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This Beginner bow hand strategy focus's on opening up the entire righ hand to, softening the fingers, and creating a nice open tunnel through the hand and thumb area. Having an open tunnel area gives the fingers and hand room to be flexible for smooth bow changes, bow bouncing, and fast bowing.
Read MoreI clean up toys, and read "Three Little Pigs". I nurse the baby. I pick up prescriptions, groceries, and a sick kid from school. I rock, cuddle, and hug. I wipe dirty bottoms, and runny noses. I draw little people for my daughter’s taped together paper house. The clock ticks by too fast. I look around at the piles of dishes and mess and think, “I've got nothing done yet".
Read MoreThere's no time like the summer time to start playing the violin! This post about tips for finding a violin teacher is just the beginning of our summer springboard series. Many parents of beginner students wait until fall to purchase an insturment, begin lessons, and start playing the violin. Why wait? Summer is a great time to begin playing the violin for several reasons.
Read MoreThis violin bow hand strategy can be used whether or not your student is already note reading. I like to teach the symbols and definition of up and down bows from pretty early on. When there is a movement or action tied to a name and a picture, kids catch on surprisingly fast.
Read MoreI just had to share this awesome bow hand strategy that has worked so well for us! A while back, I came across this bow hand strategy and decided to create my own spin-off. I use candy, and a little different implementation, and am loving the results with my kiddo.
Read MoreTired of all the food blogs and DIY home improvement pins? Welcome to a place that explores a fresh topic in a down to earth way. A professional violinist, mother of five, and music teacher dives deep into the world of the violin. There's plenty of fun practicing ideas to pin, how-to videos to watch, violin reviews to study, and reasons why you will want to start playing today!
When it comes to holding the bow there is more than meets the eye, so take just 5 minutes and dive deeper into the soul of bow balance.
New Vlog is up! This second video of our violin mini series focuses on the flexibility of our bow hand. Watch this to learn how to bow like the violin greats!
New vlog post is up Great little violin lesson on how to hold the violin bow. This one focuses on the shape of your hand.
Hi I'm Steph, a mother of five crazy, smart, stubborn, talented, trouble making musicians...er I mean kids. Violin is my thing: I teach others to play, practice whenever I'm not folding laundry, squeeze in a couple of performances a year (my audience may or may not typically consist of stuffed animals and little people) and love finding creative ways to get my own kids to practice. Before the cuties came a long, I received a degree in Elementary Ed with an emphasis in music because I think kids and music go together like peanut butter and jelly!
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Finally! Fun popular music written for the very beginner violinist. This Is Me from the movie ‘The Greatest Showman’. Group or solo options. Free Music to spread the joy!