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Spring 2005
Volume 19, Number 1
Spring 2005
Volume 19, Number 1
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Resolutions and Affirmations
by Dottie Ladman
By the time you all read this it will be well past January and the
thought of New Year's resolutions will be a very distant memory. But
as I write this in January those resolutions are very much on my mind.
I had heard that January 24 was one of the most depressing days of
the year because Christmas is past, bills are coming due, and most
New Year's resolutions have been broken or have not even gotten off
the ground. (Stay with me here--this is not going to be a depressing,
negative article, I promise!)
While going through old files and cleaning things out I came across
a 1998 document by ASTA titled "National School String Teaching
Standards". It is a comprehensive list of all the things a good
string teacher should be as a musician, educator, and professional.
As I read the items one by one I began to realize that many of the
items listed are things I actually do, things I am actually capable
of doing. It was an affirmation that I am actually doing things right
by someone's standards. This sort of activity is always a great surprise
to me because I have always considered myself just an average sort
of teacher.
And then it struck me that perhaps our New Year's resolutions should
not be so much about things we want to change or improve, but about
continuing to do the things we al- ready to well, continuing to demonstrate
the talents and abilities we have, and to celebrate them! Wouldn't
we all feel better about that kind of resolution? And who says it
can only be started at the New Year? We can resolve to be the best
teachers
we can be at any time during the year! What a great example we would
be setting for our students. What won- derful role models we would
be for our prospective young string teachers. What an affirm- ation
that what we are doing is important, valuable, and that we are capable
of doing it well!
On another subject, by the time you read this the second annual ASTA
National Convention will have been held. I look forward to sharing
with you my experiences in Reno in future issues. I hope many of
you will be attending also. Be sure to save the dates for next
year's National
Convention, March 8-11, 2006, in Kansas City, MO. It will be in
a convenient location for many of us. It will also be sort of special
for me because
it was at a National MENC convention in Kansas City back in 1967
that I played a concert with the Lincoln Youth Symphony and decided
because
of that experience that I wanted to become a music teacher. For
those
of you who are into figuring out how old I am, I just gave you
a huge clue!
Those of you working with Middle School Students be sure to get
signed up for our annual Youn Orchestra Festival. Debbie Martinez
is doing
a great job putting this together. It will be at Nebraska Wesleyan
University in Lincoln on Saturday, May 7, from 8 am to noon.
It is an opportunity for your orchestra to perform in the beautiful
O'Donnell
Auditorium, as well as forr small ensembles and solos to play
for
a judge's comments.
If you are into more alternative style string playing, or even
if you're not, be sure to take in the Monumental Fiddling Championships
at Homestead
National Monument Park in Beatrice on Saturday, May 29. 2005.
You may participate or just watch, and have a bunch of fun
in the great
outdoors
with great music.
PRESIDENT-ELECT'S MESSAGE:
by Patty Ritchie
Hats off to two of the finest!
The 2004 NEASTA Awards luncheon, held at the NMEA Convention in Lincoln,
Ne. was a terrific opportunity to visit with friends new and old. The
highlight of the gathering was to honor Aleta Collier, as Private Studio
Teacher of the Year, and Anne Frame, as Public School Teacher of the
Year. How fortunate we are to know dedicated teachers who enrich the
lives of others through teaching!
Aleta Collier is a well respected violinist who has performed professionally
and taught in Lincoln and Omaha for over 50 years. Did you know that
she also continues to have a thriving private studio? Her early days
in Nebraska were spent in Scottsbluff, building a solid string program,
and enjoying trips to Denver for big city culture. She was wooed to
Lincoln by her dashing husband, Morris, and has been lauded as an ICON
in Lincoln by the entire Orchestra community. Her vast knowledge of
repertoire, expansive, creative pedagogical "bags of tricks",
personal attention, and as former student Lisa Watkins testified "consistent
affirmation" have transformed lives. We salute you Aleta, and
are honored to know you.
