NHASTA Annual Meeting April 13, 2024

The annual meeting NHASTA will be held on Saturday April 13th at 9:00 am. We will review reports from the year’s event and vote to accept all reports. We will present the annual String Teacher of the Year Award and The Young String Teacher of The Year Award

In addition we will be hosting a 2 hour workshop presented by Ellen Carlson, Director the NH Fiddle Ensemble and Acoustic Roots Orchestra. This workshop is free to all members. This is a great time to reconnect with others in our field and also learn new skills.

The meeting and workshop will be held at the Manchester Community Music School. Free for all ASTA/NHASTA Members. RSVP by April 1, 2024 to nhastapresident@gmail.com

Workshop Details: The NH Fiddle Ensemble, in its 15th year, is a unique, community-based organization that encourages, teaches, and creates opportunities for musicians of all ages to broaden their musical horizons. Members learn to play different styles of music and are offered various creative avenues to explore; such as improvisation, soloing, tune arrangement, and singing; all within a supportive group environment.

The Acoustic Roots Orchestra is the young members of the group organized to play on their own. With about 30 members, this group seeks concerts to showcase their talents and encourage more young people to learn skills that will last a lifetime and keep them playing with others.

Music is taught by ear — the traditional way of learning roots music and an excellent way to develop strong musicianship skills — build good intonation, phrasing, and better listening. This program is for all acoustic instruments.

Melissa Bragdon Caron & Ellen Carlson will share their methods for bringing people of all ages and levels together for excellent quality concerts. Bring your instrument!

Stringfest 2024, Timberlane Performing Arts Center, Paistow, NH.

https://www.nhasta.org/stringfest

Stringfest 2024 Online Registrations from teachers are due.

See https://www.nhasta.org/stringfest for more details.

Date: Saturday October 28, 2023

•  Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

•  Who can attend: Any adult string player who wants to have a chamber music

  experience. ASTA membership is not required.

• Location: Manchester Community Music School

• Lunch will be provided as part of the registration fee.

• Performance: 3:00 pm Family members are welcome at the performance.

• Registration Fee: $50.00

For more information or to register: https://www.nhasta.org/adult-chamber-festival

At the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

https://www.nhasta.org/fall-festival

One grant per academic year is available to pay the registration fee to the ASTA National Conference for a NHASTA member new to the teaching profession. The grant will be equal in value to the cost of the “Early Bird” registration fee for the given year. Grant funds will not be given for travel, housing, or dining expenses. The successful applicant will be required to provide a substantial report of their activities at the conference to the NHASTA membership. The method or nature of the report can be of the grant recipient’s choosing, as described on the application, and must be completed by the end of the academic year in which the grant was approved.

If approved, the recipient will pay the registration fee themselves and submit a receipt to the Treasurer for timely reimbursement.

DEADLINE: ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY OCTOBER 1.

For more information and the application form, visit: https://www.nhasta.org/asta-registration-grant

All applications for the 2023 NHASTA Scholarship must be postmarked by May 19, 2023. See https://www.nhasta.org/scholarships for more information and application.

An informal chance to virtually meet with other string educators across New Hampshire. This is only open to members of NHASTA.

NHASTA Members, Preregister for the event here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc80UtFus4UxNHRn0AxoUhRMWHwsIgVSbtCogklXLhtocGVtg/viewform

Stringfest 2022 is scheduled for March 26, 2021. More information on Stringfest page.

https://www.nhasta.org/festivals

Deadline for submitting student registrations for Stringfest 2022, March 26, 2022 9:00-4:00. See Stringfest event page for details

https://www.nhasta.org/festivals

Join us for an informal virtual chat with other string teachers in the area. Preregistration required at https://forms.gle/xpczKeneBxygvAkX6

Join us for our November information Coffee Chat! This is available to all ASTA members.There is no set agenda for this event. It is instead an opportunity for string educators to virtually gather and share stories, ask questions, and provide support for each other.

Preregistration is required by November 12 at https://forms.gle/D6nLreFGpB9vtKkz6

Due to a decision by our expected host institution that impacted our ability to run the festival, the 2021 Fall Festival has been canceled. Please see this letter from the NHASTA President for more information.

This event has been canceled, but keep an eye out for details of future festival as plans solidify.

We are extending an invitation to our April coffee chat to all string educators and musicians. Learn more about ASTA and NHASTA, connect with local string educators, and experience one of the benefits of NHASTA membership. NHASTA members, please invite your friends and colleagues in string education. We would love to meet them. There is no set agenda for this event. Instead this is an opportunity to join other string teachers and share stories, struggles, swap ideas, and connect as a community. Preregistration at https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeQxkdLgTe.../viewform... is required in order to receive the link via email. We hope to see you then.

Save the date. Our annual all-member meeting will be held virtually on this date. All current NHASTA members will be will be sent more details via the email on record closer to the date.

Due to the continued safety challenges presented by the Covid-19 Pandemic, Stringfest 2021 has been cancelled. We look forward to the return of our in-person event in the spring on 2022.

All NHASTA members are invited to join us for an informal chat. There is no set agenda. Instead this is an opportunity to join other string teachers and share stories, struggles, swap ideas, and connect as a community. Preregistration at https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScidxwtcGi.../viewform... is required in order to receive the link via email. This event is open to current ASTA members only.