All Teaching articles
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FocusThe Strad Podcast: How to tailor the Suzuki Method to different students with violinist Meghan Faw
The violinist shares her personal experiences with the method as both a student and a teacher
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FocusThe Strad Podcast: How to hold a masterclass with violinist Paul Huang
The violinist speaks about his teaching approaches in a unique learning experience, in the third part of our four-part education-themed podcast series
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FocusThe Strad Podcast: How to teach collaborative skills with violinist Annie Fullard of the Cavani Quartet
‘We should live in a chamber music world’ - the violinist speaks about the importance of collaboration inside and outside of the practice room, in the second episode of our four-part education-themed podcast series
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FocusThe Strad Podcast: How to practise effectively with violinist Ray Chen
The first in our new four-part education themed podcast series features our September 2024 cover star
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #115: designing your own musical education as an adult learner with violinist Julia Reddy
How can adult students gain musical enrichment beyond the practice room? The violinist, teacher and podcaster shares her strategies
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #57: Augustin Hadelich on Recuerdos and Ricochet
Enjoy some ’R&R’: the violinist speaks about his new album, as well as a particularly tricky bowing technique
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #114: exploring resources and finding your teaching style with cellist Guy Johnston
The cellist speaks about how resources left by renowned ‘cello gods,’ as well as fostering a community of sharing has informed his teaching methods throughout his career
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #112: making musical choices with violist and composer Jessica Meyer
Believing the word ’improvisation’ to be a scary word for many classical musicians, Jessica calls for a simpler approach that will help musicians interpret both their own and others’ music
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #107: back to basics with cellist Gabriel Schwabe
Defining one’s practice with intention is crucial to unlocking playing potential without dwelling on too much complexity, says the cellist
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #106: 3D learning and creative teaching with violinist Rachel Cooper
String teachers must focus on how something sounds and feels - rather than solely what something looks like - when teaching students, says the violin teacher
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #105: active string teaching and learning with violinist Mahaliah Edwards
Mahaliah shares how she aims to get pupils to enjoy music making, as well as how she strives to be the teacher she would’ve liked to have had
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #103: adult learner mindset with violinist Rachael Ridge
Embracing gradual growth and progress, curiosity and a willingness to make mistakes is crucial for adults learning a musical instrument, says the violinist
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #102: teaching students to teach themselves with cellist Laurence Lesser
In celebration of his 85th birthday and 50 years at the New England Conservatory, Laurence speaks about his teaching approaches, including valuable ’a-ha’ moments from throughout his career
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #89: playing in Broadway shows with violist Stephanie Baer
Playing in musical theatre and commercial productions cultivates skills that will feed your classical playing, says the violist
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #88: Silkroad’s Global Musician Workshop with cellist Mike Block
Mike shares his thoughts on cross-cultural artistic collaboration ahead of this year’s programme
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #78: Seth Parker Woods on practising octaves for cellists
The cellist shares his strategies for breaking down this tricky technical concept
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #76: Violist Nick Revel on practising scales
Nick speaks about the role of scales in his playing past and present, as well as his scale practice tool DragonScales
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #74: Violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen on new Nordic folk music
Rune speaks about a new educational resource ‘Handed On’, which aims to pass on folk music traditions to the next generation
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #56: Richard Markson on teaching tone and sound
‘You have to hear in your mind a sound that you want to make’
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #46: Billy Tobenkin on starting the cello at 25
’I encourage adults that I encounter to dream bigger than you would imagine’
