Resources
This page will continue to be updated and expanded as the weeks, months, and years move along. Many of these resources are ones that have been shared with us by other musicians or educational institutions. If you see a broken link or notice other issues, please do let us know.We will announce updated and new resources via our Lumiroar Log!
Pedagogy
Lumiroar Multi-Level Masterpiece - Click Here
Mariachi
You Can Add Mariachi Into Your Program! - Handout from the American String Teachers Association National Conference 2022
Guitar
STRENGTHEN YOUR STRING STORM - Inclusion of Guitar within Orchestral and Mariachi Ensembles! - Handout from the American String Teachers Association National Conference 2024
Beginning Strings
Bow Techniques
Practice Strategies for Bowed-Strings
Online resources for cellists of all levels and all ages.
Camps, Institutes, and Festivals
Performance Videos
Violin Featured
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins
Janine Jansen - Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Viola Featured
Cello Featured
Double Bass Featured
Guitar Featured
Assorted Strings Featured
Dolce Ensembles - ‘Kashmir’, ‘Stairway to Heaven’, and ‘Smooth Criminal’
Castle on the Hill - Ed Sheeran | Diamond White, Mario Jose, KHS Cover
Ilumina Festival - Maurice Ravel: String Quartet - Assez vif, très rythmé
Voices of Music - Bach: Air on the G String: Voices of Music
Gergiev with London Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet
The Academy of Ancient Music - Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 No.1-12
Live Streams of Concerts
Stores - Colorado
Stores - Beyond Colorado
In-Person and Online
Please beware of stores such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and Pawn Shops. While you can often purchase decent or excellent accessories at these locations, do not purchase instruments here! Most of the instruments will not work or might not last long. It’s best to visit your local music store or the stores listed above. Rent-to-own programs are typically the best choice for beginning musicians for the first year or two!
Mi Vida Strings
3702 W. 72nd Ave., Westminster, CO 80030
mividastrings.com / 303-877-4380
Denver Violins
1601 Arapahoe St. Suite 16, Denver, CO 80202
denverviolins.com / 303-529-6561
Flesher-Hinton Music
5890 W. 44th Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO 80212
flesherhinton.com / 303-433-8891
Music and Arts
7350-b West 88th Ave, Westminster, CO 80021
musicarts.com / 303-427-0601
Golden Music
10395 W. Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80215
goldenmusic.co / 303-279-1111
Luther Strings
2018 S. Pontiac Way, Denver, CO 80224
lutherstrings.com / 720-510-3184
Youth & Community Ensembles - Colorado
Orchestras
Mariachi
Choir
Professional Development
Mariachi Workshops, Conferences, and Summits
University Mariachi Programs
Music Conferences
Musicology
Online Classes
Cross-Curricular Topics
What Is Music? What is Good Music?
The Experience of Playing/Listening to Music
Practice Strategies for Bowed-Strings
Music and Science
Celebrating Black Musicians
Miking Strategies
Violinists Discuss the Best Ways to Capture a Pure Acoustic Sound in Studio and Onstage
Advocacy
Study finds ensemble music programs positively affect students’ character, competence
Funding
Funding Sources for Music Education Support
Alianza Académica Virtual Festival - Mariachi, Conjunto, and Other Mexican Styles
Bringing Music to Life - Instrument Donations
Scholarship Opportunities
Strings
Choir
Post-Secondary Music
Songwriting
Internships
Sheet Music
Free - Foundational and Intermediate Level
Free - Intermediate to Professional Level
Purchase - All Levels