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N AT I O N A L 2013 ASTA CONFERENCE Where Live Music Is Always Guaranteed!

February 27 – March 2, 2013 • Providence, Rhode Island

mni Providence Hotel and the RhodeO Island Convention Center

PROGRAM BOOK

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Wednesday, February 27

10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Open (D’Addario & Co.) 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Sessions 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Town Hall/Annual Meeting 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Dessert Social 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Student Chapter Networking

Thursday, February 28

7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Registration Open (D’Addario & Co.) 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony (Alfred Music Publishing) 9:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Educational Sessions 9:45 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Eclectic Strings Festival Events (Yamaha Corporation & Alfred Music Publishing) 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. National Orchestra Festival Events (The Potter Violin Co.) 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Grand Opening of Exhibits and Reception (Merz-Huber Company) 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Silent Auction Opens 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Dine Around Providence 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Dinner with Rachel Barton Pine and Mark O’Connor (pre-ordered, ticketed event)

Friday, March 1

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Sunrise Educational Sessions (Merz-Huber Co.) 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Registration Open (D’Addario & Co.) 8:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. Educational Sessions 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. National Orchestra Festival Events (The Potter Violin Co.) 9:15 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Eclectic Strings Festival Events (Yamaha Corporation & Alfred Music Publishing) 10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees/Silent Auction Open 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Coffee Break with Exhibitors (Claire Givens Violins) 5:00 p.m. Silent Auction Bidding Closes 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Attendee Reception in Exhibit Hall (Pirastro GmbH) 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Miró Quartet Performs at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium

Saturday, March 2

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Sunrise Educational Sessions (Merz-Huber Co.) 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration Open (D’Addario & Co.) 8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Educational Sessions 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. National Orchestra Festival Events (The Potter Violin Co.) 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open to All Attendees 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break with Exhibitors 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. National Orchestra Festival Winner’s Recital (The Potter Violin Co.) 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Dessert Reception in Exhibit Hall (Strings Magazine) 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band

Thank you to our sponsors that are listed in parentheses! 1 2013 ASTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Schedule-at-a-Glance...... 1

Pre-Conference Sessions & Activities...... 3

President’s Welcome...... 5

Sponsors...... 6

General Information...... 7

Evening Performances...... 8

Silent Auction...... 10

Master Classes...... 12

Award Winners...... 13

Invited Performing Groups...... 18

Advertisers’ Index...... 18

National Orchestra Festival®...... 19

Eclectic Strings Festival®...... 20

Poster Sessions...... 24

Music Industry Showcases...... 28

Board, Staff, and Committees...... 29

Educational Sessions

Thursday...... 38

Friday...... 50

Saturday...... 62

Exhibitor Listings...... 72

Exhibit Hall Floor Plan...... 84

2 ASTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY EVENTS Wednesday, February 27

Morning Events Evening Events Pre-conference Sessions Social Activities 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Picking the Best Repertoire for My Students: Where Do I Start? Town Hall/Annual Meeting Omni Hotel: Providence Ballroom I/IV Convention Center: Ballroom A Clinicians: Robert Gillespie, The Ohio State University and Members will get a preview of some strategic planning work William Hofeldt, composer ASTA has been focusing on for the past few months. Where Building Better Students Through Strong Curricula: Developing a are we headed? President Bob Phillips will present some of the preliminary ideas from the Board and Task Force Committee and Timeline for Success will solicit your feedback. This will help to formalize a five-year Omni Hotel: Newport/Washington Session Coordinators: Nancy Bargerstock, Appalachian State strategic plan. University; Jacquelyn Bartlett, University of North Carolina School of the Arts; Mimi Butler, private studio teacher; Linda Jennings, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Kelley Johnson, and Lynn Dessert Social-”Oh So Divine” . . . ASTA in Providence! Ledbetter, Texas State University Convention Center: Rotunda The Improvising Teacher’s Tool Kit The Town Hall/Annual Meeting is just the opening act for the Omni Hotel: Narragansett Ballroom A popular dessert social. It is always a big hit and lots of fun. Every Clinicians: Craig Butterfield, University of South Carolina; year, there are new prizes and surprises! You can connect with old Amy Feldkamp-Marr, Tecumseh Public Schools; Christian Howes, friends and make new ones! First time attendees: This is a great Creative Strings Academy; Tanya Kalmanovitch, New England way to meet fellow teachers in your area and around the country. Conservatory; Bert Ligon, University of South Carolina Dress: ASTA Purple Body Mapping 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Omni Hotel: Blackstone Room Lead Presenter: Constance Barrett, D.M.A., Central Middle Student Chapter Networking School; Co-Presenters: Judy Palac, Ph.D., Michigan State Omni Hotel: Newport/Washington University; and Jennifer Johnson, Andover Educators Come meet fellow students from other universities and colleges and reconnect with old acquaintances. It’s also a good opportunity Conducting to make new friends and plan to attend sessions with them. Omni Hotel: Narragansett Ballroom C Student Chapters receiving awards will be recognized! Clinician: Sandra Dackow, Hershey Symphony Orchestra

State Leadership Workshop (Invitation Only) Omni Hotel: Convention Center: 555 Session Leader: Stephen Benham, ASTA President-Elect

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elcome to Providence and the 2013 ASTA National Conference! The excitement of having such a large group of string teachers and players in one place is exhilarating. Since my first conference, in 2003, I have looked forward to returning every year. I would guess you feel the W same. The national Board and staff have spent the last year reviewing our many programs and designing a new strategic plan for the future, while building on our history. Attend the Town Hall/Annual Meeting on Wednesday evening to learn more and give us feedback. Immediately following, we will have fellowship and food at the dessert reception—an event not to be missed! For three days, we get to immerse ourselves in all things strings. Let’s celebrate sharing our expertise with others, gaining knowledge, seeing the latest and greatest in products and print materials, and hearing fantastic performances. The biggest problem, and a great one to have, is deciding what to attend! Thank you to those willing to share their expertise by presenting. Thank you to the exhibitors who work hard to bring us what we need and who greatly support ASTA. Thank you to the directors who work so hard to bring groups to NOF and ESF. And, a huge thank you to those artists donating their services for our evening concerts—the Miró Quartet on Friday and Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band on Saturday. Our fantastic conferences would not be possible without our dedicated staff, including Mary Wagner, conference chair, as well as many volunteers. Our volunteers contribute untold hours to preparing our events and staffing them during the conference. If you’d like to volunteer, send me an email at [email protected]. However, don’t wait till the next conference. Talk to your state officers about helping out locally. Not only are you passing on all that we hold dear, but you will meet other terrific teachers and find your life, and the lives of your students, greatly enriched. Enjoy the conference and please complete the conference evaluation, so we can continue to build and improve on it!

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D ear String Teachers and Performers, I owe so much of my success to the cello. My string education helped to shape me in many ways. It taught me to be confident on stage, the value of hard work and perseverance. My fellow musicians inspired me by their daily dedication and work ethic, all for their love and passion for music. I met many inspirational musicians through my cello performance experiences. I owe a debt of gratitude to all of my music teachers, chamber music coaches and conductors for their dedication and to my parents for giving me this invaluable opportunity!

I am sorry that I could not be at the ASTA National Conference in my home state to tell you this in person. Have a wonderful conference!

Sincerely, Olivia Culpo (Photo credit: MissUnivers.com) Miss Universe 5 2013 ASTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

ASTA thanks the following companies for their generous support of the 2013 conference:

Opening Ceremony �� Alfred Music Publishing Co. National Orchestra Festival® �� The Potter Violin Company Eclectic Strings Festival® �� Yamaha Corporation of America & Alfred Music Publishing Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Reception �� Merz-Huber Company Official Conference Program �� SHAR Products Company Live Streaming of Conference Sessions (Saturday) �� Howard Core Company Conference Mobile App �� Pirastro GmbH Conference Tote Bags �� Thomastik-Infeld/Connolly & Co. Registration Area �� D’Addario & Co., Inc. Friday Evening Reception in Exhibit Hall �� Pirastro GmbH Dessert Reception in Exhibit Hall �� Strings Magazine Sunrise Educational Sessions (Friday and Saturday) �� Merz-Huber Company Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Friday) �� Claire Givens Violins Conferece Directional Signs �� SHAR Products Company Early-Bird Registration Drawing �� CodaBow International Ltd. Master Class Sponsors: Eclectic Styles �� Electric Violin Shop Chamber Music �� Clemens Violins, Violas, & Violoncellos Bass �� Pirastro GmbH Cello �� Clemens Violins, Violas, & Violoncellos Violin �� SHAR Products Company Viola �� William Harris Lee & Company Guitar �� Johnson String Instrument Harp �� Merz-Huber Company Elizabeth A.H. Green School Educator Award �� SHAR Products Company Artist Teacher Award �� Kay H. Logan

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Dine Around Providence Registration/Information Desk Hours Thursday, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Attendees of the National Conference can pick up on-site registration materials, including name badges, Join friends and colleagues while program books, tickets ordered, etc. at the Convention sampling local cuisine. ASTA and the Center on the third floor outside the exhibit hall. Providence Visitors Bureau worked with local restaurant Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. owners to put together a wonderful dining experience Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. for attendees. This will be a “Dutch treat” evening. Menus Friday 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. from participating restaurants and sign-up sheets will be Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. available at the ASTA registration desk until 12:00 p.m. To insure ample seating for members, please be sure reserve Conference App for Your Mobile Phone early. Participants should meet in the lobby of the Omni Sponsored by Pirastro GmbH Hotel at 7:00 p.m. to depart to the restaurants. ASTA has an app for your mobile phone. Go to Guidebook on your phone and download the ASTA Conference App! View educational sessions and exhibitors you Exhibit Hall Hours—Win a 2014 Conference wish to visit. Specific application information is available at the Registration! ASTA registration desk. The exhibit hall is located at the Convention Center, on the third floor. Please visit the exhibitors and experience the many products and services they offer at the times listed below. Don’t miss the special events taking place in the exhibit hall. In your registration packet, you will find an exhibitor card. Complete all questions about the exhibitors, fill out your name, and place completed cards in the special drawing drop box by 1:45 p.m. on Saturday to be entered into the drawing. Drawing will take place at 2:00 p.m., during the dessert reception on Saturday. You must be present to win. Thursday,Thursday, February 7:00 28,p.m. 7:00 - 8:30 - 8:30p.m. p.m. Thursday, February 28 An Evening with 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Grand Opening and Reception (Sponsored by Merz–Huber Rachel Barton Pine Company) and Friday, March 1 10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open Mark O’Connor 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Coffee Break (Sponsored by Ticketed Event (Pre-Ordered) Claire Givens Violins, Inc.) Convention Center: Exhibit Hall A 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Reception in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by Pirastro ASTA continues to provide you with unique events in Providence! Your ticket allows you to come and enjoy dinner with your ASTA GmbH) colleagues and special guests Mark O’Connor and Rachel Saturday, March 2 Barton Pine. Not only will they share their views on the future of string education, but they will also treat attendees to a special 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open performance. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Coffee Break with Exhibitors 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Dessert Reception in Exhibit Hall (Sponsored by Strings Food Options: The Metro Café, located just Magazine) outside Exhibit Hall D, will be open for breakfast 2:00 p.m. Drawing for 2014 Conference and lunch: Thursday 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Friday Registration (must be present to win) 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., and Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closes/Dismantle 3:00 p.m. You also may access complimentary WiFi while in the café area. 7 2013 virtual e ducation o pportunities

Live Streaming of Conference Sessions Sponsored by Howard Core Company The streaming sessions from last year’s conference were so popular that ASTA decided to offer select streamed sessions from Providence too. Sessions also will be recorded and placed in ASTA’s Video Library, which is available in the members-only section of the website. So, if you can’t decide on what great session to attend, you can always view them later from the comfort of your computer. Sessions that are taped and streamed will be denoted with the computer symbol above in the session listings. The ASTA National Curriculum for Middle You Be the Judge! Tools for Hearing Your Practically Perfect Practicing and High School Orchestras: A Framework Orchestra Like It REALLY Sounds then Presenter: Robert Jesselson for Rehearsal Planning, Teaching Designing Warm Ups to Move Them to the Borrowing from the Greats: How to Analyze Techniques, and Long-Term Success Next Level Jazz and Bluegrass Licks and Incorporate Presenter: Stephen Benham, ASTA Presenter: Robert Gillespie President-Elect Them Into Your Own Playing From Martelé to Music Presenter: Martin Norgaard The ASTA National Curriculum: Developing Presenter: Rebecca Henry Creativity from the First String Lesson Presenter: Julie Lyonn Lieberman

In addition to the live streamed sessions, the following sessions will be recorded during the conference and added to the members-only section. Be sure to visit the ASTA Video Library often for these and other great sessions! Kreutzer Cubed: A Trio of Pedagogues Share Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Bass? The ASTA National Curriculum and and Compare Teaching Strategies Presenter: John Schimek Collegiate Faculty: Uses Within the Presenters: Brenda Brenner, Elisabeth Teaching and Reinforcing Musical Concepts Instrumental Music Education Track Small, James Lyon Presenter: Kirk Moss, ASTA Past with iApps President Examining Your First Job Through the Presenter: Charles Laux Interview and Preparation Lens ASTA National Curriculum for Elementary Presenter: Denese Odegaard How to Use the ASTA String Curriculum as an Assessment Tool Strings: A Road Map to Success Strum Bowing Presenter: Denese Odegaard Presenter: Bob Phillips, ASTA President Presenter: Tracy Silverman FEtureda E v ening P e rformances On-site ticket purchase will be available for performances at $20 each at the ASTA registration desk and one hour prior to the concert. Tickets for Miró Quartet will be in the Friday, March 1, 8:00 p.m. lobby of the Renaissance Hotel, which is located next to the Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Veterans Memorial Auditorium Tickets for Randy Sabien and Fiddlehead Band will be in Convention Center outside Ballroom A. All programming listed was provided by each group but is always subject to Miró Quartet change at artists discretion. Program Schubert INTERMISSION Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703 Schubert Beethoven Quartet in D minor, D. 810, String Quartet in C major, “Death and the Maiden” op. 59, no. 3

Saturday, March 2, 8:00 p.m. Ballroom A at the Convention Center Program Eclectic Strings Festival Spadella, Spade Cooley Participants join in for: Money From a Stranger, Randy Sabien J D Meets the Rhythm Section, Cozy’s Beat, CJ Eggleston Randy Sabien Randy Sabien Infra Rae, Hank Mobley Sunday Song, Randy Sabien Stella Blue, Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter Tears, Django Reinhardt Clydeoscope, Randy Sabien Minor Thing, Randy Sabien/Mike Dowling and the Sound of Fish Dreaming, Randy Sabien Hot Lanta, Allman Brothers Fiddlehead Crippled Turkey, Trad. Arr. Randy Sabien Soul of a Man, Blind Willie Johnson Three Way Boogie, Spade Cooley Band Encore: Maiden’s Prayer, Bob Wills 8 9 2013 ASTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Silent Auction Returns! Come and see the auction items in the exhibit hall. There are 20-plus items on the block for bidding. Bidding begins Thursday at 5 p.m. and closes Friday at 5 p.m. The winning bids will be announced Friday around 5:30 p.m. Items may be paid for and picked up immediately or on Saturday morning before noon. We accept cash and all major credit cards. Shipping of items is the sole responsibility of the purchaser.

Acoustic Electric Strings from Carriage House Violins G. Edward Lutherie Bobelock violin Marinette Acoustic case stocked with Electric Violin: From the designer accessories. of the ever popular Dahlia 5-string violin, the Marinette Acoustic Electric Violin features Gary Bartig’s patent pending Carl Fischer Music lightweight internal pickup. It’s This donation includes the best of both worlds—a a collection of fabulous acoustic tone plus the recently published ability to turn up the volume solo and ensemble methods and still sound fabulous. for all four stringed instruments. (29 total)

Alfred Music Publishing Co. Colorado Destination Package Daisy Rock Electric One-week use of vacation home of Dan Guillian in Guitar with amp, Frasier, Colorado. Susan Day’s newly-commissioned guitar stool, and piece, Spirit of Colorado (courtesy of Grand Mesa starter book. Music Publishers) and other special items Daisy Rock Acoustic Guitar with guitar Thomastik-Infeld/Connolly & Co. stool and starter Baroque bling violin and viola mute, book. Baroque bling cello mute, Peter Infeld Violin Set, Thomastik-Infeld, Vision Viola Set, Thomastik-Infeld, Dominant Cello Set, Thomastik-Infeld Blue Arch Music Three pieces from String Orchestra Eastman Strings, Inc. Catalog: Neil Gow’s Lament, Sally on the Hill, and Mandolin The Huron Carol. Electric Violin Shop and Kauai Vacation Condo Fishman Transducers, Inc. (Kathy and Donald Brungard) Fishman Loudbox One-week use of Kauai a vacation condo in Artist Amplifier. The Hawaii. The condo, located on a bluff in the resort Artist amplifier sounds great city of Princeville on the Garden Isle of Kauai, has with all stringed instruments. been recently redecorated. It has two bedrooms, With 120 watts of bi- two baths, fully furnished, and sleeps up to six amplified power and people. It is just steps away from a restricted pool. beautiful tone, it packs lots of special features into There is a mountain and ocean view from the rear. a very compact size. It will handle two instruments There are at least a dozen beautiful beaches or microphones, as well as an auxiliary input for within 15 to 30 minutes, as well as a glorious any media played. Each channel has separate hiking trail and other activities. There are also adjustments for EQ, reverb/delay, and effects. many beautiful golf courses to enjoy.

10 ASTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE MINGLE WITH MEMBER EVENTS - SILENT AUCTION

The Fingerboard Workbook Series Meisel Accessories LLC (RS Berkeley) The Fingerboard Workbook Chromatic Metrotuner, COM-250 Series: Map the Violin, Vio- Violin/Viola tuners. Meisel COM-250 Metro- la, Cello & Bass for Good (12 work- tuner with specially designed clip to mount on books) Students map the fingerboard by violin/viola scrolls. Will clamp onto virtually any sight, sound & feel giving them a rock instrument even a violin/viola body. Color dis- solid foundation of how to locate notes play; “A” reference pitch adjustable from on a fretless fingerboard. Typcial results: 410Hz to 490Hz. Built in mic or clip transducer; learn music faster, play in tune easier, ready for more challenging visual metronome adjustable from 30 to 280 music. Teachers can enjoy teaching other facets of music when beats per minute. Battery included. For more students are empowered to learn their own notes! information, www.meiselaccessories.com.

Frederick Harris Music Co., Ltd. Potter Violin Company The Violin Series 2013 Edition supports violinists in their Mark Wood SV-5 Stingray artistic and technical development and is the official resource electric violin red with bow and case. Based for the preparation for the assessments of the Carnegie Hall on the popular Custom Stingray model, the Royal Conservatory Achievement Program. This series spans from SV5 is a 5-string fretless electric violin kit the preparatory level through associate level and includes nine that comes complete with bow and case. volumes of repertoire with accompanying recording, two volumes of Feather-light and fabulous looking, they etudes and technique, and one volume of orchestral excerpts. sound great as well. The Stingray SV5 oufits include Gibson Guitar the instrument adjusted and Guitar ready to play, brazilwood horsehair bow with ebony frog, rosin, and shaped case with exterior William Harris Lee & Company music pocket, two bowholders, accessory pocket, C. Jean Pique Violin Outfit and backpack straps. In addition, Potter Violin is offering an autographed photo of Mark Wood. Marriott Corp. The complete 2014 conference package includes Rees Harps three nights say at the Louisville Downtown Marriott (the host Harpsicle® Harps are well designed, hotel), a conference registration, one complimentary pre- sturdily built and have the correct conference session and tickets to both evening performances. Bid string spacing which make them— an excellent now on the 2014 Conference Experience! selection for a first time harper. Light and por- Marriott Golf table, they are also a wonderful choice for harp Stone Mountain Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia therapy practitioners and are recommended by Foursome of golf, cart, and range balls at many harp therapy programs. These simple Stone Mountain Golf Club. What makes harps have nice volume and tone. Harpsicle® Stone Mountain Golf Club such a remark- Harps are well made and maintain tuning as able experience is the unique personalities well as any professional harp. (maple) of its two courses. The Stonemont Course is a classic challenge that places emphasis Saga Musical Instruments on accuracy and strategic course management. The Lakemont Case/bow outfit. Baker Course complements Stonemont with a less demanding, target- Street Luxury BK-4030 case paired with a oriented layout and exquisite views of Stone Mountain and its carbon fiber J. LaSalle violin bow. Baker historic Confederate carving. A great Father’s Day gift! Street violin cases are sturdy, lightweight, and handmade from the finest and most Marriott Golf luxurious materials, offering the ultimate in Westfield’s Golf Club in Clifton, Virginia protection for the finest instruments. The Foursome of golf, cart, and range balls at Deluxe line, with a rigid foam shell, offers extremely light weight the Westfield’s Golf Club. At Westfields, for ease of transport. The sturdy wood construction frame of the Fred Couples has built a course that is, at Luxury Series combines with an elegant plush interior to make a once, fun and accessible for the novice, superior violin case. The J. LaSalle violin bow is the perfect blend of while challenging and thought-provoking modern technology and traditional bow styling’s, the New LB-20 for the experienced golfer. Carved through natural wetlands, carbon graphite bow is sure to be a big hit with teachers and rolling hills, and majestic beech and oak trees, Westfields offers students alike. Its quality and value surpasses bows costing 3 times golfers a setting that is virtually free from distraction. No the price. Meets NAfME requirements. residences line its links, creating a course that is truly a golfer’s dream. A great Father’s Day gift! 11 2013 ASTA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau holds can be had by all! All kits of durable, dishwasher-safe, Best of Salt Lake: Prelude to 2015 reusable accessories come with instructions and Things 4 Strings® Basket. Includes: A Visit Salt Lake plush jumbo pencils. blanket, Morman Tabernacle CD, a Vera This Deluxe Kit includes: Bradley bag, and fruit and nut trail mix, • 4 Classic Gray CelloPhant® accessories a box of chocolate truffles, freshly made • 8 Green/Gold Bow Hold Buddies® accessory sets plus tortilla chips, mild chunky salsa, honey • 6 Frosty Clear Hold Fish® accessories roasted peanuts, a box of big chocolate bottomed cookies, mildly Wear Your Music spicy party mix, English toffee chocolate drizzled popcorn, crisp Rock recycled tee shirt (2); Silver bass string bracelets (6); Rock Star pretzels, salt water taffy, almonds, kettle popcorn, caramel Red String Bracelets (6) popcorn and a big double-dipped chocolate caramel pretzel rod. Wood Violins Sofia Violins Tee shirts, cd set, dvd Sofia Stradivari Titian. This Sofia “Titian” represents the Yamaha Corporation of America pinnacle of Sofia’s handmade American Silent Violin SV-130. The SV130 violins. Emulating Stradivari’s 1715 provides violinists of all levels with the ability to masterpiece, the Sofia Titian delivers a clear practice confidently without disturbing others. Though responsive tone with great projection and the acoustic sound produced is barely a whisper, you rich complexity. Each Sofia violin is will hear yourself in the rich, virtual environment of a handmade from European tone wood and resonant concert hall. The SV130 allows players of built, varnished and set up in their American any level to play or practice anytime. workshop. • Single piezo pickup Thing4Strings • Improved noise reduction circuitry Things 4 Strings® Deluxe Studio Kit: • Built-in reverb: practice room, concert hall, Jungle Mix, Invented by master string cathedral teachers, patented and revolutionary • Aux-In for playing along with recorded Things 4 Strings® bow accessories help shape accompaniment or favorite music and stabilize bow holds—moving beginning • Available in four colors: black, candy apple red, players to a functional bow hold in an Instant! antique brown, navy blue The accessories uniquely train the hand to hold the bow correctly and naturally, through muscle memory, thereby freeing the player to Note: Shipping of items is the sole learn and enjoy other elements of string responsibility of the purchaser. playing. Equip your entire studio with our critters, and instant bow

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Artist Teacher Award String Project Award Winner: Illinois State University Given annually to a pedagogue of renowned stature from North Awarded annually by the ASTA National Board to an outstanding America. String Project site in the NSPC. Award presentation at the Opening Ceremony on Thursday, February Presentation on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the 28 at 8:00 a.m. NSPC Reception. Sponsored by: Kay H. Logan The Illinois State University String Project, established in 2000, Matt Glaser currently has 115 participants and 22 string teaching assistants. Matt Glaser currently serves as artistic director The program targets children in third through eighth grade who for the American Roots Music Program at the take part in four curriculum levels. In addition to the classes that Berklee College of Music. Previously, for 28 are offered on the ISU campus, a team of teachers also leads two years, he held the position of chairman of the classes in a rural area about 40 miles north of campus. Private college’s String Department. Glaser is the first lessons, short workshops, and a weeklong summer camp are also and only recipient of the ASTA with NSOA available to participants. The ISU String Project is successful Stephane Grappelli Memorial Award, which was due to the dedication and enthusiasm of its faculty and college in recognition of his significant contribution to the assistants who work in a spirit of collaboration, trust, respect, teaching and playing of improvised string music professionalism, and fun. It strives to make a positive difference in in America. He performs in a wide variety of the lives of everyone involved. idioms ranging from jazz to bluegrass to early String Researcher Award music with artists that include: Stephane Grappelli, Bob Dylan, J Geils, Leo Kottke, Joe Lovano, and Awarded to a researcher whose work has contributed significantly Charlie Haden. He currently appears with Wayfaring Strangers, to scholarship in string education and/or performance. This year’s a band that fuses jazz and folk music. The Boston Herald called award honors long-term achievement in research. him, “possibly America’s most versatile violinist.” In addition to Presentation on Friday, March 1 at 1:45 p.m. at the Collegiate performing, he has published four books on contemporary violin Roundtable Business Meeting styles, including Jazz Violin co-authored with the late Stephane Grappelli. Glaser served on the board of advisors of the Ken David Sogin, University of Kentucky Burns’ Jazz documentary and also appears in the film. He served David Sogin teaches courses in string methods, on the board of directors of Chamber Music America and ASTA. principles of research, foundations of music He has performed at the White House and at Carnegie Hall with education, music learning and behavior, music Yo-Yo Ma and Mark O’Connor as part of Stephane Grappelli’s and special populations. He also directs theses 80th birthday concert. and dissertations. He is the national chair of the MENC special research interest group in adult Elizabeth A.H. Green School Educator Award music education. He obtained his B.M. from Louisiana State University, M.M.E. from North Given annually to a teacher with a distinguished current career in a Texas State University and, a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at school orchestral setting. Austin in music education. Sogin presents research papers and Award presentation on Saturday, March 2 at 11:15 a.m. at the publishes nationally and internationally. His research interests National Orchestra Festival Winner’s Concert. include psychoacoustics, music learning and development, string Sponsored by: SHAR Products Company education, and teacher effectiveness. Early-Bird Registration Drawing Winner Alan MacNair, Orchestra Director, Troy High School and Troy South Middle School, Troy, Michigan Presentation on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8:00 a.m., Opening Ceremony MacNair has been the orchestra director at Julie Ribchinsky, Ivoryton, Conn. Troy High School for 26 years, where he has Sponsored by: CodaBow International, Inc. built the orchestra program from 35 students to 200 that currently participate in one of State Chapter Award Winners three orchestras. Under his direction, the Troy High Symphony has been named National Best Newsletter: Minn. Grand champion on several occasions and Best Website: Mich. has earned top ratings at other festivals Most Improved Chapter: N.C. around the U.S. Since 1984, MacNair also Outstanding Chapter: Md./D.C. has been the music director and conductor of State Chapter Leader: Joan Ellersick, Southboro, Mass. the Metropolitan Youth Symphony, which Membership Recruitment Award: N.Y. draws students from all over southeast Michigan. In 1989, he founded the Troy String Camp, which brings 2013 Student Chapter Awards 200 students and chaperones to a nature camp in the early fall to study intensively with Detroit Symphony members and do Most Improved Chapter: Ohio State University leadership training. During the summer of 1995, he joined the Outstanding Chapter: Mansfield University faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp, where he conducts high Student Exemplary Service Award: Abigail Cash, Illinois State school students from around the world. MacNair is also the University; Deanna Carloni, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Rochester Symphony, and Chryselle Angderson, Montclair State University and a substitute performer with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. George Bornoff Memorial Scholarships Jordan King, Fond Du Lac, Wisc. Joel Schut, Grand Rapids, Mich. Christa Rowland, Boise, Idaho Sponsored by the Foundation for the Advancement of String Education 13 14 15 16 MASTER CLASSES AND CLINICIANS (Full length bios can be found at www.astaweb.com)

Collegiate Level Classes Cello: Natasha Brofsky, New England Violin: Joseph Conservatory Sponsored by Clemens Genualdi, University of Violins, Violas, & Missouri, Kansas City Violoncellos LLC Conservatory Sponsored by SHAR Products Company Bass: John Kennedy, Farmington Public Schools Viola: Nokuthula Sponsored by Pirastro Ngwenyama GmbH Sponsored by William Harris Lee & Company

Multi-Level Classes Cello: Laurence Lesser, New England Chamber Music: Conservatory Miró Quartet Sponsored by Clemens Sponsored by Violins, Violas, & Clemens Violins, Violoncellos LLC Violas, & Violoncellos LLC

Eclectic Styles: Bass: Jeffrey Turner, Randy Sabien Duquesne University Sponsored by Sponsored by Pirastro Electric Violin GmbH Shop

Guitar: Jonathan Leathwood, University of Pre-College Level Classes Denver Sponsored by Violin: Lynn Ledbetter, Johnson String Texas State University Instrument Sponsored by SHAR Products Company Harp: Jacqueline Bartlett, University of North Carolina School of the Arts Sponsored by Merz- Viola: Marilyn Huber Company Seelman, Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra of Atlanta Sponsored by William Harris Lee & Company

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ASTA is pleased to present the following groups that will perform at the conference. These talented groups were selected from numerous applications. You don’t want to miss these spectacular performances.

