Lesson Materials

Essential Materials for Academy Lessons:

Every student is required to have the following for each lesson:
Violin or viola (seems a little funny…but it has happened!)
Bow
Rosin
Shoulder rest, pad or sponge, if necessary
Books – method, scale, etude, other supplementary materials
Practice Log Folder/Notebook
Spare set of strings
Cleaning Cloth

Supplementary Materials for home:

Tuner
Metronome
Music Stand

If you don’t have a metronome at home, click here to try one available online.
There are also several free smartphone apps available.

Suggested Metronome Apps

Tempo – Metronome with Setlists
MetroCorder

Suggested Tuner Apps

insTuner Lite – Chromatic Tuner
Pitch Perfect Visual Tuner
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