Texas String Teacher Workshop

 

July 20-23, 2009 

Memorial High School In Houston, Texas

Become the Best String Teacher You Can Be!

Spend Three Exciting Days Developing Your String/Orchestra Teaching, Conducting, and Playing Skills With The Best. CPE Credit Available. Over 50 sessions!

  • Bob Gillespie –Preeminent author, teacher trainer and leader in national string education.
  • Keith Markuson – Leading high school orchestra director & Texas Honors Orchestra recipient
  • Bingiee Shiu - Award winning orchestra director and workshop host
  • Cathy Fishburn – Distinguished string educator, arranger and adjudicator; 1999 Texas Orchestra Director of the Year
  • Dr. John Ricarte – Accomplished conductor of Fort Bend and Brazosport Symphony Orchestras, notable school educator
  • Bryan Buffaloe – Director of an award-winning high school orchestra program; youth orchestra conductor and clinician
  • Mark Lisle – Lisle Violin Shop: Daily Repair Classes - Developing Basic String Repair Skills

Look at all we are doing in our second season!

• Over 50 sessions • 14 faculty • Come make friends from all over the country! • 6 Instrument repair sessions • 6 hands-on labs including: Rehearsal Strategies, Repertoire Selection, Student Motivation, and Advocacy • Topics for string teaching covering elementary, middle school, and high school • 2 favorite music reading sessions • Friendly, nurturing environment, full of practical information! • Designed for the string specialist & band director • CPE credit available • Workshop dinner with door prizes!

Some of this summer’s topics:

Keys to Self Evaluation: How Can I Help Myself Become a Better String Teacher?
Daily Repertoire Lab: Selecting Music That Brings Out the Best in Your Group!
Reading the Best Tried-and-True Orchestra Music for Orchestra Programs!
Daily Secondary Instrument Classes for Each Instrument!
Advocating for Your Program: Laying a Foundation for a Strong Future
Daily Pedagogy Labs for Teaching Heterogeneous String Classes
Conducting: The Fundamentals & Moving to the Next Level
How to Rehearse Your Group to Reach Its Best Performance
Teaching Sight Reading for Everyday & Contest
Daily Classes on Instrument Repair & Appraisal
The Art of Working in Harmony with Colleagues

Registration Fee and Information

  • Total fees- #320 (includes $295 in tuition and $25 in materials)
    • 18 CPE credits are included
  • To register please send the application and a $75 non-refudable deposit payable to "Stanton's Sheet Music" by July 6, 2009
    • You may register after July 6 or at the workshop, but there will be a $25 late fee added to your deposit.

 

You can download the application as well as other documents (using Adobe Acrobat) below. Please print out and read these documents BEFORE calling the workshop office with questions!

Document Name
Fillable Registration Form 09
Regular Registration Form 09
Payment Procedures
Details on Fees, Lodging & Credit
Daily Schedule

Note: Do NOT send your application in via e-mail. Please print it out and mail it in with your initial payment. For more information, please contact:

Texas OSU String Teacher Workshop
OSU School of Music
Attn: Robert Gillespie
110 Weigel Hall
1866 College Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210-1170
Phone: (614) 292-2336
E-mail: gillespie.5@osu.edu

A map of Memorial High School is also available.