Berklee World Strings, directed by Eugene Friesen, will perform at the Opening Ceremony on Thursday at 8:00 a.m.

Berklee Jazz Harp Ensemble: The Boston Harp Project, directed by Felice Pomeranz, will perform at the Grand Opening of the Exhibit Hall on Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

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Sponsored by: The Potter Violin Co. The National Orchestra Festival (NOF) brings together orchestras from around the country to Providence for an unparalleled opportunity to receive placement, ratings, comments, and an educational experience from leading clinicians and adjudicators. All groups receive feedback from adjudicators Gail Barnes, Robert Gardner, and Jonathan Handman. Each group also receives a clinic directly after its performance from one of our two clinicians: David Becker or Michael Hopkins. Special thanks to the following NOF elective all play class clinicians: Daniel Levitov, Martha Mooke, Jacob Dakon, Mimi Rabson and Jeff Turner. The Grand Champion orchestra performs a winner’s concert on Saturday at 11:15 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium located at One Avenue of the Arts, Providence. Who will be named “Grand Champion” of the 2013 National Orchestra Festival®? Come and listen as these fantastic groups compete for the title. The selected Grand Champion orchestra performs a winner’s concert on Saturday at 11:15 a.m. All performances take place at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

Friday, March 1 HSSC – Competition High School String 9:00 a.m. Randolph High School String Orchestra, RC/HSS CMSS – Competition Middle School String Randolph, N.J., Eric Schaberg, director CHSF – Competition High School Full 10:00 a.m. Pioneer High School Chamber Orchestra, CHSS RC/HSS – Ratings and Comments, High School String Ann Arbor, Mich., Jonathan Glawe, director CSYO – Comments, String Youth Orchestra 11:00 a.m. Liberty Senior High School Chamber Orchestra, CHSS Liberty, Mo., Mary Lou Jones, director Thursday, February 28 1:00 p.m. Randolph High School Chamber Strings, CHSS 10:00 a.m. Dorseyville Middle School Sinfonia, CMSS Randolph, N.J., Eric Schaberg, director Pittsburgh, Pa., Jeff Bryer, director 2:00 p.m. Nyack High School Chamber Orchestra, CHSS 11:00 a.m. Simsbury High School Concert Orchestra, RC/HSS Nyack, N.Y., Christine Gero, director Simsbury, Conn., Ryan Ford, director 3:00 p.m. Anderson High School Symphony Orchestra, CHSF 1:00 p.m. Heritage High School Philharmonic Orchestra, RC/HSS Cincinnati, Ohio, Jonathan Welch, director Saginaw, Mich., Jason Pfeifer, director 4:00 p.m. Garfield High School Symphony Orchestra, CHSF 3:00 p.m. Iolani Middle School Orchestra, CMSS Seattle, Wash., Marcus Tsutakawa, director Honolulu, Hawaii, Katherine Hafner, director 4:00 p.m. Interlake High School Chamber Orchestra, CHSS Saturday, March 2 Bellevue, Wash., Shira Katsman, director 9:00 a.m. Musica Dolce Youth String Ensemble, CSYO 5:00 p.m. Simsbury High School Chamber Orchestra, CHSS Westerly, R.I., Kathleen Monroe, director Simsbury, Conn., Ryan Ford, director 6:00 p.m. University High School Symphony Orchestra, CHSS 11:15 a.m. GRAND CHAMPION Irvine, Calif., Grace Lee, director WINNER’S CONCERT

Adjudicators: Clinicians:

Gail Robert Jonathan David Michael Barnes Gardner Handman Becker Hopkins 19 2013 E c l e c t i c S t r i n g s F e st i v a L ®

Sponsored by: Yamaha Corporation of America and Alfred Music Publishing Co. The Eclectic Strings Festival (ESF) provides young musicians and teachers an authentic learning and performing experience in a variety of musical genres. The ESF is filled with boundless opportunities to stretch and enhance your musical abilities. Groups and individuals will participate in the competition and receive concrete written comments to take home and study. Stop in and listen as groups and individuals compete against each other for the Grand Prize, which includes the opportunity to serve as the opening act for the Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band during Saturday’s evening concert. Groups and individuals will be judged by Matt Glaser and Natalie Haas. Each of the adjudicators will present a clinic for all participants. Thursday and Friday performances and clinics take place in the Omni: Narragansett Ballroom. Saturday clinic and performance take place in Ballroom A of the RICC.

SComp – Senior-Competition JComp – Junior-Competition JComm – Junior-Comments MSComp – Middle School-Competition Thursday Friday 11:45 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. 12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Individual Competition/Clinics Group Competition/Clinics 11:45 a.m. Isaac Stein-Benson, East Lansing, Mich. SComp 12:15 p.m. Brandywine Fiddlers; Lansdowne, Pa. JComp 12:05 p.m. Gabriel Valle; Monroe, N.Y. SComp Director, Shelly Beard Schleigh 12:25 p.m. James Sattler; Oakland, N.J. SComp 1:30 p.m. – Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band rehearsal 12:45 p.m. Eric Law; Jamaica Plains, Mass. SComp 4:00 p.m. – ESF Clinic: Natalie Haas

1:30 p.m. – Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band rehearsal 9:00 p.m. Results Posted 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m Individual Competition/Clinics Saturday 10:30 a.m. ESF Clinic: The Potentials of a Well-Engineered 2:45 p.m. Chris Dahlke; Wallingford, Pa. JComp Rhythm Section 3:05 p.m. Ananya Mathakrishnan; West Chester, Pa. JComp 12:30 p.m. Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band 3:25 p.m. Conor McAvinue; Wilmington, Del. JComp rehearsal 4:00 p.m. – ESF clinic: Matt Glaser 8:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band Concert with ESF participants Individual Competition/Clinics 5:30 p.m. Saakshi Navile; Exton, Pa. JComp 5:50 p.m. Timothy Smith; Newark, Del. JComp 6:10 p.m. Jacob Zeldin; Atlanta, Ga. JComp 6:30 p.m. Andrew Vogts; Chadds Ford, Pa. JComm Natalie Haas Matt Glaser Clinicians

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Friday • 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Convention Center: 556A/B

Juried Research Poster Sessions represent studies being conducted by undergraduate students, university faculty, and practicing teachers in public or private schools. The poster session is open to papers involving any aspect of string playing and teaching, including those that are philosophical, theoretical, or historical in nature, as well as reports that are qualitative or quanitative in design. The 2013 ASTA Research Poster Session is designed for dialogue and interaction between researchers and interested attendees. Please join us for this stimulating session.

A Case Study: An Analysis of the Relationship between recordings regarding intonation? Do the violin performances Bow Skew and Bow Bridge Distance conform to a theoretical tuning system such as equal temperament or Pythagorean tuning? No performer consistently conformed to This research poster is on the pedagogy of violin playing. either tuning system across the span of notes in the excerpt. The purpose of this study was to develop a procedure with reliable measurement for analyzing the relationship of bow Authors: John Geringer, Florida State University; Rebecca skew and bow bridge distance of a string player during MacLeod, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Julia a musical performance as they performed on their own Ellis, New Albany High School instrument. Secondly, to explore and to analyze the relationship between the amount of skew in the bow and the relationship The Effect of Adjudicator Experience on Music Majors’ of the distance of the bow to the bridge in two performance Evaluations of String Orchestra Performances conditions, “natural” and “straight”. Author: David Sogin, University of Kentucky Assessments occur on a daily basis in music rehearsals and serve as an important component of the educational process. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Content Analysis of School Orchestra/String Teacher adjudicators’ prior experience on their evaluations. A secondary Group Facebook Postings purpose was to investigate adjudicators’ comfort level with Description of the type of postings and topics discussed in a assigning ratings to specific evaluation statements for string Facebook group of school orchestra and string teachers. Also, orchestra performances. description of the geographic representation of the group Authors: David Pope, Manatee County Schools; James Mick, members. Applications for anyone interested in school string Ithaca College education—questions, concerns, networking, and just-for-fun topics. Expectations of Automaticity in Beginning Instrumental Authors: Jane Palmquist, Brooklyn College-CUNY; Gail Barnes, Music Educators University of South Carolina This study examined the expectations instrumental music teacher educators had for beginning band and orchestra teachers Contrasting Perspectives of Pre-Service Teachers’ completing their undergraduate music education programs. Performance Perceptions Gathered data provided information about music teacher With the assumption that pedagogical knowledge and applied education program curricula and evaluation approaches. performance skills do not necessarily develop in tandem, Expectations related to perceived skill acquisition of beginning the purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a teachers through the psychological principle of automaticity. difference between the way pre-service teachers evaluate their Author: Amber Peterson, Muscatine Community School District own performance as they recall it and how they evaluate their performance as recreated objectively in a video recording. Old Habits Die (Less) Hard: Attentional Focus and Self-evaluations from the vantage point of outside observers Change in Automatized Behavior showed to be more critical, more accurate, and more likely to impact self-correction. “I’ve been trying for weeks to change this habit, and it just Author: Katarzyna Bugaj, Florida State University isn’t happening! Why?” This could be said of our students’ playing or our own. We have all encountered habits stubborn to change. This study demonstrates instances in which behavior Democratic Action and Multiculturalism with High change does or does not happen as related to the direction of School Strings learners’ attention. Results prompt consideration of attentional Want to reach MORE music students without sacrificing the demands placed on learners through teacher directives and integrity of your music education program? Incorporating repertoire choice. multiculturalism, particularly through the use of traditionally non- Author: Rebecca Roesler, The University of Texas at Austin western instruments (guitar) can inject a fresh perspective into your classroom while maintaining the collaborative ensemble- Otto Szende’s “Handbuch des Geigenunterichts”: A based performance model. Creativity through composition is Practical Translation and Pedagogical Application nurtured. Materials will be provided. Author: David Chidsey, Columbia University While many in the string teaching community are familiar with the seminal work, The Physiology of Violin Playing by Szende and Nemessuri, access to Szende’s work on violin pedagogy A Descriptive Analysis of Performance Models’ has been limited to German speakers. This research poster Intonation in a Recorded Excerpt from Suzuki Violin will summarize the contents of this comprehensive and detailed School Volume I resource, with suggestions for its practical application and place Both modeling and playing in-tune are critical for string in the pedagogy literature. teachers and performers. We studied intonation performances Author: Janet Jensen, University of Wisconsin, Madison on four recordings of Suzuki Violin School Volume I. We asked the following questions: How accurate are the models on these 24 Jriedu r esearch p oster s essions

SmartMusic and Strings: Synergy, Support , or Stumbling Block? Arts programs are being asked daily to provide hard evidence of student learning and achievement. Artistic performances and successful ratings at competition are no longer enough to satisfy administrators who are fighting to maintain Race-to-the-Top funding and arts budgets. SmartMusic technology may offer one solution for evidence-based assessment of student performance at the individual level. This study examines the effectiveness and usability of SmartMusic in a small string ensemble setting. Author: Susan Davis, Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Staying in the Profession: A Study of Five Public School Orchestra Directors With approximately 50 percent of orchestra teachers leaving the field in their first five years of teaching, often the question is, “Why did they leave?” Instead, the question might be, “Why do some stay?” That is the nature of this research—finding out the reasons, factors, and motivators that keep committed orchestra teachers in the field over the course of a career. Author: Brooke Neal, Texas Tech University Teaching Behaviors of Middle and High School Orchestra Directors in the Rehearsal Setting “What the teacher does is what the students get” is a known phrase in the world of education. This poster session will summarize the findings of the study that was concerned with how much time middle and high school orchestra directors engage is seven specific teaching behaviors. Of particular interest to the study was how much time directors engage in conceptual teaching, which is a teaching that supports the development of students higher levels. Author: Dijana Ihas, Pacific University The Texas Orchestra Directors Association: Elements of Growth and Longevity The 2012 study describes certain specific elements of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA) which have been consistent throughout its 50-year history. The possible effects of each element on the growth and longevity of TODA and recommendations for adopting these elements in other organizations are included. Author: Michael Alexander, Baylor University Toward Solving the Problem of Problem Solving: A Model for Analysis Musical progress is made through problem solving. Analyses of music teaching and learning can be more precise if they are guided by a model of the problem solving process. While the process of problem solving has been examined within the context of many fields, music teaching and learning has largely neglected problem solving. The purpose of this study was to illuminate the skill components of problem solving in music instruction. Author: Rebecca Roesler, University of Texas at Austin Upper String Setup Variables This poster will review literature about various upper string pedagogues’ views of instrument hold, somatology, and anatomy. Teachers included are Karen Tuttle, William Primrose, Paul Rolland, Kato Havas, and Shinichi Suzuki. The second section will present a small study of body types (somatology) and the shoulder rests that work for them. Author: Liz Dinwiddie, Indiana University

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Teaching Technique in Middle Old Becoming New: Little Repertoire and Technique and High School Has Never Known Gems of the String Builders from the Suzuki Catalog Been So Easy! Orchestra Repertoire, Part III for All String Teachers Sponsored by: Alfred Music Publishing Sponsored by: Luck’s Music Library Sponsored by: Summy–Birchard Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Saturday, 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Friday, 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

I Belong! Making Orchestra a Opening the Tempo Press Library Place Everyone Wants to Be Sponsored by: Tempo Press Blue Arch Music Reading Sponsored by: Neil A. Kjos Friday, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Session Music Company Thursday, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sponsored by: Blue Arch Music Friday, 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Bring More to Your Violin Lesson—Plan with The Realist Bandroom Basics—Setting a Violin™ Composing, Arranging or Soundpost Adapting Music for Your Sponsored by: The Realist/Connolly & Sponsored by: The Potter Violin Company Co. Orchestra Thursday, 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Sponsored by: Carl Fischer Music Thursday, 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Friday, 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

A Reading Session of Music New Stylistic Duets for Violin for a Diverse Program and Cello (or Viola) Demystifying Your Strings Sponsored by: Reynard Burns Sponsored by: D’Addario & Co. Sponsored by: ViolinJazz Publishing Publishing Inc. Thursday, 12:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Thursday, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Exploring the Violin Series, Envisioning the Future of 2013 edition Electrified Strings Sponsored by: Frederick Harris Music The Royal Conservatory Sponsored by: Wood Violins Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Music Development Saturday, 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Program™: Celebrating Student Success Sponsored by: The Royal Conservatory Music Development Program Friday, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Improvisational Chamber Music: Essential Elements Interactive Jamming in the Classical Style Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation Sponsored by: Yamaha Corporation Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. of America Teaching Bach’s Sonatas and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Partitas Sponsored by: SHAR Products Company Friday, 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

28 Bard o , A s sociates , & C o nference C o mmittees

National Executive Board Bob Phillips, President Stephen Benham, President-Elect Kirk Moss, Past President Rebecca MacLeod, Secretary Renata Bratt, Member-at-Large Natalie Colbert, Member-at-Large Brian Lewis, Member-at-Large Lucy Manning, Member-at-Large Judy Palac, Publications Chair Ken Dattmore, Council President Donna Sizemore Hale, Executive Director National Office Associates Donna Sizemore Hale, Executive Director Beth Danner-Knight, Deputy Director Deanna Tompkins, Director of Conferences Mary Jane Dye, Deputy Director, Communications Sky Henderson, Manager of Publications and Graphic Design Libby Dietrich, Meetings and Events Manager Tami O’Brien, Membership & Marketing Manager Amanda Bernhardt, Membership Coordinator Deb Bissen, Advocacy and Development Coordinator Gloria Warwick, Office Manager 2013 National Conference Planning Committee Mary Wagner, VA, Chair Nancy Bargerstock, NC Beth Fortune, WA Lisa Maynard, VA Chris Selby, SC Deanna Tompkins, Staff Associate National Orchestra Festival® Committee Val Palmieri, MI, Chair Bob Phillips, MI, Board Liaison Libby Dietrich, Staff Associate 2013 National Solo Competition Committee Brenda Brenner, IN, Co-Chair Adjudication Scott Laird, NC, Co-Chair Technology Kirk Moss, MI, Board Liaison Libby Dietrich, Staff Associate Eclectic Strings Committee Beth Fortune, WA, Chair Amy Feldkamp-Marr, MI, On-site Chair Craig Butterfield, SC Tanya Kalmanovitch, NY Renata Bratt, CA, Board Liaison Libby Dietrich, Staff Associate Juried Research Posters Committee John Geringer, FL, Chair Margaret Berg, CO Margaret Schmidt, AZ Laurie Scott, TX Rebecca MacLeod, NC David Sogin, KY Kirk Moss, Board Liaison Mary Jane Dye, Staff Associate ASTA National Office 4155 Chain Bridge Rd. • Fairfax, VA 22030 703-279-2113 29 Call for 2014 Session Proposals

Want to Present a Session in Louisville? ASTA’s online submission process for 2014 educational sessions is now available. Submissions will be accepted through March 22, 2013. Visit www.astaweb.com for details and the link for your online submission.

Music Industry Showcases must be reserved through the Exhibitor Prospectus. Companies requesting a showcase must be exhibiting at the 2014 national conference in Louisville. You may also find the prospectus on our website. Limited availability, booked on a first-come, first served basis. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 Thursday

Society, he collaborates with music faculty and industry rep- Thursday, February 28 resentatives to implement educational programs that enable 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. musicians to thrive in today’s economy. He has also served on the ASTA Board of Directors and was a member of the • Opening Ceremony National Task Force on the Arts in Education convened by the Sponsored by Alfred Music Publishing Co. College Board. His book The Musician’s Way (Oxford 2009) Convention Center: Ballroom A and its extensive companion website MusiciansWay.com have Join your colleagues along with ASTA President Bob Phillips drawn global praise for their insightful handling of the issues to officially kick off the 2013 ASTA National Conference. The that today’s musicians face. Berklee World Strings, directed by Eugene Friesen, will be the featured performer and Gerald Klickstein will give the key- Thursday, February 28 note address on the Power of Deep Practice. 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Keynote Address— Gerald Klickstein • Harp Multilevel Master Class “The Power of Deep Practice” Convention Center: Rotunda What is the most funda- Clinician: Jacqueline Bartlett, University of North Carolina mental skill that we edu- School of Arts Participating Students: cators teach to our Kirsten Bredvik, Brown University; Charles Overton, Berklee College students? How to practice. Presider: Diane Winder, Eastern Michigan University We know that when Sponsored by Merz-Huber Company young musicians lack the ability to practice effec- • Breaking the Remedial Cycle and Laying the Foundation tively, they cannot signifi- for Advanced Guitar Studies cantly advance toward their potential. But what Convention Center: 558 A/B do we know about prac- Remedial teaching of guitarists at college level is usually neces- tice skills and how to sary, but is it inevitable from the start? Sight reading and control teach them? Historically, of tone, articulation, and dynamics are among the skills that are systems of string peda- relatively neglected in beginning teaching, perhaps because of gogy paid scant attention a perception of difficulty. We will discuss how to incorporate to the inner workings of these skills into the very first lessons. the learning and performance-preparation processes. Stu- Presenter: Jonathan Leathwood, University of Denver dents would be taught how to play the violin, let’s say, but not Presider: Glen McCarthy, George Mason University how to practice and perform music creatively. As a result, most of us gain our practice skills by stitching together bits of infor- • Captain Henry Cooke, Pelham Humfrey, and Henry Purcell: mation from disparate sources. Over time, we assemble patch- Ideas on Recruiting When Everything Has Gone Wrong works of skills that shore up our ability to perform, but when it Convention Center: 554 A/B comes to teaching our students to practice and then present Come and learn recruiting and retention tips in some of the heartfelt performances, we often don’t achieve the results we most difficult situations. Based on professional experience and hope for. After introducing deep practice principles and meth- the remarkable story of Captain Henry Cooke (ca. 1615- ods, Klickstein will show how they can lead to greater security 1672), this session aims to help teachers who are looking to in performance, more imagination in concert programming, expand their programs in quality and quantity. and, ultimately the possibility of our students building sustain- Presenter: Vincent Cee, University of Alaska Fairbanks able music careers. Presider: Amanda Trimpey, University of South Carolina Guitarist, author, and educator Gerald Klickstein directs the Music Entrepreneurship and Career Center at the Pea- • Bring More to Your Violin Lesson Plan With the Realist body Institute, where he helps students and alumni attain artis- Violin™ tic and professional success. A veteran performer, educator, Sponsored by The Realist/Connolly & Co. and career coach with more than 30 years of experience on Convention Center: 553 A/B the concert stage and in higher education, from 1992-2012, For private and music class teachers who are looking to kick their he was a member of the distinguished artist-faculty of the lessons up a notch, David Wong will present concepts that have University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He presents proven to increase a student’s connection to their musical study. workshops throughout the U.S. and writes about diverse top- This simple strategy can bring your students to the next level. ics of interest to musicians including creativity, collaboration, Using the Realist Violin, David will show how a musical concept entrepreneurship, occupational health, practice strategies, and that bridges the gap between classical training, jazz improvisa- performance development. As a member of the Careers Out- tion, and the excitement of popular music can inspire a young side the Academy Committee organized by the College Music student to devote more time and energy to their musical study. 38 THURSDAY

Presenter: David Wong • Practice Buddy/Teacher/Mentor/Role Model: Presider: Karen McGhee-Hensel, Shawnee Mission North High School Building the Ideal Student Experience Convention Center: 556 A/B • Eclectic Strings Reading Session How to get the most out of the student-teacher relationship Convention Center: Ballroom B/C through innovative practice methods and strategies, mentor- Clinician: Bert Ligon, University of South Carolina ing, and repertoire planning and selection. Specifically for the Presider: Jazerae Howell, James Madison University private lesson teacher of any level or age student. Presenter: Lynn Ledbetter, Texas State University • Fixed Double-Stops: A Neglected Area of Double-Stop Presider: Eliza Thomason, Texas Lutheran University Work Convention Center: Ballroom D/E • Ten Things My Teacher Taught Me that Just Weren’t True: Developed over many decades, Roland Vamos’s unique dou- Common Upper String Myth Conceptions ble-stop exercises are the cornerstone of technical training Convention Center: 552 A/B for all of his students. Using every combination of four fingers We will examine several common myths and half-truths of in every position on every pair of strings, this comprehensive upper string pedagogy, such as speeding up at bow changes, method prepares the violinist or violist for every double-stop collapsing the left hand, and vibrating only from below the passage they might encounter in their repertoire. In addition, pitch to the pitch. Why are these taught? How are they helpful, these exercises promote proper left hand set-up, develop inter- and how can they be misleading to beginning students? Par- dependence of the fingers, and train coordination between left ticipants are encouraged to bring instruments to try examples and right hands. and work out solutions. Presenters: Roland Vamos, Northwestern University; Rachel Presenter: Shelly Tramposh, SUNY Potsdam Barton Pine, concert violinist Presider: Nancy Strelau, Nazareth College Presider: Michael Palumbo, Weber State University • You Want Me to Teach WHAT?! Teaching Strings for the • Healthy Movements, Healthy Playing: Movement Wisdom First Time—Success Beyond Survival (2-hour learning lab) From Paul Rolland and F. M. Alexander Convention Center: 551 A/B Convention Center: 555 A/B With the current economy and national shortage of string Half a generation and continents apart, F.M. Alexander (1869- teachers, some veteran music educators suddenly find them- 1955) and Paul Rolland (1911-1978) were united in a com- selves teaching strings for the first time. Others, unexpectedly, mon cause: overcoming limitations in movements. Alexander’s may be assigned to teach a different level of strings. This focus was on recognizing and overcoming reactive movement session provides a curriculum outline plus clear and “doable” habits in any life activity. Rolland’s focus was specifically on teaching strategies for all teachers of strings and particularly string playing. How can the approaches of these men benefit those who aren’t string majors. Beginning and intermediate string players today? Principles of both will be presented and skills, fiddling, resources, and other issues will be discussed. demonstrated as time allows. Emphasis: freedom of motion, Bring an instrument and your questions and join in! efficiency while playing, and self. Presenter: Andrew Dabczynski, Brigham Young University Presenters: Lynne Denig, Frisch and Denig Custom Chinrests; Presider: Margaret Zufall Roberts, Montclair State University Abigail Van Steenhuyse, M. AMSAT Certified Alexander Technique Teacher Presider: Veronica Sharpe, James Madison University ASTA Call for 2014

