ASTA National Research Articles

Save the Date for 2021 ASTA National Conference in Louisville, Kentucky

Save the Date for 2021 ASTA National Conference in Louisville, Kentucky

Why Should You Apply for the 2021 ASTA National Orchestra Festival?

Why Should You Apply for the 2021 ASTA National Orchestra Festival?

ASTA National Conference & National Orchestra Festival

ASTA National Conference & National Orchestra Festival

ASTA National Conference: Save the Date for 2020 in Orlando, Florida

ASTA National Conference: Save the Date for 2020 in Orlando, Florida

2019 ASTA National Conference – National Orchestra Festival

2019 ASTA National Conference – National Orchestra Festival

Comparison of Printed Concert Programs at ACDA, ASTA, and Midwest Clinic National Conferences

This short-form article reports a content analysis of all school-based ensemble concert programs distributed at the 2015 national conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, the American String Teachers Association, and the Midwest Clinic. The purpose was to address perceptions that print and design expectations for the concert programs were elaborate and, therefore, beyond the means of schools and organizations with limited financial resources. Programs were analyzed for characteristics such as overall dimensions, number of pages, use of color and photography, letters of administrative or political support, and design intensity. Analysis revealed substantial differences between the aggregate concert programs by conference, as well as between the individually distributed programs. These differences indicate that norms for the three professional conferences afford conductors and sponsoring organizations varying flexibility to design and distribute conference concert programs. Data are examined to suggest opportunities for further flexibility.

2016 ASTA National Conference

2016 ASTA National Conference

2016 ASTA National Conference

2016 ASTA National Conference

The ASTA National Standards for Successful School String and Orchestra Teaching, Updated

The ASTA National Standards for Successful School String and Orchestra Teaching, Updated

Forum: Reflections on a String Educator's Journey

This paper was presented upon receiving the Outstanding String Researcher award at the 2015 ASTA National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. It offers reflections on one string educator's ongoing work as a person who helps children learn to play string instruments, who helps teachers learn to teach string instruments, and who studies teaching and learning. The author traces those pivotal events and key influences in her life, inviting readers to consider similar turning points in their own lives, and to continue adding to the collective stories of the profession.

2015 Asta National Conference

2015 Asta National Conference

2015 ASTA National Solo Competition Winners!

2015 ASTA National Solo Competition <i>Winners!</i>

The 18th ASTA National Solo Competition

The 18th ASTA National Solo Competition

2015 ASTA National Conference Preview

2015 ASTA National Conference Preview

2014 ASTA National Conference Review

2014 ASTA National Conference Review

2013 ASTA National Conference Review

2013 ASTA National Conference <i>Review</i>

2013 ASTA National Conference

2013 ASTA National Conference

A New Day for the ASTA National Solo Competition

A New Day for the <i>ASTA National Solo Competition</i>

2013 ASTA National Conference Preview

2013 <i>ASTA</i> National Conference <i>Preview</i>

2012 ASTA National Conference

2012 ASTA National Conference