10624 : String Orchestra Instrument Care & Setup | Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass | ELL/MLL

The first week of beginning strings can feel like controlled chaos. Bows come out by the hair, rosin ends up on the stick, endpins scrape the floor, and a newcomer who doesn't speak English yet has no idea what "loosen your bow" means. These picture-based care and setup sheets give every student the same clear routine, in words and pictures, from day one.

Created by Cindy Kamp of MusicKamp, a National Board Certified Music Teacher with two master's degrees and 22 years of PK–6 experience teaching general music, band, strings, and chorus.

What's Included

• Cover page
• Teacher Directions page with a five-step teaching sequence, a materials list, and string-specific teaching tips
• Violin Care & Setup sheet
• Viola Care & Setup sheet
• Cello Care & Setup sheet
• String Bass Care & Setup sheet

Every sheet follows the same 8-step routine: open the case, take out the bow by the frog, tighten the bow hair, rosin the bow, take out the instrument, attach the shoulder rest or set the endpin in the rock stop, wipe off rosin dust, and loosen the bow hair and put everything away. Each sheet ends with three picture-based care rules.

Perfect For

• Beginning orchestra and string classes
• ELL/MLL newcomers and students who learn best with visuals
• Sectionals, lessons, and substitute plans
• Music stands, student binders, and classroom walls
• Sending home so families can help with practice

Why Teachers Love It

• One routine for all four instruments, so students learn it once
• Instrument-specific details that are right: the shoulder rest goes on the back, cello and bass use the endpin and rock stop, and the bass sheet says tuning gears instead of pegs
• Short, simple sentences with a picture for every step
• Concrete cues for beginners, like a pencil's width between the hair and the stick

Teaching band too? Look for my Band Instrument Care & Setup sheets in the MusicKamp store.

Digital PDF download. No physical product will be shipped.