Category: strings

Or as we say in Florida, it’s time for MPA (i.e., Music Performance Assessment). Part of our preparation is to perform our pieces at a pre-MPA concert. The high school director that my middle school feeds hosts this event. A couple of judges (usually other district string teachers who are certified adjudicators) listen and make [...]

This is my foray into blogging about my experiences teaching strings in the public schools. Presently, I am teaching middle school students, but I have taught elementary and high school levels also. I will be writing about resources I have found helpful, frustrations, and ideas (my own and those I have gleaned from others). Since [...]