Ann Frame, a veteran teacher and spark plug in Omaha Public Schools,
was this year's award winner for Public School Teacher of the Year.
Currently serving as NMEA's Chair of Orchestra Affairs, Ann still made
time to come to the luncheon to share stories about students at North
High School and several elementary buildings. Her stories of musical
success were matched by accounts of personal growth for her students.
As Debby Martinez, a fellow teacher, described this hard working, creative,
fun loving teacher, the cheer sallied forth " Everywhere Ann goes,
the program grows!" Thank you Ann, for reminding us that we all
need to find meaning, and at times reassurance in our commitment to
our profession. We are so proud of you!
All are welcome to join us at the annual NEASTA luncheon. You'll be
glad you stopped by!
CODABOWS FOR AMERICA
March 1 is the application deadline for "Coda Bows for America
Instrument Outreach".
Each year, in partnership with ASTA, CodaBow International donates
approximately $5,000 worth of full-size Aspire bows to deserving
schools and studios. Violin, viola, and cello bows are awarded.
Applications are accepted from ASTA members in good standing
on behalf of schools
or studios that outline the particular worthiness, promise, and
need of their program.
The deadline to apply for the program is March 1. For guidelines
and an application, visit http://www.astaweb.com, click on "The
National Foundation", and select "Instrument Outreach."
NEW SCHOLARSHIP OFFERING FOR STRING TEACHERS
The Amateaur Chamber Music Players Foundation announces a new scholarship
program to encourage the involvement of high-school age students in
playing chamber music. A number of $550 scholarships covering tuition
and lodging will be awarded to high-school or community-school string
teachers to attend the "Chamber Music at Snowmass" Coaching
Practicum course during June, 2005.
Practicum participants will observe five hours daily of coaching
by the Jupiter String Quartet of Boston, first-prize winner of
the 2004
Banff Competition. They will also receive one hour daily of coaching
instruction by quartet members. The five-and-a-half-day program runs
the weeks of 13 and 20 June, 2005.
For program information contact Gail Seay, Director, at 303/399-5764
or www.coloradosuzuki.org.
For scholarship applications, call or write ACMP Foundation, 1123
Broadway, Room 304, New York, NY, 10010; 212/645-7424. Application
deadline is
March 1. Recipients will be notified April 1, 2005.
BEST 100 COMMUNITIES FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
The VH1 Save The Music Foundation has once again joined forces with
the American Music Conference and a coalition of other music and
education organizations to present the annual "Best 100 Communities
for Music Education" survey.
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, March 8. Anyone can complete
the survey online at AMC's website, www.amc-music.org.
Even if you don't know all the answers about music education in your
hometown, the ones you do know will help; and with just a few mouse
clicks, you can forward the survey link to school officials or other
people who have all the facts.
After performing this survey for five years, we've heard back from
towns and cities across America that it's made a real difference
to local music programs - not only as a spotlight on their successes,
but as a shield at budget time. In addition, the host of media stories
that appear each year about the survey and its outcome help raise
awareness about music education as a national issue.
Here's what one past participant, Ambridge, PA band director Salvatore
Aloe, said about making the "Best 100" list: "We had
a decent budget before, but now, there are no questions asked if
they feel we need something. We were able to obtain a building next
to our school to turn into a fine arts community center, and I'd
say it's because of this award. What you're doing works."
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY ORCHESTRA!
COOL STRING EVENT!
Barrage, a high energy, Broadway style fiddling show, will
perform on Wednesday, March 16, at Millard West high School. at 7:00
p.m.
The web site is www.barrage.org. The international cast of global
talent sings, dances, plays up a storm, all with Broadaway style
lights and props. The show this year is called "Vagabond Tales".
You would expect to pay $35-$60 for a production like this, but due
to the educational outreach efforts of the troop, the show will only
cost $15 for students, and $18 for adults. (Millard West makes no
profit from the ticket sales) Checks will be handled through our
Orchestra account, and should be made payable to Millard West High
School, attention Patty Ritchie.
