orchestral Bowings

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Lady Fair

Hello all! Long time no write! I have finally landed a position in a school this year, teaching two classes of chorus and one class of orchestra. It has been fun but also very challenging at times. My orchestra class … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Orchestra | Tagged bass, book, bow, bowing, cello, col legno, direct, elements, essential, help, hooked, how-to, marking, martele, middle school, orchestra, school, show, slide, slur, spiccato, strings, teach, teacher, term, terminology, tremolo, video, viola, violin | Leave a comment

http://www.dontfret.net/

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Lady Fair

I am unsure whether I have shared this link previously or not; if this is a redundant post I apologize. I discovered that this link was sitting in my drafts and it was easier to just re-post (on my slow … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Orchestra, Teaching Private Lessons | Tagged alternative, bass, beginner, beginning, cello, class, classroom, don't fret, frets, help, instrument, music, new teacher, notes, orchestra, pitch, slip, string, tape, tips, viola, violin | Leave a comment

Orchestral Strings Tips or “Bag of Tricks”

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Lady Fair

Some brief tips that I have learned in teaching orchestral strings classes. This is not a comprehensive list by any means, but it is a start. Please add your own comments and I will add them to the list. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Practice Techniques, Teaching Orchestra, Tips and Tricks | Tagged bass, beginning, bow, cello, class, double, ed, education, elementary, French, German, hair, help, hold, ideas, middle school, music, orchestra, posture, room, Russian, shadow, string, strings, suggestions, teach, tip, tips, upright, viola, violin, wrist | Leave a comment

Don’t Fret!

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Lady Fair

I came across these during a recent subbing adventure for a middle school orchestra/guitar teacher: http://www.dontfret.net/ In case it is difficult to see, the lines that look like your traditional violin tapes are actually printed on a large piece of … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching Orchestra | Tagged bass, beginner, beginning, cello, classroom, don't fret, dontfret.net, fret, frets, help, http://www.dontfret.net/, middle school, music, no fret, orchestra, string, string tapes, strings, tape, tapes, viola, violin | Leave a comment

Comparison of String Methods

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Lady Fair

This is a PowerPoint that I think I discovered while during my internship. It is by Heather Gullstrand, who was a guest speaker in one of my classes. I do not think she would mind if I shared it with … Continue reading →

Posted in Method Book Reviews and Samples, Teaching Orchestra | Tagged bass, cello, double bass, Heather Gullstrand, method, method book review, middle school, orchestra, review, string, string method, teaching, viola, violin, violoncello | Leave a comment

Instrumental Coaching

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Lady Fair

A few weeks ago I was invited by my middle school director to come and do paid instrumental coaching at the middle school that I and my siblings attended. It has been a wonderful experience so far! I thoroughly enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Instruments, Instruments, Positive | Tagged articulation, clarinet embouchure, full bow, hand position, instrumental coaching, music education, sectionals, teaching, technique, viola, violin hand position | Leave a comment

Cheap Violins for Sale Are Not a Good Deal

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Lady Fair

Taken from http://www.violinist.com I could not find a way to contact the author directly, but I will keep searching. Please visit the site for the original article by Laurie Niles. The website has been VERY helpful to me as an … Continue reading →

Posted in Informational, Instruments, Instruments, Teaching Orchestra | Tagged bass, cello, ensemble, laurie niles, middle school, orchestra, school, the violin site, theviolinsite, viola, violin, violin shaped object | 2 Comments