ASTA Curriculum (2011 Edition)

By Stephen J. Benham, et al

This comprehensive K-12 string program curriculum is the first of its kind. Based on the outstanding teaching traditions in the field and the contributions of many earlier authors, educators, and researchers, this curriculum contains useful and practical information for string teachers from every level of experience...more.

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Teaching Stringed Instruments in Classes
By Elizabeth A.H. Green

A detailed step-by-step guide to classroom teaching from one of the foremost pedagogues of the twentieth century...more.

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String Syllabus Volume One
Ed. David Littrell

This follows the popular ASTA String Syllabus, Vol. One: 2003 Edition, which has been ASTA’s top seller and most requested publication for the past five years...more.

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Basic String Maintenance: A Teacher's Guide
By Harold Turbyfill

This book provides critical information on string instrument maintenance for prospective string or orchestra teachers before they teach that first lesson or conduct that first rehearsal...more.
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Suggestions to Teach Memorization
Bob Phillips
Alfred Author

Check out some more great tips for memorization, continued from January's email:

Memorization Technique No. 5:
Using random memorization as an aid. The teacher will direct student to perform a short piece. The teacher will call out a measure number and ask students to look away when they arrive at that spot in the music. Students may look back after that measure is over. The teacher will have the students perform the song a number of times with different measures played from memory at the teacher’s discretion. After each measure has been singled out the teacher may progress to two measure phrases, four measure phrases and eventually all eight measures.

Memorization Technique No. 6:
Using variable starting measure as a memory aid. The teacher will direct the students to read and perform a piece. Students will then perform the piece starting in measure two playing to the end and then finish by playing measure 1. Repeat the previous exercise but when the student gets to the end and repeats, do the first measures from memory. Students will continue to start one measure later each time thus adding one more measure from memory at the beginning each time through the tune until it all is performed from memory. 

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The Teaching of Action In String Playing
By Paul Rolland

A guide to the Rolland approach to teaching. This remarkable violinist has left a unique legacy for the string playing and teaching world.

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