Upcoming Events
UCF All State Preparation Clinic for Strings
Saturday September 18, 2010 9am - 5pm
Rehearsal Hall, Auditorium (116)
2010 Florida Chapter of the ASTA Solo Competition
The 2010 Florida Chapter of the ASTA Solo Competition will take place on Saturday,
October 23 on the campus of University of North Florida Fine Arts Center in
Jacksonville, Florida. The postmark deadline for the solo competition is October 12, 2010. Download application here.
Cellobration 16! November 13, 2010
2010 FOA/FL-ASTA Fall Conference
October 28-29 - Orlando, FL - Hilton Orlando
2010 Fall Conference Registration Form
Keynote Speaker:
Bob Phillips - Alfred Music
General Sessions to include:
10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Orchestra - Elliot Del Borgo
Building a Successful String Program - Matt Stott
Conducting 101 and Beyond - Alex Jimenez
Expanding Your Guitar Technique - Geoffrey Roedig
Internet2 in the Classroom - Carina Voly
Make Sight-Reading Fun & Easy - Sherry Lowe
Rehearsal Techniques "Getting It All In" - Judy Evans
String Orchestra Reading Session (Bring your instrument!)
Technology 101 - Dale Lewis
Instrumental Pedagogy Sessions to include:
Bass Pedagogy - Michael Hill
Cello Pedagogy - David Bjella
Viola Pedagogy - Jesus Alfonzo
Violin Pedagogy - Arthur Pranno
Matt Stott - Orchestra Director - Vero Beach High School and Gifford Middle School
The basic formula for a great orchestra is very simple: you must have great players! In order for a school program to thrive, the central focus must be on developing talent on every instrument and at every level. The director must have a vision that is shared with all. There must be strong pedagogy at all levels. Local private teachers must see the value of the program and take pride in the important role they have in its success. Parents must feel that orchestra is a priority in their child’s education. And students must be challenged and engaged every day.
Internet2 in the Classroom
Carina Voly - Director of Community Engagement - New World Symphony (NWS)
Internet2 is a high speed, next generation Internet, connecting over 200 U.S. universities as well as international universities and governments world-wide. Designated for educational research and collaboration, the extremely high bandwidth makes it a natural medium for live, interactive musical collaboration, coaching and teaching.
NWS is pioneering the application of this technology to enable advanced music programs from these universities to join in the remote exchange of masterclasses, seminars, rehearsals and symposia. NWS is expanding its mission and developing a new forum for musical exchange by continuously experimenting with new uses for technology.
See how NWS is applying this technology in the classroom.
ASTA National Conference
March 17-18, 2011 — Kansas City, MO
Exhibits * National Orchestra Festival * National Solo Competition * Alternative Styles Awards
Recent Events
Saturday January 30, 2010 -- Collier County Viola Day
Collier County (FL) and FL-ASTA recently presented our third annual Viola Day on Saturday, January 30th, 2010 in Naples, FL at Barron Collier High School. Guests this year included Craig Mumm, Associate Principal Violist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Myron Rosenblum, founder of the American Viola Society, Ken Martinson, Professor of Viola at the University of Florida, Pamela McConnell, Professor of Viola at the University of Miami, and the University of Miami Viola Ensemble.
More information can be found at:
http://www.michlinmusic.com/bchs/events/viola%20day%20schedule.pdf
Saturday November 21, 2009 -- Cellobration 15
ASTA National Conference
March 18–21, 2009 — Atlanta, GA
Featuring the National Orchestra Festival and National Solo Competition
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