Program: ST@C
Dates: 8/30/2023
This first-of-its-kind national string curriculum, the ASTA String Curriculum 2021 Edition is concise, easy to use, and comprehensive. It provides a clear scope-and-sequence, more than 200 specific learning targets, and practical information for teachers from every level of experience. The 2021 edition by Stephen J. Benham, Mary L. Wagner, Jane Linn Aten, Judith P. Evans, Denese Odegaard, and Julie Lyonn Lieberman outlines several ways teachers have effectively used the curriculum since its release in 2011 and updates resources and terminology. Join the authors as they examine and share applications of this important resource!
Dr. Benham teaches at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. is an internationally-acclaimed clinician, author, and conductor with expertise in pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and program development. He's lead author of the ASTA Curriculum, Yes, You Can! A Survival Guide for Teaching Strings, He is a consultant in the development of new music programs around the world, including the US, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Julie Lyonn Lieberman is the author of 13 books, 5 DVDs, 2 NPR series, over two dozen string orchestra scores (published by Kendor and Alfred Music), and over 50 magazine articles. She is a multi-style violinist, vocalist, educator, radio producer, composer, recording artist, and performer. Julie has created the project "Planet Strings Informance" distributed by FASE, and is a D'Addario Orchestral Premiere Clinician, an NS Design Performance Artist, and an Eastman Strings Ambassador.