Back-to-School Resources

Teaching Resources

• Planning Guides and Webinar Recording! Resuming Instruction During COVID-19: Classroom and Studio—Provides suggestions for navigating online, face-to-face, and hybrid instructional situations. Missed the webinar? The recording can be found here.
  
  
• New! ASTA eLearning—Monthly webinars on string pedagogy, trends, and hot topics for all types of string programs. Recordings of previous webinars available to ASTA members.
  
  
• COVID-19 Updates and Resources—Ongoing support from ASTA during the pandemic; updated regularly.
  
  
• Repertoire lists for violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp (ASTACAP Handbook, member login required)
  
  
• Session handouts from ASTA National Conference
  
  
• ASTA books on teaching and playing stringed instruments
  
  
• Search American String Teacher journal articles by keyword (member login required)
  
  
• Search String Research Journal articles by keyword (member login required)

Connect with Colleagues

• ASTA Connect—Log in to the ASTA online member community to share resources and support.
  
  
• ASTA Member Directory (member login required)

Classroom and Studio Supplies

• Find instruments, accessories, sheet music, and more

Curriculum for K-12 and Studio

• ASTA String Curriculum—comprehensive K-12 string program curriculum with more than 200 specific learning tasks
  
  
• ASTA String Assessment Guide—provides a variety of assessments to measure student growth and learning
  
  
• ASTACAP Handbook—extensive, flexible curriculum of scales, etudes, and repertoire for foundation – level 10 (member login required)

Professional Development and Education

• ASTA National Conference—learn, make connections, and collaborate with the strings community
  
  
• Apply for a conference scholarship
  
  
• Earn professional or college credits
  
  
• ASTA volunteer opportunities
  
  
• Career Center
  
  
• Submit an article for the American String Teacher journal
  
  
• Submit your research for the String Research Journal
  
  
• Find a mentor
  
  
• Awards for string teachers, researchers, and more

For Students

• ASTA National Orchestra Festival—the leading national strings competition
  
  
• ASTACAP Exams—non-competitive performance experience
  
  
• Student Chapters—build leadership, networking, and career growth
  
  
• Find a private studio teacher
  
  
• Find a music program
  
  
• Earn college credits
  
  
• Find a summer camp

Local Events

• State Events Calendar
  
  
• Find your state chapter

Creating Successful Strings Programs

• Why Strings? brochure
  
  
• Increasing Access to Strings brochure

Insurance

• Instrument insurance
  
  
• Professional liability insurance, life insurance, health insurance, and more