Mimi Zweig

Balancing Scales, Etudes and Repertoire

Live Teaching at the Intermediate Level + Q&A

Mimi Zweig presents a practical and inspiring session focused on teaching students at the intermediate level. Drawing on decades of experience as a renowned pedagogue, she explores how scales, etudes, and repertoire can work together to build strong technical foundations while fostering musical expression and artistic growth.

A central feature of this session is live teaching with students, providing participants with the unique opportunity to observe real lessons and the step-by-step development of skills in real time. Through direct interaction with students, Mimi demonstrates how technical concepts can be integrated naturally into musical study and how teachers can guide students toward increasing confidence, independence, and expressive playing.

Topics include:

• creating an effective balance between scales, etudes, and repertoire
• developing technical security without losing musical purpose
• supporting the progress of dedicated students at the intermediate stage
• connecting technical preparation to artistic expression and performance
• making teaching decisions in real time and adapting to individual student needs

By observing authentic teaching situations, participants gain valuable insight into lesson pacing, sequencing, problem-solving, and long-term student development. The session offers practical teaching strategies that can be applied immediately in the studio and provides a rare opportunity to experience Mimi Zweig’s highly respected teaching approach firsthand.

Suitable for teachers working at the intermediate level, including Suzuki Books 4–7 and comparable repertoire.

About Mimi Zweig

Mimi Zweig is Professor of Violin and Director of the Indiana University String Academy at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she has served on the faculty since 1976. Recognized internationally as one of the leading figures in string pedagogy, she has influenced generations of teachers and students through her innovative and highly respected teaching approach.

A student of Louis Krasner, Raphael Bronstein, Tadeusz Wroński, and Samuel Kissel, Mimi has combined a distinguished performing background with a lifelong commitment to teaching. She has developed pre-college string programs throughout the United States and has presented master classes and pedagogy workshops across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Israel.

Her educational website, MimiZweigStringPedagogy.com, is used by teachers and students around the world and has become an important resource in contemporary string education. In 2019, she received the prestigious American String Teachers Association Artist Teacher Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field.

Over the course of her career, Mimi Zweig has guided and inspired countless young musicians who have gone on to successful careers as performers, teachers, and leaders in the musical community. Among her former students is internationally acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell, reflecting the lasting impact of her work as a teacher and mentor.