Baroque Practice - 19th-Century Performance Traditions of the Bach Cello Suites

Bass - An End to a Great Summer

Cello - More Than Just Notes:

From the Archives…. - Practice!

Maker’s Bench - A Labor of Love at First Sight

Orchestra - The Power of Good Classroom Management

Something New in the South

Cello - Bringing Things into Focus

From the Archives…. - Intonation

Maker’s Bench - Buying a New Instrument: A Luthier’s Perspective

Orchestra - To Piano or Not To Piano

Violin - Examining the Witness

Designing a Personal Model — Old Masters, New Expressions [reprint]

In Memoriam: Roger Zabinski

Baroque Practice - Putting Your Own “Spin” on Strings

Bass - Winter Time Bass—Keep at it!

Cello - Chopping Online

Orchestra - Surviving and Thriving Through the Winter Doldrums

Violin - “You can’t phrase with your neck.”

Clinic - One-Minute Warmups

Clinic - Teaching String Techniques has Never been so Easy!

Upper Midwest String Camp 1979–2022

Baroque Practice - Händel’s Bourrée anglaise

Bass - Back to Learning from a Few Masters!

Cello - Strategies for Working on Ear Training and Intonation

Fiddle - Reflections from Eclectic Strings Day 2023

Maker’s Bench - #100 Days of Practice

All-State - An Introduction to the Bornoff Approach

Love and Coincidence

Baroque Practice - Historically Informed Style

Cello - It’s Time for a Hug

Fiddle - A Different View of Literacy:

Maker’s Bench - Not Your Mother’s College Experience: “The Red Wing School”

Orchestra - Recruiting and Supporting Harp Players in School Orchestra

Viola - What is RISM and How Does it Relate to Me (and the viola!)?

Violin - Why Holding Your Violin is not like $950 Sushi

Going Beyond the Notes:

Baroque Practice - The Rondeau by Marais for Cello

Cello - An Ode to my Teachers

Maker’s Bench - CITES Approves Revision to Pernambuco Listing

Orchestra - A Conversation with Mark Wood

Viola - Wilma Neruda: Gender and Violin Performance in 19th Century England

Violin - Building Toward Multitasking

All-State - Studio Pedagogy “Lead the Child”

Clinic - Demystifying Improvisation

Clinic - Developing Flexibility in Bowing

MYS 50th Anniversary

Baroque Practice - The Misattribution of “Lully’s Gavotte”

Bass - Listen to and Transcribe Everything and Everyone

Cello - Empowering Young Sight-Readers

Fiddle - Habits of Culture-Sustaining Pedagogies at MNSOTA’s Eclectic Strings Day

Maker’s Bench - Musicians, have you heard that there is a pernambuco crisis that could endanger your career?

Viola - How Composing Made Me Love the Viola: Introducing Composition to String Players

Violin - Developing a Long Musical Line

All-State - Bass in the Classroom

All-State - Guitar Methods In Our Schools

Baroque Practice - Early Music Ensembles in Minnesota

Bass - Finding New Voices

Cello - What I Learned from Teaching Cello During a Pandemic

Chamber Music - Introducing a New Collaborative Work

Maker’s Bench - Instruments and Bows: How Much to Spend Now?

Orchestra - Interview with Angela Harman, Orchestra Teacher and Author of Orchestra Classroom Blog

Viola - Locate, Listen, Learn: Resources for Music of Underrepresented Composers

Violin - Making Students Active in Developing a Healthy Set-Up

GTCYS Turns 50!

The Same 30 Things

Baroque Practice - Transitional Bows

Bass - Grounding

Cello - Cello Resolutions

Chamber Music - Chamber Music Performance Pandemic Style

Maker’s Bench - Dendro… What?

Orchestra - Keeping Advanced Students Motivated

Viola - A New, Dynamic Duo: Danzas Latinoamericanas by José Elizondo

Violin - Developing Left Hand Flexibility: Opening Backward from Fourth Finger

Clinic - Hey orchestra teacher, can we play this song at our next concert? I heard it on Spotify!

Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Workshop

Bass - “Dear Orchestra Teacher”

Maker’s Bench - All-State - Evaluating Instruments for Set-Up Issues. Basic Repair “Tips And Tricks.”

Technology - Looper Pedals for Fun and Profit

Viola - Transcription Fever!

Violin - Encouraging a Desire to Communicate in Students

All-State - Banding Together

All-State - Retaining Students in Orchestra

All-State - So Now What? Recovering from a Difficult Year and Advocating for Our Programs in the Wake of a Pandemic

All-State - Teaching Strings in Today’s Classroom

Using Stimulus Funds to Build String Programs in Schools Overview and FAQs

Baroque Practice - A Brief History of the Tuning Pitch A

Bass - Ever heard of the ISB? – What Is It?

Cello - Growth Mindset

Maker’s Bench - What to Do When the Bridge is Down.

Orchestra - Native American Standard in the Public School General Music Classroom

All-State - The Amazing List of Practice Techniques!

String Notes Pedagogy Archive Available

Baroque Practice - Introducing the Viola da Gamba

Bass - Time is on our Side! (Learn / Try something new)

Cello - Pandemic Projects

Maker’s Bench - Seeing Inside the Violin

Orchestra - Interactive Notebooks in the School Orchestra

Violin - Buried Treasure: The Genius of Past Pedagogues

Clinic - String Pedagogy Through Remote Teaching

Teaching Orchestra Online

Fiddle - How to be a Winner in a Fiddle Contest

Maker’s Bench - 2020, The Year of Covid-19

Mentor’s Desk - MNSOTA Mentoring Success

Violin - Buried Treasure: The Genius of Past Pedagogues

All-State - Artistry, Engagement and Reinforcement: The Three Ingredients of Artistic Rehearsals

All-State - Improvisation (2019)

All-State - Level Up Your Orchestra Gamification in the Orchestra Classroom

All-State - New Music Reading Sessions (2019)

All-State - Non-Performance Lesson Plans for Comprehensive Musicianship

All-State - What Musicians Can Learn About Practicing From Current Brain Research

Bass - Have You Played any Bach Lately?

