practice tips

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...

Strategies for practicing quick runs

Slipping and sliding through those scales, arpeggios, and other quick runs? Make them easier with these #practicetips! Separate the...

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:...

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.

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...

Your Daily Dose: Beginning Sight Reading

Sight reading is kind of like a multi-vitamin: most beneficial when taken daily in small amounts.

7 Game-Changing Books for Suzuki Parents and Teachers

Some books that have brought my Suzuki parenting and teaching to the next level

Practice Tips for Teens, Part 1

Time management and effective practice strategies

Practice Tips for Teens, Part 2

More time management and effective practice strategies