We ask that you order at least 10 finger guides as minimum. This allows us to more easily provide FFG For Schools at an affordable prices and stay profitable. Orders below 10 finger guides will be charged a $5 shipping and handling fee.

To ensure all programs can benefit from our program, please limit 1 finger guide per student per order. This allows us to serve the most amount of schools and not stock out of product. We plan to be around year after year and so there is no need to stock up. In addition the bulk order program is available year round. Finger guides are not for resale.

Simply communicate your needs and we will do our best to accommodate. Since the FFG for Schools program is in its first year, we are still creating the policies that help everyone succeed.

We recommend the D Major Beginner Guide for your very beginners. As they gain confidence in playing and begin working in different keys I would then transition to the Intermediate All Notes Guide. In my own orchestra, after their second or third concert we remove the D Major Guide and we play with no guide for about a month or so to help increase awareness of how to play in tune without a finger guide. As we start moving into different keys and introduce sharps and flats I introduce the Intermediate All Notes Guide. By the end of year two the Intermediate All Notes Guide is removed. I have found the students are able to visualize the guide and that it is not necessary beyond their 2nd year of middle school orchestra.

You can pay using a school purchase orderor we can create an online pop-up orchestra store. We leave the store open for a couple of weeks for families to pay with credit card. As soon as all orders are in, we ship the finger guides to your school. In both cases you never have to handle cash, checks, or hassle with the money.

Over the years I have always been frustrated with the imbalance in cost to play violin, viola, cello and bass. For example when students or teachers need to buy new strings, the violinist will pay $20 to $30 but the bass and cello players are paying $60 to $150 for strings. I figured that since I own the business and I am also an orchestra teacher I could simplify and equalize the cost. Each program is different and we want every orchestra program to have the flexibility to succeed. $6 per guide no matter the size or instrument. However if you come to me and want to order 40 bass guides and nothing else, we will need to discuss your needs in more detail:)

We suggest first to see if you can find the resources in your own school community. Consider reaching out to your administrator, PTO or a supportive donor in your community. In addition, we can provide a web portal for your families to pay Fantastic Finger Guides directly with a credit card. For a beginning class of 20 students your cost would be $120 at $6 per guide no matter the instruments and sizes. See if you can find the resources within your community.

If you exhaust all efforts with no success, reach out to us. We will do our best to work within your budget and support your orchestra program. 

We want to offer our product to as many schools as possible. The Fantastic Finger Guides have a very high cost to benefit ratio. They are an excellent tool to go deeper into musical learning and help all students succeed. I have a lot of SPed and ELL students in my program and I have found that they can more easily stay with the group with the Fantastic Finger Guides. Your students will grow musically smarter than they would with finger tapes and retain more students will sign up year after year. Your program will grow. They are worth the investment.