Dear String Orchestra Teachers,

I hit the forums once again looking for the best warm-up resources out there!

Below are some of the most recommended books.

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Happy Rehearsing!

PS: Don’t forget to check out my own FREE Chorales for String Orchestra

Other Resources

Most used String Orchestra Methods:

• Essential Elements
• Sound Innovations
• Strings Basics
• Measures of Success
• Orchestra Expressions
• String Explorer
• Strictly Strings
• Learning Together
• Habits of a Successful String Musician
• The Bornoff Approach Primer

Great String Teaching Literature

• Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful String and Orchestra Program
• ASTA String Curriculum
• Teaching Stringed Instruments in Classes by Elizabeth A.H. Green
• Nurtured by Love

Books About Teaching

• Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them
• Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers
• Champs: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management (Library : Management, Motivation & Discipline)
• Responsive Classroom for Music, Art, PE, and Other Special Areas
• For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood. and the Rest of Y’all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education
• The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher 
• Conscious Classroom Management Second Edition Unlocking the Secrets of Great Teaching
• The Win-Win Classroom: A Fresh and Positive Look at Classroom Management