a community of musicians at TXST School of Music
Dr. Ames Asbell, Associate Professor of Viola, was a featured artist during the 5th International Viola Forum, hosted by the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan, Poland, from April 10th-14th. The forum was held in a virtual format this year due to the pandemic; Dr. Asbell presented a solo viola recital (“Neo-Baroque…
Dr. Alec D. Scherer, Assistant Professor of Music Education, was part of a research team that recently published “Effects of Preconducting and Conducting Behaviors on Collegiate Musicians’ Evaluations of Conductor Competence” in issue 228 of the Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. The article was co-authored with Joshua R. Boyer and Brian…
Dr. Jose Garza, Jr., Lecturer in the School of Music, had his article “Transcending Time (Feels): Riff Types, Timekeeping Cymbals, and Time Feels in Contemporary Metal Music” published in Music Theory Online Volume 27 Number 1, March 2021. Music Theory Online is a peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Music Theory, a prominent theory organization at…
On March 26, Dr. Ames Asbell, Associate Professor of Viola, was a featured artist at the University of Southern Mississippi Viola Festival, where she presented a masterclass on works of Hindemith and Brahms. She will also present a masterclass for the University of Southern Mississippi Suzuki Stings program in April.
Lecturer Jordan Stern‘s research article “Correlations between socioeconomic status and scores at a marching band contest” is now available in print and online in the Journal of Band Research. In this study, Stern examined whether a correlation existed between the socioeconomic status (SES) of a school, based on the percentage of students at the school…
A new arrangement of Trio, op. 119 by Friedrich Kuhlau, originally composed for two flutes and piano, is now available for flute, clarinet (A/Bb), and piano through ALRY Publications. This arrangement was crafted by Dr. Adah Toland Jones, Professor of Flute and Dr. Vanguel Tangarov, Associate Professor of Clarinet for the Texas State University School…
Senior Lecturer of Music Richard Hall was a featured performer on the Austin Ableton SXSW Music Showcase sponsored by Ableton Live Music Software on Saturday, March 20th. The virtual performance featured around a dozen national and international performers/artists from Los Angeles, Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Brooklyn, Chicago, Austin, and Copenhagen.
Ames Asbell (viola), Ian Davidson (oboe), Karla Hamelin (‘cello) and Lynn Ledbetter (violin) presented Master Classes to students at the Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila (Saltillo, MEXICO) and the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (Monterrey, MEXICO) during the week of March 22-25, with a final presentation by Dr. Hamelin and Dr. Ledbetter about Texas State music…
Dr. Lynn Ledbetter presented two clinics at the American String Teachers Association (ASTA) Virtual Conference on March 5, 2021. The first was “Building a Portfolio for Future String Educators and Performers”. The second was a panel discussion entitled “Diversification of Repertoire in the Private Studio and Working with Adult Learners” led by Dr. Ledbetter in…
Dr. Martin McCain recently performed as a co-headliner at the Music Teachers National Association Conference with the McCain Duo in addition to being on a panel discussion on diversity in music education. The McCain Duo were also in residence at the University of Texas at Austin (March 5) and Fayetteville State University (March 17) where…