2-11 Reflections

2-11 Reflections

It's summer break! As we start the summer, we take an opportunity look back at the year, and share out some of our successes as well as some areas of growth as we look toward the future.

2-10 Singing With Strings

On this episode, we discuss how singing can be used in the skill development of string musicians, and more specifically the use of solfege in application while shifting. Tiffany shares some classroom audio from her 2021 ASTA presentation "Solfege Singing for Sight Reading with Strings." Link to the presentation video here.

2-9 Sight Reading

We share out amidst our Spring Break as we get ready for our final weeks before festival, then discuss how we approach the skill of sight reading in the string class in general, and more specifically how we go about the festival sight reading process.

2-8 Festival Prep Progress Report

On this episode, we spend some time talking about the progress of our classes as they head toward the end of the third quarter and into festival season.

2-7 Crossover with The Growing Band Director

We're back after a long winter hiatus! On this episode, we talk with Kyle Smith of The Growing Band Director Podcast on what you need to know before entering the string classroom, as well as some of the differences between teaching strings vs. band. Subscribe to The Growing Band Director Podcast here. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-growing-band-director/id1611816866]