Links:

Michael Hopkins String Pedagogy Notebook
http://stringtechnique.com/

Mimi Zweig String Pedagogy
http://stringpedagogy.com/

Teoria Music Theory
http://www.teoria.com/tutorials/reading/index.php

Patti McCarty's website for violists:
http://www.ashmontmusic.com/mccarty/intro.html

Includes articles on Romantic Repertoire, American Solo Works, Warmups, Spiccato, Orchestra Auditions, and Alto Clef For the Violinist

Warm-up Exercises:

Warm-up exercises (Word document)
Pelvic Clock (movie)
Isn't She Lovely (movie)
Hand Warm-up Demo (movie)

Websites and fact sheets on composers:

Keeping Score: From the San Francisco Symphony, this site provides a comprehensive overview
of significant composers, their technique and major works.

Geography of Music: Interactive maps connecting composers with time periods and significant
historical events.

PBS Great Composers Series: Links to videos on major composers.

New York Philharmonic Kidzone: Composers Gallery: Great online resource for introducing students to major composers.

Great Composers: From Arts Alive, the National Arts Centre of Canada. Features comprehensive
overviews of composers, audio samples and teacher resource kits.

Recent News:
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Lansing Board of Education has eliminated all "highly qualified" positions in music, visual arts, and physical education. Click here to read MASTA's statement on this issue

Apr 20: Ferndale Suzuki and Strings Workshop, Troy Bass Workshop

Click here for the MASTA Summer Camp Scholarship Application

Ann Arbor Skyline students put arts advocacy into ACTION!

Alan Mac Nair named ASTA's Teacher of the Year at the national conference in Providence, RI. Congratulations, Alan!

Ann Arbor Pioneer High School Chamber Orchestra named 2013 National Orchestra Festival Champions at national ASTA conference. Way to go, Pioneer!

 

Winner of ASTA Best Website for 2013 & 2009