Independent String Teacher Discussion Forum
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Discussion Forum #4.: When Saying "Good" Isn't Good: We always want to be positive and encouraging to our students, but if we say "good" all the time, the word can lose its meaning. What do we really mean when we say "good" even when whatever they just played really wasn't? Are there alternative things to say […]
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"Listener, Dancer, Fiddler" A Workshop with Effaeye Aawenyn 1-2p Sunday May 18, 2025 At MYArts in Madison $20 (free for IST members) Limited to 20 participants - Register here! Learn how lineage, lilt and "lift" combine to create musical expression and movement in fiddle dance music. Focused on concepts and activities for both students and teachers, this […]
This is our annual General Membership meeting and a chance to meet other member of IST! Please come with a dish to share.
Sunday, April 12, 2026 Spring Recital at Oakwood East - Prairie Ridge in Sun Prairie. Recitals will be at 2:00p and 4:00p. You can sign up your students with this link (coming soon!).
Playing while simultaneously singing is a wonderful skill that is always well appreciated by the audience, too. Once you can do it, you will likely look for ever more opportunities to use this skill. If this is something you have wanted to do but you just don’t know how to get started, this is a […]