• Help! I Can’t Play in Tune Juried Research Poster Sessions Convention Center: 557 Have you ever practiced a passage until it’s perfectly in tune The ASTA Conference Planning Committee is seeking research posters and session proposals from the membership to be only to find that it sounds out of tune when played in context? presented at the 2014 National Conference. We are seeking Does it seem arbitrary that an F-sharp should be raised in one sessions related to any aspect of teaching or performance rep- passage and lowered in another passage from the same piece, resenting cello, double bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin, and the or that a whole step is wider in one passage than another? This symphony orchestra. session will answer your questions and help you play in tune in any situation! Online submissions only. Visit the conference Presenter: Maia Zander, Malibu String Academy section at www.astaweb.com to submit! Presider: Sharan Leventhal, The Boston Conservatory Call for Session Proposals Due: March 22, 2013; Call for Research Proposals Due: October 15, 2013 39 Thursday

note so that students learn to play patterns of notes and then find those patterns in their music. Doing so allows the student Thursday, February 28 to hear the music as they sight read, strengthening their music 10:00 a.m. literacy and their ability to read ahead. Learning to listen and National Orchestra Festival Performance read will help them play better in time and in tune. Veterans Memorial Auditorium Presenter: Charlene Dell, University of Oklahoma Presider: Alison Yankowskas, Londonderry, NH School District Dorseyville Middle School Sinfonia Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Essential Elements Interactive Jeff Bryer, director Convention Center: 555 A/B Competition, Middle School String Orchestra Sponsored by: Hal Leonard Corporation Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company Learn how you can use technology to automate daily routines such as tuning and warm ups. Also motivate students to quickly Thursday, February 28 learn and internalize performance literature and reinforce a student’s sense of pitch, rhythm, meter, tempo, reading skills, 11:00 a.m. and more. National Orchestra Festival Performance Clinician: Charles Laux Veterans Memorial Auditorium Presider: Amanda Goodwin, James Madison University Simsbury High School Concert Orchestra Simsbury, Connecticut • Freedom through Improvisation: Step by Step to Better Ryan Ford, director Playing on the Harp Ratings and Comments, High School Convention Center: 558 A/B Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company This clinic is designed to strengthen basic skills needed for improvisation on the harp. It includes exercises, jazz harmony, phrasing, melodic development, reading chord charts, and Thursday, February 28 technical aspects of improvisation on the harp. There also will be a section on how learning jazz harmony can enhance your 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. sight-reading skills and make you a better classical player, both rhythmically and aurally. • Am I Allowed to Do That? Cultivating the Creative Spirit Presenter: Felice Pomeranz, Berklee College of Music Convention Center: 550 A/B Presider: Judy Palac, Michigan State University Tapping the creative muse—empowering and teaching methods to access the creative voice using nontraditional techniques, com- • Improvising String Quartets position, improvisation, and experimentation. Overcoming inhi- bitions and supporting the imagination to create. This session is Convention Center: Ballroom B/C adaptable to accommodate all grade levels and playing ability. Come watch students learn a series of group exercises that explore different theoretical concepts. Then, observe them Presenter sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America Presenter: Martha Mooke, Yamaha artist and clinician divide into quartets combining exercises like puzzle pieces Presider: Anna Ostrofsky, Briarcliff High School to create live improvised string quartets. Improvising string quartets give students the ability to understand in a uniquely • Bach Suites intuitive way the compositions of the string quartet genre. This provides them with the ability to interpret and perform works Convention Center: 553 A/B in a truly artistic way! Lots of easy to follow handouts. There is no surviving manuscript of Bach’s Cello Suites in the composer’s hand, but his manuscript of his version of Suite V for lute is Presenter: Alice Kanack, Kanack School of Music Presider: Rebecca MacLeod, University of North Carolina at extant, with written out ornamentation and wonderfully surprising Greensboro harmonies. After the Prelude, from the lute version, all repeats are taken the first time through in the cello version and the sec- • Kreutzer Cubed: A Trio of Pedagogues Share and ond from the lute version. Ornaments and harmonies are without Compare Teaching Strategies (Two-hour Learning Lab) exception all from the composer. Explanation and performance. Presenter: Laurence Lesser, New England Conservatory Convention Center: Rotunda Presider: Jeffrey Solow, Temple University Kreutzer’s 42 Etudes are the cornerstone of modern violin technique and continue to elicit a wide array of • Building Stronger Sight Readers: Strategies for Teaching approaches from teachers. Unlock a vault of ideas with ways to use the etudes for the process of “rehabilitating” Strong Reading Skills to Young Players intermediate and advanced level violin/viola students and for Convention Center: 554 A/B developing bow control, fluent shifting, and intonation. Discover Developing strong sight readers benefits any orchestra pro- parallel repertoire to address common right and left hand gram. This session provides strategies for moving from rote to 40 issues, little known duet parts, and fun ideas for transposition and harmonics. Thursday, February 28 Presenters: Brenda Brenner, Indiana University; Elisabeth Small, 4:00 p.m. Belmont University; James Lyon, The Pennsylvania State University National Orchestra Festival Performance Presider: Nancy Bargerstock, Appalachian State University Veterans Memorial Auditorium

• Resonance! Let Your Body Balance Amplify Your Interlake High School Chamber Orchestra Instrument! Bellevue, Washington Shira Katsman, director Convention Center: 556 A/B Competition, High School String Orchestra Guiding students to experience the vibrations available in res- Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company onant tone makes intonation become more than just pitch, but also a physical reality. Seeing, feeling, and understanding the scientific phenomena of vibration helps students become more Thursday, February 28 aware of body balance and the effect on sound production. 5:00 p.m. You have a natural amplification system for your instrument. National Orchestra Festival Performance Learn to access and use it to your advantage. It’s not rocket Veterans Memorial Auditorium science, so bring instruments and try it! Presenter: Judy Bossuat-Gallic, Suzuki Music Institute of Dallas/ Simsbury High School Chamber Orchestra Sacramento State University Simsbury, Connecticut Presider: Janice Hutton, Bob Jones University Ryan Ford, director Competition, High School String Orchestra • Teacher Evaluation and the Rising Tide Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company Convention Center: Ballroom D/E From student teaching to national boards, from the front pages of national media to the world of research, everybody’s talk- Thursday, February 28 ing about teacher evaluation. When jobs and reputations are 6:00 p.m. on the line, as with value-added measures of teaching effec- National Orchestra Festival Performance tiveness, we all need to consider details of measuring string Veterans Memorial Auditorium and orchestra teaching effectiveness. Particular attention will be paid to the TPA (Teacher Performance Assessment). University High School Symphony Orchestra Presenter: Bret Smith, Central Washington University Irvine, California Presider: Dijana Ihas, Pacific University Grace Lee, director Competition, High School String Orchestra Thursday, February 28 Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company 1:00 p.m. National Orchestra Festival Performance Thursday, February 28 Veterans Memorial Auditorium 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Heritage High School Philharmonic Orchestra • Multi-level Chamber Music Master Class Saginaw, Michigan Jason Pfeifer, director Convention Center: 553 A/B Clinicians: Miró Quartet members Ratings and Comments, High School String Students Participating: Ketri Quartet, Arlington High School - Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company Bethany Hagin, Aaron Stier, Jiyun Yoon, Cassity Wanecke; Undergraduate Honors String Quartet, University of Rhode Island - Allison DuBois, Jen Langevin, Christina Stavrakas, Emily Thursday, February 28 Johnston 3:00 p.m. Presider: Margaret Zufall Roberts, Montclair State University National Orchestra Festival Performance Sponsored by Clemens Violins, Violas, Violoncellos LLC Veterans Memorial Auditorium Iolani Middle School Orchestra Honolulu, Hawaii Katherine Hafner, director Competition, Middle school String Orchestra Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company

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• Assessing Individual Student Progress in Guitar • New Stylistic Duets for Violin and Cello (or Viola) Performing Ensembles: Challenges and Opportunities Omni: Providence Convention Center: 558 A/B Sponsored by: Violin Jazz Publishing Increasingly, schools across the country are adopting value- For intermediate and advanced string players, composed and added assessment models that require teachers to track arranged by violinist Jeremy Cohen and designed for maxi- individual student progress. This session will highlight the chal- mum fun with a string instrument in your hands. Tango, swing lenges inherent in applying such models to music performance jazz, Brazilian choro, and other contemporary genres assure classes, focusing specifically guitar ensemble classes. an exciting playing and listening experience combined with Presenter: Scott Seifried, James W. Robinson Secondary School practical technical notes and ideas for playing in contempo- Presider: Glen McCarthy, George Mason University rary styles. Presenter: Jeremy Cohen • But, I Memorized It! I Just Can’t Remember How It Goes Presider: Lucy Manning, Old Dominion University, retired Convention Center: 554 A/B The fear of a memory slip during performance can be para- • What Every String Player Needs to Know About the Body: lyzing. However, much of the risk of memory slips comes from Body Mapping for Musicians the way we go about memorizing music. This session will help Convention Center: 551 A/B you discover or revisit the different approaches to memoriza- Musicians move for a living so it is essential that we move tion, including one designed to make your musical memory the according to the true anatomical design of our body. When most solid element of your performance. we move poorly, due to a misconception about our design, we Presenter: Katarzyna Bugaj, Florida State University suffer pain and injury. This presentation reveals common mis- Presider: Diane Winder, Eastern Michigan University conceptions that string players hold about their body in movement, how to identify them, and how to correct them in order to • Developing Community Support for Your String Project play with ease and poise. (NSPC Session) Presenter: Jennifer Johnson, Andover Educators Convention Center: 555 A/B Presider: Shelby Montgomery, Florida State University This session will present ideas and strategies for increasing all types of community support for your String Project or other string • Music Education Roundtable program, including fundraising, publicity, use of volunteers, and Convention Center: 550 A/B other support mechanisms. String Project directors and advocates Originally conceived and formalized by the National Associa- will form a panel to share successes and discuss this important tion for Music Education (NAfME) and American String Teach- element of building and sustaining support for your program. ers Association (ASTA), the Music Education Policy Roundtable Moderator: Adriana Ransom, Illinois State University represents music education organizations unified under a single Presider: Eugene Dowdy, University of Texas at San Antonio policy banner, working together to achieve a consensus set of federal legislative recommendations, particularly the presence • Middle School Full Orchestra: Making It Work for You of school music programs offering sequential, standards-based Convention Center: Ballroom B/C music education. We will discuss our work, and how you can be Too often a full orchestra experience is postponed until high a more effective advocate for your own music programs. school. Both string students and wind/percussion students are Presenter: Shannon Kelly, National Association for shortchanged unless the foundation of full-orchestra skills are Music Education Presider: Kirk Moss, ASTA Past President established at the middle school level. Presenter: Sandra Dackow, William Paterson University Presider: William Slechta, Wake County Public School System Thursday, February 28 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. • Music in-at-with the Core! Supporting Common Core Standards in Orchestra • Multi-level Guitar Master Class Convention Center: 556 A/B Convention Center: 553 A/B The common core state standards is a set of rigorous standards Clinician: Jonathan Leathwood, University of Denver that define the knowledge and skills students should have in Participating Students: James Davidson, Bridgewater State mathematics and English language arts. That doesn’t mean music University; Geoffrey Valentine, Bridgewater State University educators, and orchestra classes, should move to the sideline. Presider: Glen McCarthy, George Stay in-at-with the Core! Learn specifically about the standards Mason University Sponsored by Johnson String Instrument for English language arts and literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects, and how you can address some of them in orchestra—in ways that enhance performance. Presenter: Wendy Barden, District 279, Osseo Area Schools Presider: Sarah Black, North Gwinnett Middle School 42 THURSDAY

• All for One, and One for All: Helping Guide Student composition of a string affects every nuance of the play- Chamber Groups Toward Artistic Responsibility and er’s interaction with their instrument. This session will include: how strings are made and what they’re made of; how those Independence Convention Center: 554 A/B materials affect a player’s experience; how to choose the right This session aims to help both string teachers and students who string for your style and instrument, and how to get the most are involved in the chamber music process address key compo- from those strings. nents needed to work toward artistic success, both in coaching Clinician: Liz Benoit Crew and rehearsals. Included are live demonstrations and sug- Presider: Andrea Meyers, string specialist consultant gested reading materials. • Fitting the Instrument to the Body: When All Bodies Are Presenters: Susan Robison, University of Rhode Island; Ann Danis, University of Rhode Island Different! Presider: Wesley Baldwin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Convention Center: 556 A/B Learn about the spectrum of shoulder, neck, jaw, and head • Assessment and Grading Policies in Secondary Ensembles: shapes to pick the best shoulder rest/chin rest combination for Developing Individual Musicianship, as well as your body. The study of somatology is relevant to all teachers, Supporting Music in Community no matter your pedagogical preferences for use of a shoulder Convention Center: Ballroom D/E rest in playing a violin or viola. Presenters will provide suggestions for assessment in secondary Presenter: Liz Dinwiddie, Indiana University music ensemble classes that relate to program goals, values, Presider: Lucy Lewis, University of Iowa and advocacy. Beginning with a discussion of assessment strategies currently in use, we’ll provide suggestions for diversify- • Five Minutes a Day: Composition and Improvisation for ing assessment to include projects in which orchestra members the Intermediate String Class improve their musicianship, support the musicianship of others, Convention Center: 550 A/B and share their gifts with the ensemble community or the larger Building upon last year’s session for beginners, participants community. We will conclude with a reflection on inherent chal- will explore improvisation and composition in the string class- lenges of assessment in music classes. room at the intermediate level. This session is designed to give Presenters: Kristen Pellegrino, University of Texas at San options for teachers to incorporate creative activities in the Antonio; Joshua Russell, The Hartt School rehearsal or string class setting. Various hands-on activities Presider: Anna Ostrofsky, Briarcliff High School will be demonstrated to give a repertoire of possibilities for improvising and composing with young students. • Best Practices in the National String Project Consortium Presenter: Nancy Conley, SUNY Potsdam (NSPC) String Projects Presider: BettyAnne Gottlieb, University of Cincinnati Convention Center: 555 A/B This session will feature presentations by directors, master • Keeping Current teachers, and apprentice teachers from String Projects around Omni: Providence the United States, including topics such as teaching beginning Learn how to keep your middle and high school string players classes, group classes, private lessons, orchestras, chamber involved by adding their favorite pop grooves and improvisa- music, theory, and technology in these programs. tion into the repertoire. Find out how to quickly extract the Moderator: Michael Palumbo, Weber State fundamental parts of any tune and adapt them to a string University ensemble. Learn how to find the right notes and rhythms that Presider: Eugene Dowdy, University of Texas at San Antonio will offer your students a springboard for improvisation. This work offers the added benefit of developing your students’ • Bon Voyage! GPS for the Fingerboard ears and understanding of harmony. And finally, discover how Omni: Newport/Washington to turn these few essentials into an encore for your next concert. You can call a travel agent to plan your trip around the world, Presenter: Mimi Rabson, Berklee College of Music but you are responsible for your own trip on the four-lane Presider: Natalie Colbert, Sutton Middle School highway of your instrument. A careful plan will allow you to consider alternative routes and make the best decision for the most efficient trip while avoiding recalculating along the way. Presenters: William Dick, retired, Austin Independent School District; Laurie Scott, University of Texas at Austin

• Demystifying Your Strings Sponsored by D’Addario & Co. Convention Center: Ballroom B/C A presentation and discussion on string making and how the 43 Thursday

• Holistic Approach to Playing and Performing students need. This session focuses on how the ASTA Standards Convention Center: 551 A/B and Curriculum can help you design effective and comprehen- We all know that exercise, proper nutrition, and ample rest are sive rehearsals, meet curricular standards and benchmarks, and key to living a long and healthy life. But, how key are they to connect the rehearsal directly to assessment outcomes. We will the practicing, playing and performing of our instruments? In this look at a wide range of creative and effective rehearsal strate- presentation the benefits of psychological, physical, social and gies designed to keep your students engaged. spiritual well-being are discussed in relation to our role as musi- Presenter: Stephen Benham, ASTA President-Elect cians, performers, and teachers. Just 30 minutes of exercise 5 Demo Group: Dorseyville Middle School Presider: Rebecca MacLeod, University of North Carolina at days/week can bring both our active and resting heart rates Greensboro down and enhance cardiovascular efficiency. That, in turn, trans- lates to a lower and more stable heart rate during high adrena- • Bandroom Basics—Setting a Soundpost line situations, such as performing. Just a few minutes of yoga’s Convention Center: 554 A/B “Sun Salutation” can clear the mind and increase flexibility and Sponsored by: The Potter Violin Company strength in the body. Guided imagery can enhance both relax- Dalton Potter will teach the basics of how to ation and preparation. Self-hypnosis can increase focus and pro- set up a soundpost that has fallen down. By the mote a sense of well-being. Musicians, already akin to physical end of the session, each student will have reset a soundpost and mental discipline, respond positively to embracing one or by themselves. We will also cover the various tools needed to many facets of a holistic approach to playing and performing. maintain string instruments in your school and how to decide Presenter: Nokuthula Ngwenyama, concert violinist whether you can “do it yourself” or need the assistance of a Presider: Daphne Gerling, University of North Texas trained luthier. Clinician: Dalton Potter • Using Eyes for More Than Just Seeing: Applying the Presider: Lisa Miller, Pennsville School District (NJ) Principles of Tai Chi to Violin Playing and Pedagogy Convention Center: 552 A/B • Bringing Up Advocates and Lifelong Learners—The Major Following last year’s session on Tai Chi and embodiment in vio- Doesn’t (Really) Matter lin playing, this year we will discover just how much our eyes Convention Center: 556 A/B affect our posture, balance, and alignment. Staring at sheet We may hope that our students, regardless of college major, music, bow or left hand, or even into space reduces aware- will be lifelong players and advocates for music and string ness both internally (body, movement and tension) and exter- education. But often we lose touch with the non-music major, nally (other musicians and audience), and, most importantly, of and fail to explicitly help majors function outside of their music sound produced. We will explore hard/soft gazes and how specialties. This session will look at string players who distin- our eyes affect our listening, playing and sound. guished themselves in other careers, and the role higher educa- Presenter: Kia-Hui Tan, Ohio State University tion can play in nurturing advocacy and lifelong learning. Presider: Danielle Fagan, James Madison University Presenters: Janet Jensen, The University of Wisconsin-Madison; Lindsey Castellano, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Annie Thursday, February 28 Melconian, University of Wisconsin-Madison Presider: Sharan Leventhal, performer 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

• Pre-College Violin Master Class • Creating Variations . . . So Easy, So Valuable, So Much Fun! Convention Center: 553 A/B Convention Center: 557 Clinician: Lynn Ledbetter, Texas State University An effective way to teach music theory is to get students Participating Students: William Yao, Barrington Middle School; involved in experimenting with music. This session demonstrates Ilana Zaks, Pollard Middle School how to create variations from familiar folk tunes by: chang- Presider: Eliza Thomason, Texas Lutheran University Sponsored by SHAR Products Company ing the meter, rhythm or mode; varying the melody by using ornamentation and scale segments; creating countermelodies and simple accompaniment patterns. Your students will love this • The ASTA National Curriculum for Middle and High School painless springboard into the world of creating and analyzing Orchestras: A Framework for Rehearsal Planning, music. Bring your instrument and let’s have fun together. Teaching Techniques, and Long-Term Success (two-hour Presenter: Jody Harmon, private studio teacher learning lab) Presider: Robert Salzberg, James Madison University Sponsored by Duquesne University Convention Center: Rotunda • Crosmer-Popper Duets: Combining Technique with Musical Rehearsal planning is a daily task for most school Expression in a Chamber Music Setting teachers. With all of the emphasis placed by schools on Convention Center: 550 A/B curricular connections, goals and standards, it can be A set of etudes was composed, meant to be played simultane- hard to make sure that you are accomplishing everything your ously with the 40 High School Etudes by David Popper. Enti- 44 THURSDAY

tled the Crosmer-Popper Duets, the second cello part is of the • Time to Teach: The Warm Up as the Foundation of same difficulty as the original etudes and emphasizes similar Your Orchestra Rehearsal technical aspects while covering more ground. By performing Convention Center: 552 A/B these etudes as duets, students must not only focus on combin- This session will review the importance of the warm up in the ing technique with musicality, but also learn to adjust to the string ensemble class as the most important time to introduce dynamic of a second player. new concepts and will review skills and techniques that are Presenter: Jeremy Crosmer, University of Michigan best addressed in this manner (prior to their appearance in Presider: Elizabeth Gergel, University of South Carolina performance literature). Dr. Alexander will include excerpts of new and old publications by a wide variety of publishers, • Every Musician Can Improvise which address each skill or technique. Participants are encour- Omni: Providence aged to bring instruments and read the excerpts. Classical musicians play the works of composers who share Presenter: Michael Alexander, Baylor University their musical expression with us. We work with complex rhythm Presider: Charlene Monte, Dartmouth Public Schools and harmonies as we learn our pieces. That musicianship is part of our musical language. Irene Sazer, of the Real Vocal String Quartet (and formerly the Turtle Island String Quartet), Eclectic Strings Festival is a master teacher of improvisation, using games and simple Omni: Narragansett Ballroom structures to walk the classical player easily into the world of improvisation. Very safe, very fun. ESF Clinic – Matt Glaser Presenter: Irene Sazer, Real Vocal String Quartet Sponsored by Yamaha Presider: Cybele D’Ambrosio, private studio teacher Corporation & Alfred Music Publishing • The New Horizons Orchestra: A Research-Based Model for Lifelong Learning and Teacher Training Convention Center: 551 A/B Thursday, February 28 The Brigham Young University New Horizons Orchestra provides an opportunity for adults to begin study of a stringed 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. instrument. It serves as an “entry point” into music education for people who have never played before and a “re-entry” point • Multi-level Eclectic Styles Master Class for those who have been away from music making for many Convention Center: 553 A/B years. It also functions as a teaching and research laboratory Clinician: Randy Sabien for music education students. Discover the joys and benefits of Presider: Gail Bauser, Kenmore East High School Sponsored by Electric Violin Shop a beginning, multi-generational string program. Presenter: Andrew Dabczynski, Brigham Young University Presider: Irene Guerriero, retired • Discovering Romani Music with the Bohemian Quartet Omni: Providence • Practicing and Fun: The Twain Shall Meet Discover Romani music with the Bohemian Quartet and the Convention Center: 555 A/B string students from Cranston High School West, Cranston, Rhode Island. Session participants will be introduced to the String performers and teachers are sometimes at a loss for musical styles of the East Central European performance ways to make practicing more enjoyable. Often our perception practices employed by 19th and early 20th century Romani of practicing equates more with tedious repetition and isola- musicians. Bring your instrument and play the exhilarating, yet tion, than it does with fun and excitement. This presentation hauntingly beautiful, music of the Romani! will provide ways to inspire your students to look forward to the challenges of daily practice. With the right motivation and Presenter: Christine Harrington, Cranston High School West Presider: concentration, they can experience a sense of accomplishment Kriszti Bunica, Pacific University that will keep them coming back for more. Presenter: Paul Robinson, Ohio State University Presider: Janice Hutton, Bob Jones University

• String Industry Council Meeting Convention Center: 558 A/B Join String Industry Council President, Ken Dattmore as we hold an open discussion of topics and challenges currently affecting the industry. Moderator: Ken Dattmore, Yamaha Corporation of America

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• Everything You Need to Know About Starting ASTACAP • Stringathon: Using Group Solos in a Festival Setting for Exams Insanely Awesome Student Motivation, Achievement, and Convention Center: 552 A/B Authentic Assessment in Middle School Enjoy an informative session about ASTACAP, ASTA’s amazing Convention Center: Ballroom B/C Certification Advancement Program. Topics of discussion will What inspired the first-year violinist to learn III position? Why include how to set up ASTACAP exams in your area, learning did the slacker-violist take his viola home in January? How did the rules associated with ASTACAP, tips to help with the exam the cellist finally learn to love extensions? Why were there 350 process, hiring and training judges, finding a suitable exam string students in the gym in February? And how did those 25 location, and learning how to make the repertoire list work for basses make the trek across the district? What’s the big deal your unique private studio. This energizing session will tell you about ten levels? And why will they do all over again next year? everything you need to know! A group solo festival called Stringathon. Bring instruments. Presenter: Stephanie Meyers, University of Texas at El Paso Presenter: Ellen Ravnan, Cherry Creek Schools, Aurora, CO Presider: Judy Palac, Michigan State University Presider: Andrea Meyers, string specialist consultant