Cello - Attention to Tension: Helping Students Play with Ease

Fiddle - Triple Fiddle Harmony

Guitar - Turning a Tear Drop into Satisfaction

Maker’s Bench - The New Rondo Strings from Thomastik-Infeld

Orchestra - The Power of Positive Relationships with Orchestra Students

Viola - Adjudication: Listening and Observing Beyond the Notes

Violin - Teaching and Troubleshooting Shifting on Violin

Clinic - Auditions and Competitions – The Separation is in the Preparation

Clinic - Pitch Reading and Fingerboard Geography

Dream My Child

Baroque Practice - An Interview with Luis Otávio Santos

Cello - Notes from the Ed Sprunger Suzuki Teacher Workshop

Guitar - A Little Etude

Maker’s Bench - Carleen Hutchins — An American Luthier

Violin - Parent Involvement in Music Lessons: A Brainstorming Session

Violin - Vibrato — How Can We Fix It?

Clinic - Auditions and Competitions: Advice for Students and Adjudicators

Clinic - Auditions and Competitions: The Separation is in the Preparation

Clinic - Remediating Cello Bow Hold

Remembering Mary Budd Horozaniecki — “Mrs. H”

Bass - Getting on the Practice Train

Cello - Reflections on Musical Volunteerism

Chamber Music - Chamber Music for Yourself and Others

Maker’s Bench - Violin Making 1720-1820-1920-2020

Technology - Ok, Google: Make My Students Practice

Viola - Verse, Poetry, and Songs: Storytelling in the Viola Concerto No. 2 by Sally Beamish

Violin - Vibrato – How Can We Start It?

All-State - New Music Reading Sessions 2019

All-State - Preserving Folk Traditions

All-State - Scandinavian Nationalism and Its Importance to Music

All-State - The Habits of a Successful Orchestra Teacher: Long Range Planning & Units in Orchestra Class

Baroque Practice - Baroque and Fiddle Music: How and Why These Genres Work So Well Together

Bass - Bass Gems—Looking Back

Cello - Intelligent Music Teaching: A Book Review

Guitar - A Little Slurring Never Hurt Anyone

Maker’s Bench - Talking about sound

Orchestra - Recruiting Young Bass Players: A Cautionary Tale

Viola - Looking for a Place to Play? Try the Nursing Home

Violin - Building Blocks for a Flexible Bow Arm

All-State - Merle J. Isaac (1898-1996): His Contributions and Influence on Music Published for the School Orchestra

All-State - Using Skype and Online Technologies in Lessons

Dogs and Kids

Cello - Succinct Sayings for the Studio

Chamber Music - Maybe Aretha Franklin Started out Playing Second Violin!

Fiddle - Touring with Jazz Fiddle Music in Europe & the United States

Guitar - Pickin’ on Travis

Maker’s Bench - Mathias Dahl

Orchestra - Google Classroom and Add-ons for the Orchestra Classroom

Viola - An Uncommon Combination: Music for Viola and Wind Ensemble

Violin - How Much Should You Charge? An Economist Weighs In

Clinic - Effortless Intensity: Tips & Technical Tools for Injury Prevention

Clinic - Empowering Students through Repertoire Discovery and Diversity

Clinic - Teaching Intonation Creatively for String Orchestra

What Does Quality School Music Look Like?

Why Should Students do Review? — To have a Professional Experience!

Cello - A Trio of Remarkable Cello Recitals

Maker’s Bench - A Tribute to Bob Jamieson

Orchestra - Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Orchestra Classroom

Technology - Ten Ways Google Classroom Can Work for Your Orchestra

Viola - Overcoming Performance Anxiety: A Violist’s Journey

Violin - Using Imagery: Teaching Technique with Imagination

All-State - 10 Steps to Better Bass Playing—for the Non-Bassist

All-State - Casting a Wider Net: Culturally Responsive Music Teaching

All-State - Connecting with Students; Teaching Rote First; Having Fun!

All-State - New Music Reading Session — J.W. Pepper Editor’s Choice grades 0.5–2

All-State - New Music Reading Session — J.W. Pepper Editor’s Choice grades 2.5–5

All-State - Paul Rolland Actions in Group and Private Instruction

All-State - You are What You Hear—Strategies for Developing Audiation, Rhythmic and Improvisational Skills

Baroque Practice - HIP Orchestras: Incorporating Baroque Performance Practice in Young Orchestras

Bass - Donna Lee: An Authentic Jazz Etude Challenge for the Modern Bass Player

Cello - Nature, Nurture, and Our Students

Chamber Music - Chamber Music with Piano and Strings

Guitar - Chasing the Right Hand Round the Strings

Maker’s Bench - Carving a Bridge

Orchestra - How to Teach Your Students to Tune Using a Clip-On Tuner

Technology - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Clicks

Viola - Korey Konkol: Awards and Achievements

Violin - Starting off Strong: Strategies for Introducing a New Piece

Cello - In Memoriam: Ed Volker and Phyllis Young

Guitar - Ensemble Playing in Class

Maker’s Bench - Not loud enough? Problem Solved!

Orchestra - Remembering Ed Volker

Viola - A Primrose Pilgrimage

Violin - Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, You're the Most Undervalued Paractice Toole of All!

All-State - Removing Tension from String Playing (Paul Rolland Principles)

All-State - Synthesis paper

Clinic - It’s All Fundamentals

Clinic - What Musicians Can Learn About Practicing From Current Brain Research

What Does Quality School Music Look Like?

Cello - Make Me Laugh!

Chamber Music - Can You Name That Tune??

Guitar - And Now, Another Guitar Player That You Have Never Heard Of

Maker’s Bench - To Dampit Or Not To Dampit

Mentor’s Desk - NEW! Music Mentor Program

Viola - Leg Violas

Violin - The Violin Bow, Part 4

All-State - Help, My Students Don’t Take Private Lessons!

All-State - Meet the 2017 Minnesota All-State Orchestra Conductor

All-State - Promoting Productive Practice: Suggestions from Brain Research

All-State - Recruiting and Retaining String Teachers

All-State - Using Noteflight to Teach Composition in Orchestra

Be an Arts Education Advocate for Your Kids!

