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Inspiring Schools to Add Music Instruction

January 5, 2014

I had the pleasure of meeting the mom of a new student yesterday, she is passionate about music and its benefits. We had a fantastic conversation about music in school, and how her son’s school only gives the strings players…

I use several different books, and which we decide on depends on your child's learning style. Often we'll use a combination of methods designed to suit preferences, and customize as we go. That said, these are the most likely candidates and ones I highly recommend.

For beginning violin students, we use a good portion of Wohlfahrt's book. I love that it starts with very easy exercises, also that everything is a duet. I add repertoire (songs) to the list based on student interest and needs instead of a pre-determined course.

Advancing students will often have need of Applebaum's 3rd & 5th Position String Builder.