Free resources

  • Below are links to our publicly available resources to help you in your teaching.
  • When logged in as a member you can access your member only resources from the My Account page.
  • If you are not yet a member of ESTA UK please consider joining!

ESTA UK produces two separate magazines for all its members:

  • Arco – our main magazine with articles dedicated to the needs of string teachers and reviews of recently published sheet music.
    Three issues per year – printed and online
    ARCO is an exclusive member only benefit

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  • Jesta – this is our survival guide for young string players, with all sorts of useful and fun articles.
    Two issues per year – online only
    JESTA is free to both members & non-members

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ESTA UK has publicly available videos on both YouTube and Vimeo.

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

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VIMEO SHOWCASE

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Please consider joining ESTA UK for access to our member only Vimeo videos.

ESTA UK and 88 Education

We are delighted to announce the appointment of 88 Education as our exclusive partner in [...]

Why is continuous development important for instrumental teachers?

We all know that instrumental teaching can be quite an isolated job. Whether you teach [...]

Kato Havas – A New Approach

On December 31st 2018, the string world received the sad news that Kato Havas had [...]

The Red Hot Magnet’s legacy, still encouraging us to ‘Play better, teach better’

Nannie Jamieson and the Nutshell Fund It is probably safe to say that without the [...]

Paul Rolland

Paul Rolland’s research started from a scientific standpoint, using knowledge acquired from the pedagogical aspects [...]

Outside the comfort zone

‘It is a grounding experience to place yourself in the shoes of your students, even [...]

Musical Nourishment

What led us to teach in the first place? ‘Those that can’t, teach!’ How many [...]