ASTA National Conference
February 25-28, 2026 | San Francisco, California
Marquette High School Student Chapter
The Marquette HS student chapter, also known as the Fine Tuners, does a lot to promote string playing in their community. They assist with After-School Elementary Strings, Music Night at the Children’s Museum and other orchestra events. Today they helped stuff MASTA tote bags which will be available at the upcoming MMC. Thank you, Fine
Director Development Days Review – Burke Lokey
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MASTA Grant – Suzuki Violin Training at PhoenixPhest
by Allie Holden North Rockford Middle School Orchestras This past summer, I applied for and received a professional development grant from MASTA. I used the grant to assist with my tuition to Suzuki Violin Unit 1 training with David Strom at PhoenixPhest. The training took place over the course of 8 days on the Eastern
Teacher of the Year Voting
It’s time to vote for the MASTA Teacher of the Year. In 2014, our organization began alternating this award between studio teachers and classroom teachers each year, and this is the year to award a studio teacher. Please read about each candidate below, and then cast your vote by following this link: Teacher of the
MASTA Executive Board Elections
Current MASTA members: Please take a moment to review the candidates for the positions of President-Elect, Secretary and Member at Large and cast your vote by December 15, 2017. 2018 Ballot Candidate Bios
Music Education & Technology Podcast with Dan Scott
Our MASTA President-Elect, Dan Scott, was recently interviewed for the Music Education & Technology Podcast website! Here is a link to the podcast article: https://metpodcast.wordpress.com/2017/11/23/episode-12-dan-scott-orchestra-teacher-in-jenison-michigan/ Here is a direct link to the actual podcast: https://ia601504.us.archive.org/33/items/METPodcast/MetPodcast012.m4a
2018 MASTA Chamber Music Festival
Registration is now open for the 2018 MASTA Chamber Music Festival, which will be held on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Monday February 26, 2018. Our guest artists will be the Ambassador String Quartet: Kimberly Kaloyanides Kennedy, violin – Associate Concertmaster, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Sunmi Chang, violin — faculty at
UP Chamber Music Festival – HUGE success!
The 8th annual UP Chamber Music Festival held October 13 at Bothwell Middle School in Marquette was a great day for 29 ensembles, 106 students, 17 teachers and several supportive parents. The day was all about growth and it was full of ah-ha moments and smiles! The events ran exceptionally smoothly because it was held
Hurricane Relief Project
The Michigan American String Teachers Association joined with Luck’s Music Library this past week to support orchestra programs affected by Hurricane Harvey. The Hurricane Harvey School Orchestra Music Fund was created by Luck’s Music Library to help replace the music libraries of public schools in Houston, several of which were entirely lost to the storm’s flooding. In
MASTA Professional Development Grants
My MASTA Grant 2017: OSU String Teacher Workshop (Adventures in Buckeye-land) by Joe Harmsen Earlier this summer, I applied for and received a MASTA Professional Development Grant which I used to help cover some of the costs of the 2017 Ohio State University String Teacher Workshop. During the workshop, I attended sessions on a large