Conference Handouts
Conference Handouts will be added as they are received. If you have something you would like to include here, please email it to leannarutka@gmail.com
Summer Conference 2022
Jo Asker | Collaborative Compositions to Suite Pedagogical Needs Where Standard Repertoire Falls Short
Karin S. Hendricks | Compassionate Music Teaching: A Framework for Motivation and Engaging in the 21st Century
Karin S. Hendricks | Pedagogies of Care for 21st Century Music Classrooms
Robert Stahly | Maximizing Your Microphones!
Robert Stahly | Score Study Matters
Score Study Beethoven Comparison
Kathleen Smith | Summer Professional Development Course Credit Opportunity
Reading Session
Reading Session: Diverse Composers
Creativity and Musicality in the Very Beginning Strings Class
CASTA General Membership Meeting
CMEA 2019
Jim Palmer | Artistry, Engagement, and Reinforcement: Ingredients of Artistic Rehearsals that Lead to Superior Results
Jim Palmer | Orchestral Bowings: Connecting the Technical with the Expressive to Achieve Superior Performances
Jim Palmer | It’s All About Tone: Achieving a Warm, Beautiful Sound with your String Orchestra
Duane Padilla | Ukulele Boot Camp for Bowed String Instrument Teachers
Lindsay Fulcher | More Bridges, Fewer Walls: Building Connections with Communities in your Orchestra Program
Lindsay Fulcher | The Joy of GarageBand: It’s Not Just for General Music
Lindsay Fulcher | Creativity and Musicality in the Very Beginning Strings Class
Katherine Jetter | Healthy Wrists and Hands in String Players
Rebecca Jonas | Mental Health Means More Than A Day Off
Rebecca Jonas | A Jazz and Rock Approach to Teaching Music Theory in Orchestra
Bob Kreutz | Sympathetic Vibration: A Practical Approach to Better Intonation for Strings
Rob Stahly | Maximizing Your Microphones
Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun | Thumbs Up, Cellists! How to set up thumb position
String and Full Orchestra Reading Session
Summer Conference 2018
Lindsay Fulcher | The ASTA String Curriculum: Ideal for Classroom and Studio
Rebecca Jonas | Steps to Take Now to Make Sure You're Still Standing Next June
Katherine Jetter | Traveling Around the Cello Fingerboard With Ease
CMEA 2018
Courtney Dowling and Beth Wells | Put a Bow on It: Why Bowings Matter and How to Write Your Own
Colorado ASTA | Orchestra New Music Reading Session
Dr. Andrew Dabczynski | Fixing Broken Baroque: Approaching the Baroque in the Beginning and Intermediate String Class
Dr. Lindsay Fulcher | Repertoire, Rehearsals, and Representation: Diversity in the Orchestra
Alison Mayes | Reflective Practice: Linking Effectiveness to Inquiry, Reflection, and Continuous Professional Growth
Dr. Andrew Dabczynski | Of Course You Can Teach Strings! Strategies for New String Teachers
Dr. Margaret Berg and Gary Lewis | Bach and Beyond: Baroque-Style Performance Practice Applications for String Orchestra
Tom Nugent | "Chopped": Improvisation and Composition for String Warm-Ups
Dr. Andrew Dabczynski | Doing the Dab: A String Orchestra Reading Session With Andrew Dabczynski
Eric Trujillo of Mi Vida Strings | Helpful Ways To Save Money For You, Your Program, and Your Students Through DIY String Instrument Repair
Priscilla Arasaki and Jessica Chen | Why Do We Have To? Practical and Engaging String Warm-Ups That Work
Dr. Lindsay Fulcher | The Unconventional String Ensemble: Successful Rehearsals and Music Selection Do Exist
Summer Conference 2017
Carmen Wiest | Creating Amazing Tone In Your Orchestra
Susan Day | Composing Music: From Inception to the Concert Hall. A Labor of Love!
Melissa Barru | Perfecting the Shifting Process
Chilidog Strings | The Craft of Content Creation: Keeping Your Program Relevant as Culture and Attention Shift
Dr. Lindsay Fulcher | Repertoire, Rehearsals, and Representation: Diversity in the Orchestra
Chilidog Strings | Strategies for Leveraging Social Media: Stake Your Claim on the New Frontier
Jane Barbe | Creative Connections in Motion: Active strategies that help students interact, understand, and apply musical concepts in new and inventive ways
Rob Stahly | Using Microphones for Live or Recorded Sound
Dr. Phillip Ficsor | Practice Part Preparation in Bach's A Minor Violin Concerto - A Tutorial
Dr. Michael Hopkins | Repertoire Selection for Orchestra
Carmen Wiest and Rob Stahly | New Music Reading Session
Sam Conner | "And, How Do You Feel About That?" Music Therapy Techniques that Every String Educator Can Use
Rachel Allen and Priscilla Arasaki | Music From the Start : A Collaboration of the Orff and Suzuki Methods
Michelle Ewer | Selecting Music to Enhance Your Elementary and Middle School Orchestra
CMEA 2017
Summer Conference 2016
New Music Reading Session
Bob Gillespie, Quick Fixes: Diagnosing and Solving Students' Most Common Bowing Problems
David Saccardi and Daniel Smith, Feeding Frenzy
Bob Gillespie, Keys to Self-Evaluation
Alison Mayes, Warm-Ups to Invigorate Your String Students
Jessica Chen and Codi Ng, String Players As Athletes
Nancy Allwein, Private Studio Teaching How-To's
Handout
Nancy Price, The Cellist's Vivaldi
Handout
Kristi Ramsey & Kim Dunninger, Nuts & Bolts of Teaching Orchestra for Non-String Players
PowerPoint
Eric Trujillo of Mi Vida Strings, Instrument Repair Workshop
Handout
Orchestra New Music Reading Session
Handout
Haley Heer, Practice Makes Perfect – Teaching Effective Practice Strategies
Handout
Dr. Margaret Berg, Teacher Renewal Through Core Reflection
Handout
Douglas Moore, Accessible Repertoire for Violin and Cello Teachers
Handout
Royston Hunget, Fiddle & Folk Music by Ear for Aural Skills Development
Handout
Dr. Brandon Matthews, Before The First Rehearsal: Strategies to Ensure Ensemble Success
Handout
Hannah Smith, Strategies for Rebuilding Your Orchestra Program
Andrea Meyers, What Not To Wear On The Podium – Proper Performance Attire
PowerPoint
Debbie Miles, Optimizing the Cello Experience for Students and Teachers
PowerPoint
Emily Bowman and David Crowe, Bach is Back! Engage Your Students & Enliven Your Performances
Resources from the following presentations will be posted once they're availble.
Angelyn Foster, The Value of Using Solfa to Improve Intonation
Annie Savage, The Savage Fiddler Method: Teaching Roots Music in The Orchestra Too
John Jonas, A Band Guy's Seven Keys To Successful String Teaching
CMEA 2016
Gail Barnes has posted all of her handouts here: tinyurl.com/ColoHandouts
CMEA 2015
To receive handouts from Kirk Moss, please email him directly at kdmoss@unwsp.edu