The Chicago Tribune says...all Heat, Warmth, and Pure Joy".
Local alternative groups will warm the crowd up, and then get ready
for the full 1-2 hour Barrage show!!
This concert promises to be exciting and interesting to our students.
Have you heard of Stomp or Blast? This is the String equivalent.
The show this year is called Vagabond Tales. They perform all over
the world, and are just passing through Omaha for one night.
THIRD ANNUAL NEBRASKA ASTA
FIDDLE TUNE COMPOSITION CONTEST!
FIRST PLACE: $100.00 SECOND PLACE: $50.00 THIRD PLACE: $25.00
The first 15 entries received will get a special prize, courtesy of our sponsors.
The winners will be announced on May 28, 2005, during the Monumental
Fiddling Championship held at the Homestead National Monument in
Beatrice, Nebraska. The winning compositions will be performed
at the Monumental
Fiddling Championship, and printed in Stringing Along, the journal
of the Nebraska Chapter of the American String Teachers Association.
Direct your questions to: Deborah Greenblatt, The Old Schoolhouse,
PO Box 671, Avoca, Nebraska, 68307-0671, or by e-mail to g-s@alltel.net.
The 2005 Contest Rules and Guidelines
1. Each submission should be an original composition which must be
unpublished and composed after May 29, 2004.
2. Composers may submit more than one tune, but only one prize will
be awarded to any one composer.
3. Four copies of the music must be submitted via computer generated
sheet music, or hand-written sheet music.
4. The composer should include their name, address, phone number, e-mail
address, and the title of the piece.
5. The entry fee of $20.00 should be sent in at the time of submission.
Checks should be payable to Nebraska ASTA.
6. If you wish to receive written evaluation of your tune by the judges,
include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your entry.
7. Nebraska ASTA assumes no responsibility for loss or damage to works
submitted.
8. Entries must be postmarked by March 22, 2005.
9. Send your entry to Deborah Greenblatt, The Old Schoolhouse, PO Box
671, Avoca, Nebraska, 68307-0671. The composer is responsible for keeping
a copy of their work, as well as for coyrighting their tune.
10. The composer understands that if their tune is one of the winners,
Nebraska ASTA has permission to have the piece performed on May 28,
2005, in Beatrice, Nebraska, as well as permission to reprint the tune
in Stringing Along, the quarterly newsletter of Nebraska ASTA.
Sponsors of the 2004 Nebraska ASTA Fiddle Tune Composition Contest:
Greenblatt & Seay Publications, Avoca, Nebraska
The Metropolitan String Quartet, Omaha, Nebraska
Nielsen's Violin Shop, Omaha, Nebraska
Shar, Michigan
SouthWest Strings, Arizona
MARK O'CONNOR FIDDLE CAMP
by Christie Murman, Camper
I'm so glad that I went, it was definitely worth it. I had never
really been to a fiddle camp to speak of so I didn't really know
what to expect, except that there would probably be a lot of stuff
done by ear.
The camp was a week long and it was up in the hills of Tennessee
at a state park. My Mom and I got the joy of sleeping in a tent all
6 days. (haha) I think it was better tha how the "cabins" looked.
Anyway the first two days we spent in fiddlers shuffle. This means
every camper got to see every instructor for 45 minutes in a group
with people at your same level. From those 45 minute sessions you
were able to choose who you wanted to go back to the next three days
based on the type of music or their style of teaching. There were
a ton of amazing fiddlers there. Mark O'Connor himself was there
all week except Friday he left because he had to go on tour, but
he ate right in the dining hall with us, jammed on the deck, and
taught classes. His sons were there also and played some heated ultimate
Frisbee games with some of us in the younger crowd.
Some of the instructors I liked a lot were Daniel Carwile, Carol
Cook, the Haas sisters, Billy Contreras, Bruce Molsky, Andy Leftwich,
Carrie Rodriguez, Buddy Spicher, April Verch, and Mark Wood from
the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. There were a couple classical players
there also including Angela Ahn from the Ahn Trio and Jane Chung.
