Musical Aspects
You are doing the dynamics in this section really well.
That was so much more exciting now that you [did whatever it was]
There was a bigger difference between your fortes and pianos that time, good. Very musical playing!
The crescendo really was clear
Beautiful phrasing in the middle section.
Great job on your phrasing. I can tell you spent a lot of time working on it this week. because of it. Sounds great.
Beautiful phrasing.
You obviously put a lot of work into your phrasing this week! I love the way you dropped from forte to piano in measure 39! I love the way you did your dynamic change
Your expression in the first passage where you used increasing bow speeds was fantastic! I heard the ring
I loved the way you phrased that!
That was such a beautiful sound, I'd love to hear it again!! Ahh, that's a much richer sound!
I can hear your ringing third finger on the D string. I loved the way you tapered your phrases.
I loved the echo you made in the 2nd part of the song! I could really hear the different dynamics
I really felt something while you played, I heard your dynamic contrast High school: I liked how you played with a good tone, vibrato, and phrasing Elem/middle: Wow! Good progress and preparation of this piece
I loved how clear your phrasing was here Effort
That is much improved! I can tell that you really worked on (blank) skill! That is great! I can see you are really understanding (blank).
Good, you did exactly what I asked you to do.
That was way better. Wow, that was your best time. Now that's really good listening. You played that section perfectly!
That was great improvement.
You can see that you worked really hard.
I like how you (specific point). You are really improving on your (specific point). Well done! I can see that you have worked on that1
Good job getting through the passage! You fixed a lot of the issues!
Don't get frustrated! You didn't even know third position in September. Now you know Third, Fifth, and Second and it is April.
Did you hear the difference? That's exactly the sound you wanted. You worked so hard!
Great work! I can tell you worked on this piece a lot this week.
Your goal was to make that a ringing tone 5 times in a row, and you did it! Great job listening!
Thank you for being ready to go. That was tough but you didn't give up. I can tell you worked hard on this section.
Compliment on the amount of work done/memory in the past week, or for a successful performance
I hear a lot of improvements since last week You seem very focused
Great work this week, I really liked you preparation. (or if the week's prep wasn't so great... I loved your preparation last week, can we try to get back to that for next week's lesson?)
Technique
Nice bow hand, left hand, posture point or musical idea like intonation, articulation, etc. You made great progress on the fingering in that spot.
Nice job keeping your feet still while you played! Look at that thumb! It stayed curved the whole time!
I love how your fingertips are coming down on the string on the left side of the finger. Specific comments on good bow hold, good sound, fingers in correct spot - posture - constant and ongoing
I loved how you kept your vibrato going all the way to the end of the note. Hey - you made your pinkie round all by yourself!
You just did all the third fingers we talked about beautifully!
Your scroll stayed as high as the target on the music stand for your entire scale. Your bow hold (posture, thumb, left hand, etc.) looks better today
You remembered to play over the fingerboard for the pp
What a great shift - you really were soft in the thumb and your finger knew where it was going. Now can you replicate that?
Bowing
You kept your bow on the straight path most of the time! You really watched the bow like we talked about
You kept a beautifully curved pinky on your bowhold for the entire piece. Great progress keeping your thumb bent on your bow hold!
Now that you've figured out how to sustain your bow at the tip, your bow changes will be a lot smoother
Your bow stayed on Lane 2 for the entire piece.
Wow! Look at that bow hold! You must have practiced a lot this week! You kept your bow parallel to the bridge.
You played all correct bowings.
Forming a good bow hold is difficult and you are making it look easy your bow-hold is looking great
Nicely done, you kept your bowhold the entire time You remembered the bowing in the tricky place.
Kinder/elem: I like how you played with a good bow hold the entire time Intonation
I can tell you are listening closely because I saw you moving your fingers. The intonation in this section has improved so much since last week! Your intonation was great on that D#!
I love the way you checked that note Nice work finding that shift note Okay, much better in tune!
That was correct intonation.
You have really grown in your intonation since I first met you That passage was perfectly in tune
You played all of the notes correctly. You remembered the C#.
Positive followed by suggestion
Direct, specific comments after a student plays a piece about what I liked. Aim to give at least 2 positive comments before any corrective comment
When ever a student plays for me, I try to always pick at least one thing, whether posture or dynamics or rhythm or intonation, etc. that they did well before talking about what we can improve upon.
Everything I ask a student to do is in a positive way. Even the corrective feedback. Johnny, I really liked how you stood there with your violin in rest position while I asked you about the piece we just played (for a younger student who is a little rambunctious) Tone
Great tone!
That was clear tone
You are pulling such a nice straight bow today and your tone is so big and confident I hear a clear, rich tone!
You had beautiful tone when you pulled your bow across the string like that. Did you hear how it made the pitch ring?
Your tone was beautiful in this section General
Great job! Wow, you did it. You've really improved this week. yes! You sound like a professional.
That was amazing! Much better That was beautiful
College: it is getting better Specific
What impresses my about what I just heard is . . . [comments on phrasing, intonation, steady rhythm, etc.]
I really liked how you... Good job with...
(I like to give specific positive feedback, rather than just saying ""Good job."") "Wow--what a nice tone!
Posture
Your tall posture makes me feel happy and proud.
You look so professional when you sit up straight like you did today I love the way you took time to get your posture and bow hold ready
Rhythm
While you were playing, I noticed that your mom was tapping her foot. That mean you played very rhythmically. Even better . . . it means that you moved someone with your music. You literally made your mom move
3. If you use corrective feedback with students, please provide a few examples in the