Description
Book SynopsisTeaching Strings in Todayâs Classroom: A Guide for Group Instruction assists music education students, in-service teachers, and performers to realize their goals of becoming effective string educators. It introduces readers to the school orchestra environment, presents the foundational concepts needed to teach strings, and provides opportunities for the reader to apply this information. The author describes how becoming an effective string teacher requires three things of equal importance: content knowledge, performance skills, and opportunities to apply the content knowledge and performance skills in a teaching situation.
In two parts, the text addresses the unique context that is teaching strings, a practice with its own objectives and related teaching strategies. Part I (Foundations of Teaching and Learning String Instruments) first presents an overview of the string teaching environment, encouraging the reader to consider how context impacts teaching, followed by
Table of Contents
Part I: Foundations of Teaching and Learning String Instruments / 1. An Introduction to the Orchestra Classroom / 2. Fundamentals of Teaching String Instruments / 3. Preparing Your Classroom / 4. Instrument Position / 5. Developing the Left Hand / 6. Developing the Right Hand / 7. Tone Production / 8. Basic Articulations / 9. Bowing Guidelines / Part II: Understanding Fingerings / 10. Violin and Viola Fingerings / 11. Cello Fingerings / 12. Bass Fingerings / 13. Intermediate and Advanced Techniques