All of the instructors were part of performances at least one of
the nights. I recorded a ton of stuff on tape from classes and
all the concerts but haven't got a chance to listen to most
of it. They
mainly talked about technique in their classes and would teach
us a tune by ear. Carol Cook and Daniel Carwile gave out music
but no
one else did.
It was pretty inspiring just to be in those type of surroundings.
I picked up quite a few tunes by ear and have performed some
of them. It really made me want to go out and broaden the amount
of
tunes
I know. There was always a jam session somewhere. I'd usually
spend my evening in the dining hall til midnight or later with
a bunch
of fiddlers and a guitar just going around the circle and jamming.
It was pretty cool too because everyone was of all ages, there
were some amazing fiddlers who hadn't even reached to two digit
mark,
and a lot of the people there couldn't read music at all. I
definitely recommend this camp to anyone. It's a great chance
to meet some
really neat people from all across the nation and even other
countries.
As for my future, I have so much to learn. I love jamming with
some guitar people here in town though and doing some other
country music
festival things. I've been picking up on some guitar strumming
and chords which is a lot of fun. Nearly everyone at fiddle
camp would
switch back and forth between their fiddle and mandolin.
It was pretty awesome.
NE ASTA YOUNG ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL
Saturday May 7, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Nebraska Wesleyan Music Department, Lincoln
What? NE ASTA YOUNG ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL
When? Saturday May 7, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Where? Nebraska Wesleyan Music Department, Lincoln
Who? Middle and Junior High (grades 6-9) string orchestras, full orchestras, solos and small ensembles are welcome.
Bring your students to a positive performance opportunity. The
ASTA Festival for Young Orchestras will include qualified judges'
written comments, and a short clinic following Orchestra performances.
Orchestras perform in the beautiful and inspiring O'Donnell Auditorium.
Solos and chamber music will also be critiqued by experienced judges,
providing important feedback for personal musical growth. The trip
to the Wesleyan campus can be augmented by including a trip to
the capital, or to a favorite restaurant, like "Rock 'n Roll
Runza!"
Get your bus, and get on board! Plan now to attend the May 7th ASTA Festival for Young Orchestras!
Application is due April 17th. Send to:
Debbie Martinez
Director of Orchestras
Millard North High School, Millard North Middle School
1010 S. 144 St.
Omaha, NE 68154Questions? E-mail djmartin@mpsomaha.org, or Call
402-691-1513
Festival for Young Orchestras
American String Teachers Association
Nebraska Wesleyan - Lincoln, May 7, 2005
School _________________________
Director Name____________________
School Address___________________________________________________
Conductor's address, phone, email
_______________________________________________________________
Check
events to be entered:
FULL ORCHESTRA _______:
RATINGS ____ CRITIQUE ____ BOTH ____
STRING ORCHESTRA _____:
RATINGS ____ CRITIQUE ____ BOTH ____
Selections to be played: (Title and composer )
FULL:
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________
STRING:
1.________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
Number of Rehearsals per week ____ Rehearsal Length_________
Equipment needed: No. of chairs: _____ No. of stands _____
Check Percussion needed ___ Bass Drum ____ timpani ____piano
____other
Solo and Small Ensemble:
Please include no. of students in each ensemble.
Soloist / Ensemble Music Title Composer/Arranger
________________ ___________________ _____________________
________________ ___________________ _____________________
________________ ___________________ _____________________
________________ ___________________ _____________________
________________ ___________________ _____________________
________________ ___________________ _____________________
________________ ___________________ _____________________
________________ ___________________ _____________________
________________ ___________________ _____________________
(photocopy or use additional paper as necessary)
Send FORM, FEES (checks made out to ASTA), and SEATING CHART
to:
Debbie Martinez, Director of Orchestras, Millard North High School,
Millard North Middle School, 1010 S. 144th St., Omaha, NE, 68154
Full Orchestra: $60.00; String Orchestra: $35.00; Solo/Small Ensemble: $ 5.00
DEADLINE: April 17, 2005
MONUMENTAL FIDDLING CHAMPIONSHIP, MAY 28
The 2005 Monumental Fiddling Championship will be held on May 28,
2005, at the Homestead National Monument of America west of Beatrice,
Nebraska. Fiddlers, young and old, are encouraged to participate.
