Opinion: Avoid overloading students with information

For many young players, learning a stringed instrument is a monumental and mystifying task. They’re confronted with seemingly infinite methodologies, fingering systems and approaches to intonation, not to mention the variables that come with using a bow. Overwhelmed with information, young string players often accept that they are doomed to spend years screeching and crunching through music before they start to sound ‘good’…