I love the start of each new year; new resolutions that are unbroken and a new calendar with clean crisp pages. When I get around to taking down my holiday decorations my house even looks new again. My piano and violin students are never keen on embracing the new year in the same way. Those […]
Violin Teacher Calendar
Let’s face it-musicians get a bad rap for being creating yet “disorganized.” Create an organized music studio in 2023 with this unique Violin Teacher calendar from #ViolinJudy! This calendar is a monthly format with famous Violin composer birthdays from Suzuki books 1-8 as well as USA Holidays. The start day of each week is […]
Favorite Things 2017 Violin Teacher Edition
Here are my top picks for Violin Teachers this holiday season! These studio resources are a collection of products that I’ve personally tested this year and I assure will bring you some comfort and joy-with students developing great technique while you keep your sanity! 1. Bow Buddy-around $23 These are really helping my students develop […]
Super Shopping Game!
My students LOVE playing this simple “Shopping” game. A few teachers have asked me to expand on an earlier blog post and explain how I modify this game to make it work for a variety of ages. This game takes about 3-5 minutes to play, I usually have students play it in the middle of […]
Easy Peasy Practice!
I want to share some practicing secrets with you today! If you’ve read my bio, you’ll know that I’ve been teaching for over 20 years. I’ve also been practicing for 30 years. WOW. When you make practicing convenient, it’s more likely to get done. Mysolution for violinists is the “String Swing.” Investing in […]