Greenblatt and Seay. Master Artists with the Nebraska Arts Council,
will also conduct a FREE morning workshop which will allow fiddlers
of all ages and abilities to gain some new skills and fine tune
current skills.
Registration for the contest begins at 1:00 PM and the competition
begins at 2:00 PM, with the championship round starting at 7:00
PM. The afternoon and evening competition will include fiddling
performances in junior and senior divisions. The youngest and oldest
fiddlers, best left-handed fiddler, hottest fiddler, and the best
jam group will also be recognized. There is no participant or registration
fee, but early registration is encouraged. The top three places
in the Junior and Senior Divisions will receive cash awards. Past
participants have included fiddlers from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,
Colorado, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
The Nebraska Chapter of the American String Teachers Association will again be conducting a fiddle tune writing contest. The winning tunes will be announced at the competition. For more information on the writing contest requirements and deadlines, contact Deborah Greenblatt at g-s@alltel.net.
For further information about times, registration or other questions,
please contact Homestead National Monument of America at (402)
223-3514 or visit www.nps.gov/home. The Monument is located four
miles west of Beatrice, Nebraska on State Highway 4. The Monument
is open from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday and 9:00
AM - 5:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. Admission to all programs,
exhibits and events is free of charge.
STUDENT REFLECTIONS: ALL MILLARD ORCHESTRA CLINIC
By James Maakestad, Junior at Millard West High School
A gymnasium? A high school orchestra rehearsal set in a gym where
sweat and grunts still loomed from the weekend's recent basketball
games. Well, I guess not too many high schools include a performing
facility that can accommodate 235 string, wind, and percussion
players as well as another 250 choir members. In the end, about
1700 people, including audience, were seated in the gymnasium,
as the Choir Director from Millard West proclaimed that night
to an accepting and cheering crowd, "We don't need to turn
on a scoreboard to achieve excellence."
Earlier that day, at 8:00 a.m??"Let's start with the 'Montagues
and Capulets,'" said Vincent LaGuardia, our revered guest
conductor. We must have worked on the opening eleven measures ten
times. And then we quit and moved on to 'Summon the Heroes', by
John Williams. I thought, what an odd place to stop and move to
a far more up beat piece. But then I realized that in those preceding
eleven measures lay an important concept amidst the chaos and disorder
of the song: Exaggeration. I think more people caught on just as
I had; to exaggerate dynamics. Now one of our biggest challenges
loomed, seemingly smirking at we poor, young musicians. I felt
especially sorry for the trumpets having to play such a piece at
8:30 in the morning hardly having warmed up. Let's just say, that
also, it's tricky to play parts you've been playing "in four" for
months that now are conducted "in two". But that was
the most fun part of the experience and the adjustment wasn't all
that hard to make, or as hard as I had originally thought it would
have been for whole 235 members of the orchestra to pull off;
thankfully it is an easy song to hear in your head. After finishing
with 'Summon the Heroes', string players moved on and delved into
'An American Symphony' by Jeffrey Bishop. The movement entitled
Western Swing was most deadly of moments. We bassists had to play
a twelve-measure fiddle lick that doubled the 1st Violins. The
problem was that the two sections were about 35 feet across from
each other and the reverb was just tickled to give us trouble when
we would play something and not hear until half of a beat later.
We locked ourselves in to the 6/8 time signature and were forced
to trust ourselves. Heh. A scary thought, huh?
