The Texas State Student Chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) was awarded the 2018 Most Improved Student Chapter Award at the 2018 National ASTA Conference in Atlanta, GA. The criteria for being selected include demonstrating growth in chapter membership and establishing a commitment to promoting strings at our university and in the greater community through organizational activities. There are approximately 70 collegiate ASTA chapters across the United States. This year 13 of our 28 members traveled to the National ASTA Conference. In addition to being present to accept their award, five students served as demonstration group for a session presented by Dr. Lynn Ledbetter, and four students presented their research study titled “ An Examination of Note Writing Activities on Note Reading Ability in Suzuki Based Ensemble Classes.“ The Texas State Student ASTA Chapter Faculty advisor is Dr. Rebecca Tast.
