Below are links to various businesses and websites that Mr. Williams has dealt with in the past and has had a positive experience.  This is not an exclusive list and the Silver Strings Music Studio is not endorsing or excluding any resources.  This page is meant to be a quick reference of ideas for SSMS students.

 

Instrument Dealers

• Montero Violins | 705 Chestnut St., Emmaus, PA | 610.965.2756

• J.R. Judd Violins | 1964 Lycoming Creek Rd., Williamsport, PA | 570.321.8070

 

Accessory and Music Dealers

• Shar Music | Ann Arbor, MI |String instrument accessories and sheet music

• Southwest Strings | Tucson, AZ | String instrument accessories and sheet music

• MusicNotes | Downloadable sheet music

• Sheet Music Plus | Downloadable and print sheet music

 

Youth Orchestras & Camps

• Young People's Philharmonic | Bethlehem, PA | Youth Orchestra

• Pocono Youth Orchestra | Stroudsburg, PA | Youth Orchestra

• Youth Orchestra of Bucks County | Newtown, PA | Youth Orchestra

• Summer Music Institute @ Moravian | Bethlehem, PA | Summer Camp

• Elizabethtown College Music Camp | Elizabethtown, PA | Summer Camp

 

Educational Organizations

• American String Teachers Association (ASTA)

• Pennsylvania / Delaware String Teachers Association (PADESTA)

• National Association for Music Education (NAfME)

• Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA)

 

Educational/Informational Websites

• Video: How Playing An Instrument Benefits Your Brain

• Website: The Music Parents Guide

  • A few truths parents music understand when their student starts an instrument

  • Who quits instruments? Students or parents?

  • Getting back into it after the summer break

• Article: A Guide to Music For Strings

• Article: A Playground for Music Education and Music Theory (Special thanks to Kelsey)

• Website: Practice and Technology Resources

• YouTube Channel: Silver Strings Music Studio