Scheherazade

Stack the Deck in your Favor

Bass - transcr, Tranescribe, Transcribe

Cello - Focus Pocus

Chamber Music - Great to the Very End!

Fiddle - Practice app: iReal Pro

Guitar - Building Muscle with Barre Chords

Maker’s Bench - Eleven Frequently Asked Questions

Orchestra - In Praise of Reviewing

Technology - App for Athletes Makes Students Their Own Best Teachers

Viola - Catharsis: A Violist’s Journey to Fiddling

Violin - The Violin Bow, Part 3

Be an Arts Education Advocate for Your Kids!

Cello - Left Hand Thoughts

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - Self Containment at its Best

Maker’s Bench - Keeping Instruments Clean

Orchestra - Students Helping Students:

Technology - Putting the Tech(no) in Technique:

Violin - The Violin Bow, Part 2

All-State - Middle School Orchestra Teaching Strategies for Learning and Engagement

All-State - Supplemental Materials

Clinic - Auditions – Why, How, and For Whom?

Clinic - How to get Middle School Students Excited about Being in Orchestra

Be a Music & Arts Education Advocate for Students!

Bass - Practicing Smarter

Cello - Spiccato and Sautillé Ideas, Part 2

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - The Power of The Pentatonic

Mentor’s Desk - Mentoring – A New and Solid Approach

Orchestra - Organized Chaos

Viola - What can the Minnesota Viola Society do for You?

Violin - The Violin Bow, Part 1

All-State - Basic Cello Technique

All-State - Differentiation in the Orchestra Classroom: Promoting Individual Growth and Accountability

All-State - Middle School Orchestra Teaching Strategies for Learning and Engagement

All-State - Middle School Teaching Techniques that Work: Twenty-Five Strategies Designed to Engage Your Students

Be an Arts Education Advocate for Your Kids!

Bass - Jumping into Spring with Giant Steps

Cello - Teaching Themes from my Lesson Notes

Chamber Music - When Aliens Encounter Beethoven

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - And Now…The Alphabet

Maker’s Bench - A Tribute to Andrea Amati: Founder of the Cremonese Tradition of Violin Making

Orchestra - Engaging Student Listening: The Conductor as Facilitator

Viola - Ergonomically Shaped Violas

Violin - Lessons from the ASTA 2016 Convention

All-State - Developing Chamber Music Interest and Participation with Accountability and Responsibility

All-State - Galamian, Dounis, Suzuki, Rolland and YOU!

Baroque Practice - Renaissance Dance Music for String Ensembles

Bass - Throwback Thursday (looking back)

Chamber Music - BREATHING…It’s Not Just For Staying Alive!

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - An Exercise to Begin With

Maker’s Bench - Understanding Changes Over Time in Your or Your Students' Instruments and Bows

Mentor’s Desk - Mentoring Inspiration

Orchestra - Starting them Young: Giving Students the Opportunity to Teach

Viola - Remembering Lionel Tertis

Violin - Suzuki in the Schools – Part II

Clinic - Music Technology and Orchestra: What’s the Point?

Clinic - Sevcik for Cello

Cello - Cello Travels: Ten Thoughts on Teaching at Summer Music Camps

Chamber Music - Dos (and Don’ts) for Chamber Music Success

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - Healthy and Productive Hands

Maker’s Bench - A Few Guidelines for How to Try Instruments in a Violin Shop Setting

Orchestra - Incorporating Rhythm Exercises, Written Theory, and Ear Training in Performance Classes

Viola - When One’s Teacher Dies

Violin - Suzuki in the Schools

All-State - A Potpourri of Ideas for Planning and Pacing a Middle School Orchestra Program

All-State - Bass Pedagogy

All-State - Developing Chamber Music Interest and Participation with Accountability and Responsibility

All-State - Galamian, Dounis, Suzuki, Rolland and YOU!

All-State - Recruit More String Students

All-State - SmartMusic Basics for String Teachers

All-State - Teaching Classroom Guitar

A Year in the Life of a Superstar Student

In Memoriam: Dr. Lynda Bradley-Vacco

Baroque Practice - Developing a Chord Tone Improvisation Method Based on Fiddle Tunes and Renaissance Dance Tunes for Beginning and Intermediate String Players

Bass - After You are Hired, What Next?

Cello - Twenty-first Century Practice Revelations

Chamber Music - Great Chamber Music Reading and Watching

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - An Approach on Single Note Playing

Maker’s Bench - Advances in String Making

Mentor’s Desk - Mentor or Helicopter Parent?

Orchestra - Taking This Show on the Road

Technology - Embracing the Power of YouTube in Your Studio

Viola - Anything Violins Can Do…We Can at Least Try

Violin - Building Rapport with Shy or Unresponsive Students

All-State - Chamber Music

All-State - Conducting Basics: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Bass - Return of an Etude

Cello - Bouncing Around Thoughts on Spiccato and Sautillé

Chamber Music - Being the Music

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - Basic Chords for Beginners

Maker’s Bench - Issues with Elephant Ivory, Instruments and Bows

Orchestra - Self-Assessment in the String Classroom

Viola - Not the First Scale Book, but Maybe the Last?

Violin - Making Your Violin Sing

Clinic - Don’t be Offbeat!

Clinic - The Art of Taming the Prima Donna Parent

Music Makes Us Whole

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - Modern Approaches to Guitar Education

Maker’s Bench - Competitions

Mentor’s Desk - Mentoring at its Finest—The All-State Teachers’ Workshop

Orchestra - Building a “Community” within your Orchestra Program

Technology - Tech in the Practice Room

Viola - Bach and the Viola da Gamba Sonatas

Violin - Breathe Your Way Out of Your Lizard Brain

All-State - Bass for the Non-Bassist

All-State - Energize—Using Eclectic Styles to Motivate

All-State - Getting to Tier II—What I told the kids the judges were thinking!

All-State - New Music Reading Session Recommendations

All-State - Sound Innovations (new method series) by Bob Phillips

All-State - Yes, There’s an App for That!

