MMED-5235 String Pedagogy for Graduate Students
In 2018, The New York Times published an opinion piece titled, "Those who can do, can't teach. Advice for students: The best experts sometimes make the worst teachers." Undergraduate instrumental study is heavily focused on students learning to play their instruments to the highest possible level. But doing it yourself is very different than teaching it. This course systematically tackles the problems specific to playing a string instrument and works through strategies for teaching both the basics and more advanced techniques. Consideration will also be given to working with students with disabilities in the string classroom.