Meet our adorable children’s character, half dino/half stringed instrument, Stringosaurus!
Hi, I’m Laura Carr! 🙂
I have spent the past decade working as a violin teacher around the world creating an imaginative curriculum starring Stringosaurus. Stringosaurus brings joy to everyone who meets him, so it’s not surprising he is a hit with all 3-8 year olds! Teaching a stringed instrument has never felt more fun or rewarding!
I invite you to join our growing teaching community online membership.
You will discover new monthly interactive resources which will leave you feeling invigorated and beaming with happiness, along with teachers’ video tutorials, storybooks, play-along videos, audio backing tracks and lesson plans.
You will feel prepared, excited and supported.
I can not wait to get to know you and to help you in whatever way I can.
Your work is beautiful and so creative for the youngest players on the violin…
I Dora
Germany
Great group approach with unique activities that really engaged my daughter whose violin skills developed without her even realising she was learning. Friendly, relaxed approach that definitely works!
Ceri-Anne
Parent
Wow! You’ve provided so much! I love your philosophy on play. I have a Master’s in Play Therapy, so it is a subject very close to my heart…
K O’Dea
America
You’ve got a really effective and creative programme that beautifully sets up the young learner and builds a good foundation to playing the violin – you could be the modern day Shelia Nelson…
R. Davis-Evans
Wales
Laura is an adventurous, joyous and empathic teacher. I was lucky enough to participate in a workshop with children at a local Kindergarten and I enjoyed every moment of the bopping, singing and playing.
Michelle Hall
Artist, teacher, actor and parent
A jam-packed eBook filled to the brim with hilarious and imaginative bow hold, bowing and violin and viola games!
They’re finally HERE! The violin and viola games you’ve all been waiting for are ready to help you bring your string lessons to life and engage with even your most resistant learners.
Everyone will love playing them!
This extensive treasury is especially for 3-10 year olds and has colourful, imaginative and hilarious pictures for every game.
Included in this beautiful violin and viola games treasury are hand picked gems to help with bow-holds, pedagogy gold posture exercises, games to help with left hand set-up and favourite bowing games.
No more nagging to correct recurring technical issues OR boring explanations where kids lose interest fast and get frustrated.
Now, you’re going to have super string students who adore their lessons and want to explore technical activities on their instrument at home and are more likely going to want to continue learning long-term, because they are having so much fun!
This Treasury was the new resource launched into the Hub on the 1st May, so if you’re already a member, you will have immediate access to this (plus the other 80+ resources). It’s under Teachers’ Starter Kit in Focused Learning, it seemed like a great fit because I use games to help my students focus! 😉
I’m also selling this Treasury to non-members! You can buy it as a one off purchase to use with your own personal students!
I’m so excited for you all to enjoy this. My 9 year old daughter Eva and I worked together on it and it was a really rewarding, rich and special journey.
I hope that I’ve shown her that it’s possible to have goals and dreams and to see them through.
Laura x
Get access to the unique and purposeful online resources hub which is reviewed, added to and updated every month.
There are songs, stories, games, inspiration, implementation videos and ideas to bring play into lessons!
This hub has been tried, tested and reviewed by violin teachers from around the world and they have loved it! It’s officially ready for you.
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As part of the online community, if teachers need a particular resource for their student, they can ask me to adapt what is in the library or we can work together to make a new resource to solve the issue.
Line up your violin (and there is a separate version for viola) is a gorgeously cute video to help students position their instruments carefully for an excellent set up.
I am so excited about this video… my own students have already tried it and love it!
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Children learn their string names as well as their highest string, lowest string, thinnest string and thickest string.
Allow them the space to explore their strings, by asking them to find the lowest and highest sound and noticing how that correlates to the width of the string.
We talk about voices, deep like a Daddy bear and high pitched like a mouse. For the width of the strings we talk about how the highest string is almost invisible like a thread (at least on a violin), where as the thickest string is chunky.
We then try the rap away from our instruments, patting our toes to the beat for our lowest string, knees for the second string, shoulders for the third, then heads for the highest string.
I’ve tried my best to rap… it’s my first attempt (and probably my last!) Ha ha ha! It actually sounds really fun with all the effects… have a listen to the clip!
I have questioned my sanity several times, more than usual in fact! Why on earth would I make a rap? I am officially the most uncool person out there!
Luckily, the answer has also been in the forefront of my mind…
To make the early days of learning a stringed instrument fun, engaging and accessible to everyone.
This Rap is what I think of as Treat Music… I use this kind of thing as a treat at the end of a lesson to leave the lesson feeling energised.
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Sing and open string Simplified version (as seen below) Challenge version to match the rhythm of the melody
Playing their Stringosaurus violins of course!! 
An EGG-citing thing is coming to Stringosaurus!!
We need as many ways as possible to strengthen and maintain balance and flexibility in our students’ little fingers.
No more straight pinkies No more forgetting about keeping the pinky curved on top Create flexible, STRONG, pinkiesJust until Monday 15th August!(Use code HUB20)Every month I add a new resource, depending on the needs in my community of amazing Teachosauri.*We will never share your information with any third parties and will process it in accordance with our privacy policy.
