Monthly Archives: May 2010

ASTA in the News

Teaching mariachi to Pinecrest Elementary students could help improve grades
Until she started playing the violin this year, Guadalupe Jacobo, 10, had never played an instrument before.
In about two weeks, the fourth-grader at Pinecrest Elementary School in Immokalee learned how to read basic sheet music and pluck the notes on the strings of her miniature violin...

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2010 FOA/FL-ASTA Fall Conference

Mark your calendar to attend the 2010 FOA/FL-ASTA Fall Conference, October 28-29 in Orlando, FL. The Hilton Orlando will be the location again this coming fall.
More information on the Events page.

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Advocating All Things Strings

Stayed tuned for some big announcements involving FL-ASTA, our mission of advocating for string education in the state of the Florida, and the best and brightest of new technologies available in the 21st Century.
Until then, our first String Oriented YouTube of the Week:

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FL-ASTA on Facebook!

FL-ASTA is now on Facebook:
 http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=111419052236442

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