ASTA with NSOA announces CodaBows for America recipients. (Items of Interest).The American String Teachers Association The American String Teacher's Association (or ASTA) is a professional organization based in the United States for music teachers. It is the largest such national organization in the US for string teachers. WITH the National School Orchestra Association (ASTA WITI4 NSOA) announces the first recipients of the CodaBows for America Community Outreach Program, which assists under-resourced school and studio music programs, annually donating $5,000 worth of full-size CodaBow Aspire bows through CodaBow International, Ltd. The recipients of the first round of CodaBows include South Miami Elementary School South Miami Elementary School is a primary school for grades kindergarten-K5 in South Miami, Florida. It offers magnet programs in art, music, dance and drama for grades 3-5. In 2005 the enrollment was 573 students. , Miami, Florida: Tinder Burris, strings instructor; Vivian Field Middle School Vivian Field Middle School is a middle school located in Farmers Branch, Texas, United States. Field, which serves grades 6 through 8, is a part of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. , Farmers Branch, Texas Farmers Branch is a city in Dallas County, Texas (USA). The city is a suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 27,508 at the 2000 census. : Maryann Driessner, orchestra director; Fremont Public Schools, Fremont, Nebraska: Kimberly Sue Lauritson, orchestra director; Valdosta Symphony Youth Orchestras, Valdosta, Georgia: Kirk Moss, coordinator, South Georgia String Project; Germantown Elementary School, Arnold, Maryland: Denise Nathanson, liaison, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is based out of Annapolis, Maryland, and has been in operation since 1962. Its founders included Kenneth W. Page, a well respected civil leader in the Annapolis area during the 1960s. Adopt-a-School; Goffstown School District, Goffstown, New Hampshire Goffstown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 16,929 at the 2000 census. Goffstown includes the villages of Grasmere and Pinardville. The town is home to Saint Anselm College and the New Hampshire State Prison for Women. : Muriel Orcutt, string instructor; Turie T. Small Elementary School, Daytona Beach, Florida: Andrew Spar, music instructor; Mona Shores High School, Muskegan, Michigan: Timothy Staudacher, music instructor; Boone High School, Boone, Iowa: David Swenson, music instructor; and Boltz Junior High School, Fort Collins, Colorado: Elizabeth Wells, music instructor. The CodaBows Program is offered to members through the National Foundation to Promote String Teaching and Playing. For more information visit the ASTA WITH NSOA website at www.astaweb.com. |
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