March Fiddle Fest
Upcoming String Teacher Forums
MA-ASTA Studio Teacher Forum FALL
2009
Janet Packer: Teaching the
Teachers
Monday,
November 9, 10:00 - 11:30 am
What
do teachers feel is important in learning to teach,
both from their experience taking string pedagogy
classes in school
and their experience as teachers?
Janet will give an overview of Longy's
string teacher training course and lead
discussion.
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Practice Techniques
Monday,
December 7, 10:00 - 11:30 am
What
strategies do you find most helpful with your
students?
for yourself? with groups?
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RSVP
encouraged
Joan Ellersick
jellersick@verizon.net
508/481-3528
many thanks to
Powers Music School
for generously providing our
NEW
LOCATION
Powers
Music School, Room 1 & 2
380
Concord Avenue Belmont, MA 02478
parking available and accessible by MBTA buses to
Belmont Center
**lower level of the brick Armenian Church at 380
Concord Ave.
Follow the driveway along the right side of the
church to entrance and parking.
National High School Honors Orchestra
| New
information on the coming NHSHO auditions
have been posted with an application
on here.
Thanks to Jane Ezbicki for here work on this
project.
Ken Culver MA-ASTA President |
String Fest Download
| Robin Mallory and
Carolyn Cardella are putting on the March
String Fest again this year. They do a really
good job putting this together and the kids
have a lot of fun over the course of the day.
The registration brochure for the March Fiddle Fest has been posted here. Check out this great opportunity for kids to play together. Have a great day, Ken Culver, MA-ASTA President |
Discussions Link
| I
just put up a link to the discussions page at
ASTAWeb. You need to be a member of ASTA to
take part. Once you are signed in you can
choose to receive emails of the board
messages if you prefer that to visiting the
site. We decided to use this larger resource
rather than make our own forums.
Have a great day, |
| Ken
Culver
MA-ASTA President |
Solo Competition Results
| I just got the
email below from Joan Ellersick regarding the
MA-ASTA Solo Competition this past Sunday.
Thanks to all students who participated and
congratulations to the winners. I would also
like to thank Joan for all her hard work in
putting together and managing this event.
Ken Culver MA-ASTA President Hi all, We had a very enjoyable day of music making today. All went very smoothly, with special thanks to Jane Ezbicki, Andy Mark and our judges Michelle LaCourse and Steve Laven. Cheers, Joan SENIOR DIVISION The judges selected the following player to advance to the semifinal round: Francisco Vila, cello JUNIOR DIVISION The judges selected the following three players to advance to the semifinal round: Rachel Iba, violin Ruby Mercure, violin Sasha Scolnik-Brower, cello Each semifinalist will receive a $175 cash award. Prizes are also awarded to: Rachel Iba, violin - bow rehair from Tom Dignan Ruby Mercure, violin - bow rehair from Tom Dignan Sasha Scolnik-Brower, cello - bow rehair from Rutman's Violins Elena Korableva, cello - Guy Laurent bow from Shar Products Thomas Hoffman, violin - new case from Rayburn Music Francisco Vila, cello - gift certificate from Italia Strings |
Board Meeting Minutes
Theory Workshop Discount
The Massachusetts chapter of the American String Teachers Association is happy to give its members a $5 discount for attending the Workshop for Music Theory Teachers. Private lesson and public school teachers can take advantage of this discount by showing their membership card at registration. Individuals who are not MA-ASTA members can also take advantage of this offer by applying for membership at the workshop.
String Project Grants
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Dear ASTA State President:
I would like to alert you and your state ASTA members to the next round of NSPC grants for new String Project sites. The deadline for grant applications will be November 17, 2008. Please go to our website at http://www.stringprojects.org/ for more information and for the application form.
The NSPC now consists of 32 String Projects at universities around the country. These programs help to train string teachers by giving undergraduate students hands-on teaching experience during their college years. The NSPC provides $10,000 for the first year, and up to $25,000 over five years to help set up these String Projects. One of our goals is to have at least one such program in every state; so if your state does not yet have one, please encourage your colleges to consider this opportunity.
If you have any questions, please do contact me.
Best wishes for a good school year!
Bob Jesselson
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Collegiate members are encouraged to investigate and apply.
Sincerely,
Ken Culver
MA-ASTA President
Internet Communication
-Ken Culver, MA-ASTA Editor