• I Belong! Making Orchestra a Place Everyone • Structuring a Young Ensemble’s Learning Curve: The Wants to Be Musical Hourglass Sponsored by: Neil A. Kjos Music Company Convention Center: 556 A/B Convention Center: Ballroom D/E Miró Quartet members describe the efficient and structured When members of an ensemble know each other, respect each use of a young ensemble’s rehearsal time to develop from the other, feel connected and committed to the collective result, the first stages of learning a piece through to performance level. music they create together will be nothing short of amazing! Includes techniques for rehearsing intonation, ensemble, inter- School connectedness is a strong factor in student achievement. pretation, balance, style and interpersonal communication skills. Experience several activities to develop strong teacher-student Presenters: Miró Quartet members and student-student interactions in your ensemble --interactions Presider: Margaret Zufall Roberts, Montclair State University that lead to stronger performances. Clinician: Wendy Barden • The Unpublished Violin Music by Rebecca Clarke Presider: Kelley Williams, Fairfax County Public Schools Convention Center: 554 A/B Rebecca Clarke was often remembered for her distinguished • Innovative Uses of Technology in the Orchestra Rehearsal career as a violist and her contribution to the viola repertoire. Convention Center: 550 A/B However, Clarke chose the violin as the center role for her The use of technology in the secondary string rehearsal can most important works in the beginning of her compositional help improve your students’ playing skills and make your career. Unfortunately, the majority of these works were left in rehearsals more effective and efficient. Various devices, such her estate, remaining unknown until the year 2000. This ses- as computers, document cameras, tuners and metronomes, sion will explore Clarke’s unpublished compositions, which are along with various software applications like Quicktime, Pow- great additions to violinists’ concert repertoire or private study. erPoint and others. Learn how to bring YouTube into your class- Presenter: Ting-Lan Chen, University of Nebraska, Kearney room even if it is blocked at your school. Other Internet sites Presider: Lucy Manning, Old Dominion University, retired will also be demonstrated. Presenter: Joseph Brennan, School District of Haverford • We’re All in This Together!: The University of Colorado Township Presider: William Slechta, Wake County Public School System Middle School String Ensemble Program Convention Center: 555 A/B • The Low Second Finger and Other Challenges for the Early Come learn about an authentic context teaching program that Intermediate Violist: Solutions and Materials provides valuable teaching experiences while also servicing the local community. Convention Center: 551 A/B Early intermediate viola students are traditionally introduced Presenters: Margaret Berg, University of Colorado; Christian Tremblay, University of Maryland, Baltimore County to the low second finger pattern at the same time appropriate Presider: BettyAnne Gottlieb, University of Cincinnati for a young violinist, but this often with mixed results. This session will present a detailed approach for addressing this problem using examples from the standard repertoire and others. Early tone production and bowing issues facing the intermediate violist also will be addressed. Presenter: Constance Gee, University of South Carolina Presider: Meredith Miller, University of South Carolina

46 Thursday, February 28 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 2014 • Grand Opening of the Exhibits and Reception Convention Center: Exhibit Hall C &D Sponsored by: Merz-Huber Company You will not want to miss this year’s Grand Opening! Wear your patriotic attire or something red, white or blue!! Exhibitors will be NHSHO available to demonstrate new products and services, showcase a host of valuable time-saving teaching tools and instruments for you and answer all of your questions. This is the best place to see The next National High School Honors Orchestra things up-close and personal. (NHSHO) will be held March 5 - 7, 2014 in Lou- isville, Kentucky, in conjunction with the national A special performance by Berklee Jazz Harp Ensemble: The Bos- ton Harp Project, under the direction of Felice Pomeranz, will take conference. The NHSHO is a performing group of place outside of the exhibit hall. 120 competitively selected high school musicians. High school students can now apply directly to the national level using the new online DecisionDesk software that Thursday, February 28 ASTA is utilizing. Students interested in applying need 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. to fill out basic application information and upload the required audition repertoire in audio formats: mp3, ogg, m4a, aiff, wma, wav, aac. • Dine Around Providence The 2014 NHSHO If you have signed up to participate in the dine-around, will be under the meet in the Lobby of the Omni Hotel at 7:00 p.m. direction of Gary Lewis, a strong Thursday, February 28 advocate of music education, chosen 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. conductor of numerous honors • An Evening with Rachel Barton Pine and Mark O’Connor orchestras and (Ticketed Event, Pre-Ordered) all-state orchestras, and a regular Convention Center: Exhibit Hall A presence at the Interlochen Summer Arts ASTA continues to provide Gary Lewis Camp for many you with memorable events in years. He is in great demand as a clinician, having Providence! Your ticket allows worked with hundreds of public school ensembles you to come and enjoy dinner across the nation. ASTA is excited to have him conduct with your ASTA colleagues the 2014 NHSHO. Interested students can start and very special guests, Mark preparing by using the repertoire found on the ASTA O’Connor and Rachel Barton website. Online submissions are due June 15, 2013. Rachel Barton Pine The 2014 NHSHO Concert program will be Pine. Not only will they share Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47, by Dmitri their views on the future of Shostakovich. Application and information are now string education, but they will available on ASTA’s website. also treat attendees to a rare performance.

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• Sunrise Educational Sessions • The ASTA National Curriculum for Elementary Strings: A Sponsored by Merz-Huber Company Attend one the following Sunrise Sessions (7:00 Roadmap to Success a.m. – 8:00 a.m.) and receive a special gift. Convention Center: Rotunda (While supplies last!) Local, state and national standards paired with new teacher evaluation systems are being instituted in all states, requiring everyone to have a well thought-out • How to Write and Produce a Musical Drama Using the curriculum. The session will focus on how to use and incorporate Suzuki Literature the elementary part of the ASTA curriculum to energize your Convention Center: 553 A/B teaching and create motivated/successful students. Specific Re-write a fairytale with a musical twist in the plot line, add teaching strategies and techniques will be demonstrated that you humor, good string playing, lyrics, dancing and costumes and you can implement on Monday. Bring an instrument for this hands-on have the makings of a sure fire way to “jazz” up your elementary and very practical showcase session. string program. Come hear how one small elementary school in Presenter: Bob Phillips, ASTA President Farmington, Connecticut, has been doing this for 18 years. Presider: Sarah Black, North Gwinnett Middle School Presenters: Janet Fantozzi, Union School, Farmington, Connecticut; Mattie Banzhaf, retired • Having a Blast! Understanding the Woodwinds, Brass, Presider: Lucy Lewis, University of Iowa and Percussion in Full Orchestra • The Temperamental Beast: Making “Cents” of Intonation Convention Center: Ballroom D/E Everyone loves great orchestral literature, but many string Convention Center: 551 A/B teachers lack confidence when it comes to combining winds In high-level string playing, what confident students think they with strings. Leading guest experts offer tips for realizing suc- know about intonation can begin to break down. When moving among solo works, chamber music, works with piano and cess with woodwind, brass, and percussion sections within the orchestral performance, adjustments of concept and technique specific framework of music for intermediate and high school in intonation must be made. Fundamental issues between equal orchestras. Orchestral winds and percussion are approached temperament and just intonation will be explored in multiple differently from band—sharpen your full orchestra chops! musical contexts. Strategies will be shared for improving stu- Presenter: Sandra Dackow, William Paterson University dent performance and awareness of these issues. Presider: Adam Michlin, Barron Collier High School Presenter: John Fetter, Eastman School of Music Presider: Sharan Leventhal, performer • Intermediate Solo Violin Repertoire From Seitz to Accolay Convention Center: 550 A/B • Tune It Up! Intonation Tricks for String Orchestras If you are seeking an ideal repertoire path for your intermediate Convention Center: 552 A/B violin student, this session can help! We’ll identify effective solos Feel like a broken record? Tired of repeating the same old for navigating this critical stage in violinists’ development, and “low two, high three?” This session offers innovative ideas for discover the technical milestones achieved through the repertoire. teaching and refining string intonation, as well as some fun Presenter: Jennifer Wiley, Susquehanna University refreshers of old tried-and-true approaches. Bring your instru- Presider: Irene Guerriero, retired ment and play along as we discuss timesaving, “no-room-for- excuse” tricks that you can use with your string students. • A Meeting of the Minds: Exploring the Partnership Presenter: Karin Hendricks, Ball State University Between Private Studio Teachers and School Orchestra Presider: Amanda Trimpey, University of South Carolina Directors Convention Center: 551 A/B • The Yin and Yang of Teaching Strings Private teachers and school orchestra directors have some Convention Center: 550 A/B important things in common: their students and their goals. This Are there days when you’re sure that your career choice of session will explore creative ways for teachers to collaborate, being a string teacher was clairvoyant, and you were meant thus creating better sounding orchestras, and better playing to do this with your life? Are there other days when you might individuals. Both classroom and private lesson techniques will rather wear a silly hat and deliver pizza to strangers’ doors? be introduced, including warm ups, repertoire, sight reading, Take a journey with the author of I Want to Play Forever: Jour- technique, chair placements and proposals for creating student ney Back to Public School Teaching, and interactively engage in partnerships. When teachers work together, it is a winning the yin and yang of string teaching. combination for our students. Presenter: Bruce Wood, Texas Tech University Presenter: Daniel Levitov, The Peabody Institute Preparatory Presider: Kirk Moss, Lawrence University Presider: William Slechta, Wake County Public School 50 • Nature Versus Nurture Issues in Intonation Instruction: • Why You Do What You Do: The Science Behind Suzuki Can Good Intonation Be Taught? Convention Center: 555 A/B Convention Center: Ballroom B/C Many of Suzuki’s pedagogical concepts were based on his own Do you believe good intonation can be taught? How do your philosophy and experience. However, some core ideas central beliefs and expectations affect your teaching and your stu- to Suzuki instruction are related to psychological, cognitive and dents’ musical success? What are some specific activities and even neurological findings. What Suzuki found to work with his teaching strategies we can use to help students develop these young students, and what current teachers continue to do, has skills over a long period of time? Come and find out how using much support in what other fields have discovered. This session accompaniment, providing quality musical experiences, using will be useful to all string teachers, as many ideas pertain to creative pedagogical approaches, and addressing psycholog- general pedagogy. ical factors can help your students achieve their full potential. Presenter: Amber Peterson, private studio teacher Presenter: Sandy Goldie, University of Florida Presider: Elizabeth Gergel, University of South Carolina Presider: Anna Ostrofsky, Briarcliff High School

• Strategies for Teaching Composition to K-12 String Friday, March 1 Students 9:00 a.m. Convention Center: 552 A/B National Orchestra Festival Performance Do you ever wonder how you can incorporate composition into Veterans Memorial Auditorium all teaching situations? Are there ways to create success for all Randolph High School String Orchestra students? This session will cover strategies for teaching compo- Randolph, New Jersey sition to students of all ages and ability-levels. Various materi- Eric Schaber, director als and methods designed with string students in mind will be Ratings and Comments, High School String discussed. Sample student work will be shown and a panel of Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company student-teachers that are currently using the composition curriculum with elementary students will share their experiences. Presenters: Julie Carr, St. Mary’s School; James Mick, Ithaca Friday, March 1 College 10:00 a.m. Presider: Shelby Montgomery, Florida State University National Orchestra Festival Performance Veterans Memorial Auditorium • Teaching Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas Pioneer High School Chamber Orchestra Sponsored by SHAR Products Company Ann Arbor, Michigan Convention Center: 554 A/B Jonathan Glawe, director Charles Avsharian, master teacher and CEO of SHAR Products, Competition, High School String Orchestra will address the inherent problems that teachers face when Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company teaching the Sonatas and Partitas. Both right-hand and left- hand issues will be analyzed and solved. Attendees will be encouraged to participate in an open forum question/answer Friday, March 1 session after the initial presentation. 11:00 a.m. Clinician: Charles Avsharian National Orchestra Festival Performance Presider: Lucy Lewis, University of Iowa Veterans Memorial Auditorium • Strings Performance at the Heart of the University Liberty Senior High School Chamber Orchestra Convention Center: 556 A/B Liberty, Missouri Ambitious string students are told: You can get excellent musical Mary Lou Jones, director training or an excellent education. Music schools echo this dichot- Competition, High School String Orchestra omy in programming and recruiting priorities. But is this a false Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company choice? This panel considers the possibility that 21st-century musicians with an artistically and intellectually rigorous education are best equipped to succeed in a fluid and competitive profession; and the further possibility that humanities-infused pedagogy affords music performance a central role in higher education. Presenters: Mark Rudoff, Ohio State University; Michael Heald, University of Georgia; Elisabeth Small, Belmont University

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highlighted along with interview tips and tricks. Students will Friday, March 1 practice sample interview questions based on initiatives and 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. classroom procedure, grading, and more. Presenter: Denese Odegaard, Fargo Public Schools • Collegiate Violin Master Class Presider: Debra Myers, Fairfax County Public Schools Convention Center: 553 A/B Clinician: Joseph Genualdi, University of Missouri Kansas City • From Both Sides Now: Exploring Two Perspectives on Conservatory Students Participating: Maya Ramchandran, Brown University; Eclectic Styles in Higher Education Matthew Slesinski, Brown University Convention Center: 550 A/B Presider: Irene Guerriero, retired Sponsored by SHAR Products Company With the increased interest in eclectic styles in recent years, string music in higher education has become an important location of intercultural negotiation and dialogue. Institutions and • Cello Ensemble! Rehearsal Strategies and Repertoire students wrestle to navigate these types of music in this con- Selection text. This session presents qualitative studies and discussion that Convention Center: Ballroom B/C explore eclectic styles in higher education, and considers new Cello ensemble can be a delightful genre, whether played one- ideas for prospective eclectic styles students, string teachers at on-a-part as chamber music or as a cello orchestra. Advan- all levels, and stakeholders in institutionalized programs. tages include the ability to blend, the popularity of the timbre Presenters: Nate Olson, Columbia University; Mari Black, of the cello, and the capability of having everyone read any Columbia University of the parts. Disadvantages include the danger of “muddiness” Presider: Martin Norgaard, Georgia State University in the low registers, the possibility of an overly dense sound, and lack of timbral variety. The choice of repertoire combined • How to Include Special Needs Students Into Your with the right rehearsal strategies. Orchestra Program Presenter: Benjamin Whitcomb, University of Wisconsin- Convention Center: 556 A/B Whitewater Presider: Natalie Colbert, Sutton Middle School This session will focus on how orchestra directors can include students with varying degrees of disabilities into their string programs in a practical way. This session will include tips on • Cello Pedagogy for Non-Cellists how to manage behavior, meet accommodations, and make Convention Center: 554 A/B appropriate modifications to the class and curriculum in order Geared toward the classroom instructor trained in violin, viola, for all students to have access to the unique experience of and bass, this session will present a comprehensive and sequen- being part of an orchestra. This session will also include cover- tial overview of cello pedagogy. age of frequently asked questions about IDEA. Presenter: Scott Cook, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Presenter: Vivian Gonzalez, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Presider: Matthew Tifford, private studio teacher Presider: Danielle Fagan, James Madison University

• A Demonstration of Interschool, Intergenerational, • If You Feel Right You Will Sound Right! Intercommunity String Orchestra Rehearsal and Concert Convention Center: 551 A/B Techniques Learning to play an instrument is really learning what playing Convention Center: Ballroom D/E should feel like. Why should bands have all the fun, get more funding, and Presenter: Jeffrey Solow, Temple University achieve greater status in the community? Lieberman will share Presider: Lucy Manning, Old Dominion University techniques she’s employed nationwide and use orchestra score examples to demonstrate how you can generate intergenera- • Music Advocacy: An Open Dialog tional performances that stimulate exciting, recruitment-ripe Convention Center: 555 A/B all-school, all-community events. Inspire enrollment and inten- Music advocacy on the front lines. The presenter will lead and sify motivation by generating concerts that include and involve moderate open dialog on current issues related to music advo- everyone—even the audience. cacy. Attendees are invited to submit questions before and Presenter: Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Strings Without Boundaries during the session. Demo Groups: Cranston, Rhode Island High School and Middle School Orchestras, directed by Pam Lowell Presenter: John Benham, Liberty University Presenter sponsored by Kendor, D’Addario, & NS Design Presider: Mary Wagner, Fairfax County Public Schools Presider: Muriel Orcutt, Goffstown School District • Releasing Your Creative Intuition (two-hour learning lab) • Examining Your First Job Through the Interview and Omni: Providence Preparation Lens Experienced improvisers, and seven year-olds, know the spe- Convention Center: Rotunda cial quality of abandonment that accompanies their most joyful Current educational initiatives and trends will be play. How do classically-trained players get there? How do we 52 attain the quality of listening that allows us to model the intri- the resources available to support teachers and students cacies of great music in our free play? Eugene Friesen demon- in their practice and performance of our music. Come, bring strates the duality of “rigor and surrender” in this participatory your instrument and discover how much fun it is to play Blue workshop and discussion. Arch Music! (Instruments on loan will be available.) Presenter: Eugene Friesen, Berklee College of Music Clinician: Elisa Sereno-Janz Presider: Liz Ehrman, Fairfax County Public Schools Presider: Kirk Moss, Lawrence University

• Teaching Technique in Middle and High School Has Never • Careers in Music Business Been So Easy! Convention Center: 551 A/B Sponsored by Alfred Music Publishing Members of the String Industry Council present the wide array Convention Center: 552 A/B of careers, internships, and educational opportunities that are Sound Development: Intermediate and SD: Advanced String available with a music background. Join the panel for a wide- Orchestra offer new warm-up exercises for developing tone ranging discussion. and technique! At the middle school level, these easy-to-use Moderator: Ken Dattmore, Yamaha Corporation of America warm-up exercises for developing tone and attack strokes, Presider: Christine Nixon, University of South Carolina shifting skills, and two-octave scales and arpeggios are perfect. High school friendly ways to teach the all-state three- • Improving Violin/Viola Intonation and Pitch octave scales are included as well as exercises for developing Conceptualization advanced right-hand skills and upper level shifting. Convention Center: 552 A/B Clinicians: Kirk Moss and Bob Phillips Good intonation is a lifelong quest, even for the best string Presider: Andrea Meyers, string specialist consultant players. So, it is a worthwhile pursuit from the earliest stages of study. This session will address finger patterns, hand frame sta- Friday, March 1 bility, elbow/wrist/thumb placement, finger pressure, vibrato, 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. and intonation exercises. We also will discuss predictable bad- intonation situations: starting badly on the first note, chang- • Collegiate Level Viola Master Class ing finger patterns, stretches, stretches affecting other fingers, same-finger half-steps, descending whole-steps, descending Convention Center: 553 A/B Clinician: Nokuthula Ngwenyama, concert violinist 1st to 4th finger half-step spacing, and shifting. Students Participating: Justin Redona, Pacific University; Grace Presenter: J. Patrick Rafferty, University of Louisville Stokan, Brown University Presider: Elisabeth Small, Belmont University Presider: Michael Palumbo, Weber State University • Nurturing the Teacher Within the Performer • Are Etudes Necessary? Concise and Efficient Alternatives Convention Center: 556 A/B to Building a Solid Foundation This session suggests convincing arguments for the need for Convention Center: 555 A/B pedagogy in performance curriculum in order to prepare stu- Finding the time to practice is an increasingly elusive exercise dents for a rich and diverse career in music and sustain the for students. As their teachers, it is our challenge to provide student-teacher cycle vital to the survival of music. Clinicians them with the best strategies for efficiency. In this interactive will explore an approach that nurtures performance skills while session (please bring violins!) we will present some of our favor- offering essential elements of teaching to all performers. ite mini-etudes, constructed to strip away everything besides Presenters: Cornelia Watkins, Rice University; Laurie Scott, the core technical issue being addressed. We will demonstrate University of Texas Austin how to execute them, how to assign them, and how to customize Presider: Lucy Lewis, University of Iowa them for each student. Presenters: Elizabeth Faidley, Manhattan School of Music; Ryan • Orchestra Nation: Building a Beginning String Program Caparella, Western Springs School of Talent Education That Has Broad Appeal to Students, Parents, and School Presider: Cybele D’Ambrosio, private studio teacher Communities Convention Center: 554 A/B • Blue Arch Music Reading Session Sponsored by Blue Arch Music This session provides ideas on how to get young students interested in your string program, how to keep them motivated and Convention Center: Ballroom B/C interested in continuing, and how to gain advocates who will The Blue Arch Music catalogue of folk and contemporary music support your program as it grows in quantity and quality. Brian has a wealth of great arrangements and new compositions Powell shares “tried and true” recruitment, retention, and com- for your string orchestra or string quartet. All the parts are munity building strategies that he has seen produce hundreds interesting to play. The melodies weave throughout the orches- of passionate participant’s and supporters of music. tra with innovative accompaniment figures, rhythms and techniques. In this session, Elisa Sereno-Janz will guide you through Presenter: Brian Powell, The University of Miami Presider: Amanda Trimpey, University of South Carolina 53 Friday

• Reach Your Audiences with Social Networking Friday, March 1 Convention Center: 557 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. What’s a tweet? Do you “like” things on Facebook? Social networking has taken the world by storm and is an excellent way to communicate, collaborate, and promote your orchestra Coffee Break with program or private studio. Come learn how you can use this technology to your advantage and reach your students, par- Exhibitors ents, administration, and the community. Various services will Sponsored by: Claire Givens Violins be discussed along with privacy and safety concerns regarding this technology. Friday, March 1 Presenter: Charles Laux, Kennesaw State University Presider: Sarah Black, Gwinnett Public Schools 1:00 p.m. National Orchestra Festival Performance • So, You Have Been Asked to Teach Guitar Next School Veterans Memorial Auditorium Year: Solutions to Teaching a Guitar Class for the Non- Randolph High School Chamber Strings Guitar Player Randolph, New Jersey Convention Center: 558 A/B Eric Schaberg, director This session provides many useful resources for the orchestra Competition, High School String Orchestra teacher who is, or will soon be teaching guitar in the classroom. Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company Solutions to the most common challenges of teaching guitar as a non-player will be addressed. This presentation will provide Friday, March 1 the teacher with many resources for methods, pedagogy and ensemble music. This one-hour session will offer an abundance 2:00 p.m. of resources which will be available long after the conference. National Orchestra Festival Performance Presenter: Bill Swick, Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts Veterans Memorial Auditorium Presider: Glen McCarthy, George Mason University Nyack High School Chamber Orchestra • Strum Bowing Nyack, New York Christine Gero, director Convention Center: Rotunda Competition, High School String Orchestra Rhythm is at the heart of all jazz and popular styles, Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company but teaching classical players to play with a groove is a challenge. I have developed a technique for teaching which I call, “strum bowing.” In this session, I will break down Friday, March 1 this simple concept and encourage audience participation in this 3:00 p.m. hands-on session about understanding the “chop” and other National Orchestra Festival Performance ways of grooving on strings. Veterans Memorial Auditorium Presenter: Tracy Silverman, Belmont University Presider: Chad Uyehara, Iolani Orchestra Anderson High School Symphony Orchestra Cincinnati, Ohio • Teaching “Habits of Mind” in the School Orchestra Jonathan Welch, director Rehearsal Competition, High School Full Orchestra Convention Center: 550 A/B Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company The habits of mind of the string player are as important as habits of body. This session will encourage you to “think about Friday, March 1 thinking”’ and to discover ways to get students in your ensem- 4:00 p.m. ble to do this as well. Topics include approach, preparation, National Orchestra Festival Performance proactive versus reactive playing, rests and sustained passages, inner rhythm, difficult passages, leading from any chair, Veterans Memorial Auditorium and other interesting approaches to the topic. Garfield High School Symphony Orchestra Presenter: Scott Laird, North Carolina School of Science and Seattle, Washington Math Marcus Tsutakawa, director Presider: Rachel Myers, University of South Carolina Competition, High School Full Orchestra Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company

54 • Good Nutrition for String Players: What’s on Your Friday, March 1 Plate? 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Convention Center: 551 A/B • College Cello Master Class Let’s use the “What’s on Your Plate” image to select a nutri- Convention Center: 553 A/B tional, balanced meal of music for our students. In this ses- Clinician: Laurence Lesser, New England Conservatory sion we will consider concert programming for middle and Students Participating: Elizabeth Gergel, University of South high school groups, as well as how to use workouts to increase Carolina; Carolyn Ranti, Brown University rehearsal enjoyment. Presider: Jeffrey Solow, Temple University Sponsored by Clemens Violins, Violas, Violoncellos LLC Presenter: Anne Witt, University of Alabama Presider: Karen McGhee-Hensel, Shawnee Mission North High School (KS)

• Collegiate Roundtable Session • How to Turn Your Class Method Book Into One That Your Convention Center: 557 Favorite Pedagogue Would Be Proud! Roundtable members suggested three small group discussion Convention Center: 552 A/B topics: Intersections: Music Education, Conducting, and Perfor- All class method books are a compromise of various pedago- mance; Time Management for Music Teacher Educators: Bal- gies. This session will help you discover the pedagogy behind ancing Professional Obligations as well as Professional and the page and how to turn your current method book into a Personal Lives; and edTPA and the String Teaching Profession. method book to make your favorite pedagogue proud! The Outcomes of these discussions will be presented to the Round- philosophies of Suzuki, Rolland, Bornoff, and others will be table as a whole and we will discuss how to continue spotlight- compared and ideas from their works will be shown. ing these issues in research, further discussions, and practice. Presenter: William Wassum, Spotsylvania County Schools Organizer: Kristen Pellegrino, University of Texas at San Antonio Presider: Linda Johnson, Chipeta Elementary School (CO)

• Baroque Style for Modern Players: Bridging the Gap • Iconic American Violinist and Teacher: Zvi Zeitlin and His Between Traditional Training and Baroque Style Expertise Influence on Generations of Violin Students Convention Center: 555 A/B Convention Center: 554 A/B Many string players and teachers would like to improve their Distinguished Eastman violin professor Zvi Zeitlin was a peda- understanding of Baroque style and be able to play their gogue of uncommon integrity and intelligence, and one of the students’ Baroque repertoire in a convincing and historically few surviving links to a bygone era of violin playing. This ses- informed style. This presentation will demonstrate five key con- sion will examine his long teaching career, offering insights into cepts of Baroque style, which, applied in a sequential manner, his teaching philosophies that enabled his students to achieve can be taught to beginning students through advanced players their highest artistic standards. Former Zeitlin teaching assis- of J.S. Bach’s solo suites, sonatas and partitas. tant William Terwilliger will lead a panel of former Zeitlin students, sharing their memorable experiences with this charis- Presenter: Janet Packer, Bard College Presider: Daphne Gerling, University of North Texas matic artist-teacher. Presenter: William Terwilliger, University of South Carolina, • Classical to Fiddle, Making the Transition With Proper Columbia Presider: Laura Kobayashi, private studio teacher Technique Omni: Providence • Is String Playing Dangerous to Your Health? Why String Professional fiddler/violinist Patrick Clark breaks down the Players Are Prone to Injuries mental boundary between classical and fiddle by using the Convention Center: 556 A/B same mental process, with a slight twist, used to learn classi- This session is a personal journey from injuries and a long absence cal. Clark has toured and/or performed with country artists back to concertizing. String players, particularly violinists and like Darius Rucker, Sarah Evans, Big and Rich, and more! He violists, have a high incidence of injuries. This seminar discusses is an Arizona State Fiddle Champion, has his degree in Violin details of these injuries and their possible causes and cures. It Performance from Northern Arizona University, is a clinician for provides some new approaches and exercises to eliminate bad Eastman Strings, and is a Suzuki trained teacher. habits and offers a roadmap to building a healthy and injury- Presenter: Patrick Clark, Eastman Strings free technique. The seminar will end with a personal account of Presider: Judy Palac, Michigan State University a journey from injuries and a long absence back to concertizing. Presenter: Jorge Gardos, Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School Presider: Kia-Hui Tan, Ohio State University

