Some class teachers and parents fear that, in coming out of class lessons for their instrumental tuition, children may be missing out on important academic material.
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
This resource seeks to provide an overview of some of the most influential pedagogues’ approaches to elementary bowing – without promoting one method above another. Also included are various...
Georgina Leach Teaching Materials
This is the first of a two-part resource looking at how we can incorporate aspects of a student’s class curriculum into our instrumental teaching. There are too many subjects to fit into a single...
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
In this third and final part of this resource, we’ll examine the nitty-gritty of learning a new piece. The piece is a hypothetical one, and we’ll imagine the various technical and musical challenges...
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
Many young string players find reading staff notation difficult. This can become demotivating and hinder progress. Alternative notations not only provide an interesting insight into other musical...
Georgina Leach Teaching Materials
In the first of this three-part resource, we looked at the need to be realistic about how much practice we can expect from our students. This second resource is dedicated to our conscientious students...
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
In this first of a three-part survey of practice, we’ll look at how we can develop realistic expectations and adapt our approach according to the individual, rather than expecting students to apply...
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
The aim of this resource is to provide music teachers with a toolkit that can be used to make sure that any concert or event is a success for staff, students and audiences.
James Manwaring Teaching Materials
Following a resource on the idea of ‘enhanced natural breathing’, we take a look at practical ways to help students rediscover their natural breath and then enhance it for their musical needs.
Richard Steggall Teaching Materials
It always comes as a surprise to non–musicians – and, indeed, to many musicians – when they’re told that approximately 90% of the time, orchestral trumpeters are not actually playing the notes written...
Edward Maxwell Teaching Materials
In an ideal world, our students would bound up to the practice room door exactly two minutes before their allotted lesson time, instruments and books in hand, keen as mustard to demonstrate the fruits...
Georgina Leach Teaching Materials
By the time an average ten-year-old first enters my teaching room, they will have taken around 150 million breaths in their lifetime. After 150 million repetitions of something, you’d think you’d be...
Richard Steggall Teaching Materials