Strings Class Resources

Using only the strings D and A, string orchestra students play along with the recording or music video of this popular song. Appropriate for first-year beginners through intermediate students, elementary through high school age, this can be used as a performance piece or as a warm-up at the start of class. It is a fantastic activity to keep students excited and engaged in learning while the teacher tunes instruments or does formative assessment. The exercise can be incorporated into lessons to

This poem is my own work. It's a cute way to introduce beginner string orchestra students to instrument care. One possibility for use is to divide your class into four groups and instruct each group to memorize a stanza and present it back to the class. Then the whole class can restate each stanza in their own words- what the poem indicates to do and not to do.

This is a duet arrangement of Mattachins by Peter Warlock for young bass players. Arrangement includes slurs, first position notes on all strings (including G natural on the E string), and third position on the G string.

Pair your strings students up and have them play for eachother. With this worksheet, guide them toward giving positive comments as well as constructive criticism. Peer assessments address the following strand of the 2014 Music Standards for Ensembles: MU:Pr5.3.E.8a Develop strategies to address technical challenges in a varied repertoire of music and evaluate their success using feedback from ensemble peers and other sources to refine performances.Please download, rate and review!

This is a list of practice strategies I made for my students to encourage them to practice small sections of music in a variety of different ways. Assign students to do particular strategies or have them keep track of what strategies they use on their practice journals.