Margot Jewell and Sue Baer, conference violin coordinators, are excited to announce the many special violin sessions that will be offered this year.
Teachers are always inspired by the excellent performances and insightful teaching we can observe at the instrument-specific master classes. In keeping with our theme of teamwork, master classes will be team-taught by father and daughter, Tom and Allegra Wermuth.
New to the conference will be a master class focusing on Suzuki core repertoire taught by Scott Conklin, violin professor at The University of Iowa School of Music.
Sessions will be offered on a variety of violin-related subjects. These include the bow hold as it relates to sound production, prevention and rehabilitation of playing related injuries, the technique of interpretation, splendid spiccato, the needs of the advanced student, and a session focusing on the new editions of the Violin repertoire led by Allen Lieb. Be sure to bring your violins with you to the conference so you can participate in this session!
We are also very pleased to feature Sandy Reuning, one of the SAA founding fathers, giving a special presentation on Dr. Suzuki’s most beloved subject: tone.
The full line-up of Violin Session Presenters also includes Barbara Barber, Mark Bjork with Jonathan Reynolds, Teri Einfeldt, Cathryn Lee and Ruth Meints.
–Margot Jewell, Violin Coordinator