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Suwanee, Georgia, United States
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14 years of teaching, Middle and High school Orchestra (and a Spanish class thrown in there once!)
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Preview of Rhythm Click-N-Drag - Beginner DIGITAL music activity!

Rhythm Click-N-Drag - Beginner DIGITAL music activity!

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Need a DIGITAL assignment or activity to assess your students on counting rhythms? LOOK NO FURTHER! :) This Google Slides activity is compatible with Google Drive and Google Classroom. It includes 10 measures of basic rhythms including quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth notes. Students will click the pre-made numbers and & 's to the gray boxes. It's so simple! Hint for grading - just change the color of the number or box to mark incorrect counts! Great for elementary music, middle school
Preview of Orchestra Notes Quiz Bundle - DIGITAL EDITION!

Orchestra Notes Quiz Bundle - DIGITAL EDITION!

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Get all of your DIGITAL EDITION note reading quizzes in one quick bundle! Compatible with Google Slides, Google Drive, and Google Classroom. What could be easier (for such a low price)?! Includes A string notes, D string notes, G string notes, and C/E string notes quizzes for your violin/viola/cello/bass students! Intended for beginner string orchestra players, but also a great review or quick check for your older students! Treble clef, Alto clef, and Bass clef all included. Would you rather ha
Preview of Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL BUNDLE!

Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL BUNDLE!

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The DIGITAL FINGERING CHART BUNDLE SET for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass is here!ALL of your fingering charts for the first 2+ years of instruction is DONE! Say what?! No-brainer! :) :) :) One-octave scales for D Major, G Major, C Major, A Major, F Major, and Bb Major included for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass. Multiple variations of those one octave scales included in each set! (Ex. Upper and Lower octaves of D major for viola & cello.... Upper & lower octaves of G major for Violin, etc.
Preview of Viola Scales Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL EDITION!

Viola Scales Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL EDITION!

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Viola fingering charts are HERE! Enjoy this DIGITAL edition of FILL-IN-THE-BLANK fingering charts for SIX Beginner to Intermediate one-octave scales. Includes C major (upper & lower octaves), G major, D major (upper & lower octaves), A major, F major, and Bb major. This is a resource you can't afford to pass up! Finger "tapes" and numbers included on each one. What a great reference for your viola students! Also use as an assessment for that finicky fingerboard geography. I use this while te
Preview of Orchestra C and E string notes quiz - DIGITAL EDITION!

Orchestra C and E string notes quiz - DIGITAL EDITION!

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Quickly and easily assess violin, viola, and cello students on their A-string notes (G-string for Bass). Includes a 50-note quiz for each instrument plus a bonus (open E/equivalent). Works well for first-year players learning to read music or as a review for older students. Finally - an activity that includes alto clef! This is PERFECT for hybrid in person/face-to-face vs. online learners. Works great as an asynchronous assignment as well! Compatible with Google Slides, Google Classroom, and Go
Preview of Cello Scales Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL EDITION!

Cello Scales Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL EDITION!

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Cello fingering charts are HERE! Enjoy this DIGITAL edition of FILL-IN-THE-BLANK fingering charts for SIX Beginner to Intermediate one-octave scales. Includes C major (upper & lower octaves), G major, D major (upper & lower octaves), A major, F major, and Bb major. This is a resource you can't afford to pass up! Finger "tapes" and numbers included on each one. What a great reference for your cello students! Also use as an assessment for that finicky fingerboard geography. I use this while te
Preview of Orchestra A String Notes Quiz - DIGITAL EDITION!

Orchestra A String Notes Quiz - DIGITAL EDITION!

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OrchDorksRUs
Quickly and easily assess violin, viola, and cello students on their A-string notes (G-string for Bass). Includes a 50-note quiz for each instrument plus a bonus (open E/equivalent). Works well for first-year players learning to read music or as a review for older students. Finally - an activity that includes alto clef! This is PERFECT for hybrid in person/face-to-face vs. online learners. Works great as an asynchronous assignment as well! Compatible with Google Slides, Google Classroom, and Go
Preview of Violin Scales Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL EDITION!

Violin Scales Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL EDITION!

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OrchDorksRUs
Violin fingering charts are HERE! Enjoy this DIGITAL edition of FILL-IN-THE-BLANK fingering charts for SIX Beginner to Intermediate one-octave scales. Includes C major, G major (bonus upper octave), D major, A major (bonus upper octave), F major, and Bb major (bonus upper octave). This is a resource you can't afford to pass up! Finger "tapes" and numbers included on each one. What a great reference for your violin students! Also use as an assessment for that finicky fingerboard geography. I use
Preview of Orchestra G String Notes Quiz - DIGITAL EDITION!

