Strategies for Teaching Strings Companion Website Video Content |
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Preface |
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How to Use This Book |
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Chapter 1 The String Instrument Family |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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Selecting String Instruments |
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13 | (8) |
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Care and Maintenance of String Instruments and Bows |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Beginning String Class Instruction |
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Guiding Principles for Teaching Beginning String Classes |
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Recommended Seating Configuration for Beginning String Classes |
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35 | (1) |
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Performance Goals and Objectives of First- and Second-Year String Classes |
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36 | (2) |
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Strategies for Determining Proper Instrument Sizes |
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38 | (2) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Instrument Position |
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Creating Lesson Plans for Beginning String Class Instruction |
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47 | (1) |
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Body Posture Teaching Strategies |
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48 | (1) |
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Instrument Position Teaching Strategies |
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49 | (1) |
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Left-Hand Shape: General Guidelines |
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Pedagogy for Teaching the Left-Hand Shape |
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53 | (3) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Pizzicato |
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56 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Beginning Finger Placement |
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57 | (2) |
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Bowing Instruction: General Guidelines |
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59 | (1) |
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Bow Hand Shape: General Guidelines |
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59 | (2) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Bow Hand Shape |
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Sound Production Principles |
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Detache Bowing: General Guidelines |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Detache Bowing |
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66 | (3) |
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Beginning String Crossings: General Guidelines |
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69 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching String Crossings |
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69 | (1) |
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Staccato and Hooked Bowings: General Guidelines |
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70 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Staccato and Hooked Bowings |
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71 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Slurs |
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71 | (1) |
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Aural Skill Development in Beginning Classes: General Guidelines |
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72 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Beginning Aural Skills |
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72 | (1) |
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Strategies for Teaching Instrument Tuning in Beginning String Classes |
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73 | (1) |
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Problem Solving: Beginning Students' Common Playing Problems and Solutions |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 Intermediate String Class Instruction |
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Performance Goals and Objectives of Third- and Fourth-Year String Classes |
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78 | (2) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Parallel Bowing |
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80 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Smooth Direction Changes |
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81 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Tone Production at Different Dynamic Levels |
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82 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Moderate-to-Faster Tempo String Crossings |
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82 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Slurring More than Four Notes |
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83 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Martele Bowing |
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83 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Basic Spiccato |
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84 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Consistent Lengthened and Balanced Body Posture |
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85 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Refining Instrument Position |
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86 | (1) |
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Intermediate Left-Hand Skills: General Guidelines |
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Pedagogy for Refining Left-Hand Shapes |
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100 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Cello Extensions |
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101 | (1) |
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Shifting: General Principles |
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101 | (2) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Shifting |
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103 | (2) |
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Vibrato: General Principles |
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105 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Vibrato |
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106 | (8) |
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Double Bass Pivoting: General Guidelines |
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114 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Developing Intermediate Aural Skills in the School Orchestra |
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115 | (2) |
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Intermediate Instrument Tuning |
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Problem Solving: Intermediate Students' Common Playing Problems and Solutions |
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118 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Advanced String Class Instruction |
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Goals and Objectives of Advanced Playing Skills |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Expressive Detache Bowing |
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124 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Loure (Portato) Bowing |
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125 | (2) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Sul Tasto Bowing |
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127 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Ponticello Bowing |
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127 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Controlled Tremolo Bowing |
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128 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Colle Bowing |
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128 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Fast String Crossings |
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129 | (1) |
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Pedagogy for Teaching Expressive Spiccato |
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130 | (1) |
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Two-Octave Scales Through Four Sharps and Four Flats: General Guidelines |
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131 | (1) |
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Introducing Three-Octave Scales: General Guidelines |
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Pedagogy for Refining Shifting |
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149 | (2) |
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Pedagogy for Refining Vibrato |
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151 | (2) |
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Pedagogy for Developing Advanced Aural Skills in the School Orchestra |
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153 | (2) |
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Advanced Instrument Tuning |
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Problem Solving: Advanced Students' Common Playing Problems and Solutions |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 The School Orchestra Program |
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A Brief History of Orchestra Programs in the Schools |
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Values of Orchestra Programs in the School Music Curriculum |
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161 | (3) |
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Strategies for Defending the School Orchestra Program |
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