Trio Blog
Articles, advice, and updates for music teachers running solo studios and small schools.
- Fingerboard Geography: The Underrated Violin Pedagogy I Teach Earlier
Most violin teachers don't formally teach fingerboard geography, and their students suffer for it. Here is the pedagogy I added to my Suzuki studio and what changed.
Anna Morehart Falk · 2026-09-07
- The Suzuki Triangle: Why Parent-Teacher-Student Practice Partnerships Actually Work
The Suzuki Triangle isn't about parent involvement. It's about the parent being the at-home practice partner. After 23 years of teaching, here's what works and what plateaus the student.
Anna Morehart Falk · 2026-08-31
- How to Start Teaching Violin to a 3-Year-Old (and Whether You Should)
Most teachers refuse violin students under age 5. After 23 years and 25 students aged 3 to 18, here is how I teach the youngest beginners, and how to tell whether a child is ready.
Anna Morehart Falk · 2026-08-14
- Should You Teach Makeup Lessons? An Evolved Studio Policy
After 23 years of trying every makeup policy, here's what I do now, and why “just don't offer them” is harder than it sounds. The studio owner's case against the makeup lesson.
Anna Morehart Falk · 2026-05-26