Bass - What do You Want to do? The World is Your Oyster!

Cello - Rejuvenating Our Teaching

Chamber Music - These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things!

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Mentor’s Desk - My time to say thank you…

Orchestra - Developing Chamber Musicians in the Large Ensemble

Performer Corner - Mark Gitch

Viola - Miscellaneous Musings

Violin - Expression in Violin and Singing

All-State - New Music Reading Session Recommendations Part 2

Classroom Management and the 4 C’s

Improvisation

Cello - Book Reviews and Ramblings to Peruse

Chamber Music - The World’s Greatest Chamber Music Coach: Sir Isaac Newton??

Orchestra - Improving Student Sight-Reading

Violin - When your Routine Becomes a Rut

Clinic - Nurturing Independence in Student Learning

Clinic - Western Swing

Perpich at Play

Bass - Jazz Camping over Summertime

Cello - Profound, Primary, Preeminent: Posture

Chamber Music - Don’t Stop the Music!

Mentor’s Desk - MNSOTA Mentoring in Action

Orchestra - Developing a Quality Orchestral Sound: It Begins With a Quality Warm-up

Performer Corner - Lea Foli, Retired Conceetmaster of Minnesota Orchestra

Viola - Solo Bach for Viola!!

Violin - Building Self-Aware and Observant Musicians

All-State - From Poof to Portato

All-State - Meet the All-State Conductor

All-State - Music Theory: Cheve or Counting- Solfege or Numbers

All-State - New Music Reading Session Recommendations

All-State - Theory is AWESOME: Strategies for Integrating Music Theory into the String Classroom

Driving Down a Foggy Road: Learning the Britten Suites for Solo Cello, Opp. 72, 80 and 87

National Youth Orchestra of the U.S.A. 2013

Bass - The Rite of Strings

Cello - The Art of Practicing:

Chamber Music - What?...I have to listen too??

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - Adding a New Program

Maker’s Bench - An Uplifting Performance

Mentor’s Desk - The Mentor’s Role: Trusted Counselor and Guide

Orchestra - Repertoire Selection… It's Time to Think Outside of the Box! (Part 2)

Performer Corner - Korey Konkol

Viola - Need a Violist? — Make One!

Violin - Accommodating Students with Special Needs in Private Lessons & Orchestra

Concern for the Orchestra Lockouts

Eclectic Styles Survey 2012 and Workshops 2013

Baroque Practice - Mozart as Early Music?

Cello - Random Rants and Ruminations

Chamber Music - Chamber Music: The Video Game

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - A “No Nonsense” Approach to Standards in Orchestral Music

Maker’s Bench - Teachers, Violin Shops, and Families Can Work Together to Build Confidence

Orchestra - Repertoire Selection… It's Time to Think Outside of the Box! (Part 1)

Viola - From Student to Life-Long Musician

Violin - The Technology Invasion: Welcome to the 21st Century classroom.

Clinic - Moving from Survival to Excellence in the School Orchestra Rehearsal

Clinic - Now Go Home and Practice! — But How?

Down for the Count

Let’s Play Well!

Bass - Going for Broke

Cello - The Motivation Equation

Chamber Music - The Viola and Second Violin… the Unsung Heroes of Chamber Music Groups!

Fiddle - Improvising from the Beginning

Guitar - To Accelerate or to Retain Top String Students

Maker’s Bench - Designing a Personal Model — Old Masters, New Expressions

Orchestra - Where’s the Inner Drummer these days?

Viola - Finger Before Bow

Violin - Bridging the Great Divide: Collaboration between Studio & Orchestra Teachers

All-State - New Music Reading Sessions

All-State - Orchestra Cello Sectional

All-State - S.O.S—Sequencing, Organizing and Using Standards in the Orchestra Classroom

All-State - Teaching Action in String Playing: the Pedagogy of Paul Rolland

Muscle Memory—The Edge of Instinct

We’ve Got Rhythm!

Baroque Practice - Lyra Youth Orchestra Debuts This Spring

Bass - Getting Ready for Auditions

Cello - Sound Points: The Magic When Bow Meets String

Chamber Music - Hey… Wake up!! That is NOT a rest!

Guitar - The Art of Teaching

Maker’s Bench - Designing a Personal Model — Old Masters, New Expressions

Mentor’s Desk - Group Mentoring—Special Projects!

Orchestra - The Delicate Balance ’Twixt Practice Room and Orchestra Stage

Performer Corner - Gadulka in a World of Violins

Viola - Planning for Practice

Violin - Beautiful Sibelius Encore Pieces

Teaching Students How to Memorize

Cello - Home Practice: What IS going on there?

Chamber Music - Music Minus One…

Guitar - The Orchestra Job You have Always Wanted

Maker’s Bench - Designing a Personal Model — Old Masters, New Expressions

Mentor’s Desk - Mentorship in Action

Orchestra - Getting Past the Page: The Rules of Engagement

Performer Corner - Whatever Happened to Sally Browne?

Viola - Conflicts

Violin - Creative Teaching for Beginners of All Ages

Clinic - Exploring Advanced Techniques in Lower Positions

Clinic - Performance Practice Today! — How to make music “Baroque” with modern tools

Orchestra Director / Studio Teacher Partnership

Bass - The Dragonetti Concerto: Getting Ready to Perform Quickly

Cello - Voluptuous Vibrato

Chamber Music - Haydn: If it is “too easy”…why is it so hard?

Guitar - Helping the Audience when it Comes Time for the Concert

Maker’s Bench - “The Violin Maker: A Search for the Secrets of Craftsmanship, Sound, and Stradivari”

Mentor’s Desk - Inspiration for Mentoring

Orchestra - Getting Past the Page: Teaching Movement

Viola - Getting Creative with Harmonics

Violin - Building the Violinists’ Memorized Repertoire with Folk Songs

All-State - Workshop Presentations

Cello - A Profile of Rochester Cello Teacher Carolyn Mead

Chamber Music - Time Travelling in the Chamber Music Cosmos

Guitar - Even in the Large Group Setting: Fundamentals First

Maker’s Bench - Observations and Reflections on Small Violas

Mentor’s Desk - The Student Teaching Experience

Orchestra - Getting Off the Page: Moving from Survival to Excellence in the Public School Orchestra Rehearsal, Part 2

Performer Corner - Adam Han-Gorski

Viola - Karen Tuttle 1920-2010

Violin - And We’re Off…Off the String That Is!

