2015 MNSOTA All-State Teachers Workshop 

Join us on the beautiful campus of the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN for our annual three-day professional workshop. Held in conjunction with the 2015 All-State Orchestra camp, this conference allows time to connect with colleagues, participate in workshops with some of the best clinicians around, and play in numerous reading sessions to help you find new music for your ensembles. 

We hope you can join us! 

Walk-In Registrations are Welcome!!

Early Bird discount for ASTA members who register by July 22

On-campus housing available — single or double room.
(Find your own room-mate before reserving a double room; one of you pays St. Ben's for the full amount.)
Reserve on-line by July 30 at https://www.csbsju.edu/csb-events-and-conferences/mnsota

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Full descriptions and clinician biographies will be available at www.mnsota.org.
All sessions are located at Benedicta Arts Center Recital Hall, unless otherwise noted.
* Bring your instrument to the hands-on sessions.

Thursday, August 6
7:30 AM registration
8:00-9:00 * New Music Reading Session, J.W. Pepper "Editors Choice" Mixed levels, .5-4
9:15-10:30 * Teaching Classroom Guitar — Jason Vanselow (some guitars will be provided)
10:45-12:00 Bass Pedagogy — Mark Kausch and the All State Orchestra bass section
12:00-1:00 pm  Lunch on your own
1:00-2:30 * New Music Reading Session, J.W Pepper "Editors Choice" Mixed levels, .5-4
2:45-4:00 Attend an All State Orchestra rehearsal, Mark Russell Smith, conductor
4:15-5:30 * Incorporating Celtic Music in your school or studio — Cristina Seaborn, Lucia Magney. 
5:30-6:45 Dinner on your own
7:00-8:30 Chamber Music — Ray Shows

Friday, August 7 (All sessions with Kirk Moss unless otherwise noted)
7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast served in meeting room
8:00-9:00 MNSOTA Annual Meeting — Liz Ericksen and Jim Bartsch
9:15-10:15 * Expressive Bowing
10:30-11:30 Recruit More Students
11:30-12:45 pm Lunch on your own
12:45-1:45 Shifting, Thumb Position and Vibrato
2:00-3:00 Fun in Fundamentals
3:15-4:15 Galamian, Dounis, Suzuki, Rolland, and YOU
4:30-5:15 Social time / Break 
5:45-7:45: Shop Talk Dinner, with Kirk Moss and workshop participants
(Required for credit.) (Sign up in advance)
8:00-9:30P * Reading Session (Eclectic Styles) — featuring some of Lucas Shogren's epic pieces for student orchestra and J.W Pepper's new "Eclectic Styles" pieces.

Saturday, August 8
8:00-9:00 am Middle School Orchestra: Ideas for Planning and Pacing Your Year — Connie Aiken
9:15-10:15: SmartMusic basics for string teachers — Michael Ferry
10:30-11:30 * Upper String Pedagogy — Mary Horozaniecki
11:30-12:30 pm Lunch on your own (Cafeteria closes at 12:30)
12:30-1:30 BREAK
1:30 All State Orchestra Concert
2:30 Reception 

Session Summaries

will be available soon at www.mnsota.org

Kirk Moss - bio

We are pleased to present Kirk Moss as this year’s primary clinician.  Kirk is a past national president of the American String Teachers Association, and has appeared as guest conductor, clinician or adjudicator in nearly 40 states.  He has recently been named Music Department Chair at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul. With twelve years of experience teaching elementary, middle, and high school orchestras, groups under his direction have earned high distinction. He has coauthored two method books for Alfred Music: Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra and Sound Development for Advanced String Orchestra.

His sessions will focus on many aspects of teaching in both the school and studio settings.