DATE & TIME
Fri Oct 30, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
LOCATION
University of Hartford, CT
REGISTER BY
Fri Oct 16, 2026
REGISTRATION FEE (includes lunch)
$50 ASTA Member
$65 Non-member
$10 Students
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Past Presenters:
Anne Marie Patterson ┃ Angela Ammerman ┃ Karin Hendricks and Brian Kellum ┃ Sandra Dackow ┃ Julie Lyon Liebermann ┃ Carrie Lane Gruselle ┃ Richard Meyer ┃ Kathleen Horvath & Joanne Erwin
Anne Marie Patterson
2025
Basic LH, RH Technique and Practicing
Shifting, Vibrato, Rhythm and Non-Pedagogy Issues
Reading Session
Dr. Angela Ammerman
2024
Hot Topics in String Music Education
You Can't Teach Empty Chairs: Recruitment and Retention
The Goldfish & the Orchestra: Rehearsal Strategies for a Changing Generation
Reading Session: Something Old, Something New: JW Pepper Reading Session
Dr. Karin Hendricks and Dr. Brian Kellum- 2023
Why Do We Do What We Do?
Building Community and Connection in Classrooms and Studios
Creativity and Innovation in String Classrooms and Studios
Reading Session: Underrepresented Composers
Dr. Sandra Dackow
2022
Open Mic Conducting
Rehearsal Techniques
Expressive Techniques
Reading Session