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Rosin Up (Ready for Orchestras and Strings in Nebraska)   Are you interested in starting a string program? If the answer is YES, then the Nebraska string community and national experts are ready and willing to help you take those first important steps.   What type of program should you start? The answer to that is as diverse as your community, and as dynamic as your imagination. Whether you want a fiddling group, a baroque ensemble, a mariachi band, an adult amateur orchestra, access to a trained teacher for string lessons, or a comprehensive school orchestra program, we are ready to help you make a difference.   What benefits can be gained by having a string program? Colleges and universities often need string players for their orchestras, and many offer scholarships to qualified students regardless of their intended academic major. Businesses often appraise the cultural climate of a region when making decisions about where to locate. Parents often base family relocation decisions on the strength of the arts program offered by local school districts. A good string and orchestra education, as part of a comprehensive fine arts program, is a hallmark of a quality school district. Without a string program, a school district’s curriculum is incomplete and students are under served.   What services are available to help start a program? Excellent national publications and websites are ready to guide you in designing, implementing and sustaining a vibrant string program!   Publications MENC Publications available to you (free!) from NEASTA: 1)Teaching String Instruments, a Course of Study Standards, Programs, Purchases and Maintaince 2)Building Support for School Music, a Practical Guide 3)The Complete String Guide: Standards, Programs, Purchase, and Maintenance 4)Growing your Musician, a Practical guide for Band and Orchestra Parents Websites 1) American String teachers Association www.astaweb.com 2) National Music Educators www.menc.org ROSIN Sponsors Kearney Dave Klein, Kearney Public Schools wildcloverband@kearney.net Hastings Joel Jank, Hastings Public Schools jjank@esu9.org h- 402-461-3734 w- 402-461-7520 Lincoln Dottie Ladman, Lincoln Public Schools dladman@lps.org David Neely, UNL Violin dneeley1@unl.edu 402-472-2987 Del Whitman, Lincoln Public Schools dwhit@lps.org Rhonda Neely, Lincoln Public Schools rneely@lps.org Clark Potter, UNL Viola Prof cpotter1@unl.edu Omaha Omaha Symphony, Education Director 402-342-3836 Aviva Segall, Omaha Area Youth Orchestras 402-561-0236 Debbie Martinez, Millard Public Schools djmartin@mpsomaha.org 402-691-1513 Anne Nagosky, Private Studio vlnandvla@aol.com 402-981-3952 Robert Jones, Cellist, Private Studio metropolitanstrings@msn.com 402-333-2666 Dr. David Low, UNO Cello Prof dlow@mail.uno.edu 402-554-3360 Patty Ritchie, Millard Public Schools pritchie@mpsomaha.org Alex Ross A. Cavallo Violins 402-827-9270 Grand Island Christa Speed, Grand Island Public Schools cspeed@gips.org 308-385-5950 Marla Rischling, Grand Island Public Schools mrischling@gips.org 308-384-1160 Larry Maupin, jlmaupin@charter.net 308-382-6050       How/Who should you contact about starting a string program? Application (pdf) Contact: Patty Ritchie, Millard Public Schools pritchie@mpsomaha.org           ©2005 ASTA with NSOA, Nebraska Unit, C. Ellenwood, Webmaster