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• Opening the Tempo Press Library open to all with an interest in collegiate string teacher educa- Sponsored by Tempo Press tion. Also at this meeting, a presentation by Martin Norgaard Convention Center: Ballroom B/C on string improvisation and the brain. Bring your instruments and join Tempo Press clinicians Susan Presenter: Martin Norgaard, Georgia State University C. Brown and Sandra Dackow for a presentation of various graded selections from Tempo Press. This session will include • Digging Deeper: The Depth Is Infinite recommendations for sample concert programs, technical exer- Convention Center: 550 A/B cises, and method book excerpts to use in your strings program. Have you ever felt like there is a great gap/divide between Don’t miss this opportunity to hear a wide selection of reper- the string performance and string education? The further and toire. You are sure to discover several works that will inspire deeper exploration of the bow fundamentals and the differ- students and audiences alike. ent ways to teach, explain and practice three most basic bow Clinicians: Susan C. Brown; Sandra Dackow fundamentals such as martele, detache, and colle will bridge Presider: Adam Michlin, Barron Collier High School the gap between the two. Presenters: Wanchi Huang, James Madison University; Steffany • Scales: The Benefits of Group Scale Classes Shock, James Madison University Convention Center: 550 A/B Presider: Christine Rutledge, University of Iowa Scales are used for teaching fundamental techniques and becoming aware of the mapping of one’s instrument. As • The First 12 Lessons, What to Teach Before the Text opposed to teaching scales one on one, there are numerous Convention Center: 555 A/B advantages and skills that can be taught through group scale Strengthen your beginning students’ aural-tactile relationship classes at all levels. This interactive presentation will discuss with their instrument and develop better intonation, harmonic the advantages and benefits of group scale classes, and go awareness, and independent learning abilities while you through sample exercises. Though focused on violin, these con- develop good playing position using familiar songs taught by cepts can be applied to all instruments. Come join the fun! Pro-Active Ear Learning. Based on the major string teaching Presenter: Rebecca Hunter, University of South Carolina programs of the 20th century, a study of how fiddlers learn Presider: Cybele D’Ambrosio, private studio teacher and almost 40 years of successful beginning strings teaching. Applicable to all instruments. Hand-outs include sample lessons, • Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Bass? a tune list, and specific techniques. Convention Center: Rotunda Presenter: Janet Farrar-Royce, The String Studio of Central Connecticut Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Bass? is a nonthreaten- Presider: Danielle Fagan, James Madison University ing review of bass techniques for the non-bass playing orchestra director or string methods teacher. • First Position Virtuosity! Practical information will be presented and questions Convention Center: 551 A/B from the audience are most welcome. Many students and professionals who specialize in traditional fid- Presenter: John Schimek, Oklahoma City University dling or eclectic styles want to improve their playing with tech- Presider: Brad Pfeil, Nequa Valley High School nique from the classical world. As a classical teacher, what do you do when a non-classical player comes to you for advice? Many of our usual assignments (for example, three-octave scales) Friday, March 1 simply don’t apply to much non-classical repertoire. As a classical 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. teacher at fiddle camps since 1997, Rachel Barton Pine has mod- ified some of the most popular classical exercises to focus solely • Bringing the Classical String Player Into Jazz on the first position. These exercises stabilize and strengthen the Omni: Providence left hand, improve the quality of bowing and increase consistency Three common harmonically specific melodic patterns can and coordination. Not just for fiddlers and their classical teach- be extracted from the great literature of Bach, Mozart, and ers—less advanced classical players can benefit too. Beethoven and used in jazz improvisation. Bach used these Presenter: Rachel Barton Pine, concert violinist ideas within a baroque style. Mozart and Beethoven used them Presider: Natalie Colbert, Sutton Middle School in a classical style. Simple development and rhythmic ideas can be applied to these basic shapes to use them in a jazz style. • How to Play Cool Stuff on Guitar Extracted examples will be applied by a demonstration group Omni: Newport/Washington over common jazz progressions. Learn to play some fun stuff that will expand your guitar skills Presenter: Bert Ligon, University of South Carolina and your understanding of real world guitar playing. The pat- Presider: Joseph Alcocer, Texas State University terns you will learn in this session will form the basis of many great guitar parts that you will want to teach in class. • Collegiate Roundtable Business Meeting Presenter: Aaron Stang, Alfred Music Publishing Convention Center: 557 Presider: Glen McCarthy, George Mason University This is the annual meeting of the Collegiate Roundtable that is 56 • New String Orchestra Reading Session Grades One genre its unique world voice. Increase your students’ market- Through Three ability as string players by opening their minds and teaching them critical skills for navigating the many genres in the current Convention Center: Ballroom B/C Clinician: Roberta Warfield musical marketplace. Presider: Veronica Germain, Farmington Public Schools Presenter: Jeremy Cohen, Quartet San Francisco Cellos generously on loan from Howard Core Company Presider: Anna Ostrofsky, Briarcliff High School Bass generously on loan from Saga Musical Instruments Friday, March 1 • Repertoire and Technique Builders From the Suzuki 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Catalog for All String Teachers Sponsored by Summy-Birchard • ASTA Strategic Planning Focus Group Convention Center: 553 A/B Convention Center: Ballroom B/C Explore collections of performance repertoire and technical Come spend an hour with members of the ASTA Strategic Plan- exercises for ensembles and solo players from the Suzuki cata- ning Task Force and share your input on a five year plan for the log. These great resources work well in many teaching situations! association. President-Elect Stephen Benham will present plan Clinicians: Barbara Barber, Winifred Crock, William Dick, highlights and solicit member feedback and comments. Don’t Laurie Scott miss this opportunity to add your voice to our profession’s future. • So You Want to Be a Mentor? Tips for Mentoring Presenter: Stephen Benham, ASTA President-Elect Beginning Music Teachers • Acoustic Orchestra + Electric Spice: All Styles: How and Why Convention Center: 552 A/B Omni: Providence Did you recently hire a new colleague or have you been asked Your orchestra doesn’t have to perform a rock piece in order to to mentor a new music teacher? Participants at this session will use that electric instrument you have in your music room closet. learn about best practices for mentoring new music teachers In fact, you can tastefully incorporate electrics into rehearsals as published in current research. Many of the topics that will and/or performances in a number of ways. When you contem- be covered also apply to educators who serve as cooperating porize your program, you can provide students with greater teachers during the student teaching internship. Join us to learn creative and collaborative possibilities, acknowledge their about mentoring strategies and resources including websites, world, and create a local buzz. handbooks, and current technology tips. Presenter: Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Strings Without Boundaries Presenters: Sarah Stanley, Northbrook School District 28; Betty Demo Group: Cranston, Rhode Island High School and Middle Anne Gottlieb, University of Cincinnati School Orchestras, directed by Pam Lowell Presider: Lucy Lewis, University of Iowa Presenter sponsored by Kendor, D’Addario, & NS Design Presider: Irene Guerriero, retired • Teaching and Reinforcing Musical Concepts With iApps Convention Center: Rotunda • Beginning Strings: Developing Sustainable Success During Hundreds of millions of iPods/iPhones/iPads are in use the First Year of Instruction today. Being able to utilize iOS apps in the classroom Convention Center: 551 A/B or private studio can help teach and reinforce various Establishing proper set up from the very beginning of a stu- musical concepts and reinforce performance skills. The dent’s playing career is essential to lifelong success performing nature of these apps can help accommodate different learning a string instrument. This session will present a successful peda- styles, promote collaboration between students, and encourage gogical model for beginning string instruction. Strategies that learning outside of the classroom. Various teaching strategies promote proper set up on the violin, viola, cello, and double will be demonstrated and technical questions will be answered! bass as well as remedies to specific performance issues will be Bring your device! discussed. Presenter: Charles Laux, Kennesaw State University Presenters: Rebecca MacLeod, University of North Carolina at Presider: Meredith Miller, University of South Carolina Greensboro; James Mick, Ithaca College; Jim Palmer, Allatoona High School; David Eccles, VanderCook College of Music • World Chamber Music: Playing Authentically in Multiple Presider: Myrnie Van Kempen, Edmonds School District Genres Convention Center: 554 A/B Three-time Grammy nominated Quartet San Francisco has made it their mission to expand the horizons of chamber music performance practices. They will dissect four pieces from different corners of the world (Mexico, China, Africa, and Eastern Europe) demonstrating simple string techniques that give each 57 Friday

• Do You Hear What I Hear? Developing the Ear, the Body, • Research Session: Presentation of the 2013 String and the Intellect to Facilitate Beautiful Intonation Researcher Award Convention Center: 555 A/B Convention Center: 557 This lecture/demonstration will provide a brief overview of This session will feature remarks from the 2013 String pedagogical concepts for developing intonation based on Researcher Award winner, David Sogin, of the School of Music, the teaching and materials of Dounis, Suzuki, Kodaly, Fischer, University of Kentucky. This year’s award honors long-term Kendall, Galamian, and others. Key points of discussion will achievement in research in the areas of scholarship in string include the development of aural, physical, and intellectual education, support and collaboration of other researchers, skills. While a discussion of pedagogical concepts will be initial and service to the research community. The award is given by focus, the main portion of the lecture will consist of applications ASTA to recognize excellence in string research and selected by the ASTA Research Awards Committee. and learning sequences for developing beautiful intonation. Specific teaching strategies will be discussed. Acceptance Address: David Sogin, University of Kentucky Moderator: John Geringer, Florida State University Presenter: Winifred Crock, Parkway School District Presider: Chad Uyehara, Iolani Orchestra • Responsibilities of a Modern Violin Studio Teacher • From a Classical Power House to an Eclectic Curriculum: Convention Center: 550 A/B Trials and Tribulations of High School Orchestra Programs This session is aimed at helping to organize a private teacher’s agenda, regardless of the age and level of the student. Session in Transition is highly structured and based on a concrete teaching material Omni: Newport/Washington and repertoire. Participants will learn to identify, balance and Protecting the quality and integrity of classical music is some- nurture the most important areas of a student’s development of thing we should all strive to maintain as a core value of our violin skills, especially in creating a whole musician. orchestra curriculum. However, to help make our students well- Presenter: Magdalena Richter, New England Conservatory rounded musicians, we must willingly and with an open mind Presider: Elisabeth Small, Belmont University open the door to eclectic styles. In this presentation, you will be provided with ideas on how to implement an eclectic cur- • The Royal Conservatory Music riculum right away, and how to present this implementation to Development Program™: Celebrating your community. Student Success Presenter: Jonathan Glawe, Pioneer High School Sponsored by The Royal Conservatory Music Development Program Presider: Chris Selby, Charleston School of the Arts Convention Center: 553 A/B Join us for a dynamic exploration of The Royal Conservatory • A Healthy Body in Balance: The Alexander Technique for Music Development Program™. Discover how you and your Violinists and Violists students can be a part of this outstanding program that sup- Convention Center: 552 A/B ports excellence in teaching and celebrates student accom- Roughly 80 percent of all string players become injured at plishment through the benefits of a national standard. Join us least once in their career. How can we prevent misuse in our- for an engaging hour of conversation that will include: how teachers are working with students to set goals and progress selves as performers and in our students? How can we heal toward success in music; how The Music Development Program from an injury? This interactive Alexander Technique session complements individual paths to learning; the positive expe- will give you tools for preventing and healing from injuries. riences The Music Development Program students are having Bring your instrument, prepare to move and dress comfortably in their pursuit of music study; and an overview of The Music for floor work (or observe the floor lesson). Development Program’s string syllabi and materials. Presenter: Susan Perkins, private studio teacher Clinician: Kelly Parkins Lindstrom Presider: Lucy Manning, Old Dominion University, retired Presider: Kirk Moss, Lawrence University

• How to Use the ASTA Curriculum As an Assessment Tool • Setting Your Studio Up for Success: Strategies for Young Convention Center: Rotunda Teachers Analyzing student work has become prevalent in the Convention Center: 554 A/B last few years not only to offer feedback to students This presentation is geared toward teachers who are young but to guide teaching. In the sequence of Backward (late teens to 30s) and who may or may not be married and/ Design, curriculum is written, assessments are designed, and les- or have children. Our primary goal is to equip and encourage son plans are developed. This session will examine the ASTA these young teachers to learn how to work with the parents in curriculum and how we can develop assessments based on its their studios in a successful manner. This will include learning how contents. Thinking more deeply and reflecting about bridging to get past intimidation and finding strategies for developing gaps in student learning will be examined along with creating trusting, respectful relationships with the parents in your studio. examples of assessments. Presenters: Lucy Lewis, The University of Iowa; Ruth Marie Presenter: Denese Odegaard, Fargo Public Schools Ballance, Samford University Presider: Nancy Bargerstock, Appalachian State University Presider: Matthew Tifford, private studio teacher 58 • Differentiated Instruction in the String Classroom Friday, March 1 Convention Center: 551 A/B 4:00 p.m. This session will discuss the use of differentiated instruction in Eclectic Strings Festival the elementary and secondary string classroom. Emphasis will Omni: Narragansett Ballroom be on the history and rationale of differentiated instruction, practical applications and strategies that work in the string classroom, and a review of print and web resources ESF Clinic – Natalie Haas Presenter: Mary (Betsy) Maliszewski, West Orange, NJ Public Sponsored by Yamaha Schools Corporation & Alfred Music Presider: Alison Yankowskas, Londonderry, NH School District Publishing • Juried Research Poster Session Convention Center: 556 A/B Friday, March 1 The research posters are actual posters that display studies 4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. conducted by graduate and undergraduate students, university faculty, and practicing teachers. The session is open to papers involving any aspect of string playing and teaching, includ- • The 21st Century String Teacher—What’s Old, What’s New? ing philosophical, theoretical, or historical, as well as qualita- Convention Center: 553 A/B tive and quantitative reports. The poster session is designed to This session will focus on the 21st Century learning terms cre- allow for dialogue and interaction between researchers and ativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, communi- interested attendees. Please join us for this informal and stimu- cation, and collaboration in string teaching. Focusing largely lating session. See page 24 for a list of posters. on a Gestalt philosophy approach to learning and the use of Facilitator: John Geringer, Florida State University improvisation, participants will be given tools to evaluate their current teaching practices and create new experiences with • Leading With Your Heart by Using Mind, Breath, and an eye toward identifying and qualifying those practices to parents and administrators. Movement to Create Balance and Energy in One’s Playing Presenter: Debra Lyle, St. Anne’s-Belfield School Convention Center: 555 A/B Presider: Charlene Monte, Dartmouth Public Schools Using the core principles of Tai Chi, this session will include a step-by-step approach to discovering good posture, becom- • Composing, Arranging, or Adapting Music for Your ing aware of one’s breathing, finding balance and freedom in Orchestra using one’s arms and entire body, and moving more calmly and Sponsored by: Carl Fischer freely with limited muscle involvement. Convention Center: 554 A/B Presenter: Karen Becker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Gain new insight into writing effective music for school string Presider: Elizabeth Gergel, University of South Carolina orchestras from two of the most performed composers of string music today. Doris Gazda and Larry Clark will share their • Musical Conversations: Nurturing a Collaborative Student expertise on selecting the right key, writing colorful harmony, Ensemble marking appropriate bowings and creating interesting orches- Convention Center: Rotunda trations to make your pieces work for young students. Issues of The poet Heine said that music, “stands halfway between copyright will also be discussed along with real examples of thought and phenomenon, between spirit and matter.” Perform- what works and what doesn’t. ing repertoire from both the piano and string trio literature, Clinicians: Doris Gazda; Larry Clark the members of the piano quartet Ensemble Argos address the Presider: Adam Michlin, Barron Collier High School challenges many teachers face of finding appropriate music for their student ensembles, and show how the collaborative • Developing Your Fiddle Program: How to Start and What aspects of chamber music can be taught when the primary to Expect Along the Way challenge of note-learning is eliminated. Omni: Providence Presenters: Kenneth Law, George Mason University; Christina Are you considering starting your own fiddle program? Or Placilla, Winston-Salem State University; Mellasenah Edwards, Peabody Institute have you already started one and are looking for new ideas? Presider: Liz Dinwiddie, Indiana University This session will guide you to valuable resources for developing your knowledge of traditional music and sharing it with your students in creative ways, no matter how much you know when you start. Presenter: Emily Schaad, Liberty High School Presider: Alexandra Touzinsky, Fairfax County Public Schools 59 Friday

• Playing and Teaching Popular Guitar Friday, March 1 Omni: Newport/Washington 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. We will examine the practical function and role of the guitar in popular music, including stylistic considerations surrounding rock, jazz, country, and singer/songwriter music. We will take Reception in Exhibit Hall a “bottom up” approach beginning with bass lines, chords, root for Attendees movements, and riffs. Common misunderstandings surrounding Sponsored by: Pirastro GmbH various guitar techniques will be discussed, and we will employ simple chord construction principles that apply easily and naturally to the guitar fretboard. Friday, March 1 Presenter: Aaron Stang, Alfred Music Publishing Presider: Glen McCarthy, George Mason University 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

• Reviving the Forgotten Literature of Dr. Harvey S. • Miró Quartet Concert Whistler, Jr. Veterans Memorial Auditorium Convention Center: Ballroom B/C See page 8 for concert programming. Tickets are available for Who was Dr. Harvey S. Whistler, Jr.? Help us explore his life $20 at the registration desk and one hour before the concert and work through discussion and performance. We will exam- at the Renaissance Hotel lobby which is located next to the ine important technical and chamber works still relevant to Veterans Memorial Auditorium. the 21st Century studio and string class. Come revive a piece of our forgotten history; walk away with a plethora of ideas. Don’t forget to bring your instruments! Presenters: Jacob Dakon, University of Kansas; Erica Brooks, University of Kansas Presider: Nancy Bargerstock, Appalachian State University

• Where Do I Start? Things to Consider When Navigating a Course of Development With a Student Who Is New to “Did you know...?” Your Studio College Credit Available from Shenandoah Convention Center: 552 A/B University When a pre-college or college student of any level who already plays joins your studio, there are many decisions to Shenandoah University is offering undergraduate and make and prioritizing the options can be a challenge. We will graduate credit in conjunction with ASTA’s National explore and offer insights and specific suggestions on topics Conference. To receive credit, you must complete Shenandoah’s including skills assessment, making physical/technical adjust- registration process indicating course number and credit level ments, repertoire selection (violin, viola), moving forward by and complete all required assignments. For details about credit and deadlines visit www.astaweb.com. Note: This stepping sideways and psychological aspects to this transition. program is administered strictly by Shenandoah University and Presenters: Rebecca Henry, The Peabody Conservatory; Phyllis offered to ASTA conference attendees as a member service. Freeman, Maryland Talent Education Center; Andrea Houde, Exact requirements and fees are determined and executed solely West Virginia University; Shelley Shleigh, The Music School of by and paid directly to the university. Delaware Presider: Irene Guerriero, retired ASTA Documentation of Professional Development

Friday, March 1 As a service to our members, ASTA creates and maintains 5:00 p.m. a permanent and ongoing record of your professional development hours. In your conference tote bag is the form to document your attendance at sessions. To properly document your attendance hours, record the name of each session you Silent Auction Bidding Closes attend and obtain the signature of each session’s clinician or presider. At the conclusion of the conference (within 4 weeks) mail your completed form back to the national office. Your hours will be calculated and recorded. You will then receive a certificate, if purchased, showing your completed hours of professional development for the 2013 conference. Certificates are $10 each and will be mailed approximately two weeks after receipt of your completed form. 60 SAVE THE DATES!

CONFERENCES/ COMPETITIONS

2013 ASTA National Solo Competition April 6-8, New York City, N.Y.

2014 ASTA National Conference March 5-8, 2014, Louisville, Ky. Exhibits • National Orchestra Festival • National High School Honors Orchestra • Educational Sessions 2015 ASTA National Conference March 18-21, 2015, Salt Lake City, Utah Exhibits • National Orchestra Festival • Educational Sessions

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minor confrontations with students from time to time. Minor con- Saturday, March 2 frontations can be used as teaching opportunities— leading 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. to the development of maturity and character—if we manage them well. Participants will role play some real life events • Sunrise Educational Sessions and develop communication skills, including humor and ‘broken Sponsored by Merz-Huber Company record’ responses that will prevent minor confrontations from Attend one the following Sunrise Sessions becoming majors ones. (7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.) and receive a special Presenter: gift. (While supplies last!) Anne Witt, University of Alabama Presider: Kirk Moss, Lawrence University

• Dounis Bowing Exercises to Develop Tone and Expression Saturday, March 2 Convention Center: 552 A/B 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Although many string teachers are aware of Dr. D.C. Dounis’s published volumes of exercises, the oral tradition of his bowing • 101 Tips and Tricks to Motivate Middle School Orchestra exercises, devised by Dr. Dounis and passed on to his students and their students, is not widely known. By understanding the Students purpose and correct execution of each Dounis exercise, beauty Convention Center: 556 A/B of tone and a wide range of musical expression are devel- Looking for ways to inspire your middle school orchestra stu- oped. A vocabulary of bowing motions is created which facili- dents to practice and stay excited about orchestra? This session tates communication about all bowing strokes. Bring your violin will provide 101 tips and tricks to do just that! Ideas include and bow to try each exercise! both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, sorted into six categories Presenter: Janet Packer, Bard College to help focus your teaching, as well as your students’ learning! Presenter: Amy Feldkamp-Marr, Tecumseh Public Schools • From First Glance to Fluency: An Organic Approach to Presider: Mary Wagner, Fairfax County Public Schools Teaching Music Literacy • Beatles in a Box Convention Center: 551 A/B There are more than 75 concepts and symbols that music stu- Convention Center: 553 A/B dents need to know before beginning to read music. Without As we approach the Beatles 50th anniversary, a new genera- this knowledge, reading music can be overwhelming and some- tion is excited and inspired by their singable melodies and times not even possible. This session will include demonstrations approachable harmonies. Liz Ehrman presents a unit for public of sequential literacy instruction with the success of every stu- school orchestra teachers to unpack and play with in the class- dent in mind. We will examine common reading problems and room. History, lesson plans, worksheets, play-along mp3s will be demonstrate how they can be avoided and corrected. Materi- distributed in addition to a syllabus that outlines an approach to als for single instruments and mixed groups will be discussed this overwhelming and, often, unconventional music. and demonstrated. Presenter: Liz Ehrman, Fairfax County Public Schools Presider: Cody Toll, Fort Scott High School Presenters: Winifred Crock, Parkway School District; Laurie Scott, University of Texas at Austin • Brazilian Choro: A Gateway to Improvisation • Mando for Kids: A Mandolin Curriculum for Elementary Convention Center: Ballroom D/E School Children This session is for students and teachers of bowed and plucked strings and woodwinds. The child of European classical forms and Convention Center: 553 A/B African rhythmic swing, Brazil’s first urban music—Choro—was The mandolin is perfectly suited to elementary school children born in Rio in the 1870s and became a dynamic genre. With seeking an instrumental playing experience. The Baltimore Man- an extensive body of written tunes, and adaptability to varied dolin Orchestra has created a detailed, step by step program instrumentation, this vibrant music offers a non-intimidating format for introducing the mandolin to children, which then continues for the beginning improviser, while providing ample challenges to develop their performance skills and technique in a fun and for advanced string players and improvisers. Catherine Bent will nurturing curriculum. This session will demonstrate aspects of the discuss using choro in ensembles (intermediate and advanced), program and its pedagogy using students from the Mando for and for developing rhythmic and improvisational skills. Kids program in Baltimore and a panel of presenters. Presenter: Catherine Bent, Berklee College of Music Presenter: Jim Bates, Otterbein University Presider: Joseph Alcocer, Texas State University Presider: Irene Guerriero, retired • Creating Your Own Teaching Manual • Minor Confrontations: How to Prevent Them From Convention Center: 554 A/B Becoming Major Ones! If students were to write down everything you said in the stu- Convention Center: 550 A/B dio, your teaching manual would already be done! But no such Being in the “people business” guarantees that we will have 62 luck. And so the way we teach is passed down primarily in the a diverse student body, creating scholarships, and working oral tradition. Committing your ideas to paper makes you a with the administration to fund and enable courses that benefit better teacher, helps your students, and preserves pedagogi- the community. cal legacy through generations of teachers. Create your own Presenter: Theodore Buchholz, Pima Community College studio manual and learn other attendees best practices too! Presenter: Susanna Klein, Virginia Commonwealth University • New String Orchestra Reading Session Grades 4-6 Presider: Emily Thomas, Virginia Commonwealth University Convention Center: Ballroom B/C Clinician: Donald Langland • The ASTA National Curriculum: Developing Creativity From Presider: Ransom Allen, cellist the First String Lesson Cellos generously on loan from Howard Core Company Bass generously on loan from Saga Musical Convention Center: Rotunda Instruments The unique imagination of each child can be strength- ened and enhanced even as we endeavor to meet local, state and national requirements. Explore games • The Popper Solos You Don’t Know: Concert Repertoire for and techniques that can be woven into your required Cellists of All Levels agenda from the ASTA Curriculum that can help students develop Convention Center: 557 an inventive and expressive musical language. A demonstration There’s more to David Popper than the High School of Cello group will be used to model these techniques. This session will Playing and Hungarian Rhapsody. During his lifetime, the vir- also include the difference between teaching by rote versus tuoso cellist composed more than 40 concert pieces that show- analyzing and using the goal of any given technique as a vehi- case a wide range of cello technique with great musicality and cle to inspire creative approaches on the part of the teacher. charm. This session will introduce you to many of Popper’s less Presenter: Julie Lyonn Lieberman, Strings Without Boundaries famous works, appropriate for contest and recitals, and will Demo Group: R.I. Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, directed by Erin Erban include a discussion of the skills needed to master each piece. Presider: Anna Weddle, Columbia International University Presenter: Adriana Ransom, Illinois State University

