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How to teach note reading to beginner violin students
American pedagogue Mimi Zweig explains how she engages new pupils
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Quick exercises to improve string playing technique
Bruno Giuranna, Mimi Zweig, Bonnie Hampton and Boris Kuschnir reveal their secret teaching weapons
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5 experts on what every string teacher should know when starting out
We asked five enormously experienced string pedagogues what advice they would give to an instrumental teacher at the beginning of their career
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How do you choose instrumental repertoire for a student?
The Strad's panel of experts answer string teaching questions from readers as part of our Teacher Talk series
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How to keep teenage instrumental students motivated
Three string teaching experts answer a reader’s question for The Strad’s Teacher Talk series
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Should etudes and studies be performed with attention to musicality?
Three string teaching experts answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk series
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Should violin students take a long summer break without practising?
Top string teachers Mimi Zweig and Géza Szilvay answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk section
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Is it healthy to arch your back and raise your violin when playing up high, as top soloists often do?
Top teachers Boris Kuschnir and Mimi Zweig answer a reader's question for The Strad's Teacher Talk section
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Introducing the bow to beginner violin students
American pedagogue Mimi Zweig explains how she engages new pupils
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Ask the Experts: how to teach a group of violin students
Strad readers submit their problems and queries about string playing, teaching or making to our experts
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How do you encourage students to develop their own musical ideas?
Teacher Talk: your string teaching questions answered by our panel of experts
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Mimi Zweig: The first lesson
In the March issue, US teacher Mimi Zweig gives tips on introducing beginners to the violin. Here's a clip from her Stringpedagogy.com course, which can also be seen in the digital edition of The Strad.