Food for Thought

Baroque Practice - Orchestral Playing, Baroque Style

Bass - Those Chords to Know

Cello - Alignment of the Stars:

Chamber Music - A Chamber Music Concert is Worth a Thousand Words

Guitar - A Gift: The Advanced Acoustic Guitar Ensemble

Orchestra - Getting Past the Page: Moving from Survival to Excellence in the Public School Orchestra Rehearsal, Part 1

Performer Corner - Janet Horvath: A Cellist with Passions

Viola - Sight-Reading Observations

Violin - Building a Rich Violin Tone - “Sticky-Style with a Smile”

All-State - Art in Music & Marks of Good Music

All-State - Meet the All-State Orchestra Director – Allen Tinkham

Clinic - Playing (Less) Hurt—The Ins and Outs of Injury Prevention

Clinic - Strategies for Remedial Intonation Problems

In The Middle Of The Night

Surviving YouTube

Baroque Practice - An Interview with Baroque Cellist Jaap ter Linden

Bass - Standards for Becoming a Jazz Musician

Cello - Cello Teaching Starter Kit

Chamber Music - More or Less… String Trios, Quintets and beyond

Guitar - Individualized Instruction in the Class Setting

Maker’s Bench - Preserving Pernambuco

Mentor’s Desk - Mentoring at the Upper Midwest String and Chamber Music Conference

Orchestra - Getting All-State Results at Home

Performer Corner - Tamas Strasser: Budapest to St. Paul

Viola - Drawing that Great Deep Viola Sound

Violin - Sight-Reading—Can It Be Taught?

All-State - Eclectic Styles Reading Session

All-State - Efficient Rehearsal Technique

All-State - Impress the Judges: Get Higher Contest Scores

All-State - Improvisation—Where do I start?

All-State - Orchestra Violin Sectional

All-State - Perform-Connect-Reflect: Three Keys to Maximizing Student Performance in Ensemble Classes

All-State - Politics and Orchestra: The Endless Game

All-State - Score Preparation and Interpretation

All-State - Ten “Easy” Ways to Immediately Improve Your Orchestra

Cello - All Thumbs

Chamber Music - Maximizing Limited Rehearsal Time

Guitar - A School of One: An IEP for Everyone

Maker’s Bench - A Career in Instrument Repair

Mentor’s Desk - Midori Orchestral Residency: Mentoring by an Artist

Orchestra - The View from the Other Side of the Podium

Performer Corner - Karen Solgård’s Life of Musical Transformations

Viola - Reading Tips

Violin - Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik for the Creative Teacher

All-State - Orchestra Room Instrument Survival: Problems, Preventions and Maintenance

All-State - Shoulder Disorders and Other Common Problems in String Players: Research, Prevention and Treatment

Baroque Practice - The Pulse of Baroque Music

Bass - How To Stay Busy and Active as a Bass Player in the 21st Century

Cello - Lessons Lived Through Teaching

Chamber Music - Keep It Moving!…Breathing, Cueing and Moving in a Chamber Music Group.

Guitar - Starting a New High School String Program:

Maker’s Bench - Shapes of Things

Mentor’s Desk - Mentoring Can Happen in so Many Ways!

Orchestra - Sharing Resources — An Orchestral Lending Library

Performer Corner - Cheryl Paschke: Metamorphosis of Educator into Performer

Viola - “Making A Musical Life. The Practice, The Profession, The Joy”

Violin - Trouble Spots — Got Rhythm?

Clinic - It Takes a Village to Raise a Musician

Clinic - Teaching Orchestra Music in the Private Lesson

Clinic - Viva la Viola Ensemble!

Baroque Practice - The Edge of the Precipice:

Bass - Scales Round Two—Back to School (work):

Cello - “Cello Playing is Easy! Part 1: Warm-ups”

Chamber Music - Summer is for Chamber Music

Guitar - The Classical Guitar Ensemble

Maker’s Bench - When Disaster Strikes

Mentor’s Desk - Upper Midwest Conference: Mentoring in Action!

Orchestra - Always Make the Most of What You’ve Got

Viola - Problem Solvers—New Materials

Violin - Practice Smart 30 Minutes A Day

All-State - Conviction: A Reflection On String Teaching and String Being

All-State - How to Get Middle School Students Excited About Being in Orchestra

All-State - New Music Reading Session Recommendations

All-State - Stradivari’s House

All-State - String Bands in Foreign Lands

All-State - The Inner Game of Music

All-State - The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistry

Pedagogy Talk Session

Visit to China to Build and Expand Chinese Foreign Language Programs in U.S. Schools

Advocacy - Passive Recruitment Helps Retention (Part 2)

Baroque Practice - March des Turcs: Performing a Piece in French Baroque Style

Chamber Music - Developing Musicianship Through Chamber Music

Fiddle - Top Fiddle Tunes and Jam Session Etiquette

Guitar - Classical Guitar in the American High School:

Maker’s Bench - Great Materials for Great Bows

Mentor’s Desk - “Self-Mentoring” Resources

Orchestra - State of the School Orchestra

Performer Corner - The Unexpected Life of Paraguayan Harpist Nicolas Carter

Viola - Internet Uses

Violin - Music on the Lighter Side

All-State - Smart Music and Impact—how to incorporate these programs into your school or private studio program

All-State - The Fun Part of Teaching Orchestra: Selecting Music

How Music Works

Is Your Music Program Slated for Elimination?

Pedagogy Talk Session

String Teacher Enrichment Program

Advocacy - Recruitment: It’s a Way of Life

Baroque Practice - Viola da Gamba for Children

Bass - A New Year — A New Start

Cello - A Grumpy Cello Teacher’s List of Pet Peeves

Chamber Music - Balancing Act!

