Links

Here are some fun and informative links from the old orchestra website. For students who are interested in learning new/advanced techniques, I highly recommend the Michael Hopkins site (near the bottom of the list). Please explore these links - there's a ton of great information there!

Bernhardt House of Violins - Our orchestra's rental company

SmartMusic - SmartMusic's website with all things SmartMusic

Violin Online - Great resource for violin players

Viola Online - Great resource for viola players

Cello Online - Great resource for cello players

Music Ed. String Bass Information Center - Lots of great information for bass players

Metronome Online - a FREE online metronome (will also tune A440).

SCMEA Orchestra Division - The homepage for the Orchestra Division of South Carolina's Music Educator's Association

MENC - National Association for Music Education

SCMEA - South Carolina Music Educator's Association

FromTheTop.org - Great musical website sponsored by NPR

Cello Heaven - a message board community for cellists

Sound Junction - a cool website about all kinds of music and musicians

Michael Hopkins: String Pedagogy Notebook - lots of great information, including Quicktime videos demonstrating advanced techniques

StringSkills.com - this page has some great free downloads of music and exercises