[MASTA] Fwd: Message for MASTA members

[Nick Mosley]

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From: Michael Hopkins <mhopkins at umich.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:04 PM
Subject: Message for MASTA members
To: Amy Marr <amarr at tps.k12.mi.us>
Cc: Nick Mosley <mosleyn at monashores.net>


Hi Amy and Nick,

Can you please send this message out to MASTA members?

Thanks,

Mike

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Dear MASTA members,

The University of Michigan String Educators Workshop will be held this year
on Thursday June 25 through Saturday June 27 on the U-M North Campus in Ann
Arbor.

The workshop is a wealth of information. Charles Laux, Abby Alwin and
Kelsey Dewar will be joining me as the faculty. It is a great opportunity
to continue brushing up on your secondary instrument skills, play in a
reading orchestra, get lots of ideas for teaching, and network with
teachers from all over the country.

Registration info is here:
https://smtd.umich.edu/engagement-outreach/adult-programs/string-educators-workshop/

Topics include:

Essentials for Tone Development in Orchestra
Improve the intonation of your string students through sight, sound, and
touch
We tell our students to go home and practice, but do they know how?
Culturally responsive teaching in orchestra
Creating a space for improvisation in orchestra
Automate and motivate 21st-century string players with instructional
technology
Envisioning and developing the complete orchestra program

Kelsey Dewar will be teaching our String Immersion class for those with a
band or choral background who are not string principals and others with
little background in strings who find themselves assigned to teach
orchestra. Instruments are provided - please tell your band and choral
colleagues who have been assigned to teach strings!

I hope you can join us!

Sincerely,

Michael Hopkins


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Dr. Michael Hopkins
Professor and Chair, Department of Music Education
University of Michigan
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
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