Starting on the String Yields Great Benefit With Less Effort
Starting from the string (SOS, or grounding one’s overall technique by focusing on the moment the bow first touches the string) is a critical tool in making playing both better and easier.
How To
Technique, advice, and tips.
Encouragement & Advice for Advancing Amateur Orchestral Musicians
Playing in a community orchestra can be one of the great joys in life
Slaying the Final Boss—Performance—Requires Smart Practice
The process can be broken down into making clear goals, trying out specific methods to achieve them, and then immediately observing if the methods were helpful
How to Start An Adult Chamber-Music Ensemble
If you’re wondering how to get a new chamber ensemble together, there are numerous programs and services that can help get you started.
Gear Tips for Beginning Cellists: What a Student Really Needs to Have
When starting cello lessons, it’s important for beginners to have the appropriate instrument quality and gear. So, what does a student really need to have?
6 Tips for Joining an Orchestra as an Amateur Musician
Joining an orchestra can be an incredibly rewarding and enriching experience
Understanding the Perils of High Action on Stringed Instruments and 3 Ways to Recognize it
Here are some tips to find your comfortable string height on violin in a range that is also healthy, and how to recognize high action when things are out of whack.
A Guide to Choosing the Right Violin Strings
These days, string players face a multitude of choices when it comes to picking violin strings. Here's how to eliminate the guesswork and find the perfect strings for your instrument.
A Beginner’s Guide to Tuning Your Cello
Tuning should be the first activity you complete with your cello every day, or every time you get the instrument out. Here's a beginner's guide to tuning your cello.
7 Things to Teach Beginning String Students
Here are 7 areas string teachers should emphasize if their students are to become well-rounded people with a deeper appreciation of how music works and why it’s so important.