• Developing Parent Partnerships and Support • Taking Action in Your Professional Identity Development: Convention Center: 552 A/B How String Teachers Can Improve Career Satisfaction and Parents can be our students’ and programs’ greatest support- Self-Efficacy ers and advocates, but they need to be involved and informed. Convention Center: 550 A/B In this presentation, we discuss exemplary programs and A growing number of researchers have explored the impact the means by which they have developed partnerships with of identity development in the hopes of better understanding parents. Whether you are just getting started or have been not only who we are as music educators, but what impact our teaching for a while, you will leave this session with ideas for own professional identity has on job satisfaction and teach- involving and informing parents, and developing clear goals ing effectiveness. During this session, we will describe different for or stimulating an already existing parent group. concepts of string teacher identity, ask participants to exam- Presenters: BettyAnne Gottlieb, University of Cincinnati, College- ine their own views, and offer evidence-based strategies for Conservatory of Music; Lisa Goldman, Beachwood City Schools developing the professional identity each individual deems the most appropriate. • Mach I and Mach II Presenters: Joshua Russell, The University of Hartford; Kristen Convention Center: 551 A/B Pellegrino, University of Texas at San Antonio Trailblazing, Tribulations and Triumphs - The Future of Strings in Our Culture—A candid discussion about where strings are Saturday, March 2 headed and the importance of integrating American styles 9:00 a.m. and music into our classrooms to save it. National Orchestra Festival Performance Clinician: Mark Wood, Mark O’Connor Presider: Brad Pfeil, Nequa Valley High School Veterans Memorial Auditorium Musica Dolce Youth String Ensemble • Making an Impact: Reaching Out From an Adjunct Faculty Westerly, Rhode Island Position Kathleen Monroe, director Convention Center: 555 A/B Comments -String Youth Orchestra This session explores proven strategies for making a beneficial Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company impact on your students, the community, and your own career as an adjunct or community college educator. Topics discussed will include recruiting, creating extracurricular programs, preparing students for the transition to four-year programs, teaching 63 Saturday

an outstanding selection of violin literature and supporting Saturday, March 2 materials this series offers a truly enriched learning experience 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. to help ensure student success. Join us for a tour of the entire series in this engaging and enjoyable showcase. This will be an • Pre-Collegiate Viola Master Class excellent introduction for violin teachers and students who are Convention Center: 553 A/B interested in learning about this exciting new collection. As an Clinician: Marilyn Seelman, Metropolitan Youth Symphony added bonus, get a sneak peek at our upcoming series for Orchestra of Atlanta viola, cello, and double bass. Participating Students: Muireann Lemus, Toll Gate High School; Eva Goldstein, Commonwealth High School Clinicians: Katharine Rapoport; Luri Lee Presider: Michael Palumbo, Weber State University Presider: Ransom Allen, cellist Sponsored by William Harris Lee & Company • From Fear to Playfulness: Helping Students Overcome • Bringing the Inner Child to the Teaching Process (and Prevent) Performance Anxiety Convention Center: 551 A/B Convention Center: 552 A/B We all carry traces of our childhood enthusiasm for life and What some well-meaning teachers dismiss as “butterflies” is, to learning. As we mature and become teachers, we often lose many with performance anxiety, more comparable to barracu- touch with this youthful enthusiasm, favoring instead an expert, das! The physical and mental anxiety in some performing musi- take-charge approach to our interactions with students. This cians can disrupt, compromise, or even lead to the premature session will help us recollect and tap into this lost energy, as we end of promising careers. In this interactive session we blend plan, teach, and evaluate lessons. wisdom from expert teachers, psychologists, and expressive Presenter: Leslie Webster, private studio teacher arts therapy to help you turn fearful energy into play. Bring Presider: Cody Toll, Fort Scott High School instruments and practice performing, or feel free to just sit and observe. • Cross-Fertilization: Violin and Cello Technical Approaches, Presenters: Karin Hendricks, Ball State University; Casey Their Common Ground, Assumptions, and What They Can McGrath-Bahar, Fox Valley Orchestra; Jennifer Stanuch, Learn From One Another University of Illinois; Tawnya Smith, Ball State University Convention Center: 556 A/B • Incorporating Jazz Into a String Curriculum---A Fun We will explore the mechanics of bow strokes, shifting, articulation, vibrato and pizzicato. Finding ways to expand on tra- Sequential Approach to Teaching Improvisation ditional approaches of each instrument and go beyond the Convention Center: Ballroom D/E limits of conventional solutions will also be discussed. Bring your Come and see how my middle school string students have instruments. improved their playing technically and musically through jazz Presenters: Natasha Brofsky, New England Conservatory and improvisation using ideas and philosophy of Martin Norgaard. The Juilliard School; Violaine Melancon, Peabody Institute We will demonstrate how to open students’ minds to creativity Presider: Karen McGhee-Hensel, Shawnee Mission North High and new styles of music with hands on demonstration. School Presenters: Muriel Orcutt, Goffstown School District; Martin Norgaard, Georgia State University • Discovering the Potential: Modern Violoncello Technique Presider: Myrnie Van Kempen, Edmonds School District and Achieving Higher Levels of Cello Performance Convention Center: 550 A/B • Just Tuning In Steven Elisha, Director of String Division at Georgia South- Convention Center: 554 A/B ern University, will discuss evolved cello technique, based on Step out of the confines of equal temperament and into the yogic principles with references to Janos Starker’s Organized world of just intonation. This hands-on session draws from lessons Method of String Playing. The session will explore concepts of learned over the course of a decade performing and recording relaxation, balancing muscle tension, injury prevention, con- Ben Johnston’s cycle of string quartets, written in extended just centration, and the integration of breathe, maximizing playing intonation (often more than 150 pitches per octave). There will potential to achieve higher levels of cello performance. be a brief introduction to Johnston’s notation, and excerpts from Presenter: Steven Elisha, Georgia Southern University his Quartet No.9 will be used to demonstrate the principles Presider: Jeffrey Solow, Temple University under discussion. Participants discover how a basic knowledge of just intonation changes one’s understanding of pitch, how • Exploring The Violin Series, 2013 Edition pitch can be manipulated in accordance with function within a Sponsored by Frederick Harris Music given harmony, and how voicing affects the perception of being Convention Center: Ballroom B/C “in tune.” Bring your instruments and your ears! Frederick Harris Music is pleased to present The Violin Series, Presenter: Sharan Leventhal, The Boston Conservatory, Keplar 2013 edition—the official resource for violin assessments of The Quartet Presider: Liz Ehrman, Fairfax County Public Schools Royal Conservatory Music Development Program™. Featuring 64 • Music Advocacy: Moving From Survival to Vision (3-hour Saturday, March 2 session) 11:15 a.m. Convention Center: 558 A/B The four key components of music advocacy, presented by one National Orchestra Festival of the nation’s most successful consultants. Topics covered will Grand Champion include dealing with politics, reform and budgets. Session is Winner’s Concert open to the public, and music educators are encouraged to Veterans Memorial Auditorium invite key parent leaders. Presenter: John Benham, Liberty University Sponsored by The Potter Violin Company • Preparing Students for College Auditions and Interviews Convention Center: 555 A/B Two university professors give practical advice for getting students ready for their upcoming college auditions and interviews. This session applies to prospective music majors and to nonmajors. Saturday, March 2 Presenters: Marie-Aline Cadieux, Kutztown University; Johannes 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Dietrich, Lebanon Valley College Presider: Anna Ostrofsky, Briarcliff High School • Collegiate Bass Master Class Convention Center: 555 A/B • You Be the Judge! Tools for Hearing Your Orchestra Like Clinician: Jeffrey Turner, Duquesne University It REALLY Sounds and Then Designing Warm Ups to Move Students Participating: Kathryn Nottage, Cranston High School Them to the Next Level West; Kyle Barboza, University of Rhode Island Presider: Irene Guerriero, retired Convention Center: Rotunda Sponsored by Pirastro GmbH Clips of a dozen school orchestras with tips on how to evaluate their playing. Then design effective warm ups—bowing, instrument position, left hand, and ear • Become a “Sonic Architect” training skills—to help them play even better. Convention Center: 554 A/B Presenter: Robert Gillespie, Ohio State University Presider: Irene Guerriero, retired Learn the building blocks of a vertical approach to alternative-style string arranging of popular songs. Do on-the-spot arrangements for any string group! Apply this to the new dif- Saturday, March 2 ferentiation standards. Join Pat and Sean to create, play and 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. discuss as we build an arrangement. Presenters: Pinkney (Sean) Grissom, New York City Public Schools; Patricia Glunt, retired NYC DOE Coffee Break with Presider: Nancy Strelau, Nazareth College Exhibitors • Best Practice: Strategies and Habits That Help to Sponsored by: Claire Givens Violins Maximize Your Practice Time Convention Center: Ballroom D/E In this session which is especially designed for teachers and Eclectic Strings Festival their more advanced students and players, we will review the Convention Center: Ballroom ! overall approach to practicing. Habits and long term strategies will be emphasized. The session will include some video ESF Clinic – “The Potentials of and some live demonstration. A few approaches that are a Well-Engineered Rhythm slightly off the ‘beaten track’ will be demonstrated. Curious? Section” Then please come! Sponsored by Yamaha Presenter: Joseph Genualdi, University of Missouri, Kansas City Corporation Conservatory & Alfred Music Publishing Presider: Michael Palumbo, Weber State University

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• Cello Geography, or Where In the World is V 1/2 to each other’s expressions of emotion in musical conversation. Position? As participants gain experience and confidence, they will learn to improvise short pieces based on the forms of traditional Convention Center: 550 A/B Western classical music. Participants will share their perfor- Sometimes it feels as if playing a large instrument like the mances with each other during in a positive and supportive cello requires using a GPS device to know where the left hand environment. Bring your instruments for a joyous experience in should go. But short of that, there are time-tested techniques making music together! This workshop helps to meet National that can help sort out the geography of the instrument. This ses- Standards of Music #3, #6, and #9. sion will help cello teachers - as well as non-cellists who need to improve their cello knowledge for their orchestral cellists - to Clinician: Constance Barrett Presider: Andrea Meyers, String Specialist Consultant know the “longitude and latitude” of the cello. Presenter: Robert Jesselson, University of South Carolina • Paper Orchestra: Creating a Culture of Musicianship in Presider: Rachel Myers, University of South Carolina the Early Childhood Ensemble • From Martelé to Music Convention Center: 556 A/B Convention Center: Rotunda How does a class of energetic kindergarteners become a het- Explore why the martelé is a foundation stroke upon erogeneous string orchestra of focused musicians? With card- which others strokes and an artistic bow arm are board, papier-mâché, and the right repertoire, it can be done! developed. We will chart its role in development Let us take you on a kindergarten orchestra’s journey to musi- sequentially through the elementary, intermediate, cianship, based on the tradition of Paper Orchestra that comes and early advanced levels. At each stage, warm up exercises, out of a Venezuelan ‘El Sistema’ nucleo. What began as a scale bowings, and musical excerpts from the standard teach- creative solution to a shortage of instruments has become a ing repertoire will be demonstrated by Peabody Preparatory valuable (and fun!) pedagogical practice. students. Handouts will include warm up exercises that can be Presenters: Rebecca Levi, Conservatory Lab Charter School; Levi used in private or ensemble settings. Comstock, Conservatory Lab Charter School Presider: Christine Nixon, University of South Carolina Presenter: Rebecca Henry, Peabody Conservatory and Preparatory Presider: Nancy Kredel, Fairfax County Public Schools • Righty-Tighty, Lefty-Loosey: Teaching Orchestra Students to Tune Their Instruments • If Talent Is Overrated (and There Is a Lot of Evidence It Convention Center: 553 A/B Is) Then What Should We Be Doing to Get Better, Better, Teaching orchestra students how to tune their own instruments Best? can often cause frustration for teachers and students alike. This session will demonstrate engaging games and techniques that Convention Center: 551 A/B teach aural skills, pitch recognition and manipulation, and tun- Excellent research addresses the question, “Does talent mat- ing procedures geared for large classes. The session will con- ter?” And the answer seems to be no, not under the right cir- clude with opportunities for session participants to share their cumstances, and these circumstances can be created. First we successful tuning strategies. will look at the research in cognitive psychology and neurobiol- ogy on the issue and the discoveries made in methods of skill Presenter: Erin Hansen, University of Michigan Presider: BettyAnne Gotlieb, University of Cincinnati development. Then we will discuss specific concrete applications that can be applied to any instrument to make significant • Ten Easy Steps to Improve Your Conducting and Rehearsal improvements in the most efficient manner possible. Technique to Help String Players From the Podium Presenter: Gregg Goodhart, Servite High School Presider: Glen McCarthy, George Mason University Convention Center: 552 A/B Given the increasing time demands on teachers, these 10 easy • Improvisational Chamber Music: Jamming in the Classical steps will provide a concrete path that can be followed to Style help make your conducting more inspiring and rehearsals more Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America productive. Putting these steps into practice will allow for more Convention Center: Ballroom B/C music and less talking to happen in each rehearsal and pro- No matter what your level of musical experience is, one of vide a more enjoyable experience for you and your ensemble. the great joys of music-making is getting to play with oth- Presenter: Michael Alexander, Kennesaw State University ers in small ensemble. You will leave this workshop with the Presider: Natalie Colbert, Sutton Middle School ability to help your multi-level string students play together in small ensemble and how to transfer those skills to your school orchestra program. Beginning with how to start at the same time and in the same way, participants move into small combi- nations of instruments and discuss ensemble skills, such as how to use nonverbal communication in a group and how to listen 66 • Mandolins in the Schools? It’s Already Happening Saturday, March 2 Convention Center: 558 A/B 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. While school music programs are embracing alternative styles • Pre-Collegiate Cello Master Class performance using traditional orchestra instruments, other programs are introducing the guitar into the music curriculum Convention Center: 553 A/B Clinician: Natasha Brofsky, New England Conservatory and The in order to engage a broader student population. Schools in Juilliard School Providence, Rhode Island, have already established mandolin Students Participating: Emily Munstedt, Walnut Hill School for programs alongside guitar programs in the music curriculum. Arts; Sofia Checa, Dobbs Ferry High School Elementary students from the Gordon School Mandolin Ensem- Presider: Jeffery Solow, Temple University ble and high school mandolin performers and instructors from Sponsored by Clemens Violins, Violas, Violoncellos LLC The Wheeler School Guitar Program will discuss their programs and perform. • Assessment in the Orchestra Classroom Presenter: Jim Bates, Otterbein University Convention Center: 557 Presider: Chris Selby, Charleston School of the Arts Creative ways to assess knowledge and playing technique without taking time away from ensemble rehearsals. Handouts • Old Becoming New: Little Known Gems of the String will include examples of rubrics, written quizzes, semester and Orchestra Repertoire, Part III final exams. Sponsored by Luck’s Music Library Presenter: Judy Evans, Florida Gulf Coast University Convention Center: 552 A/B Presider: Mary Wagner, Fairfax County Public Schools Looking for “new” and exciting compositions for your string orchestra? Unveiled at the 2010 ASTA National Conference • Gordon for Strings: Pros and Cons and back by popular demand with an all new collection of titles! Convention Center: 555 A/B Led by renowned conductor and arranger, Sandra Dackow, We all want our students to play in tune and to incorporate teachers will have the opportunity to hear and learn about the rhythmic understanding, but does research support these goals? forgotten historical gems of the standard string repertoire. Per- Edwin Gordon, well-known for his Music Learning Theory, still fect for concert, festival and competition performance; explore seems to gender controversy. Does his work bring us closer to or revisit selections that have been “lost” in the mix of the vast realizing musical potential or is the change that he suggests history of string literature. Exhilarate students and audiences simply too radical? In this session Helen Martin will share her alike with these old, yet “new” pieces of music history! 15-year experience incorporating Music Learning Theory. Clinician: Sandra Dackow Presenter: Helen Martin, Whitehouse Preparatory School Presider: Adam Michlin, Barron Collier High School Presider: Rebecca Carle, private studio teacher • Practically Perfect Practicing • A Harpist in My Orchestra? Help! Convention Center: Rotunda Convention Center: 550 A/B Musicians spend a lot of time alone in a room practic- This session will focus on providing participants with strate- ing – but do we think enough about how best to use gies and resources for welcoming a harpist into their orches- those hours? Do we help students think about strategies tra. Harpeggios, a student harp ensemble comprised of some for practicing? This session will focus on tips and techniques for of Rebecca Fay Squire’s private harp students, will perform, ourselves and our students, including practice strategies, goal demonstrate, explain and teach participants about having a setting, mental practice, and the “Zen of Practicing”. In addition harpist in their student orchestra. Time permitting, participants this session will explore techniques for memorizing music, and will have the opportunity to play the harps and have their provide practical suggestions for improving memory. questions answered. Presenter: Robert Jesselson, University of South Carolina Presenter: Rebecca Squire, Westport Public Schools Presider: Rachel Myers, University of South Carolina Presider: Mary Kay Polashek, Ames High School • Tradition and Innovation: Toward a Cross-Fertilization of • The Laptop As a Fifth Member of the String Quartet Violin and Bass Pedagogy Convention Center: 554 A/B Convention Center: 556 A/B Renowned for their genre-blurring compositions incorporat- Violinists learn from a deep and rich tradition of pedagogy ing Afro-Cuban styles and Hip Hop, The Sweet Plantain String stretching back in unbroken lines for 400 years. The great bass- Quartet will demonstrate how to program beats and samples ists throughout history were often self-taught, and the explosion in and create a perfect synthesis of traditional acoustic instru- bass playing in the last 50 years has been driven by astonishing ments and music created on a laptop. innovation and exploration. What can we learn from each other? 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• Why Didn’t I Get My Degree in Psychology?: A Path to Presenter: Jerry Henry, Iowa String Teachers Association Presider: Juliet Wright, Pittsfield Public Schools Healthy Mentoring Convention Center: 551 A/B • Borrowing From the Greats—How to Analyze Jazz and This panel examines the issues that present themselves when Bluegrass Licks and Incorporate Them Into Your Own working with adolescents and young adults in music. Instrumen- Playing tal string study exposes students to emotional vulnerability in a way they may not have experienced before. As teachers, we Convention Center: Rotunda inevitably play a part in students’ processes of self-discovery One can learn a lot about improvisation by transcribing, and acceptance. Three seasoned music instructors will examine playing, and analyzing jazz and bluegrass solos. Using some of the challenges that teachers face mentoring students melodic figures selected from solos during the session, I in a positive, supportive and effective way. will demonstrate how to extract the underlying musical principles so you can create new figures using these principles Presenters: Scott Conklin, The University of Iowa; Cornelia Watkins, private studio teacher; Anne Witt, University of during your own improvisations. Alabama Presenter: Martin Norgaard, Georgia State University

Saturday, March 2 • Countdown to Liftoff: Ten Tips to Becoming a Successful 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Teacher Before You Graduate Convention Center: 558 Dessert Reception in Many undergraduate music majors have only minimal classroom experience to prepare them for their teaching careers. In Exhibit Hall this session, I will give 10 tips of things to do before and during Sponsored by: Strings Magazine student teaching to optimize your resources and to become an effective classroom string teacher. This session appeals to college students, cooperating school teachers with student teachers, and university supervisors. This is your last chance to visit our exhibitors’ products extrava- Presenter: Meredith Miller, University of South Carolina ganza, make your purchases and visit each exhibitor to enter Presider: Christine Nixon, University of South Carolina your completed card into the drawing for a complimentary 2014 conference registration. Winning entry will be selected • Hidden Treasures: Did You Know About Dr. Suzuki’s at 2:00 p.m. and yes, you must be present to win! In-depth Analysis of Bowing? Saturday, March 2 Convention Center: 550 A/B 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Suzuki was a superb analyst of upper strings bowing at the professional level. He created many ways to help students understand principles of bowing and prepared students to study • Appreciating Difference: Exploring Issues in Diversity with the leading artists of his day. Come see these principles in Through Eclectic Styles action. Consider ways that these principles can help your students Convention Center: 552 A/B deepen their expressive potential. Issues in diversity can be challenging and complicated. Discussions Presenter: Sarah Hersh, State University of New York, Potsdam can often “lock up” where all parties assume all that is known about the other. Offered as a practical and personal exploration, • Posturing Young Bassists for Technical Success—Six multiple musical styles will be presented and performed as access Problems (and Six Solutions) points to explore boundaries and begin difficult conversations. Convention Center: 551 A/B Presenter: John Fetter, Eastman School of Music Presider: Joseph Alcocer, Texas State University This session is designed for the any strings instructors—elementary, middle, high school, and collegiate string educators, who • Beginning Class 101: A New Approach to Teaching Your are seeking effective techniques for teaching the bass in their classrooms. The main goal is to offer a straightforward, easy-to- Beginning String Class understand method for setting up a young person to play the bass Convention Center: 557 with technical ease. The session is distilled from a two-week course Participate in a beginning class unlike any you have ever imag- that I taught at international workshops during the 1990s, as well ined. Experience the amazing amount of teaching and learn- as recent Duquesne University Summer Development Courses. ing that can occur from the very first moment. This energetic Presenter: Jeff Turner, Duquesne University and fast-paced demonstration class will introduce participants Presider: Max Oppenheimer, Fairfax County Public Schools to a non-stop teaching style that engages a student’s mind and body in new and unexpected ways. Grasp a whole new sense of what can be accomplished in the first few weeks of teaching and how to accomplish it. 68 • A Reading Session of Music for a Diverse Program Sponsored by Reynard Burns Publishing Inc. Saturday, March 2 Convention Center: 553 A/B 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Composer and educator Reynard Burns will present music for a • Pre-Collegiate Bass Master Class more inclusive program. The sampling of works presented answers the call for a more diversified concert program that Convention Center: 555 A/B Clinician: John Kennedy, Farmington Public Schools includes classical music of composers of African descent as well as Students Participating: Teddie Paola; Cameron Cianciolo, East ensemble music in Latin, jazz, and contemporary styles. Rehearsal Greenwich High School suggestions and performance techniques will also be included in Presider: Linda Johnson, Chipeta Elementary School this presentation. Bring your instrument. Sponsored by Pirastro GmbH Clinicians: Reynard Burns; Regan Burns Presider: Judy Palac, Michigan State University • The ASTA National Curriculum and Collegiate Faculty: Uses Within the Instrumental Music Education Track • Strategies for Including Collaborative Composing Projects Convention Center: Rotunda Within the Orchestra Curriculum Explore ways to integrate the ASTA National String Convention Center: 555 A/B Curriculum within your music education courses to ben- This session will provide teachers with strategies for including col- efit teacher candidates. Hear from colleagues and laborative student composing projects in the orchestra curriculum. gain ideas on how to use this important resource in The findings of research on the benefits and challenges of includ- your university teaching. ing composing in the curriculum will be presented. Participants will Presenter: Kirk Moss, ASTA Past President receive materials and ideas for planning and assessment of large Presider: Stephen Benham, Duquesne University and small group composing projects, where students collaborate to create original performable works for their ensemble. Presenter: Michael Hopkins, University of Michigan • Developing Perfect Technique in Heterogeneous String Presider: Mary Wagner, Fairfax County Public Schools Classes? You Bet! Convention Center: 551 A/B • The Technique of Thoughtful Playing: How to Maximize Teaching technique when you are in a room with 30 or more Your Practice Time students playing violin, viola, cello, and bass can be a daunt- Convention Center: 556 A/B ing task, but it is possible! In this session, I will demonstrate Tired of spinning your wheels during practice sessions? Do you several quick, easy, and fun techniques and games you can only have 30 minutes to conquer a tough passage before the use to teach instrument posture, correct bow hold, fingerboard concert? During this session, I will present many personally tried- geography, and left hand technique to a large, heterogeneous and-true exercises that will help you to maximize your practice string classes or to a single student in an individual lesson. Bring time and make lasting improvements in your playing. These meth- your instrument! ods may be different than what you might normally find. They Presenter: Melissa Becker, Lock Haven University incorporate mindful awareness, visual imagery, effective metro- Presider: Juliet Wright, Pittsfield Public Schools nome use, and many other fun exercises. Presenter: Christine Rutledge, University of Iowa • Experiencing Conference Withdrawal? How to Set Up Your Presider: Alice Lindsay, Virginia Commonwealth University Own Studio Teacher Forum Series Convention Center: 557 • The Viola and the Bow: Defining a Unique Sound Seeking to foster connections between Massachusetts private Convention Center: 554 A/B studio teachers, MA-ASTA members set up monthly informal This session describes specific approaches to teaching viola, with forums in 2009. Drawing upon our colleagues’ wealth of ideas, an emphasis on the bow, that differs from teaching the violin. It will these sessions have proven to be energizing, enlightening and detail an approach that can be taught from beginning viola les- fun! A panel of string teachers will provide advice on getting sons to advanced students that defines specific techniques that stu- meetings started in your area and offer sample mini-presenta- dents can practice and then use to transfer to “sound” diagnosis. tions. Audience members will be encouraged to propose topics Presenter: Marilyn Seelman, Metropolitan Youth Symphony they’d enjoy exploring. Orchestra of Atlanta Presenters: Jody Harmon, private studio teacher; Sharan Presider: Lucy Manning, Old Dominion University, retired Leventhal, Boston Conservatory of Music

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• Getting the Most From Your Orchestra Saturday, March 2 Convention Center: 552 A/B 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. This session will present ideas that are based in string pedagogy and in rehearsal strategies that address common chal- • Randy Sabien and the Fiddlehead Band lenges for string players. We ask the attendees to come with Convention Center: Ballroom A their instruments, or borrow an instrument from an exhibitor to This evening will also include a special performance by partici- be the participants in the session. The presenters will lead the pants of the Eclectic Strings Festival. Tickets are available for group in various musical examples offering pedagogical view- purchase for $20 at the registration desk and one hour before points and the rehearsal application of those points. the concert outside Ballroom A at the convention center. Presenters: Joanne Erwin, Oberlin Conservatory; Kathleen Horvath, Case Western Reserve University Presider: Nancy Strelau, Nazareth College

• Multi-level Viola Ensembles Convention Center: 554 A/B This interactive session will examine music written for viola quartets across a variety of styles and includes ASTA grade levels for each separate part in order to help with repertoire assignment for students. Guaranteed to dispel inner-voice blues! Selected pieces will be performed. Bring your instrument to play along! Presenters: Hillary Herndon, University of Tennessee; Katherine Lewis, Illinois State University; Dominic DeStefano, University of Louisville; Daphne Gerling, University of North Texas 2014 Presider: Rebecca Carle, private studio teacher

