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Frog Studio Practise Chart
It’s a bit hard to see, but I’m not keen on sticking blue-tac on my studio walls any more. It rips the paint off after a while, and then I have to repaint. Much easier to put on the big glass doors, then eucalyptus oil will get off any stubborn stains. Anyways, this is my…
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Sight Reading or Fright Reading?
I was searching for some sight reading examples last night and stumbled across this site by Rebecca Stewart: http://sightreading.com.au/buy-online.html. The books are available for purchase, but I love that I can see a glimpse into each book and what it covers. There are some ‘free’ sight reading lessons as well which covers basics (stuff we…
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Strengthening Fingers with Clothes Pegs
I purchased some medium sized art pegs. They’re about half the size of a clothes peg but if you can’t get these, a clothes peg will work fine. The student needs to make a curved ‘Pacman’ shape with their thumb and first finger on the peg (has to be that curved ‘C’ shape for this…
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Complete Set Violin Flash Cards – Printable
Ta-DAH! Here’s the complete set of violin flash cards. I did a set with a blue border (because too much pink will drive ME nuts), and a set with a pink border (because I know the little girls I teach will LOVE them. Backs of the cards, to stop students from ‘cheating’ (depending on what paper you print…
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Violin Flash Cards – Fourth Finger Notes
We can’t ignore the fourth finger notes! I have noticed that one of the methods I have used only has one page dedicated to the fourth finger. One page? In an entire book? I like to strengthen up little fingers a bit more than that, thankyou! These flash cards make that an easy job. It…
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Violin Flash Cards – Third Finger Notes
As promised, here are the Third Finger Flash Cards. There are lots of different ways to use them. I have called them a ‘Third Finger Match Up’ game because that’s what my students love to do with them the most, but previous posts on these cards will give you further ideas. You could also pull…
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Violin Flash Cards – Second Finger Notes
Here are the Second Finger Flash Cards. See the previous post on First Finger Note flash cards for ideas on how to play. I love that these cards are small enough to be packed away in a little violin case so they don’t get lost after they are played with! And small enough so that…
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Violin Flash Cards – First Finger notes
My open string flash cards were such a huge hit with my beginner students, so I am slowly plowing my way through doing the other ones. Here are my First Finger Notes Flash Cards. You can use them in the following ways:- As Memory/Concentration Play snap with them Print out two copies and lay one…
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Encore on Strings Book 1 Flashcards
I have been using the Encore on Strings ‘Music Maestros’ Books with some of my students. The songs are enjoyable but I feel the books used on their own (like most books) are missing something. I came up with some flashcards to assist with teaching from these books. The flashcards have all the new musical…
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Need a free metronome?
All you need is the Internet. There is a free online metronome available at metronomeonline.com It’s easy to use – just click on the tempo you want. Click ‘off’ when you want it to stop, and it will even give you a concert pitch ‘A’. Best of all, it’s free! I have referred a few…
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