Guitar - Classical Guitar in the High School:

Maker’s Bench - Just the Right Piece

Mentor’s Desk - The Mentor’s Role: Trusted Counselor and Guide

Performer Corner - Karen Mueller: Classical Piano Student to International Autoharp Champion

Viola - Viola News

All-State - Everything I need to Know — Perspectives from a Youth Orchestra Conductor

All-State - Models of Musical Assessment for Strategic, Intentional, and Sustainable Growth in the String Program

All-State - Orchestra

All-State - Planting Seeds for Advanced Techniques in the Middle School String Class

Clinic - How to Start a Fiddle Orchestra

Clinic - Plug in, Turn on, Tune in

Baroque Practice - Staying (Historically) Informed

Cello - Take a Breather

Chamber Music - Beyond the Lemonade Stand:

Fiddle - How to Start a Jazz/Fiddle Orchestra

From the Makers Bench - Weights and Balances

Guitar - Success: it is all in the expectation

Orchestra - Thoughts on All-State Orchestra

Performer Corner - Introducing Michal Sobieski

Viola - Healthy Playing

All-State - How to Better Prepare Your Students for College and Youth Symphony Auditions

All-State - It’s What You don’t Say: Non-verbal Teaching Strategies for the String Class and Private Studio

All-State - Some Thoughts on Orchestral Cello Playing

All-State - User-Friendly Bowings: More Music with Less Work

Pedagogy Talk Session

Thoughts for the New School Year

Bass - Bass on Top

Cello - Cellist Steals from Violinist!!!

Chamber Music - Keeping it Together

Fiddle - How to Get Started in Fiddling Contests

From the Makers Bench - Better Instrument Setup

Guitar - The Classical Guitar Ensemble in the High School

Orchestra - Learning from Festival

Viola - Three-in-One

Violin - Seventeen Steps to More Productive Practice

In Memoriam: Harry Dunscombe

The Double Bass: Unique Within the String Family

Cello - Forever Young

Chamber Music - Working with the Infinite Onion

Fiddle - American Contest Fiddling and the Sequestered Judge

From the Makers Bench - Pernambuco

Guitar - Classical Guitar in the High School:

Harp - Eight Layers of Performing

Orchestra - Progress or Status Quo?

Performer Corner - Mark O’Connor

Viola - Does Sight Reading Matter? How Can We Teach It?

Violin - Building a Confident Performer

Careers in String Teaching

Discovering Strings and Orchestra

What We Already Know

Cello - Me, You, and YouTube

Chamber Music - The Case for Chamber Music

Fiddle - Hardanger Fiddle Study at St. Olaf College 1979-2007

From the Makers Bench - Rosin & Rehairs

Guitar - Classical Guitar in the High School:

Harp - Germaine Tailleferre

Orchestra - The Music Garden

Viola - Shifting

All-State - Advocacy for your Program

All-State - Ensemble Skill Development: The Long and Short of Rehearsal Strategies

All-State - Improvisation: Keeping it Safe and Simple

Fraud — Aimed at Music Teachers

Gingold, Virtuoso Teacher

Peter Howard — Pedagogy Talk Session

Remembering Mary West

Robert Muczynski’s Music for Cello

Cello - Cello Music of Camille Saint-Saens

Fiddle - The Center for Irish Music

Guitar - Classical Guitar in the High School:

Harp - One Approach to Harp Arrangements

Performer Corner - The Heartbeat of the Táncház

Viola - Double Trouble

Violin - Advanced Technics for Young Players

In Memoriam — Alice Preves

Mary West Pedagogy Talk Session

Advocacy - Advocacy Through a Wider Lens

Bass - Bow Choices

Cello - Tips for Practicing Efficiently

Fiddle - Why Not Five?

Guitar - Why Classical Guitar in our High Schools:

Harp - On Muffling

Performer Corner - The Hungarian Táncház Movement

School Orchestra - Minnesota Youth Orchestral Longings: Fewer Violas in their Midst?

Viola - Alice’s Insights — Vibrato for Viola

Clinic - Learning Through Music

Clinic - The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins or in other words…The String Teacher on the Podium and in the Studio

Book Review: Practiceopedia

Cello - From Spoon-Feeding to Artistry: The First Steps of Interpretation, Part 2

Performer Corner - Laura Harada: Classical Arabic Violin

Viola - What I Did on Vacation…. Sort Of

Violin - Teaching Etudes — The Value of an Orderly Approach

All-State - Fiddling for Cello: More Than Just the Tunes

Bloomington Students Celebrate Their "Osmo Concert"

Community Orchestras in Minnesota

International Pernambuco Conservation Initiative

Mentoring New Colleagues

Minnesota’s Youth Orchestra Offerings

Violin Sonata No. 3 in F Major by G. F. Handel

Cello - From Spoon-Feeding to Artistry: The First Steps of Interpretation, Part 1

Fiddle Forum - A Fiddle Orchestra for Your School?

From the Makers Bench - 1706 — The Year That Gave Shape to the Golden Era

Performer Corner - Jelloslave

School Orchestra - Teach your Orchestra Musicians how to Practice

Viola - Roberto Diaz Master Class

Violin - Maximum Return — Using All of Carl Flesch’s Scale System

Mary West Receives Marvin J. Rabin Community Service Award from ASTA with NSOA

Bass - Soloing: What You Need To Know as a Bass Player

Fiddler’s Forum - The Young Fiddlers Association of Minnesota

Harp - Gladys Hubner Margolis (1907-2005)

Performer Corner - Jessy Greene

School Orchestra - Solfege + Theory —> Great Intonation

Viola - National Federation of Music Clubs

Violin - Parents, Their Children, and Violin Lessons

Clinic - Developing the Potential of the Bow Hand, Right From the Start!

