String Pedagogy Notebook is a website created by Michael Hopkins. It contains resources for teachers to help students learn basic and extended string techniques, how to program a concert, and games to help prepare students to start playing. He also has a companion Youtube channel for this website. It is an excellent resource.

StringSkills.com is an excellent free resource for string teaching materials. Compiled by Gabriel Villasurda, this site contains fingering charts/suggestions, rhythmic practices (and crazy tunes to help reinforce the learning) as well as bowing techniques, scales and shifting. There are even challenge pieces to be played on one string. Definitely worthwhile for string teachers.

This is a wonderful website for string quartet and ensembles that want to perform non-traditional music. Mona Lisa Sound has sheet music from the Beatles, the Who, Led Zeppelin and more at a reasonable price. Music can be searched by artist, song name, ensemble make up, and difficulty.

Something from Nothing is a currently running/updating podcast series on NPR that talks about creative works by musicians and artists and their influences/processes. It shows students that anyone can be creative. The current episodes are 13 minutes to a half hour in length.

This is an excellent Podcast series explaining what is Music Composition, how to compose, and tricks of the trade. Jon Brantingham covers the theory of composing/orchestration and talks about the creative aspects of it as well as interviews notable author/composers.

A companion website to HyperHistory Online, this website contains recordings of classical pieces that can be easily accessed. It can be searched by time period or composer. A handy resource if covering a music history unit.

This website is a great resource for musical recordings. They have playlists of music that can be sorted by type, artist, culture etc as well as lesson plans, podcasts and articles.

This is a wonderful string specific blog that has information for beginniners up through making that audition for college. It has advice to help educators with their classes as well as players make the most of their performance.

Another string specific music website. It is a wonderful resource for orchestra students of all levels and their educators. It covers the basics of how to hold an instrument as well as other specific advanced techniques.There are also resources to help with practicing and repertoire.

This website is a hub for public domain sheet music including full scores, parts, and even recordings of pieces. It's free to use and incredible if you're on a budget for ensembles. quartets and solo work.