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Elisabeth Hope
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
Troubleshooting Your Double Stops
Practice strategies for making double stops easier Through my own experience and working with my violin and viola students, I've...
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Elisabeth Hope
- Apr 14, 2021
- 2 min
Strategies for practicing quick runs
Slipping and sliding through those scales, arpeggios, and other quick runs? Make them easier with these #practicetips! Separate the...
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Elisabeth Hope
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
Strategies for Practicing Tricky, Fast Sections
How to unravel those sections that tie your fingers in knots Here are a few ideas to get you started: Change the Rhythm: Chocolate:...
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Elisabeth Hope
- Feb 10, 2021
- 7 min
Non-musical benefits of serious music study
nonmusical benefits of serious music study, as shared by music friends who went on to other careers
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Elisabeth Hope
- Sep 5, 2020
- 3 min
7 Ways to Get the Most Benefit from Online Lessons
You've prepared for a productive online lesson. How can you help your student get the most benefit from their online lessons?
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Elisabeth Hope
- Sep 5, 2020
- 2 min
Preparing for Productive Online Lessons
Online lessons bring a different set of challenges than those we encounter in person. A parent can help their student prepare
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Elisabeth Hope
- Aug 19, 2020
- 4 min
7 Tips for Returning to Practice after a Break
Breaks happen. They can either completely derail you, or be just a blip on the radar. Here's how to re-start well.
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Elisabeth Hope
- Aug 18, 2020
- 4 min
Facing Challenges and Playground Ladders
In lieu of a birthday party for my oldest daughter during the pandemic of Summer 2020, my family went camping at a state park. While we...
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Elisabeth Hope
- Aug 17, 2020
- 5 min
Building Strength and Skills
Learning new things isn’t easy. It takes time, dedication, focus, and investment. As we develop a new skill, we build our confidence.
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Elisabeth Hope
- Jun 13, 2020
- 2 min
Toys, Trial and Error, and Tone (guest post by Dr. Julie Carlson)
It is intriguing to watch my now four-year-old boy play, experiencing trial and error. Learning to play an instrument shares similarities
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Elisabeth Hope
- Jun 10, 2020
- 5 min
Mix it Up Review
Suzuki kids and parents know they’re supposed to review, but how do we make this a reality day-in and day-out? How do we keep the pieces...
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Elisabeth Hope
- May 25, 2020
- 4 min
Your Daily Dose: Beginning Sight Reading
Sight reading is kind of like a multi-vitamin: most beneficial when taken daily in small amounts.
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Elisabeth Hope
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Lesson Books
Materials commonly needed by students in the Hope Violin Studio
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Elisabeth Hope
- May 3, 2020
- 5 min
7 Game-Changing Books for Suzuki Parents and Teachers
Some books that have brought my Suzuki parenting and teaching to the next level
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Elisabeth Hope
- Apr 26, 2020
- 5 min
From Baby Music Class to Suzuki Violin Lessons
I realized that the class’s effect on Lydia was closely matched by the influence that it was having on my parenting and teaching skills.
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Elisabeth Hope
- Apr 25, 2020
- 5 min
Practice Tips for Teens, Part 1
Time management and effective practice strategies
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Elisabeth Hope
- Apr 25, 2020
- 3 min
Practice Tips for Teens, Part 2
More time management and effective practice strategies
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