This course, designed for graduate student, covers the knowledge and skills needed to guide a young violinist’s progress through the beginning stages. Establishing foundational instrumental skills; developing pulse, pitch and rhythm reading; exploration of Suzuki philosophy and the pedagogy of Rolland will be included. Graduate students will be expected to do an in depth exploration of supplemental repertoire, organize a class exploration of string pedagogy and complete a project based on an assigned parenting resource. Prerequisite: Current enrollment as a Music Education or Music Performance Major with violin or viola as the main instrument. 1/27/2020 - 5/8/2020, Lecture