Teachers’ Resources

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Cases Available Now for Donation to Schools or Non-Profits

At this time we still have violin & viola cases in a variety of sizes to donate.  We still have a few cello covers, too.  If you need these cases, contact us through our ContactUs page, via email (email@gailesviolin.com) or call (301-474-4300). 

Other Items of Interest to Teachers

We frequently have cases, cello covers, and even instruments available for donation to schools and registered non-profits. Please contact us with your wish list. We will do our best to contact you when items you need become available.

Due to a special deal we have made with our suppliers, we are able to offer instruments to schools and community organizations at a special price. Please call for details.

Here is a checklist to use on students’ instruments. If you send a copy to the repair shop with the instrument, you don’t have to worry that the students or parents will forget what you said.
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Resources for Violin Teachers, Students and Performers

Some favorite apps:

  • Tuner Lite, a free tuning app from Piascore
  • Staff Wars, a game to help students learn to read notes on treble, alto and bass clefs. It's just $.99 from TMI Media, LLC

The Violin Site, also check out their journal.

Violinist in Balance - a great site for information on improving posture and balance while playing.

Ted.com has many wonderful videos of great speakers. Be sure to do a search for Benjamin Zander.  He's a pianist and conductor, but he's also a great speaker and teacher. You'll be able to use a lot of what he has to offer no matter what instrument you teach.

Care and Handling of the Instrument  - anyone can use this but it's a great handout for teachers.

Practice Record - this is not set up for the current year.  You can edit it in Microsoft Word.

Instrument Registration Form - for school teachers to use at the beginning of the year.

Instrument Exchange Notice - for use by school teachers.