Articles Tagged As Strings
A Guide to Parent Resources for Beginning Band and Orchestra
Looking to introduce your child to music? Here are the answers to your questions.
Top Tips for Playing in Your First Band
Here’s what you need to know when joining your first band, orchestra or musical group.
Eight Great Tips for Learning Violin
How to develop good habits for a lifetime of playing enjoyment.
Case Study: Use Personal Values to Juggle a Heavy Workload
See how one music educator has mastered the art of juggling a heavy workload — what he calls “high-stakes teaching and high-payoff teaching.”
Portal to Another World: A Role-Playing Game Enhances Beginning Violin Lessons
How do you engage beginning violin students? This music educator took his curriculum and created a role-playing game!
So Your Child Wants to Play Strings
How to get your child started on violin, viola, cello or upright bass.
Five More Things You May Not Know About String Instruments
From their origins to their construction, there’s a lot to learn.
Electric String Ensemble Checklist
Interested in adding an electric string ensemble to your music program? Here’s what you’ll need to get started.
Cellist Mike Block’s Musical Quest
Cellist Mike Block’s output is staggeringly diverse, and he applies a high level of skill, commitment and efficiency into every style.
Mike Block Remembers the Hidden Meaning Behind a Lesson
Playing at a high level matters more than musical selection.
Presenting the New Generation SILENT Bass™
Advanced technologies take this revolutionary instrument to the next level.
Reimagining the Way Student Violins Are Made
Computer-assisted craftsmanship makes Yamaha student violins easy to maintain
Winter Weather Care for Woodwind and String Instruments
Here’s what to do when the temperatures plummet.
Here’s What You Need to Know About Bows
The bow in your right hand is as important as the instrument in your left hand.
7 Ways to Help Band Directors Tackle Strings Education
The skills you have honed to be a successful band director and performer can be applied to tackle strings education.
Five Things You May Not Know About String Instruments
From violin to viola to cello … bass not included.
Improve Students’ Tone
Help strings and winds students break down the factors of sound production and incorporate them back into the music.
Case Study: A Las Vegas Middle School Orchestra’s Remarkable Success
Despite having no prior strings experience, an orchestra director has taken a program at a Las Vegas middle school to major achievements.
Violinist Christian Howes’ Three Pillars of Pedagogy
By focusing on these three keys to music education, you can be an effective teacher and mentor.
Christian Howes: Versatile Violin Virtuoso
Classically trained violinist Christian Howes breaks free of genre conventions to practice and teach creativity.
Five Tips and Tricks for Motivating Your Child to Practice All Summer Long
Set your child up for success.
Pros and Cons for Pickups, Microphones and Electric Strings
When you need to project more sound from your violin, viola or cello, try a pickup, microphone or an electric instrument.
New to Teaching Strings?
If you are new to teaching strings, don’t panic. Top string professionals offer advice as you launch into uncharted territory.
Black Violin’s Kev Marcus Offers Teaching Tips
It’s important to pass along the positive influence of music teachers from your past.
Black Violin Dares Students to Dream Big
Black Violin received encouragement and untold opportunities as they developed their musical skills. Now they want to pay it forward to a new generation of violinists.
5 Tips to Grow an Orchestra Program
Build your orchestra with these tips from McQueen High School’s Kenny Baker.
Case Study: How to Grow a High School Orchestra Program
The success of McQueen High School’s orchestra, which performs around the world, is thanks in large part to the director’s vision.
How to Choose the Best Amplifier for Your Electric String Instrument
It all comes down to sound and size.
Dare to be Different: Black Violin
Challenging stereotypes with a unique blend of classical and hip hop.
Feel Through Your Five Senses: The Development of the Yamaha SILENT Bass
An interview with award-winning Yamaha designer Shinya Tamura.
Quick Peek: Yamaha Violin Custom Workshop
Take a tour of the Yamaha Violin Custom Workshop in Hamamatsu, Japan.