Teaching Videos from the Musicians of the Minnesota Sinfonia
A note from Conductor Jay Fishman of the Minnesota Sinfonia:
My greetings to you all, and I hope that you are staying healthy and safe! With so many difficulties created by the Coronavirus, especially to students who play instruments and do not have regular personal interactions with their teachers, we at the Minnesota Sinfonia thought it would be helpful for our players to create short “teaching videos” to offer ideas and suggestions to use with their learning and practicing. These videos should be thought of as supplements to their work in the schools and with their teachers – not replacements. They cover a wide range of topics for both wind and string players starting with some of the basics of note reading, rhythm, care for the instruments to phrasing, vibrato, bow techniques, etc. As you can see as you look over the links below, they are organized separately for winds, brass, percussion, and strings (violins, violas, cello, and bass).
I hope you will find these videos to be helpful and easily accessible. Teachers, please pass the links along to your colleagues, and students, please pass the links along to your friends. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact me at the Sinfonia:
I wish you all well, and hopefully soon we can all do what we do best – playing together and enjoying making music!
Jay Fishman,
Artistic Director
Violins and Violas featuring:
Carol Lebovich,
Violin Bow and Sound
Emily Saathoff,
Violin Bow Strokes and Chords
Julia Persitz,
Holding the Violin
Claire Loudon,
Violin Shifting
Elise Parker,
Violin Shifting
Kseniya Khvashchynskaya,
Violin Pitch and Rhythm
Angela Hanson,
Phrasing
Laurel Browne,
Viola Fixing Spots
Susan Crawford,
Violin Practice Strategies
Elizabeth Cregan,
Voila! Viola Vibrato!
Cellos and Bass featuring:
Darin Anderson,
Cello Bow
Jane O’Hara,
Cello Use of Metronome with Jane O’Hara
Diane Tremaine Kogle,
Position at Cello with Diane Tremaine Kogle
Jennifer Rubin,
Holding and Tuning the Bass
Woodwinds featuring:
Paul Schulz,
Clarinet Embouchure
JoAnne Bartlett,
Beginning Flute Lesson
Sarah Carmack,
Oboe Basics with Sarah Carmack
Merilee Klemp,
Oboe Basics with Merilee Klemp
Laurie Merz,
Bassoon Basics with Laurie Merz
Brass featuring:
Neal Bolter,
French Horn Water Removal
Charles Hodgson,
French Horn Intermediate Level – High School
Chris Volpe
Trumpet Intermediate Level – High School
Percussion featuring:
Kory Andry,
Drum Set – Setting up the Snare
Drum Set – Snare Grip