Later that night, after taking a bass lesson, and giving a guitar
lesson, I had one last musical endeavor as principle bassist,
a concert. So I gussied up in my tuxedo and arrived floating
into
a sea of people, both performers and audience members. Surprisingly
enough, we didn't have the reverb problems I had predicted because
so many bodies had absorbed the sound. 'Summon the Heroes' quite
a hit, as the fanfare of the trumpet section and final tim-pani
solo cut the heavy air plump with anticipation. Then followed
the blooming and lilting of Western Swing and Southern Lullaby.
The
eerie scamper of violins crept about the walls and rafters. The
next part of the concert consisted of the choir singing four
songs, 'O Nata Lux', 'Va, Pensiero', 'Stars I Shall Find',
and 'Yo Le
Canto Todo El Da.' All beautiful pieces of choral music that
did magnificent job of leading up to the finale: 'Battle Hymn
of the
Republic', for orchestra and choir. I think this song was the
climax for every single person in the massive room. I know
my own heart
swelled at the ending ritardando and people actually started
to stand before the end of the song the cheering. Our ovation
was
a standing one that lasted for many minutes. I couldn't help
it; my smile inside was so engrossing that it spilled up into
my face
leaving a big, goofy grin. What an experience.
STUHR MUSEUM FOLK FEST 2005
The Stuhr Museum in conjunction with the Grand Island Daily Independent
is gearing up for its 2nd Annual Heartland Heritage Festival
June 4-5 2005. Last years event was a huge success and its
our desire to make the 2005 event even bigger and better.
We would like to invite you to participate in this event by
using your musical talents in a Folk Music Festival to take
place on
Saturday, June 4 on the museum grounds. We are looking for
any instrumental/vocal groups to contribute to the Folk theme
of
the event. Groups will perform Saturday anywhere from noon-7pm.
We would like to have a good idea of the number of group/solo
acts that will be performing by the end of December. Please
contact me, Cindy Brosman, at cbrosman@hamilton.net (402-886-2274),
for
more information. Thank you for considering this event as
part of your summer in 2005!!
GRANT FOR LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS
There is a June 15 deadline to apply for the Jordan Fundamentals
Program. The Jordan Fundamentals Grant Program was established
in 1999 to recognize
outstanding teaching and instructional creativity in public secondary
schools that serve economically disadvantaged students. The program
is presented by the Jordan Brand, a division of Nike, Inc. ( http://www.nike.com/main.html
) and administered by Scholarship America
( http://www.scholarshipamerica.org/).
Applicants must be public school teachers or paraprofessionals
working with students in grades one through twelve and be employed
by an
accredited public school where at least 50 percent of the school's
student population
is eligible for the free or reduced school lunch program. Applicants
must develop an original lesson plan or thematic unit that demonstrates
high expectations for students. Applicants are encouraged to involve
students in the development of this plan or unit.
Up to four hundred grants of $2,500 will be awarded each year.
Two hundred grants will be awarded in grades one through six,
and two
hundred grants will be awarded in grades seven through twelve.
Grant funds
must be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation,
or costs related to field trips, software, and other items required
to implement and assess the proposed lesson or thematic unit.
For more information, including application and eligibility requirements,
see the program's Web site. ( http://www.scholarshipamerica.org/)
ARONOFF MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Max Aronoff Viola Institute web site now has the information
for the 2005 Festival that will be held June 26-30, 2005. (www.viola.com/aronoff )
The MAVI Festival is a unique musical experience of inspiration,
refreshment and new ideas for all string players. The curriculum
includes chamber
music, audition preparation, master classes, performance opportunities,
technical seminars, and orchestral literature studies. The low
participant-faculty ratio ensures a personalized course of study
with MAVI's internationally-trained
faculty.
The Festival offers three areas of study:
Pre-College Violas (age 14-18)
College/Adult Chamber Music (violinists, violists, cellists - age 18 and up)
Professional/Graduate Audition Studies (violinists, violists, cellists, by audition - age 18 and up)
The Aronoff Chamber Music Series is presented during the
Festival and features traditional and innovative chamber
music performed
by international artists
who also serve as faculty members for the festival.
