June 20, 2025

108. A violin/viola pedagogy focus! David Cho shares his "bow tapes" strategy and Charles Laux & Harrison Cook have a Q&A about violin/viola pedagogy.

25 minutes

Welcome to a special episode of The Orchestra Teacher Podcast, where string educators share their creative ideas, tips, and teaching tools with listeners. Episode 108 kicks off this exciting new series with a contribution from David Cho, an elementary string specialist from Prince William County, Virginia. David introduces his innovative “bow tapes” concept—using standard fingerboard tape on the bow to guide young students toward a correct and consistent bow hold.In the second half of the episode, host Charles Laux is joined by Harrison Cook for a focused discussion on upper string pedagogy, where they diagnose common challenges in violin and viola technique and offer practical solutions for teachers.This episode is packed with valuable insights you can bring directly into your classroom. Don’t miss it!-- BIOGRAPHY -- David Cho is in his third year teaching fifth grade strings in Prince William County Schools in Northern Virginia. he has previously touched strings in the Catholic schools, ranging from elementary to high school. His background is professional performance both as a symphony, musician, chamber, musician, and Concerto soloist with orchestras. Some of his professional highlights include 12 seasons as Assistant Principal Cellist in the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, performances with Washington National Opera and Kennedy Center ballet, performances at Wolf trap in the National Gallery Orchestra.— REFERRAL LINKS —Ready to shake up your next orchestra trip? Kaleidoscope Adventures has been planning performance travel beyond expectations for more than 30 years. ⁠https://www.kaleidoscopeadventures.com/the-orchestra-teacher-podcast/⁠Looking for things on Amazon? Use my referral link:⁠https://amzn.to/3RkfRLk⁠Do you keep a monthly budget? If not, try You Need a Budget! It’s a great app/website that helps keep your finances on track.⁠https://tinyurl.com/TheOrchestraTeacherYNAB⁠Do you have cable? Cut the cord and check out YouTube TV! It works on mobile, Smart TVs, the web and more!⁠https://tv.youtube.com/referral/r22irzcuy7jshi⁠Resources and more information at ⁠www.orchestrateacher.net⁠#TheOrchestraTeacherPodcast #MusicEducation #PodcastForTeachers #OrchestraPodcast #MusicTeacherLife #PodcastForEducators #StringTeacherPodcast #MusicEdPodcast #TeacherPodcast#OrchestraTeacher #StringEducation #OrchestraLife #StringPlayers #StringTeacherLife #OrchestraClass #TeachingStrings #MusicEd #TeachingMusic #StringsMatter #ViolinPedagogy #violinteaching #violateaching

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