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Bow Hold Explained

September 2, 2024 Ms. Mandi

So, last week we talked about the violin Hold. I hope you’ve been practicing it! This week, we’ll talk about…

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Posted in: Lesson Library, Suzuki Method Filed under: book-1, viola, violin

Violin Hold Explained

August 26, 2024 Ms. Mandi

So much has happened since my last blog post, but I’m still teaching! I started a new student today, and…

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Posted in: Lesson Library, Suzuki Method Filed under: book-1, viola, violin

Top 10 Violin Websites

January 5, 2021 Ms. Mandi

The Internet has afforded us a plethora of opportunities that were not available to me when I was a young…

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Posted in: Lesson Library, Suzuki Method Filed under: resources, viola, violin

New Students! – Start Here!

September 10, 2020 Ms. Mandi

I’ve had quite a few new students this week, which is any music teachers dream! So excited to meet this…

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Posted in: Lesson Library, Suzuki Method Filed under: cello, guitar, lesson-library, Suzuki, viola, violin

The Value of a Practice Planner

September 8, 2020 Ms. Mandi

I never used to be a planner. I just jumped in to whatever I was doing with both feet. Practicing…

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Posted in: Lesson Library, Suzuki Method Filed under: cello, guitar, lesson-library, viola, violin

Bow-muda Triangle: The Trifecta for Perfect Violin Tone

November 19, 2019 Ms. Mandi

There are three things that create good tone on a bowed string instrument (violin, viola, cello and string bass). They…

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Posted in: Lesson Library, Suzuki Method

Composer Bio: Shinichi Suzuki

December 4, 2018 Ms. Mandi

Born: October 17, 1898Died: January 26, 1998Nationality: JapaneseInstrument: Violin One of twelve children in his family, his father owned a…

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Posted in: Composer of the Month, Suzuki Method Filed under: composers, Suzuki

What Is Suzuki?

November 16, 2018 Ms. Mandi

When I first took the Suzuki training courses six years ago, our first assignment, post-training, was to write a short…

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