The Essential Elements for Strings Teacher Manual Book 1 is designed to serve as a resource for all your string teaching needs. It contains teaching tips for every page of Essential Elements for Strings Book 1. It also includes sample letters for communicating with parents, sample test forms for evaluating students' playing skills, guidelines for instrument care, sizing students for instruments, a keyboard chart, and words to some of the familiar melodies throughout the book. National standards for teaching strings as well as a resource list of additional materials to help you in your teaching are provided. - p. [2].

Offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. - Publisher.