• Initial Foundation and Natural Approach in Violin March 5 – March 8, 2014 • Louisville, Kentucky Playing: Continuing the Traditions of the New Violin School from Yampolsky to Yankelvich, Oistrakh and Parchomenko Convention Center: 550 A/B Larisa Elisha, student and assistant of Olga Parchomenko, will share her method and pedagogical approach based on the continuing traditions of the great Russian school of violin playing. The session includes detailed description of basic violin set up rules for left/right hands and its effect on intonation, shifting, vibrato, bow-arm technique and detection and correction of most common mistakes. The method is based on an individual The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts approach, the use of natural functional physiological movements. Presenter: Larisa Elisha, Georgia Southern University Attend the National Orchestra Festival® (NOF), the only orchestra Presider: Rebecca MacLeod, University of North Carolina at festival held in conjunction with the national conference of a Greensboro leading national professional association in the string industry. These are just a few of the things an NOF package includes: • The Electric Orchestra: Plug In and Go Improvise! • The choice to participate in either a competitive or Sponsored by Wood Violins noncompetitive track evaluated by leading adjudicators and Convention Center: 556 A/B clinicians from across the nation (groups receive written and Electric strings are everywhere! For those who are unfamiliar, taped comments) the process of going electric can be daunting. We’ll discuss • A private, hands-on clinic with a leading orchestra clinician how to choose the best electric instruments for your budget, • Entrance to the ASTA exhibit hall, featuring the latest string and how to integrate them into your ensemble. We will also and orchestra products and services demonstrate the première of the Mark Wood Curriculum show- • Students have the opportunity to attend any and all conference sessions complimentary casing improvisation made easy and integrating the I-pad and I-phone in at home practicing. Featuring: The Dartmouth High The National Orchestra Festival is your festival if you are looking School Chamber Orchestra from Dartmouth High School Co- for a chance to educate your students outside of the classroom directors Heather Church and Charlene Monte while providing them a once in a lifetime experience! Presenter: Mark Wood For more details, go to www.astaweb.com. Presider: Gail Bauser, Kenmore East High School 70 71 2013 Exhibitors

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cians on CDs! Complimentary gifts! FREE T-shirt with Jurgenson, Zimmermann, Lienau, Musicland and Mu- Blue Arch Music 309 an ABCs of Strings BOOK or DVD purchase from sic Partner “Play-Along CDs”. See our ad on pg. 2. Elisa Sereno-Janz another exhibitor! 104-1240 Kensignton Rd NW, Ste. 229 Calgary, Alberta T2M 0S6 Canada Christian Howes 210 Phone: 403-282-9100 Carriage House Violins 325, 327, 424, 426 Chris Howes Fax: 430-282-9121 Maureen Wall 460 E. Beaumont Rd. Email: [email protected] 1039 Chestnut St. Columbus, OH 43214 Website: www.bluearchmusic.com Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464 Phone: 614-332-8689 Email: [email protected] Blue Arch Music publishes music for string orchestra Phone: 617-262-0051 Fax: 617-467-4761 Website: www.christianhowes.com and string quartet based on fiddle and folk tunes as Email: [email protected] Christian Howes is an educator, producer, and per- well as contemporary compositions. We insist that all Website: www.carriagehouseviolins.com former. He currently tours around the world, present- parts must be fun and interesting to play. Melodies Connoisseurs and dealers in violins, violas, cellos ing educational clinics at schools and colleges on a and countermelodies weave throughout the orchestra and their bows. variety of topics. Howes is the founder of the Creative with innovative accompaniment figures, rhythms and Strings Academy, an online curriculum for improvis- techniques. With beautiful waltzes, slow airs, rollick- Century Strings, Inc. 429 ing string players. He also holds his annual Creative ing tunes to get toes tapping, or something unique Alex Fan Strings Workshop in Columbus, Ohio. for your Christmas program, visit our website at 13893 Redwood Ave. bluearchmusic.com and see what we can offer you. Chino, CA 91710 See our ad on pg. 15. Phone: 909-548-0845 Fax: 909-586-6226 Email: [email protected] C. Harvey Publications 122 Website: www.centurystrings.com Cassia Harvey At Century Strings, all of our instruments are con- Claire Givens Violins, Inc. 6403 N. 6th St. structed by hand in our small, traditional workshops. Philadelphia, PA 19126 Booth# 303, 305 They are carved from seasoned spruce and maple Phone: 215-548-9166 Claire Givens Fax: 215-494-8170 that is aged without the use of kilns, ensuring 1004 Marquette Ave., Ste. 205 Email: [email protected] the highest possible sound quality and long-term Website: www.charveypublications.com Minneapolis, MN 55403-2471 structural stability. All varnishes are made from Phone: 612-375-0708 C. Harvey Publications presents exercise books time-honored recipes and applied by hand. Most of BRONZE SPONSOR Fax: 612-375-0096 for violin, viola, cello, and bass. With studies for our models feature custom-tunes top plates, allowing Email: [email protected] Website: www.givensviolins.com all levels, our technique covers areas such as left- our experienced luthiers to get the best possible handed agility, double stops, and shifting. Our catalog results from each unique piece of wood. Completed Givens Violins has been serving the includes over 100 books that provide teachers with instruments are rigorously tested to guaranty our needs of string players locally and valuable material to help students with nearly every trademark quality and consistency. nationally for over 35 years, selling difficulty encountered in string playing. Bestsellers and restoring fine violins, violas, are Tenor Clef for the Cello, Third Position for the C. F. Peters Corp 513 cello, bows, and accessories. Our Violin, and our series of Inventive Scale Studies. Frank Billack extensive inventory ranges in price 70-30 80th St. from the finest Italian instruments Carl Fischer LLC 203, 205 Glendale, NY 11385 Phone: 718-416-7800 to entry level fractional sizes and Heidi Vanderlee Fax: 718-416-7805 corresponding qualities of bows. 65 Bleecker St. Email: [email protected] New York, NY 10012-2420 Website: www.edition-peters.com The Givens workshop is staffed by Phone: 212-777-0900 professionally trained violin makers Fax: 212-437-6993 C.F. Peters has published the finest in classical and who have specialized in instrument Email: [email protected] contemporary music for over 200 years. Because Website: www.carlfischer.com of its reputation for quality, Peters is the eddition and bow restoration. Our partner- Come by booth 203 and check out our new Compat- of choice for teachers, students, and performers ship with Dipper Restorations ible Duets for Strings. See our ad on pg. 29. throughout the world. Besides the classic Peters provides additional resources for Library Editions and newly researched urtext titles, historical instruments, historical re- Carl Fischer-ABCs of Strings 207 our publications include Simon Fischer’s Basics, search and museum conservation. Janice Tucker Rhoda Practice, Scales, and his DVD The Secrets of Tone See our ad on pg. 61. 7 Arlington St., Ste. 34 Production. Peters is also the sole US agents for Cambridge, MA 02140 Phone: 617-710-2380 Oxford University Press music publications who Email: [email protected] publishes the student Time series, including Fiddle Website: www.abcsofstrings.com Time, Viola Time, and Cello Time volumes. We also Meet Janice Tucker Rhoda, author of ABCs of Strings distribute the Associated Board of the Royal Schools for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, and String Orchestra. of Music (ABRSM publishing), Edition Kunzelmann, New publications include special CDs, Meet Musi- Kneusslin, Wollenweber, Heinrichshofen, Muzyka, P. 73 2013 Exhibitors

is note cards, poster, and photo prints that delight and amuse. See yourself as part of the landscape. Have a signature art piece created for you or your organization. After conversations with each client, a theme is developed and transformed into an intrigu- Clemens Violins, Violas & CodaBow International Ltd. ing visual compilation. Enjoy seeing the imagined Violoncellos Booth# 312 come to life by visiting our booth. Booth# 507, 509 Jeff Van Fossen Julia Clemens PO Box 18 6353 Clayton Rd. Winona, MN 55987

SILVER SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR Phone: Saint Louis, MO 63117-1808 507-454-1509 Fax: Phone: 314-727-4787 507-454-0400 Email: Fax: 314-727-4788 [email protected] D’Addario & Co., Inc. Website: www.codabow.com Email: [email protected] Booth# 317 Website: www.clemensviolins.com CodaBow International is the cre- Angela Zammit Clemens Violins has been serving ator of the CodaBow Premier Family 595 Smith St. professional performers since 1987, of Performance Bows. CodaBow’s Farmingdale, NY 11735

specializing in the making and res- master makers and leading scien- SILVER SPONSOR Phone: 631-439-3300 Fax: toration of violins, violas, cellos, and tists unite history’s time-honored 631-439-3333 Email: [email protected] viols. Performers throughout eight bow making traditions with today’s Website: www.daddariobowed.com countries and on four continents most innovative bow technology D’Addario & Company, Inc. manu- have enjoyed an enriched musical to pioneer performance bows that facturers fine instrument strings and experience through expertise and serve players at every station, accessories serving the needs of services found at Clemens Violins. style, and aspiration. The choice of professionals and students alike. Robert Clemens is a master violin musicians worldwide, CodaBow’s Our products include Helicore, Zyex, maker whose instruments are rec- popular models include: DIAMOND, Pro-Arte, Prelude, Kaplan Golden ognized as a benchmark of modern LUMA, JOULE, and PRODIGY. See Spiral, Fiddle, and Kaplan Solutions lutherie. Julia Clemens has exper- our ad on pg. 37. strings, as well as Kaplan Artcraft, tise in restoration, and her repair Planet Waves, and Kaplan Solutions skills have garnered an extensive Concord International Group 220, 222 accessories. Proud of our family list of clients. She has repaired the Irene Yang tradition as well as our commitment Mara Stradivari cello dated 1711 2380 Vantage Dr. Elgin, IL 60124 to research into new technologies, and the Chanot Stradivari violin Phone: 847-836-8688 D’Addario has been crafting musical dated 1681. Don’t miss our calen- Fax: 847-836-8288 Email: [email protected] instrument strings in the US for dar—free to all ASTA members. Website: www.concordgroup.com more than 100 years. Concord manufacturers and distributes the following products for student and professional players inter- DePauw University 121 nationally—Christopher string instruments; Concord PO Box 37 cases & accessories; Eminence Electric Bass & Greencastle, IN 46135 Phone: Alta Electric Violin, Christopher bass and cello are 765-658-4118 Fax: 765-658-4007 available in a wide variety of sizes and models, from Email: [email protected] 1/10 through full size 5-string models in laminated, Website: www.depauw.edu/music hybrid, fully carved or custom made replica models. At DePauw University, you will be heard. With a Our mission is to provide customers with the highest student-to-faculty ration of 5:1 and an average class quality instruments and cases at different price levels. size of 13 students, you will spend a lot of time interacting with faculty members. Our faculty are not Creative Imperatives 523 only brilliant teachers, but also gifted performers, Steven Swank respected scholars and seasoned professionals. 141 Chestnut St. What matters most to us is our students: we offer an Leonia, NJ 07605 entirely undergraduate learning experience in which Phone: 201-947-3923 graduate students will neither teach you, nor compete Email: [email protected] Website: www.creativeimperatives.com with you. The School of Music is large enough to offer big school resources and expansive performance Unique collage images by artist Steven Swank fea- opportunities, but small enough to provide a uniquely ture string instruments in unusual settings. Available personal learning environment. 74 Exhibitors Exhibitors

Eastman Strings 314, 316 The Enterprising Rabbit 129 Frederick Harris Music 209 Ruben Salazar Joan Harrison Lynne Oliver 2158 Pomoma Blvd. 15 Fairfax Avenue 273 Bloor St. West Pomona, CA 91768 Ottawa, ON K1Y 0T3 CANADA Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W2 Canada Phone: 800-789-2216 Phone: 866-876-3123 Phone: 800-387-4013 Fax: 909-868-1773 Fax: 613-729-7663 Fax: 416-408-1542 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.eastmanstrings.com Website: www.enterprisingrabbit.com Website: www.frederickharrismusic.com Eastman Strings supplies teachers, professionals, Home of TempoTape removable highlighter, Fiddle Since 1904, Frederick Harris Music has published and students with the finest orchestral strings avail- Friends Shoulder Rests, Cellobrations series of cello educational print music materials for studio teachers able. From the student models to the professional arrangements, Miracle Frog, and unique hand- and students. The year 2013 marks the release of Raul Emiliani and European instruments, Eastman crafted giftware for music lovers.Come see our new exciting new series for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass Orchestral Excerpts. The Frederick Harris Music fashions each instrument on the old world model. products!! catalog also includes additional materials for violin, Talented craftspeople, guided by master luthiers, as well as ear training, theory, harmony, and music handcraft each instrument from superior aged The Fingerboard Workbook Series for history. Frederick Harris Music is the official publisher tonewoods. By the time an Eastman Strings instru- Strings 530 of the resources for The Royal Conservatory Music ment reaches the musician, dozens of experts have Diane Allen Development Program™. See our ad on pg. 27. participated in bringing it to its peak of sound, ease of 1685 NW Galveston Ave. Bend, OR 97711 play and aesthetic beauty. Phone: 541-617-0340 French Woods Festival 211 Email: [email protected] Brian Worsdale Electric Violin Shop 206, 208 Website: www.fingerboardworkbookseries.com PO Box 770100 Blaise Kielar The Fingerboard Workbook Series for Strings prom- Coral Springs, FL 83077 Phone: 5314 NC Highway 55, Ste. 102 347-813-0102 ises to transform students’ approach to one of the Fax: Durham, NC 27713-7814 954-346-7564 Email: Phone: 919-806-3311 most common problems: learning where the notes [email protected] Website: Fax: 919-806-2099 live on a blank fingerboard! These workbooks zero in www.frenchwoods.com Email: [email protected] on all of the issues of playing a fretless instrument. Website: www.electricviolinshop.com String players learn to map the fingerboard by sight, Frisch & Denig Custom-fitted Chinrests Still the world’s only Electric Violin Shop, offering sound, and feel giving them a rock solid foundation. 130 insightful recommendations for any need - an electric Students’ outcome: fearlessness on the fingerboard. Gary Frisch 3008 Westcott St. soloist or quartet, or an entire string section with Teachers’ outcome: less time teaching notes and Falls Church, VA 22042 backing band. Be as picky about your source of am- more time making music! See our ad on pg. 14. Phone: (703) 533-5883 plification as you are about who works on your fine Email: [email protected] Website: www.chinrests.com acoustic instrument! We offer the widest inventory Foundation for the Advancement of String anywhere, deep product knowledge, careful shop set- Education 131 Custom-fitted chinrests designed to help alleviate ups, free shipping and great pricing. Why not consult pain related to playing. Our chinrests facilitate freer Debbie Lyle the experts and get the right gear the first time! P.O. Box 610215 movement, which can improve technique, tone Newton Highlands MA 02461 production, and projection. We also offer chinrest fit- Phone: 781-559-0508 ting kits for teachers and physical therapists to use to Erwin Otto Strings 510 Email: [email protected] diagnose a chinrest of the correct height, shape and Neil Lilien Website: www.fase.org placement on the instrument for a given player. Sign PO Box 715 Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 The Foundation for the Advancement of String Educa- up for chinrest fitting at our booth. Phone: 800-974-3909 tion (FASE) was created by Dr. George Bornoff with Fax: 908-790-9499 the hopes and dreams of not only inspiring students Email: [email protected] G. Henle USA 411 Website: www.rsberkely.com and teachers to strive for excellence, but also to pro- Marilyn Fleenor vide the educational and financial support to help them 7777 W. Bluemound Rd. Since 1998, Erwin Otto has supplied quality violins, reach their goals.FASE supports teachers through Milwaukee, WI 53213 violas, cellos, and basses to players at all levels. We Phone: 414-774-3630 publications, consulting services, workshops, certifica- offer the highest level of personalized service; and Fax: 414-774-3259 tion programs, and professional development grants. Email: [email protected] are constantly striving to find the finest quality instru- Website: www.halleonard.com ments to serve all players. Recently we have added Henle Urtext Editions are highly regarded all over the Meisel and Mozart lines. All of our instruments the world for impeccable research of the composers’ undergo strict quality control and are shipped only manuscripts, proofs, first editions, and other relevant after being individually set up by a qualified luthier. sources. Henle publications are luxurious, on the highest quality paper, made for a lifetime of use. G. Henle Verlag is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and exclusively distributed in the U.S. by Hal Leonard Corporation. 75 2013 Exhibitors

G. Schirmer, Inc. 413 Guitar-in-the-Schools 126 Marilyn Fleenor ASTA committee 7777 W. Bluemound Rd. Glen McCarthy, chair Milwaukee, WI 53213 Email: [email protected] Phone: 414-774-3630 Website: www.astaweb.com Fax: 414-774-3259 Email: [email protected] Visit the “Guitar-in-the-Schools” booth where any and Howard Core Company LLC Website: www.halleonard.com all of your questions about guitar in your school will Booth# 628, 630 Founded in 1860, G. Schirmer is the premier be answered. Your questions about guitar-teacher David Luce publisher of classical music in the United States. training, instruments, methods, and curriculum will PO Box 5680 be addressed by your ASTA Guitar-in-the-Schools Anniston, AL 36205 G. Schirmer offers a wide range of string music, SILVER SPONSOR Committee. Phone: 256-235-8200 from classic editions of standard repertoire found in Fax: 256-238-8465 Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics, to the new, Email: [email protected] groundbreaking publications in the Schirmer Instru- Hal Leonard Corporation 415, 417 Website: www.howardcore.com mental Library. Marilyn Fleenor Howard Core Company is a musical 7777 West Bluemound Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53213-3439 wholesale company that caters to GelRest Violin Chinrests 107 Phone: 414-774-3630 the dealers servicing the student Steven Kalllai Fax: 414-774-3259 and the professional musician 803 Everest Ct. Email: [email protected] Mill Valley, CA 94941-3722 Website: www.halleonard.com through our vast selection of strings, Phone: 415-383-1821 accessories, and instruments. With Hal Leonard is the world’s largest publisher of print Email: [email protected] our professional set up depart- Website: music, featuring the Essential Elements Strings www.gelrest.com ment, we are able to customize any Method. Hal Leonard proudly presents many of the To illustrate the importance of chinrest comfort, the world’s greatest publishers and catalogs of music art- classical stringed instrument to your makers of the GelRest like to ask a simple ques- ists and composers, including Amstel Music, Boosey specifications. Howard Core Com- tion: When you go to sleep at night, do you lay your & Hawkes, Durand, Editio Musica Budapest, G. pany is proud to be the US whole- head on a pillow of hard wood? Playing on an ebony Schirmer, John Williams Signature Editions, Leonard sale distributor of Crown strings, chinrest, that’s basically what many string players Bernstein, Ricordi, Sikorski, Schott, Williamson Wilfer basses, S.I.R. cellos, Wood do!Stop by our booth (107) and see for yourself what Music, and many others. See our ad on pg. 49. Violins, Johannes Kohr and August a difference a truly comfortable chinrest can make. F. Kohr instruments, and Bobelock, Available in a variety of shapes and colors to look Gewa, and Core cases. great on any instrument.Affordably priced!GelRest— Happynex 214 “Your Chin Will Thank You” Lou Marino 83 State St. J.R. Music Supply LLC 227 Bristol, RI 02809 Laurie Petitpas Phone: 401-396-5557 Gordon College 124 93 Hazel St. Email: [email protected] Gregory Lowther Woonsocket, RI 02895 Website: www.happynex.com 255 Grapevine Rd. Phone: 800-333-3234 Wenham, MA 01984 The Happynex original violin and viola sling is an Fax: 401-762-2215 Phone: Email: 978-867-4273 instrument support which can be used with or without [email protected] Fax: 978-867-4655 Website: www.jrmusicsupply.com Email: [email protected] a chinrest or shoulder rest. Website: www.gordon.edu/music JR Music Supply LLC is a wholesale distributor of violin family instruments and accessories, made One of the nation’s premier Christian colleges located primarily in Europe. JR Music Supply is a musician just north of Boston. Department of Music degree owned and operated company based in Woonsocket, programs include B.M. in Performance, B.M. in Music Rhode Island. In addition to carrying a full line of Education, B.A. in Music, Master of Music Education. strings and accessories, we represent a number of Ensembles include Symphony Orchestra, Chamber small independent workshops and individual makers Ensembles, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, College throughout Europe. Choir, Men’s and Women’s Choirs. Classically oriented, conservatory-level music program within a liberal J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc. 506 arts foundation. Incoming undergraduate students Denise Collins may audition for Honors String Quartet. Admission, 2480 Industrial Blvd. audition and scholarship information found at www. Paoli, PA 19301 Phone: 800-345-6296 gordon.edu/music. See our ad on pg. 26. Fax: 800-260-1482 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jwpepper.com Your complete resource for string music for the private teacher and the school educator since 1876 76 Exhibitors Exhibitors

Masters is part of E.F. Kalmus, known for the world’s Long Island Violin Shop 614, 616 largest selection of orchestral music for information or Charles Rufino to place an order, visit our website, call or email us. 8 Elm St. Huntington, NY 11743 Johnson String Instrument Phone: 631-427-3569 Maple Leaf Strings 330 Fax: 631-223-2269 Jason Bartel Booth# 125, 127, 129 Email: [email protected] 1039 North Bend Rd. Julia McKenzie Website: www.liviolinshop.com Cincinnati, OH 45224 11 John St. The Long Island Violin Shop is a premier full-service Phone: 513-681-0186 Newton, MA 02459 Fax: 513-541-2019 shop for players of bowed stringed instruments. We Email: Phone: 627-964-0954 [email protected] are known for excellent quality instruments, attentive Website: www.mapleleafstrings.com Email: [email protected] customer service, and competitive pricing. Our rental BRONZZE SPONSORWebsite: www.johnsonstring.com Maple Leaf Strings is a wholesale supplier of orches- programs allow students of any age, ability, and We have served the Greater Boston tral string instruments and accessories. means to play on a fine instrument while building string-playing community since credit towards a purchase. Our other services include Marrowstone Music Festival 224 1976 and are New England’s larg- expert repairs of instruments and bows, appraisals, Jessie Polin est violin shop. We are one of the consignments, and music lessons-all carried out with 11065 Fifth Ave. NE, Ste. A first and most prominent internet exceptional customer care. Seattle, WA 98125 resources for string players. We Phone: 206-362-2300 Fax: 206-361-9254 carry acoustic and electric violins, Louisville CVB 615 Email: [email protected] violas, cellos, and basses, and have Zack Davis Website: www.marrowstone.org recently begun carrying acoustic 401 West Main St., Ste. 2300 Marrowstone is the premier orchestra training Louisville, KY 40202 guitars. We perform instrument res- Phone: 502-584-2121 program of the Pacific Northwest, featuring interna- torations and repair as well as bow Website: www.gotolouisville.com tionally acclaimed faculty and guest artists from the rehairing and repairing. We maintain Everything you need to know about Louisville for the world’s most distinguished orchestras, conservatories the most complete and reliable 2014 ASTA national conference. Hotels, restaurants, and schools of music. Students spend two weeks stringed instrument rental program and attractions information along with Louisville on the beautiful campus of Western Washington in the country, and we stock an giveaways and more. Stop by the booth for more! University, playing in one of three orchestras, as well extensive selection of books, sheet See our ad on pg. 30. as a chamber ensemble. Marrowstone Music Festival music, Suzuki materials, cases and is open to high school and college students, ages See our ad on pg. 31. accessories that can be purchased Luck’s Music Library 412, 414 14-25. from our Newton Massachusetts Amy King store, by mail, or securely online 32300 Edward Master Works Festival 524 Madison Heights, MI 48071 See our ad Jonathan Keener from johnsonstring.com. Phone: 248-583-1820 1001 College Ave. on pg. 25. Fax: 248-583-1114 Winona Lake, IN 46590 Email: [email protected] Phone: 574-267-5973 ext. 231 Website: www.lucksmusic.com Fax: 574-267-8315 Knilling String Instruments 526 Luck’s Music specializes in orchestral music and Email: [email protected] Lang Shen Website: www.masterworksfestival.org 1400 Ferguson Ave. string solo plus ensemble music of all levels. Luck’s Saint Louis, MO 63133-1720 Music has the most extensive, searchable database The Christian Performing Artists’ Fellowship is a Phone: 314-727-4512 of orchestra, educational and solo plus ensemble trans-denominational ministry dedicated to spreading Fax: 314-727-8929 music of its kind on the web at www.lucksmusic.com. the Gospel of Jesus Christ by performing and teach- Email: [email protected] ing the classical arts. CPAF’s mission field is global, Website: www.knilling.com as performing arts flourish around the world. Each Founded in 1922, Knilling provides string instruments LudwigMasters Publications 406, 408 summer, CPAF sponsors and administrates the Mas- of exceptional value, related products, innovative Leon Galison 6403 West Rogers Cir. terworks Festival, a four-week classical performing accessories, in support of string educators and Boca Raton, FL 33487 arts training program that offers students of music, their students, adhering to superior standards for Phone: 561-241-6340 dance, and theater the opportunity to grow artisti- instruments at both the student and advanced level, Fax: 561-241-6347 Email: [email protected] cally and spiritually as they study with professional and equally high standards of adjustment. High- Website: www.ludwigmasters.com Christian performing artists. lights of innovative string accessories developed Ludwig Masters Music offers the best original music, and/or introduced by Knilling include Perfection™ editions, and arrangements at all grade levels, from Planetary Pegs, Jacques Remy™ carbon-fiber and solo works to full orchestra, including the highly hybrid carbon-fiber bows, JADE™ rosin, VIVA™ and praised Concert Masters orchestra series and the Marshmellow™ shoulder rests, VIVACELLO and First String Masters series for string orchestra. Ludwig Fret fingering decals. 77 2013 Exhibitors