Clinic - Keep the “Fun” in the Fundamentals

Saving the Orchestra Program

Cello - The Mobile Left Hand: How to Choose and Execute Agile Fingerings

Fiddler’s Forum - Klezmer Fidl

From the Maker’s Bench - One for the Ages

Harp - Effortless Playing

Performer Corner - Mads Tolling

Viola - A Painful Confession

Violin - Crucial Connections

All-State - Bass Master Class with Chris Brown

All-State - How to be the Architect of a First-Rate String Program

All-State - Integrating Chamber Music Into Your High School Orchestra Curriculum

All-State - Meet the All-State Conductor

All-State - New Music Reading Session Recommendations

All-State - Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

All-State - Resolutions for the New Year — inspired by the All-State Teachers Workshop

All-State - The Art of the Groove

All-State - “We are starting new string programs in Minnesota, would you like to help?”

Texas Orchestra Directors Association Convention 2005

Bass - Using Time Wisely – Managing Shifting To Work out the Difficult Passages

Cello - How I Contracted Sazer-Mania

Fiddlers’ Forum - Swedish Fiddling Traditions and Resources

Harp - Lucile Lawrence

Performer Corner - Marilyn McDonald

School Orchestra - Conducting Workshops: Something for Everyone

Viola - Hold it! Just a Second…

Violin - The Path of Meaningful Progress

Cello - The Amazing Truls Mørk

Fiddlers’ Forum - From Violin to Fiddle: Bridging the Gap

From the Maker’s Bench - The Quality of Wood

Guitar - New Ideas in Guitar Education

Harp - The Singing Touch

Performer Corner - The Joy of Teaching: An Interview with Jim Hainlen

School Orchestra - Training Musicians—Training Audiences

Viola - Finding Inspiration

Violin - Letting Go — How and When

Clinic - Creating a Meaningful Concert Program

Clinic - It’s all about Focus

All-State Teachers Workshop Presentations 2004

Healthy String Program Survey 2004

Bass - Adding the Bass to your Family

Cello - 4 Steps to Better Shifting

Fiddlers’ Forum - A Fiddler Extraordinaire

From the Maker’s Bench - The Soundpost

Harp - Teaching in Serbia / Harping on Strings

Performer Corner - Introducing Kathy Kienzle

School Orchestra - Conducting Pedagogy for Practical Purposes

Viola - Viola Congress

Violin - A Good Set-Up — Don’t Take it for Granted

All-State - Choose Appropriate Repertoire

All-State - Festival: Listening from a Judge’s Perspective

All-State - New Music Reading Session Recommendations

All-State - The Cello: Salient Features for Technical and Musical Growth

Careers in Music: What Does It Really Take?

Introducing Vox Corda

Cello - Lessons Learned from Bach

Fiddlers’ Forum - Keep Them Fiddling

Harp - On Determining the Art of Working

Performer Corner - Sachiya Isomura

School Orchestra - Kodaly-Inspired Instruction in Orchestra Rehearsals

School Orchestra - Money for Nothing?

Viola - Studio References

Violin - Beyond Preparatory Study — Finding the Right Teacher

Chamber Music for Beginning Students

Quotable Quotes

At Your Service - Quinn Violin Shop

Bass - Fill in Those “Holes”

Cello - Steven Isserlis visits Minneapolis

From the Maker’s Bench - A Few Notes on the Bass Bar

Performer Corner - Carolyn Boulay

School Orchestra - Inarticulate Orchestra? Sevcik to the Rescue!

Viola - Bowing tips...

Violin - After the Contest is Over … What Now?

Clinic - Playing Less Hurt

Clinic - So Who Needs a Conductor Anyway?

Community Orchestras in the Twin Cities

The Friday Fiddle Club

Cello - The Yellow Sheet—Aphorisms for Cellists

Harp - Book Reviews

Performer Corner - Steven Copes

School Orchestra - The Elusive Gap of Despair

Viola - Shulman in Irelaand

Violin - Preparing a Polished Performance

All-State - Creating the Performing Body — Dalcroze Eurhythmics for Strings

All-State - Eurhythmics

All-State - Instrumental Issues

All-State - New Music Reading Session — An Annotated Bibliography

All-State - SmartMusic

All-State - Style and Ornamentation in Renaissance and Baroque Music

Fiddle Club Contradance Band

SOUNDMAPS - A Road Map to Fingerboard Geography

Wayzata Elementary String Program: An Oral History

Whither the Arts in the Public Schools?

Bass - Walking Bass Basics

Cello - The Kreisler Highway

From the Maker’s Bench - Cutting Your Losses

Performer Corner - Peter Ostroushko

Viola - Slow Learners

Violin - Great Ears and Double Joints — A Deadly Combination

Clinic - Keys to Successful Teaching

MMEA - Fiddlers Philharmonic: Teaching Fiddling in the String Orcehestra

MMEA - Newton’s Apple Hits String Teachers On the Head

MMEA - Partnering with the Community through Performance

A Reflection on My Time Learning Violin

Playing (less) Hurt: Causes of Overuse Injuries

Advocacy - Why Teach Music?

Bass - 11 Steps For a Better Sound From Your Bass Player

Cello - Hearing is Believing, Part 2

From the Maker’s Bench - A Masterpiece in Miniature

Harp - A Brief Portrait of Carlos Salzedo

Performer Corner - Introducing Richard Marshall

School Orchestra - Bass and Viola Music for the Young Student Orchestra

Violin - Fiddling in China

Clinic - Opinions of a String Teacher

Practice, Practice, Practice

Youth Orchestras in Minnesota

Advocacy - Common Sense, Respect and Education

Cello - Hearing is Believing

From the Maker’s Bench - The Composite Violin

Guitar - Grabbed by the Guitar

Harp - Chamber Music at Play

School Orchestra - Developing Better Musicians Through Mentorship Programs

Viola - Intonation

Violin - How to Interview Prospective Students (and Parents)

All-State - Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance

All-State - Favorite Picks

All-State - Scales in the Classroom

All-State - The Young String Orchestra, A Powerhouse of Sound: Rehearsal Techniques

All-State - What are We Really Doing to put an Orchestra in Every School?

Foundations for Music Reading

Why Should It Hurt to Play?

