[MASTA] U-M String Educators Workshop

[Michael Hopkins]

Dear MASTA members,

The 2020 University of Michigan String Educators Workshop will be held 
remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop is designed to meet 
the needs of the variety of educators who are responsible for teaching 
strings. The 2020 String Educators Workshop guest faculty include: 
Abigail Alwin, Molly Baugh, Stephen Benham, Charles Laux, Rebecca 
MacLeod, Richard Meyer, Valerie Palmieri, Kristen Pellegrino and staff 
from SHAR in Ann Arbor. Workshop features:

     12+ hours of online professional development content available on 
June 1 that participants can view asynchronously.
     Online discussion boards available for participants to post 
questions and ideas.
     16 synchronous sessions (4 per day) on June 17-20 where 
participants come together on Zoom with the faculty for interactive 
discussions.

Session topics include:

     Violin, viola, cello, and double bass pedagogy
     Curriculum Design in String Education
     Team Building
     Orchestra Tone Development
     Developing students’ creative musicianship
     Culturally responsive pedagogy
     Teaching students how to practice at home
     Teaching students with disabilities
     Teaching shifting
     Developing young string players’ aural/motor skill connections
     Emergency instrument repairs with staff from SHAR

For more info and to register please visit: smtd.umich.edu/string-workshop

Thanks!

Michael

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Dr. Michael Hopkins
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Music Education
University of Michigan
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
2230 Earl V. Moore Building
1100 Baits Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 763-7948