Teaching string players that there is more to life than D Major can be a major hurdle - but it doesn’t have to be! Come explore a fresh approach to finger patterns, known as "gears," designed to help students master fingerboard geography and unlock 5 keys to great intonation. Bring your instrument along to this interactive rehearsal style clinic, giving you a front-row seat to strategies that build intonation & resonance through creative exercises and games.
Target Audience
Orchestra teachers
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Clinician Info
Anne Marie Patterson
Frost Middle School
Anne Marie Patterson is the Orchestra Director at Robert Frost Middle School in Fairfax, VA. She has been a teacher and violinist in the Washington, DC area for over 25 years. Anne Marie received Master’s Degrees in both Music Education and Music Performance from Florida State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance from Washington and Lee University. She has served as President of the MD/DC Chapter of ASTA, and is a frequent presenter at the national ASTA conference. She has also presented sessions at The Midwest Clinic, NAfME, and conferences in Virginia, Maryland, Utah, Georgia and Connecticut. Anne Marie is a co-author of Getting In Gear: Fundamental Warm-ups for String Orchestra, published by Randall Standridge. She is also the author of Basic String Technique: A Practical Guide to String Instruction, published by Kendor Music, and a contributing author of Rehearsing the Middle School Orchestra by Sandy Goldie.