Cello - Guidelines for Selecting a New Instrument

From the Maker’s Bench - Part Alchemy, Part Art

Harp - Summer Programs

School Orchestra - Meeting the Needs of Advanced Students in the School Orchestra Program

Viola - Revised Suzuki Viola Books

Violin - To Judge or Not to Judge

MMEA - String Events 2002

Thank You to All Our Teachers

“Rocky Mountain Dancers” Tours China

Advocacy - Music Boosters

At Your Service - Instrumental Trial Policies

Cello - Justus Johan Friedrich Dotzauer

From the Maker’s Bench - Part Alchemy, Part Art

Guitar - Three Methods for Young Guitar Students

Harp - Harpists versus Conductors

School Orchestra - Composition in the Orchestra Classroom

Viola - Spiccato

Violin - Developing a Strong Right Arm

Clinic - Three Keys to Music Advocacy

From the Maker’s Bench - Part Alchemy, Part Art

Guitar - A New Vision for Guitar Education

Harp - On Arranging Harp Parts

School Orchestra - Thoughts on Vibrato and Bowing

Viola - Minor Problems

All-State - Getting Kids Started — How Gimmicks Can Help Your Program

All-State - Kathy Fishburn — Advocacy

All-State - New Music Picks

All-State - Peter Ostrushko and Dean McGraw Performance

Cello - Is It Worth The Effort?

From the Maker’s Bench - Rediscovering Lost Sound

Guitar - Guitar at the Cleveland Institute of Music

Harp - A Tribute to Lucile Lawrence

School Orchestra - Strolling Strings: An Interview with Beth Gilbert

Viola - Studio Help for Orchestra Parts

Violin - The String Scene in Ireland

MMEA - Performance Highlights at MMEA

MMEA - Top Ten Things I Wish I Had Known

Brian Wicklund Fiddle Workshop

Bass - When You Can’t Stand it Anymore

Cello - On Flexibility

Harp - Orchestral Repertoire for Harpists

School Orchestra - Introducing Susan Whipkey at Northfield Public Schools

Viola - Vive la Difference!

Violin - Developing a Passion for Performance with Thorough Preparation

Youth Orchestra - Spiritoso — St. Cloud’s Youth Orchestra

Clinic - Making Connections between Private Studios and Public Schools

Clinic - String Technique

“Ensemble Evening” — A Community Endeaver

Cello - The Brothers Duport

From the Maker’s Bench - Nine Lives

Guitar - Leo Brouwer: A Balance of Goals, Part 2

Harp - How Can the Harp be heard in a Symphony Orchestra?

Viola - Developing Independent Practice Skills

Violin - Summer Study … the Crucial “Leg Up”

All-State - Bergonzi is a Delight!

All-State - Java Beat

All-State - New Music Reading List Favorites

All-State - Some Helpful Viola Tips from a Master Teacher

MMEA - Teaching Strategies for the Developing Cellist

Forgotten Film Treasures of the Great String Players

Cello - Eight Master Classes with Janos Starker, Part 3

From the Maker’s Bench - A Lesson From an Old Master

Guitar - The Music of Leo Brouwer

Harp - A Sound has No Legs to Stand on

Viola - From the Filing Cabinet: Filling in the Gaps

MMEA - Brain Research and Music: Separating the Myths from the Facts

MMEA - Eleven Tips for a Player or Parent on Buying a Better Violin

MMEA - Orchestra Open Forum

MMEA - Stillwater Junior High Camerata Strings

MMEA - “Free Bassing” with Rosemary Poetzel

Bass - Multi-tasking for Vibrato

Cello - Eight Master Classes with Janos Starker

From the Maker’s Bench - Reflections on the Baroque

Harp - Managing Time in the Studio and Beyond

Viola - Teaching and Lifecoaching

Violin - The Value of Competitions

Youth Orchestra - MYS Superb in World Premier

Musicianship: Where Does it Come From?

Warm-ups and Cool Downs

Bass - ISB Convention 1999: The Heart of the Bass

Cello - Eight Master Classes with Janos Starker

Guitar - Classical Mandolin Society Selects Twin Cities for 1999 Convention

Harp - An 8,000 Mile Commute:

Viola - Indiana University Teachers Workshop

Violin - Exploring Forgotten Preparatory Violin Concerto Literature, Part II

Youth Orchestra - Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra / Century Youth Orcestra

All-State - Baroque Bowing in Comparison to Old-Time Fiddle Bowing

All-State - Baroque Bowings

All-State - Implementing Improvisation — without the Blues!

All-State - Implementing Orchestra Grad Standards

All-State - Training Winds to Play in the Orchestra

All-State - “Flying Dragon” Visits Winona State University

New Music Reading Clinic 1999

Plommon means Plum

Bass - Better than a metronome?!

Cello - We All Need a Little Support

From The Maker’s Bench - Sometimes A Great Notion…

Guitar - The Classical Mandolin for The Classical Guitarist

Harp - Something New Has Been Added…

String Department Showcase - Forest Lake School District

Viola - Introducing Annette Caruthers

Violin - Scales and Arpeggios: Why and How

Youth Orchestra - Why Improvisation Should be Part of Classical Musicians’ Training

MMEA - Presentations 1999

First Year Teacher Journal

Teaching Young String Players Approaches To Practicing

Bass - Endpins: Near the Root of All Evil

Cello - Rhythmic Technique

Elementary School Orchestra - String Playing: That Most Important First Year

From the Maker’s Bench - Look Homeward, Angel

Harp - Jazz Harpist: Monika Stadler

Senior High Orchestra - Melodic Ear-Training in the Large Group

String Department Showcase - Alexandria Public Schools

Viola - Stretching and Warming Up your Body

Violin - Choosing the Best Audition Repertoire

Youth Orchestra - Youth Orchestras in Minnesota

Are there Words to that Song?

Clinic and Luncheon 1999

Bass - Low Fingers: Not Just for Low Frequencies

Cello - Another Article on Vibrato

Guitar - The Unique Challenges of Modern Guitar Instruction

Harp - How do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

School Orchestra - Objectives of the Junior High String Program

Violin - Using the Whole Whole Bow

All-State - Picks from the Podium

All-State - Summer String Teachers Seminar Highlights 1998

Rules for Practicing