Mona Lisa Sound 521, 620 Music Celebrations International 215 Jana Glasser John Wiscombe 45 Brimstone Hill Rd. 1440 South Priest Dr., Ste. 102 Middletown, NY 10941 Tempe, AZ 85281-6954 Phone: 877-263-5691 Phone: 480-894-3330 Merz-Huber Company Fax: 201-696-3946 Fax: 480-894-5157 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Booth# 610 Website: www.monalisasound.com Website: www.musiccelebrations.com Bill Calter Publishers of rock string sheet music (Led Zeppelin, Music Celebrations International provides unique 630 Fairview Rd. GOLD SPONSOR Stones, Queen, Hendrix, the Beatles, David Bowie, performance opportunities around the globe to Swarthmore, PA 19081-2334 Phone: 610-544-2323 Kansas, Ace of Base and more), made famous by performing groups by offering: prestigious events Fax: 610-544-8286 the Hampton (Rock) String Quartet, the original which recommended groups receive an official Email: [email protected] rock string quartet: sheet music, CDs, posters, gift invitations, generating more support and excitement Website: www.merzhuber.com certificates and more. than an ordinary concert tour; access to the world’s Merz-Huber Co. proudly provides most superior venues; association with some of the for the insurance needs of the Music & Arts Center 525, 527 world’s oldest and finest music festivals; and publicity membership of the American String Barbara Pavesi for concerts via posters, daily and weekly press Teachers Association. Our firm has 4626 Wedgewood Blvd. publications, media announcements, public service Frederick, MD 21703 announcements, sponsorships, etc. been providing musical instrument Phone: 301-620-4040 insurance for over 50 years. We Fax: 301-622-7753 Email: [email protected] National Association for Music Education insure over 20,000 individuals and Website: www.musicarts.com more than 100,000 instruments. 213 Music & Arts: the nation’s largest retailer of Band and Over these many years our primary Shannon Kelly Orchestral instruments also specializes in instrument 1806 Robert Fulton Dr. goal has been to work on your be- rentals, lessons, repairs, accessories, and print mu- Reston, VA 20191 half, to achieve a stable insurance Phone: 800-336-3768 sic. Music & Arts has over 100 retail locations in 20 Fax: 703-860-9027 market, to provide competitive rates states and over 100 educational representative serv- Email: [email protected] and superior claims service. ing communities around the country. Music & Arts Website: www.nafme.org has been in business for 60 years and is committed National Association for Music Education, formerly Minds Abroad 328 to music education and passionate about the growth MENC, is the only association that addresses all as- Carl Jaramillo of musicians. Find us online at www.musicarts.com pects of music education. NAfME provides resources 6000 Brass Lantern Rd. like us on Facebook! See our ad on pg. 21. for music educators, opportunities for music students, Raleigh, NC 27606 Phone: 917-403-2663 and advocacy support for the profession. NAfME Fax: 917-341-5248 Music at Port Milford 226 and ASTA are partners in the Music Education Policy Email: [email protected] Meg Hill Roundtable, a coalition of music education associa- Website: www.mindsabroad.com 70 Lenox Ave. tions with the mission of supporting and protecting Minds Abroad offers both customized programs for Pleasantville, NY 10570 the place of music in a well-rounded education. Phone: bands and orchestras on performance tours in China. 914-439-5039 Email: [email protected] We offer programs incorporating travel, cultural Website: www.mpmcamp.org Neil A. Kjos Music Company 515, 517 activities, and extensive service learning. Due to our Music at Port Milford - Chamber Music Festival and Tim Kjos service learning program we were recently selected Summer School, July 13 - August 19, 2013. Est. 4382 Jutland Dr. as a “Top Ten Best Practices Program” by the Center San Diego, CA 92117-3642 1986, MPM offers an intensive four-week chamber Phone: for Citizen Diplomacy and the US State Department. 858-270-9800 music experience for serious string players and Fax: 858-270-3507 pianists, in historic Prince Edward County, On- Email: [email protected] Website: www.kjos.com Miró Quartet 612 tario. The outstanding music faculty, including The The University of Texas, Butler School of Music Linden Quartet (first place winners of 2009 Fischoff Since its establishment in 1936, the Neil A. Kjos 1 University Station, #E3100 Music Company continues to publish superb methods Austin, TX 78712-0435 Competition), The Tokai Quartet (Finalists at Banff Website: www.miroquartet.com 2007), Ensemble Made in Canada, RCM Faculty, and and literature for all areas of music education. The string catalog features comprehensive methods for The Butler School of Music is proud to host the members of Toronto Symphony, National Ballet and students of all ages and levels including the tried Yehudi Menuhin Violin Competition in February 2014. Canadian Opera Company, serve as both coaches and true Muller-Rusch String Method, the highly Coming to the U.S. for the first time, this 10-day festi- and mentors. Musicianship and community shape the acclaimed All for Strings, the innovative Artistry in val will feature 42 of the world’s best young violinists Port Milford experience. Apply at www.mpmcamp.org. Strings, and the blockbuster new String Basics: and a panel of internationally-renowned judges. The Steps to Success for String Orchestra by Shade, great Cleveland Symphony Orchestra will play the Woolstenhulme and Barden. closing gala concert. See our ad on pg. 48. 78 Exhibitors Exhibitors

for tour chamber groups? Chamber music challenges NS Design 228, 230 PINSTOP 322 musicians of all levels and ages. Plus, it’s lots of fun. Gary Byers Zaidee Fuller Pamper your instrument with our handmade 100% P.O. Box 705 PO Box 8 cotton bags. They are also perfect for your violin or Damariscotta, MA 04543 Wilson, WY 83014 Phone: 636-579-0908 Phone: 307-733-6240 viola. Adds an extra layer to help keep your instru- Fax: 207-563-7706 Fax: 307-733-6240 ment clean, scratch-free and fashionable! Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.thinkns.com Website: www.pinstoponline.com Pre-Twinkle Violin Lessons 331 Dedicated to the musician interested in the finest Inspired by the reusable adhesive used to hold climb- Sharon Kuhn quality of amplified or recorded performance, NS ing skins on skis, PINSTOP emerged from a desire 17 Cochituate St., 2nd Floor Design instruments are enjoyed by noted artists of to have a secure, aesthetic alternative tos straps, Natick, MA 01760 all genres around the globe. Each model represents Phone: 508-335-7688 strings, and rubber “rock stops”. Elegant enough for Email: [email protected] the blend of visually pleasing design, highly refined the concert hall, yet perfect for the school gym, the Website: www.pretwinkleviolinlessons.com ergonomics, enhanced playability, and extraordinary renewable adhesive will not slip. Lightweight and Pre-Twinkle Violin Lessons™ is an introduction tone. While the CR series remains the flagship of the compact, the PINSTOP fits easily in your pocket. course geared towards preschool-aged children de- NS Design brand, the new NXT series now offers the signed to inspire them to learn violin playing through violinist, cellist and bass player an exciting yet more foundation exercises hidden in stories, songs, and affordable option. See our ad on pg. 14. games. The Business Package includes: a quality lead generation program for private studio teachers, O’Connor Method 306 The Potter Violin Company a progressive marketing plan, lesson curriculum and Mark O’Connor classroom materials, on-going teacher training and 315 West 57th St. 14H Booth# 500, 502 New York, NY 10019 Jim Kelly support-everything necessary to run a successful Phone: 917-683-2750 4706 Highland Ave. private studio focused on gaining new students by Email: [email protected] Bethesda, MD 20814-3612 building strong community partnerships. See our ad Website: www.markoconnor.com Phone: 301-652-7070 on pg. 71. A New School of American String Playing-the Ameri- Fax: 301-652-8375 can System and the O’Connor Method. Solo books of Email: [email protected] Randy Sabien 528

PLATINUM SPONSORWebsite: sequenced tunes and exercises featuring technique, www.pottersviolins.com c/o McNally Smith College creativity, theory, improvisation and ear training. Potter Violin’s offers violins, violas, 19 E Exchange St., E “America on Strings” is sequenced orchestrations de- cellos and basses of exceptional Saint Paul, MN 55101 signed for elementary, middle and high school level value for players of all levels. Our Phone: 715-634-7527 Email: [email protected] orchestras. The O’Connor Method includes musical rental programs feature good quality, Website: www.randysabien.com literature that represents all the Americas and many properly adjusted instruments with a Randy Sabien is a jazz violinist performing, record- musical styles including classical, folk, Latin, rock, generous purchase allowance. We ing, composing, and teaching for over 35 years. ragtime, etc. Teacher Training seminars take place feature Doetsch, Klier and Heinrich Available for concerts with his Fiddlehead Band, around the country. Lutiger instruments among others. Tribute to Stephane Grappelli featuring Brian Torff, We also offer modern and antique guest soloist with orchestras, and workshops for Orchestra Triage Inc. 423 European and American instruments, student string groups. Credits include Wisconsin Jerry Henry Public Television, Austin City Limits, Prairie Home 28006 230th St. many with certificates. We maintain a LeClaire, IA 52753 wide range of accessories and have Companion, Fairbanks Symphony, founder of Berklee Phone: 563-289-3315 a dedicated staff prepared to help College of Music String Dept.Arrangements pub- Email: [email protected] lished by Alfred Music.Currently head of String Dept. Website: www.orchestratriage.com you with any repair or adjustment. See our ad on pg. 16. at McNally Smith College of Music, St. Paul. See our Orchestra Triage is a company devoted to improv- ad on pg. 9. ing orchestra classroom teaching and orchestra programs. Specializing in teacher training for class- Private Music Studio Guide Books 421 room string teachers we offer a range of services Mimi Butler 401 Beachwood Ave. including training seminars, in-service presentations, Haddonfield, NJ 08033 classes, independent training, program and teacher Phone: 856-979-8728 evaluation, guest directing and clinics, as well as Fax: 856-428-8947 Email: [email protected] motivational and advocacy speeches. Using our Website: www.privatemusicstudio.com experience we can develop training seminars around Chamber music for fun and motivation. Discover how specific program needs and help teachers expand and when to teach chamber music. How to organize their teaching toolboxes. your chamber groups in your school or studio. What is the nest chamber music literature and ideal venues 79 2013 Exhibitors

Rees Harps Inc. 425, 427 Rolland Research Associates 431 Pamela Rees Peter Rolland 222 Main St. 1616 W. Mountain View Dr. Rising Sun, IN 47040 Mesa, AZ 85201 Phone: 812-438-3032 Phone: 480-969-9744 Fax: 812-438-3089 Email: [email protected] SHAR Products Company Email: [email protected] Website: www.paulrolland.net Website: www.reesharps.com Distributor of the DVD of Paul Rolland’s pedagogy Booth# 201, 300, 302, 304 Rees Harps, Inc. has been hand building the finest film series “The Teaching of Action in String Playing” Jennie Lewis lever harps available for 35 years. Their new product, 2465 South Industrial Hwy. and Peter Rolland fiddling books and CDs.Local Ann Arbor, MI 48106 the Harpsicle, is a small, affordable harp which can instrument sales and rentals. Phone: 734-665-3978 be easily incorporated into a wide variety of school Fax: 800-997-8723 and teaching applications. The Royal Conservatory Music PLATINUM SPONSOREmail: [email protected] Website: Development Program 511 www.sharmusic.com Reynard Burns Publishing 416 Lynne Oliver Serving the stringed instrument Reynard Burns 273 Bloor St. West community since 1962. SHAR offers 374 Glenmore Lane Toronto, Ontario M5S 1W2 Canada Bayport, NY 11705 Phone: 866-716-2223 a full selection of violins, violas, cel- Phone: 631-472-1529 Fax: 416-408-3096 los, basses, and their accessories Fax: 631-416-6242 Email: [email protected] for all levels of players, plus more Email: [email protected] Website: www.theachievementprogram.com Website: www.freeflightmusic.com than 9,000 sheet music titles. We The Royal Conservatory Music Development pride ourselves on offering only the Publisher and distributor of print music for educators Program™ provides a recognized national standard best combination of quality, value, and professionals. Specializing in music for strings of musical success through an effectively sequenced and service. Visit us online at www. and orchestra including music of African American course of study from beginner to advanced levels for and other composers of African descent. Sheet all stringed instruments. New free online syllabi for sharmusic.com, at our Ann Arbor music in styles from classical to jazz from beginner to violin, viola, cello and double bass will be available in or Farmington showrooms, or call advanced as well as multilevel works. Jazz standards 2013. The Royal Conservatory Music Development 800-248-7427 for our free 140-page and originals for strings and rhythm sections, string Program™ inspires excellence through individual stu- color catalog. Our knowledgeable orchestra, string ensemble, full orchestra, chamber dent assessments and allows students to celebrate stringed instrument specialists are orchestra, duos, trios, and quartets available. See accomplishment and track their progress with others ready to help you. See our ad on our ad on pg. 15. across the country. See our ad on pg. 23. back cover.

Rockin’ Rosin 324 Saga Musical Instruments 111, 113 Snow Stringed Instruments, Inc 529, 531 Christopher Jones Rich Ferris Sophie Chen 113 Huntington Ave. 137 Utah Ave. 135-15 37th Ave., 2nd Floor New Haven, CT 06512 S. San Francisco, CA 94080 Flushing, NY 11354-2745 Phone: 860-208-9610 Phone: 650-588-5558 Phone: 718-353-7402 Email: [email protected] Fax: 650-871-7590 Fax: 718-353-7854 Website: www.rockinrosin.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Rockin’ Rosin makes fun shaped rosin for students. Website: www.sagamusic.com Website: www.snowviolin.com Each shape is wrapped in a corresponding themed Saga Musical Instruments is a 30 year old South San Snow Stringed Instruments, established since 1998, fabric. We handcraft over 25 shapes including hearts, Francisco based wholesale distributor who designs is presently a wholesale company, specializing in stars, cupcakes, skulls, daisies and various holiday and manufactures student and professional bowed handcrafted violins, violas, cellos, and basses. shapes. Rockin’ Rosin offers special bulk pricing for and fretted instruments. The company is highly teachers and the wholesale market. Custom shapes, regarded as a pioneer in designing quality, affordable Sofia Violins 217 custom fabrics and branding are available. Rockin’ violin family instruments that exceed the expecta- John Welch Rosin makes great presents from teachers and in- tions of students, parents, and teachers in growing PO Box 1985 spires students to want to rosin their bow every day! educational markets worldwide. Their flagship brand, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1985 Phone: 317-264-0444 Cremona, remains focused on featuring specifica- Fax: 317-264-0555 tions required by U.S. music directors and school Email: [email protected] Website: systems that ensure productive education. www.sofia-violins.com Fine handmade European and American violins, violas and cellos.

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Southwest Strings 104, 106 The String House 321, 323, 420, 422 Tiffany Johnson Stephen Kanack 1721 S Cherrybell Strav. 1531 Monroe Ave. Tucson, AZ 85713-1935 Rochester, NY 14618 Phone: 800-528-3430 Phone: 800-828-3548 Fax: 800-528-3470 Fax: 585-442-2038 String Letter Publishing Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Booth# 100 Website: www.swstrings.com Website: www.thestringhouse.com David Lusterman Southwest Strings has been a leading source of qual- Since 1970, The String House; dealers in fine vintage 255 West End Ave. ity stringed instruments and accessories since 1985. orchestral instruments located in Rochester, NY San Rafael, CA 94901 We strive to provide quality products that meet the has been known and respected for its unsurpassed Phone: 415-485-6990 needs of any budget and ability level. In addition, we collection of fine old violins, violas, cellos, and bows. BRONZE SPONSOR Email: [email protected] Website: offer a variety of special programs to make playing a Our exceptionally large inventory includes fine violins, www.allthingsstrings.com stringed instrument accessible and affordable. Please violas, cellos, and other rare string instruments of String Letter Publishing is the visit our booth to find out about our financing, rental, all sizes and in all price ranges. Our shop also has source of information, instruction and school programs. many beginner, intermediate, and advanced lines of and inspiration for guitar and string student grade instruments. Whether it is just a matter players of all ages and musical Stamell Stringed Instruments 315 of reacquainting or meeting us for the first time, we interests, from beginners to profes- Matt Stamell hope you will stop at booth #420 to see and try some sionals. Our magazines, books, 18 Kellogg Ave. of our select instruments and bows. Amherst, MA 01002 newsletters and websites serve Phone: 800-766-0936 the practical needs and interests of Fax: 413-256-8692 The Strad Magazine 212 musicians, teachers, and the music Email: [email protected] Louise Read trade, keeping members of this Website: www.stamellstring.com 30 Cannon St. creative community in touch and High quality plus professionally set up violins, violas, London, UK EC4M 6YJ Phone: 011 44 20 7618 3472 up-to-date. cellos, and bows. Old and new instruments for begin- Fax: 011 44 20 7618 3483 ners to professionals. Featuring our own in-house Email: [email protected] makers, Rodney Miller, Andranik Gaybaryan, and Website: www.thestrad.com Strings Fun and Easy 109 Matt Stamell, as well as Italian, French, German, and Visit us at booth #200 and pick up your FREE copy! David Tasgal 2 Old County Rd. American instruments. We are available to assist For over 120 years The Strad has been the best Colrain, MA 01340 customers with instrument sales, rentals (nationwide source of knowledge, news, entertainment and Phone: 802-257-4523 rental program), repair and restoration, appraisal inspiration for everyone involved in the string busi- Email: [email protected] information, and insurance valuations. We also sell ness. Every month The Strad gives you a front row all the best cases and accessories currently on the seat to the world of strings. Whether you want to hear Summy-Birchard 401, 403, 405, 407, 409 market. Please visit us, our booth number is 315. from your favourite performers, catch up on the latest P.O Box 10003 international string news, or pass Simon Fischer’s Van Nuys, CA 91410-0003 Phone: 818-891-5999 Stanton’s Sheet Music, Inc. 512, 514, 516 tips to your friends, if you’re serious about strings you Fax: 818-830-6259 Eric Strouse need The Strad. Email: [email protected] 330 South Fourth St. Website: www.alfred.com Columbus, OH 43215-5404 Summy-Birchard is the home of Suzuki products Phone: 614-224-4257 The String Centre, a div. of Woodwind & Fax: 614-244-5929 Brasswind 102 throughout the world. The Suzuki Method, based on Email: [email protected] Heather Cousineau the work of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, is credited with inspi- Website: www.stantons.com PO Box 7479 rational music education based on the Mother Tongue Stanton’s is recognized as a national leader in retail Westlake Village, CA 91359 Method. The Suzuki products of Summy-Birchard are Phone: 888-323-5437 sheet music sales. Known as the “sheet music Email: [email protected] distributed by Alfred Music Publishing, Inc., exclusive specialists”, Stanton’s is dedicated to helping music Website: www.thestringcentre.com print distributor and licensor worldwide (excluding educators across the country find music that best fits The String Centre is a part of the Woodwind & Brass- Japan). The catalog includes Suzuki method books their educational needs. Stanton’s strives to be your wind family, supporting the performing, teaching, and and a wide assortment of supplementary materials, #1 source for orchestra music. student community with exceptional string instru- including technique, solo, and ensemble books. ments and accessories at guaranteed low prices. See our ad on pg. 31.

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Super-Sensitive Musical String 428 ViolinJazz Publishing 313 Nella Travers Jeremy Cohen 1805 Apex Rd. 6309 Broadway Terrace Sarasota, FL 34240 Oakland, CA 94602 Phone: 941-371-0016 Phone: 510-653-2602 Fax: 941-341-0556 Fax: 510-653-2640 Email: [email protected] Thomastik-Infeld/Connolly Email: [email protected] Website: www.supersensitive.com Music Company, Inc. Website: www.violinjazz.com Manufacturers of strings, rosins and accessories for Booth# 301,400,402,404 Jeremy Cohen’s energetic arrangements for interme- bowed instruments. Products/Brand Names - Red La- Chris Rohrecker diate through advanced string ensembles and original

bel, Red Label Premium, Old Fiddler Line, Pinnacle, SILVER SPONSOR 8 Vernon Valley Rd. etudes for solo violin in mixed genres with accompa- Sensicore, Clarity Rosin, Clarity Spectrum Rosin, East Northport, NY 11731-1429 nying CDs. Arrangements are for string quartet, quin- Pro-Rosin, Original and Mini-Rosin, Stoppin, Tone Phone: 631-925-5519 tet, cello quintet and string orchestra. Dave Brubeck’s Fax: Shaper, Pick-up/Sensor, Polishes, Wolf-Be-Gone, 631-925-5519 Blue Rondo ala Turk, Strange Meadowlark; Raymond Email: [email protected] Spector Mute and Bowmaster. Website: www.thomastik-infeld.com Scott’s Penguin, Powerhouse, Toy Trumpet, Siberian Sleighride; CDs of these works performed by Jeremy Connolly Music Company is the Tempo Press 410 Cohen’s Quartet San Francisco. United States source, and a guiding Steven Luck PO Box 71396 force, behind Thomastik-Infeld, an Wheaton College, Dept. of Music 225 Madison Heights, MI 48071-0396 innovative leader in string technol- Phone: 248-588-0808 Great Woods Chamber Orchestra Fax: 248-588-0880 ogy noted for string brands such Delvyn Case Email: [email protected] as Dominant, Peter Infeld, Vision, 26 E Main St, Website: www.tempopress.com Norton, MA 02766 Spirocore and others. Connolly also Phone: 978-793-1445 Tempo Press is a publisher of music for school represents a portfolio of additional Email: [email protected] orchestras. As well as being the exclusive publisher best-in-class music products from Website: www.wheatoncollege.edu/music of Sandra Dackow Editions, Tempo Press also Bubenreuth – the home of Ger- Wheaton College is a highly selective, secular, publishes works by Mark Barnard, Robert McCashin, many’s finest instrument and bow co-educational liberal arts college in Norton, Mas- Susan Day, Robert Curry, Susan Brown, Gael makers including Heinrich Gill and sachusetts, 30 minutes from Boston and 20 minutes Berberick, Robert Longfield, Tracey Rush, Bob Lipton Bazzini instruments, Georg Werner, from Providence. Founded in 1834, Wheaton enrolls and many more composers and arrangers. It also and more. Other brands include The 1600 students and offers 44 majors and 60 minors. publishes Expressive Techniques for Orchestra and The music department offers courses in performance, Realist, Coda Bow, and König and Two Octave Scales and Bowings. composition, history, theory, ethnomusicology, and Meyer German made stands. education. Wheaton offers for-credit lessons on Things 4 Strings LLC 329 all orchestral instruments, taught by distinguished Tong’s Violin Shop 326 Ruth Brons performers from Boston and Providence.The Great PO Box 2310 Jian Wen Tong Woods Chamber Orchestra is a 50-member college- 2565 Heathermoor Park Dr. South Livingston, NJ 07039 community ensemble based at Wheaton that has dis- Phone: 201-563-2274 Carmel, IN 46074 Phone: Email: [email protected] 317-918-1688 tinguished itself by its broad repertoire. Recent con- Fax: Website: www.things4strings.com 317-733-8598 certs have included performances of the Beethoven Email: [email protected] Over 80 years of combined teaching and performing Website: www.tongsviolinshop.com Violin Concerto with soloist Victor Romanul of the Boston Symphony, a collaborative concert with digital experience led to our patented and playful accesso- Tong’s violin shop wholesale string instrument multi-media artist DJ Spooky, and a concert featuring ries addressing the very serious work of string peda- company 80% of US violin shops are carrying our in- dance music of Latin America and Spain. gogy. Strad Magazine: “Things 4 Strings™ range of struments. We have the best sound and beautiful var- bow hold trainers use animals - frogs and fish (Bow nish. Visit our booth and see for yourself. Our prices Hold Buddies™ set) for violins, and the superbly cannot be beat. Attention school teachers: we offer named CelloPhant® accessory for the cello - to help special education prices only for school purchases. train hand muscles and encourage correct grip.” The best outfit for your dollars guaranteed.

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modern musician who needs the versatility of playing See our ad on pg. 22. both plugged in or unplugged. Show Special

William Harris Lee & Co. for Yamaha Corporation of Booth# 110, 112, 114, 116 America Bruce Morrow Booth# 200, 202, 204, 101, Exhibitors!

BRONZE SPONSOR 410 South Michigan Ave., Ste. 560 Chicago, IL 60605-1308 103, 105 Phone: 800-497-4533 Ken Dattmore Reserve your space today for Fax: 312-786-9615 6600 Orangethorpe Ave. Louisville ASTA 2014 National Email: [email protected] Buena Park, CA 90620-1396 Website: www.whlee.com Phone: 714-522-9011 Conference BEFORE you leave PLATINUM SPONSOR William Harris Lee and Company is Fax:714-522-9475 Providence and receive $25 off Email: [email protected] published 2014 rates. the world’s largest violin workshop, Website: www.yamaha.com with well over a dozen luthiers craft- Combining technology with tradition, ing fine violins, violas, and cellos Yamaha offers a full line of award You know you’re coming, so pay at our Michigan Avenue location in winning electric string instruments $850 per booth space instead Chicago. In recent years we have and acoustic string instruments, expanded with our Educational of the $875 rate! student through signature series Strings division, offering instruments professional carbon fiber bows and of exceptional value for beginning Simply complete the Exhibitor a piezo transducer bridge pickup and advancing students, and run- for acoustic violin. Dedicated to Prospectus contract in your ning the nation’s premier stringed supporting students and teachers, registration materials and instrument rental program. We also Yamaha sponsors clinics, confer- return it to Beth Danner-Knight carry a full line of cases, bows, ence events and competitions strings and accessories. before you leave. No payment throughout the string music educa- or deposit is required with it - tion field. See our ad on pg. 4. Wingert-Jones Publications 310 ASTA will send you an invoice in David Giardiniere September. 2480 Industrial Blvd. Yesterday Service Sheet Music Inc. Paoli, PA 19301 624, 626 Phone: 866-956-7337 Fax: 800-382-8250 Rob Bethel Email: [email protected] Arts at the Armonry Bldg. Website: www.wjpublications.com 191 Highland Ave., Ste. B7 Somerville, MA 02143 Serving the string orchestra educator with performing Phone: 800-863-5150 music, collections and string pedagogy methods. Fax: 617-284-6073 Email: [email protected] Website: www.yesterdayservice.com Wood Violins 221, 223 Come visit us at the Yesterday Service Sheet Music Barbara Ring PO Box 2074 booth and feast your eyes on some wonderful music. Port Washington, NY 11050 We are a full service sheet music retail store located Phone: 516-767-6677 in the Boston area stocking music for all strings and Fax: 516-767-3302 a wide selection of chamber music, scores and string Email: [email protected] Website: www.woodviolins.com orchestra music. We take pride in providing expert service to the music community and fulfilling special Wood Violins offers handcrafted instruments that are orders in a timely manner. String players are espe- designed and hand-built by our master craftsmen cially well served since our owner is a cellist. exclusively in the USA. These violins and cellos were designed by premier electric violinist Mark Wood and reflect over 20 years of playing, investigation, exploration, and performing. New this year, our Concert Series Acoustic Electric violin. The perfect instrument for the 83 Rhode Island Convention Center Exhibit Halls C & D

Conveniently connected to the Omni Hotel — The 3rd floor of the convention center connects to the 2nd floor of the hotel.

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