Exercises – Gail Nelson Music

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Getting the Most Out of Your Practice Time

You know you need to practice, and your teacher (hopefully you have private teacher) probably gives you specific things to work on during that practice; but how do you get the most out of that time? I mean, really squeeze that practice for all it’s worth? I don’t know about you, but with the volume …

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Learn to Read Music!

I know, music has become this big “mystery language” that has people thinking that they can’t possibly learn without spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars on private lessons. But nothing can be further from the truth! Learning to read music is as easy as A, B, C, because you see, music uses some of the …

I use several different books, and which we decide on depends on your child’s learning style. Often we’ll use a combination of methods designed to suit preferences, and customize as we go. That said, these are the most likely candidates and ones I highly recommend.

For beginning violin students, we use a good portion of Wohlfahrt’s book. I love that it starts with very easy exercises, also that everything is a duet. I add repertoire (songs) to the list based on student interest and needs instead of a pre-determined course.

Advancing students will often have need of Applebaum’s 3rd & 5th Position String Builder.