Orchestra G String Notes Quiz - DIGITAL EDITION!

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OrchDorksRUs
Quickly and easily assess violin, viola, and cello students on their G-string notes (G-tetrachord for Bass). Includes a 50-note quiz for each instrument plus a bonus (open E for violins & bass, open C for violas & cellos). Works well for first-year players learning to read music or as a review for older students. Finally - an activity that includes alto clef! This is PERFECT for hybrid in person/face-to-face vs. online learners. Works great as an asynchronous assignment as well! Compatible
Preview of Bass Scales Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL EDITION!

Bass Scales Fingering Chart Set DIGITAL EDITION!

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Double Bass fingering charts are HERE! Enjoy this DIGITAL edition of FILL-IN-THE-BLANK fingering charts for SIX Beginner to Intermediate one-octave scales. Includes C major, G major, D major, A major, F major, and Bb major. This is a resource you can't afford to pass up! Finger "tapes" and numbers included on each one. What a great reference for your Bass students! Also use as an assessment for that finicky fingerboard geography. I use this while teaching a new scale, sometimes assign it for hom
Preview of Orchestra D string notes quiz - DIGITAL EDITION!

Orchestra D string notes quiz - DIGITAL EDITION!

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Assess your orchestra students on their ability to read NOTES ON THE D STRING. Great for first year violin, viola, cello, and bass players (or review for the older kids)! Finally - an activity that includes alto clef! This is the new DIGITAL EDITION of my already loved D string notes quiz (print edition). Compatible with Google Slides, Google Classroom, and Google Drive! A string notes quiz DIGITAL EDITION!G string notes quiz DIGITAL EDITION!C and E string notes quiz DIGITAL EDITIONFingering C
Preview of Orchestra G Major Scale Fingering Chart - Digital Edition!

Orchestra G Major Scale Fingering Chart - Digital Edition!

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Have your string orchestra students fill out this simple yet effective 1 octave G MAJOR SCALE fingering chart for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass! Directions on slide 1 make it easy to understand - students are to change each "?" to the note on the fingerboard! Violin/Viola/Cello is on slide 2, Bass is on slide 3. Different color "finger tapes" makes it easy to differentiate the fingerings! Makes for a great quick check, homework, assessment, sub plan, or even reference! Also check out my D Major
Preview of Orchestra C Scale Fingering Chart - DIGITAL EDITION!

Orchestra C Scale Fingering Chart - DIGITAL EDITION!

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OrchDorksRUs
An easy online way for string orchestra students to complete a 1-octave C Major scale fingering chart! For violas and cellos, this is the same C scale as the violins would play using F-natural and C-natural. Check back soon for lower octave options! Directions are on slide 1 Violin is on slide 2 Viola & Cello is on slide 3 Bass is on slide 4 "Finger tapes" included for easy reference! Great for quick checks, assessments, reference material, sub plans, teaching tools, you name it! Check out my
Preview of Orchestra D Major Scale fingering chart - DIGITAL EDITION!

Orchestra D Major Scale fingering chart - DIGITAL EDITION!

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Have students enter the notes of their D Major Scale in GOOGLE SLIDES! This is SO easy to use and a must-have for the Digital / Virtual Orchestra Class! Includes violin, viola, cello, and bass fingering charts. Use as homework, assessment, review, or reference! Compatible with Google Classroom - just attach and select "make a copy for each student"! DIRECTIONS FOR USE: Open the file in Google Slides Click FILE > Make A Copy > Entire Presentation Now it's YOURS and you can assign as you
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About the store

Experience

14 years of teaching, Middle and High school Orchestra (and a Spanish class thrown in there once!)

Awards & shining teacher moments

<p>Speaker and Presenter at Georgia Music Educator Association Annual In-Service Conference, 2018</p> <p> Speaker and Presenter at The Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, 2019 </p><p> Teacher of the Year Finalist, 2019-2020 &amp; 2020-2021</p><p> Google Certified Educator Level 1 (April 2020) </p><p> Google Certified Educator Level 2 (March 2021) </p><p> SC Region 3 CPA Head Judge 2021</p><p>Rolland Pedagogy Level 1 Endorsement June 2021</p>

My own education history

<p>Bachelors of Music in Music Education (Viola) - University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), 2011 -Minor in Spanish -Full University Honors </p><p> Masters of Music Education - University of South Carolina, 2016</p>

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