2025 Schedule
Paul Rolland String Pedagogy WORKSHOP
 

 US Central Time zone

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3:00 – 5:00

Check-in (In-person Participants)

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DINNER

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6:00 – 8:00

Welcome and Orientation

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Principles of Movement in String Playing (film)

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8:15–9:15 

* Chapter 4: 

Establishing the Instrument Hold

Mei Chang, Ida Mercer, Renata Cáceres

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9:30–10:30   

* Chapter 4: Equipment

Lynne Denig, Ida Mercer, Renata Cáceres

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10:45–11:45  

* Paul Rolland Pedagogy and

              Alexander Technique

Abigail Martinez

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LUNCH

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1:15–2:45

* Chapter 5: Learning to Hold the Bow

William Wassum, Ida Mercer, Renata Cáceres

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3:00–4:00 

* Chapter 3: Rhythm Training

Sophia Lim Arriaga

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4:15–5:00

Best Practices for Engaging your Community

Rebecca MacLeod

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DINNER

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6:30–8:00

* Participant Play-In: New Tunes for Strings

William Wassum, Abigail Martinez

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* Required sessions for Level 1 Endorsement

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8:15–9:15

* Paul Rolland's Life and Career

Michael Fanelli

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9:30–10:30

* Chapter 6: Playing at the Middle 

                         with Short Strokes

Joanne May, Ida Mercer, Renata Cáceres

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10:45–11:45  

* Chapter 7: Establishing the Left Hand  

                                   and Finger Placement

Braunwin Sheldrick, Ida Mercer, Renata Cáceres

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LUNCH

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1:15–2:30 

* Chapter 9: Extending the Bow Stroke

Blayne Barnes

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2:45–3:45 

Paul Rolland Pedagogy in the Classroom

Samantha May

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4:00–5:00

private/group sessions (in-person)

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Office Hour (online)

Arriaga, Chang, Fanelli, S. May, Wassum

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DINNER

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6:30–8:00

* Participant Play-In: Musical Gems

Joanne May, Gail Rolland

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* Required sessions for Level 1 Endorsement

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8:15–9:15

Cello Applications of Paul Rolland Pedagogy

Ida Mercer

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9:30–10:30 

* Chapter 8: Principles of Left Hand 

   and Finger Action

Blayne Barnes, Ida Mercer, Renata Cáceres

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10:45–11:45  

* Chapter 10: Developing Finger Movement

Calvin Murasaki

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LUNCH

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1:15–2:15:

* Chapter 11: Basic Shifting Movements

TBA, Ida Mercer, Renata Cáceres

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2:30–3:30

* Chapter 12: Bouncing the Bow

Elizabeth Ericksen

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3:45–5:00

private/group sessions (in-person)

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Office Hour (online)

Barnes, Ericksen, J. May, Mercer, Murasaki, G. Rolland

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DINNER

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6:30–8:00

Young Strings on the Move! – Teaching footage and curricula

Aaron Jacobs

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* Required sessions for Level 1 Endorsement

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8:15–9:15  

Double Bass Applications of Paul Rolland Pedagogy

Renata Cáceres

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9:30–10:30  

* Chapter 13: Martelé and Staccato

Gerald Fischbach & Joanne May

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10:45–11:45   

* Chapter 14: Developing Flexibility

Colette Abel

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LUNCH

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1:15–2:15

The Scientific Basis of Paul Rolland Pedagogy – Understanding Chapter 2, Part 1 today

Neil Bacon

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2:30–3:45

* Chapter 16: Sustained and Détaché Bowing

Braunwin Sheldrick, Mei Chang

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4:00–5:00

private/group sessions (in-person)

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Office Hour (online)

Abel, Bacon, Cáceres, Fischbach, Sheldrick

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DINNER

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6:30–7:30

Fiddle-ology​

Peter Rolland

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* Required sessions for Level 1 Endorsement

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8:15–9:15

          * Chapter 17: Remedial Teaching

          Abigail Martinez

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9:30–10:30

Vibrato: Applications of Research to

the Classroom

Rebecca MacLeod

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10:45–11:45 

* Chapter 15: First Steps in Vibrato Teaching

Lynne Denig

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LUNCH

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1:15–2:30

* Chapter 2 part 2: Principles of Movement

in String Playing

Aaron Jacobs

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2:45–3:45

Publications Applying Paul Rolland Pedagogy

Roundtable led by Michael Fanelli​

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4:00–5:00

private/group sessions (in-person)

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Office Hour (online)

Denig, Jacobs, MacLeod, Martinez,

P. Rolland

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* Required sessions for Level 1 Endorsement

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7:30

CONCERT

Lucia Lin, violin

Sergey Schepkin, piano

(followed by dessert reception)

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​8:15–9:15

* Young Violinists in Action (film)

Gail Rolland

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9:30–10:30

          Timeline of Paul Rolland's Legacy

          Michael Fanelli

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10:45 - 11:45   

Life With Papa Paul

           Open Forum​

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Required session for Level 1 Endorsement

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LUNCH

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1:30

Masterclass – with Lucia Lin

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3:00

Concert by FRESH APPLES

Peter Rolland & Meryl Brown​

5:30

          Reception

          Krannert Center

​6:30   

          Legacy Celebration Banquet

​          Krannert Center

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PRIVATE/GROUP SESSIONS (in-person)

• Alexander Technique​

• Chinrest Fitting

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 ADDITIONAL CONTENT ON DEMAND

• Fiddle-ology Series with Peter Rolland

• Teaching Demonstrations by Workshop Presenters

• Interviews With Students of Paul Rolland

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     (Schedule subject to change)