String Wag
An online series where once a term, Karen Kyriakou chats with
fabulous string educators about things they know lots about!
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String Wag #5
with Rohan de Korte
Monday March 18, 2024
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Karen Kyriakou and Rohan de Korte chat about 'Cello Quartets and that cello sound' and about 45 other cello and music things; the MSO string sound, performance anxiety, injury recovery and audition stress.
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String Wag #4
with Evgeny Sorkin
Monday October 9, 2023
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Karen will chats to Evgeny about 'Naturalness; in gesture, technique and phrasing.'
Evgeny is a master of the bodies relationship to the instrument, with the aim of always making better music!
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String Wag #3
with Caron Chan
String Wag #2
with Stephen Chin
May 17, 2023
Karen Kyriakou chats to Stephen Chin about intonation, tone, and musical intent — developing pathways to take students from intermediate to diploma level
String Wag #1
with Loreta Fin
February 15, 2023
Karen Kyriakou and Loreta Fin share their top 5 tips for beginner string programs.
Loreta’s website has fabulous resources (including videos) for beginner students, all ready to go for string teachers.
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Here is the link to the High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) that I mention in the section about sharing learning intentions with your staff and students.
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If you need some resources for your ensembles, ‘off the page’ activities, check out my book ‘Strings Together’ with 20 flexible lesson plans with extension activities and pedagogy outlines. Suitable for any group teaching context. There’s also a book for band too!
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