Visit the web site (www.viola.com/aronoff) for further information
and to print a brochure and application -- or email mavijramee@aol.com.
LINCOLN SUZUKI INSTITUTE
EVERY CHILD CAN! will be offered during the Lincoln Suzuki Institute,
July 7, 2005, at Nebraska Wesleyan University. This course is an
inspiring, in-depth look at the Suzuki approach to teaching and
learning. With the guidance of Martha Shackford, a SAA-registered
Suzuki Teacher
Trainer, you will gain knowledge of the elements of Suzuki teaching,
understand far-reaching goals of the Suzuki method and understand
how to continue training in order to become a Suzuki teacher. This
course is open to any interested teacher, parent, or administrator
and is a prerequisite for further training. Both the Violin and
Piano: Book 1 Teacher Development Courses will be offered July
8-15. For
more information about these courses or the Student Institute and
the Lincoln Chamber Music Institute contact: Barbara Jones, Director,
Lincoln Suzuki Institute, lincsuzukiinst@yahoo.com, (402)483-4531.
NEBRASKA ASTA WITH NSOA
STRING TEACHERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Each year the Nebraska Unit of the American String Teachers Association
recognizes two outstanding string/orchestra teachers in Nebraska
by presenting an award to one school orchestra director and one
private
studio teacher. Below are forms to be used for nominations. We urge
you to consider submitting the name of a person whom you believe
to represent outstanding teaching in one or both areas. Send nominations
to: Karen A. Becker, 8200 W. Holdrege, Lincoln, NE 68528, or e-mail
kbecker2@unl.edu.
The deadline for nominations for the next award is November 1, 2005.
A decision has been made by the Executive Board of Nebraska ASTA
that past winners will not be eligible until ten years after their
last
award.
PAST WINNERS: 1990 - Bettelee Lewis; 1991- Larry Maupin; 1992 -
no awards given; 1993 - Carol Work (private) and Christa Speed
(school);
1994 - Morris Collier (private) and Patty Ritchie (school); 1995
- Carol Work (private) and Alice Johnson (school); 1996 - Valerie
Knowles
(private) and Del Whitman (school); 1997 - David Low (private)
and Molly Moriarty (school); 1999 - no awards given; 2000 - Gerald
Feese
(private) and Dave Klein (school); 2001- Mischa Johnson (private)
and Maribeth Lynn (school); 2002 - no awards given; 2003- Arnold
Schatz
(private) and Carol Ellenwood (school); 2004: Aleta Collier (private)
ad Anne Frame (school)
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NE-ASTA TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION
Schools-Strings/Orchestra
Nominee_________________________________ Phone_______________
School________________________________________________________
Address____________________________________Zip_______________
Person Submitting Form_____________________Phone_______________
Address____________________________________Zip________________
Signature (must be a NEASTA member)_____________________________
Comments_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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NE-ASTA TEACHER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION
Private Studio Teacher
Nominee_________________________________ Phone_______________
School________________________________________________________
Address____________________________________Zip_______________
Person Submitting Form_____________________Phone_______________
Address____________________________________Zip________________
Signature (must be a NEASTA member)_____________________________
Comments_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
"ELKHORN CREEK HORNPIPE", by Roy A. Patchell
First Place Winner, 2nd Annual
Nebraska ASTA Fiddle Tune Composition Contest
The Elkhorn Creek is a large navigable creek that runs through central
Kentucky where Ray sometimes goes kayaking. He wrote the piece
first and then gave it the name because the music seemed to have
a flowing
quality with some bumps in it (like the rocks in the creek). Also,
hornpipes originally were associated with ships and the sea, and
so Ray felt that a water connection seemed appropriate. Roy can
be reached
at 543 Laketower Dr., Unit No. 120, Lexington, KY, 40502, rpatchell@aol.com.
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