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| Preface | |
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| The String Instrument Family | |
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| Instruments | |
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| Bows | |
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| Accessories and Supplies | |
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| Selecting String Instruments | |
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| Care and Maintenance of String Instruments and Bows | |
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| Summary | |
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| Resources | |
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| The School Orchestra Programa | |
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| Brief History of Orchestra Programs in the Schools | |
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| Values of Orchestra Programs in the School Music Curriculum | |
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| Strategies for Defending the School Orchestra Program | |
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| Developing Community Support for the Orchestra Program | |
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| The School Orchestra Curriculum | |
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| Enhancing the Orchestra Curriculum | |
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| References | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| Beginning String Class Instruction | |
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| Guiding Principles for Teaching Beginning String Classes | |
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| Performance Goals and Objectives of First- and Second-Year String Classes | |
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| Strategies for Determining Proper Instrument Sizes | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Instrument Position | |
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| Additional Instrument Position Teaching Strategies | |
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| Left-Hand Shape: General Guidelines | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching the Left-Hand Shape | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Pizzicato | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Beginning Finger Placement | |
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| Bowing Instruction: General Guidelines | |
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| Bow Hand Shape: General Guidelines | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Bow Hand Shape | |
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| Detache Bowing: General Guideline | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Detache Bowing | |
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| Beginning String Crossings: General Guidelines | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching String Crossings | |
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| Staccato and Hooked Bowings: General Guidelines | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Staccato and Hooked Bowings | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Slurs | |
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| Aural Skill Development in Beginning Classes: General Guidelines | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Beginning Aural Skills | |
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| Strategies for Teaching Instrument Tuning in Beginning String Classes | |
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| Problem Solving: Beginning Students'' Common Playing Problems and Solutions | |
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| Intermediate String Class Instruction | |
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| Performance Goals and Objectives of Third- and Fourth-Year String Classes | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Parallel Bowing | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Smooth Direction Changes | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Tone Production at Different Dynamic Levels | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Moderate-to-Faster Tempo String Crossings | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Slurring More than Four Notes | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Martele Bowing | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Basic Spiccato | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Consistent Lengthened and Balanced Body Posture | |
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| Pedagogy for Refining Instrument Position | |
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| Intermediate Left-Hand Skills: General Guidelines | |
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| Pedagogy for Refining Left-Hand Shapes | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Cello Extensions | |
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| Shifting: General Principles | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Shifting | |
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| Vibrato: General Principles | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Vibrato | |
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| Double Bass Pivoting: General Guidelines | |
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| Pedagogy for Developing Intermediate Aural Skills in the School Orchestra | |
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| Intermediate Instrument Tuning | |
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| Problem Solving: Intermediate Students'' Common Playing Problems and Solutions | |
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| Advanced String Class Instruction | |
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| Goals and Objectives of Advanced Playing Skills | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Expressive Detache Bowing | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Loure (Portato) Bowing | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Sul Tasto Bowing | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Ponticello Bowing | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Controlled Tremolo Bowing | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Colle Bowing | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Fast String Crossings | |
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| Pedagogy for Teaching Expressive Spiccato | |
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| Two-Octave Scales through Four Sharps and Four Flats: General Guidelines | |
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| Introducing Three-Octave Scales: General Guidelines | |
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| Pedagogy for Refining Shifting | |
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| Pedagogy for Refining Vibrato | |
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| Pedagogy for Developing Advanced Aural Skills in the School Orchestra | |
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| Advanced Instrument Tuning | |
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| Problem Solving: Advanced Students'' Common Playing Problems and Solutions | |
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| Planning the School Orchestra Program | |
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| Your Goals and Objectives | |
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| Guidelines for Organizing the Rehearsal | |
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| Differences and Commonalities in Teaching Wind, Brass, and String Instruments | |
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| Keys to Efficient and Effective Development of Playing Technique in the String Class | |
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| Guidelines for Choosing Music | |
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| Preparing a Score | |
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| Lesson Plans | |
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| Evaluation of Teaching | |
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| The National Standards | |
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| References | |
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| Additional Resources for Teaching the National Standards in the School Orchestra | |
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| Additional Sample Repertoire for Use in Teaching the National Standards in the School OrchestraCha | |