Welcome to Stringbabies

'Stringbabies' by Kay Tucker - a great way of teaching young children to enjoy playing the Cello, Viola or Violin well & to sight-read happily!

Stringbabies is our umbrella name for the closely related Cellobabies, Violababies & Violinbabies methods. On this site you can:


About Stringbabies - what is it?

Stringbabies helps younger ones:

  • learn to play the cello, viola or violin
  • overcome the sight reading barrier
  • acquire the very best techniques right from the start
  • really enjoy themselves in the process

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Stringbabies Teaching Materials

There are two Stringbabies manuals for each instrument:

  • Teacher & Parent's book
  • Pupil's workbook

Discover how easy it is to teach Stringbabies and why it is so effective!

You can purchase the books on this website [via PayPal].

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Find a Stringbabies Teacher

Want to see if there is a Stringbabies teacher in your area?

You can look through our up to date list of accredited Stringbabies teachers.

Each teacher has a webpage of their own, giving their biography with photo[s] etc.

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Teacher of the hour: Sara Stagg - Violin

Sara Stagg - Horsham, Sussex

District: Horsham, Crawley, Pulborough, Haywards Heath, Dorking, Burgess Hill

Violinbabies is a great way for young children to start on the violin. It addresses the issues of note-reading, rhythm and technique in a fun and engaging manner. Instead of boring technical…

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Training Days & Other Events

You have read the manual, you have heard what people say, but actually being able to listen, see and talk to Kay will really bring Stringbabies alive!

Crawley spring workshop Saturday, April 09, 2011

Crawley summer workshop Saturday, July 23, 2011

Our training days are normally held in Horsham, Sussex, but we will be running events in other parts of the country.

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