Post-It Tabs are a great little gem to have in your studio or classroom.  The tabs are thick and sturdy with enough adhesive to stay in ...

My final concert was last night.  Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out what to do those last few days of rehearsal.  Today I pass...

Today during our warm-ups I was checking left hand position and reminding students about playing on the tips of their fingers to achieve...

I made this tuner station for my classroom using a double sided easel/blackboard from Wal-Mart.  Ten tuners are clipped to each side.  To ke...

This is a follow up to LESSON 1 . 1.  Have students pick up the worksheet, "How to NOT break a string" on the way in the cl...

Oh happy day!  This week I taught my beginners how to tune and I wish I would have done it months ago.  They were excited to learn how ...

It's that time of year to finish up my Rhythm SLO and give my students their final summative assessment.  I used my previous rhythm test...

This week I was able to write an article for the GradeCam blog to show how I use that program in my orchestra classes.  I'm lucky to hav...

I've been thinking a lot about how to teach steady beat/pulse.   Have you seen the videos on YouTube that show Japanese precision ...