Stringlights Music
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
About the store
I've been teaching orchestra, strings, and general music for over 25 years — in school ensembles, private studios, and teacher-training programs at the national level. I create resources rooted in real classroom experience: games, composition projects, fiddle tunes, and cross-curricular activities designed to get students curious, creative, and making music from day one.
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Fingerboard Maps - Projectable Templates for String Orchestra
Designed for string teachers and students, this resource brings fingerboard geography to life with a projectable and printable reference guide from Stringlights Music™. Project it for whole-class instruction, print it as a studio reference, or pair it with Stringlights Music™ magnets for hands-on learning.What's included — PDF (25 pages) + Google Slides (22 slides):Visual key — how to read a Stringlights Fingerboard Map6 blank templates — single string, unlabeled 4-string, violin, viola/cello, d
3rd - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
BUNDLE: Fingerboard Workbook and Teacher Guide: Half + Whole Steps Spotlight
String theory — for bowed string musicians. The complete Fingerboard Spotlight Workbook bundle.The Student Workbook (17 pages) gives bowed string musicians a visual, tactile, and documented path through half step and whole step concepts using the Stringlights™ map system. Includes bonus insert for independent and adult learners.The Teacher Guide (18 pages) gives you the pedagogy, page-by-page teaching notes, the < notation system, and the aural fluency framework — ears connected to the finger
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Fingerboard Maps - Printable Templates for String Orchestra
Single-string fingerboard diagrams for violin, viola, cello, and double bass. Color in string spots to explore patterns, intervals, key signatures, and pitches — one string at a time or in string sets. Use with pencils, crayons, or markers. Slide into dry-erase sleeves to use again and again.What's included (43 pages):Blank templates — 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 maps per pageOpen-string labeled versions — violin (G D A E), viola/cello (C G D A), double bass (E A D G), and orchestra (C G D A E)Chromatic g
3rd - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Bingo Practice Cards - Stringlights Music
A ready-to-print practice bingo card for music studios and classrooms.Students fill in practice tasks, work through them during the week, and mark each square when done. Simple, flexible, and effective for studio lessons, orchestra class, or independent practice at home.What's included:2 blank Stringlights Bingo cardsFREE center square — always markedName, date, and instrument fieldsClean design — write any practice task in any squareHow to use:Teacher assigns practice tasks and students fill in
PreK - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Fingerboard Map - Blank
A single-page printable from Stringlights Music™ — four blank single-string maps, ready to use.Color in string spots to map patterns, intervals, or key signatures. Write pitch names or finger numbers inside the circles. Slide into a dry-erase sleeve to reuse again and again.Works for violin, viola, cello, double bass.Want the full packet?Get all 43 pages — blank templates, labeled strings, chromatic guides, natural half steps, Five-Note Finger Patterns, open circle templates, and more:Fingerboar
3rd - 12th, Adult Education
Instrumental Music, Music, Other (Performing Arts)
Fiddle Tune or Phony? A FUN Musical Guessing Game
Traditional fiddle tunes have some of the most wonderfully bizarre names in all of music. We're talking Shove That Pig's Foot a Little Further in the Fire, Granny Will Your Dog Bite, and Squirrel Headed Woman — and those are REAL.Here's the game: Your teacher reads a tune title. You decide — is it a REAL traditional fiddle tune from old-time, Texas style, or bluegrass tradition, or did someone completely make it up? There is no trick to figure it out. It's pure guessing — and that's exactly what
4th - 12th
Instrumental Music, Music, Music Composition
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About the store
Experience
I've been teaching orchestra, strings, and general music for over 25 years — in school ensembles, private studios, and teacher-training programs at the national level. I create resources rooted in real classroom experience: games, composition projects, fiddle tunes, and cross-curricular activities designed to get students curious, creative, and making music from day one.
Teaching style
My teaching draws from a rich blend of methodologies — Bornoff, Suzuki, Orff Schulwerk, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, Music Mind Games, World Music Drumming, and fiddle traditions. I've spent years studying and applying these approaches in orchestra classrooms, private lessons, and teacher-training settings, and that cross-pollination is at the heart of everything I make. I'm also a creative problem-solver at heart: I invented the Stringlights Music™ magnetic fingerboard maps when I couldn't find the teaching tool I needed, and that same instinct drives everything I bring to the classroom and to this store.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I'm an active clinician and presenter at string education institutes, workshops, and summer camps, and I consult on curriculum and program development. I've held music education leadership roles in PK-12 settings, ASTA chapter, and as a teacher-trainer/clinician across a range of professional development settings. I've toured nationally and internationally with student musicians, and my own performance experience spans Suzuki, classical, contest-style fiddle, movement, and professional musical theater — a mix that keeps my teaching creative, playful, and prioritizes discovery, curiosity, and creating memorable experiences.
My own education history
BM in Music from The Catholic University of America; MM in Music Education with an emphasis in string pedagogy from the University of Maryland. I'm a lifelong learner — always reading, experimenting, and refining my practice.
Additional biographical information
I direct Middle and High School orchestras, run a private studio serving students ages 5 through adult, and am the creator of Stringlights Music™ 🎻 — visit stringlightsmusic.com to learn more.
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