ASTA Events:
American String Teachers Association
Western Michigan University has their own ASTA (American String Teachers Association Chapter). In our chapter, I serve as the social media coordinator on the board. However, I also bring in guest speakers and plan events for the chapter.
East Kentwood High School’s ABC (Anything But Classical) Orchestra giving a presentation at WMU.
East Kentwood High School’s ABC (Anything But Classical) Orchestra giving a presentation at WMU.
East Kentwood High School’s ABC (Anything But Classical) Orchestra WMU goodies as a “thank you” for presenting to us!
East Kentwood High School’s ABC (Anything But Classical) Orchestra giving a presentation at WMU.
East Kentwood High School’s ABC (Anything But Classical) Orchestra giving a presentation at WMU.
East Kentwood High School’s ABC (Anything But Classical) Orchestra giving a presentation at WMU with college students improvising.
East Kentwood High School’s ABC (Anything But Classical) Orchestra giving a presentation at WMU.
WMU String Day High School event lunch coordinators.
WMU String Day High School event checking in and greeting students.
MMC (Michigan Music Conference) 2025 WMU ASTA group attendees.
MMC (Michigan Music Conference) 2025 WMU ASTA group attending a female directors session.
String octet performing Christmas music at The Oaks in Byron Center nursing home.
String octet performing dinner music at The Oaks in Byron Center nursing home for a winter ball event.
MMC (Michigan Music Conference) 2024 expo hall.
MMC (Michigan Music Conference) 2024 WMU ASTA attendees.
MMC (Michigan Music Conference) 2024 session presenters for Professor Mary Kothman: Shifting for Upper Strings presentation.
String octet performing Christmas music at The Oaks in Byron Center nursing home.
String octet performing Christmas music at The Oaks in Byron Center nursing home.
ASTA chapter presentation at WMU convocation presenting on “What is ASTA?”
Orchestra t-shirt sale at a University Symphony Orchestra. All inventory sold out by the end of the concert.
MMC (Michigan Music Conference) 2026 WMU ASTA attendees.
East Kentwood High School ABC Orchestra Presentation
As part of the ASTA chapter at WMU, I organized the East Kentwood ABC (Anything But Classical) Orchestra and their director, Ryan Wallace, giving a presentation about alternative style orchestras to WMU future music educators. Interested in what we learned? Check out this video of the presentation!
Composing for Strings Workshop Slides:
In a collaboration between the WMU ASTA chapter and WMU WSCA (Western Student Composers Alliance). ASTA gave a presentation with tips on how to compose for string instruments for the students in the composition department. I created the slides for this presentation and the composition department has it in their archives to reference in the future.
