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It’s all about the movement…
Ever had a student who is just really stiff? Stands there and looks incredibly uncomfortable whilst holding the violin? This is a good activity to get them to loosen up. After all, we are encouraged to be relaxed when playing the violin to avoid injury so for those ‘stiff’ students, this is fantastic. I also […]
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Mad Fingerboard Dash
In an effort to make sure my students know their notes and not just “that’s first finger A” or “third finger D”, I came up with the Mad Fingerboard Dash. How to play:- Set up the Fingerboard Dash letter names on a table top, blue tack to the wall or lay on the floor. Hold […]
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Violin Skittle Game
After finding a fabulous “Skittles Board Game” from Susan Paradis’ website with a piano game board and playing cards, I realised that it would work very well for violin students. You need:- A violin fingerboard game board for each player A set of playing cards A packet of skittles How to play: Give each player […]
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Musical Adjectives
When you have a scale, exercise or piece that is necessary to play but just so boring, try a few of these to brighten things up. I have my students choose up to three cards if they have an exercise to play, and we will play it three times through to a different adjective each time. Musical […]
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Violin String Note Race Game
String Note Race Game Cards for String Note Race Game can be found here: Violin String Note Race Game Cards Print out note names C (do) D (re) E (mi) F (fa) G (sol) A (la) B (ti) High C (do) and laminate. Divide students up into two groups (or teacher – v – student). […]
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