String Section

I have noticed an increased acceptance (in and aside from the classical musician’s professional world) of artists with classical training...

The annual SBO Best Tools for Schools awards were presented at the 2018 Winter NAMM.

This January found many students without adequately functional instruments (as can most winter months).

If you have spent much time in the company of career orchestral string players, you will undoubtedly encounter or witness...

Originally intended as a “grand finale” to the series of articles addressing orchestral etiquette(s), I am finally able to present...

I have often wondered how music appreciation can effectively be taught in a class-setting.

There are good reasons guiding a fairly uncontested rule of ethics amongst teachers who provide individual instruction to students in...

It is rare to hear a string player be anything but enthusiastic when it comes to playing with other musicians of...

As musicians and educators, I suspect at some point in time each of us has experienced “the fear.”

There are few aspects of playing a stringed instrument (specifically violin/viola) which feel like a natural, physically familiar, comfortable use...

Expenses quickly accrue to levels not all musicians' families can manage; it is probably the most obvious of factors cited again...

Handling Your Instrument and Avoiding Accidents