2026 Schedule
Paul Rolland String Pedagogy WORKSHOP
All times are listed in Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC-5).
* Schedule is subject to change
Monday, June 22
8:30 - 9:00
OPENING REMARKS & PROTOCOL
9:00 - 10:00
YOUNG VIOLINISTS IN ACTION
Gail Rolland
10:00 - 10:15
break
10:15 - 11:30
PRINCIPLES OF MOVEMENT
in STRING PLAYING
Mei Chang
11:30 - 11:45
break
11:45 - 1:00
ESTABLISHING the VIOLIN HOLD
Braunwin Sheldrick
1:00 - 1:30
midday break
1:30 - 2:30
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
& ROLLAND PEDAGOGY
Abigail Martinez
2:30 - 2:45
break
2:45 - 3:45
EQUIPMENT
Abigail Martinez
3:45 - 4:00
break
4:00 - 5:00
CELLO & BASS APPLICATIONS
Ida Mercer & Renata Cáceres
Tuesday, June 23
9:00 - 10:00
RHYTHM TRAINING
Gláucia Borges
10:00 - 10:15
break
10:15 - 11:15
LEARNING to HOLD the BOW
Sophia Lim Arriaga
11:15 - 11:30
break
11:30 - 12:30
PAUL ROLLAND &
the SCIENCE of MOVEMENT
Neil Bacon
12:30 - 1:00
midday break
1:00 - 2:00
PLAYING at the MIDDLE
with SHORT STROKES
Colette Abel
2:00 - 2:15
break
2:15 - 3:15
ESTABLISHING the LEFT HAND
and FINGER PLACEMENT
Janis Wittrig
3:15 - 3:30
break
3:30 - 5:00
CELLO & BASS APPLICATIONS
Ida Mercer & Renata Cáceres
Wednesday, June 24
9:00 - 10:00
PAUL ROLLAND'S LIFE & CAREER
Michael Fanelli
10:00 - 10:15
break
10:15 - 11:15
PRINCIPLES of LEFT HAND
& FINGER ACTION
Lynne Denig
11:15 - 11:30
break
11:30 - 12:30
BASIC SHIFTING MOVEMENTS
William Wassum
12:30 - 1:00
midday break
1:00 - 2:15
EXTENDING the BOW STROKE
Aaron Jacobs
2:15 - 2:30
break
2:30 - 3:30
DEVELOPING FINGER MOVEMENT
Blayne Barnes
3:30 - 3:45
break
3:45 - 5:00
CELLO & BASS APPLICATIONS
Ida Mercer & Renata Cáceres
Thursday, June 25
9:00 - 10:00
BODY MAPPING applied to ROLLAND
Sophia Lim Arriaga
10:00 - 10:15
break
10:15 - 11:15
DEVELOPING FLEXIBILITY
Fiona Osborne
11:15 - 11:30
break
11:30 - 12:45
FIRST STEPS in VIBRATO TEACHING
Elizabeth Ericksen
12:45 - 1:15
midday break
1:15 - 2:15
BOUNCING the BOW
Calvin Murasaki
2:15 - 2:30
break
2:30 - 3:30
MARTELÉ & STACCATO
Samantha May
3:30 - 3:45
break
3:45 - 5:00
CELLO & BASS APPLICATIONS
Ida Mercer & Renata Cáceres
Friday, June 26
9:00 - 10:15
SUSTAINED STROKES, DÉTACHÉ &
RELATED BOWINGS
Joanne May
10:15 - 10:30
break
10:30 - 11:30
REMEDIAL TEACHING
Gerald Fischbach & Sam Meade
11:30 - 11:45
break
11:45 - 12:45
FLETCHER'S NEW TUNES
Mei Chang & Ida Mercer
12:45 - 1:15
midday break
1:15 - 2:15
ROLLAND in the CLASSROOM
Margaret Schmidt
2:15 - 2:30
break
2:30 - 3:30
TEACHING DEMONSTRATIONS
by PRSPS Presenters
Braunwin Sheldrick, host
3:30 - 3:45
break
3:45 - 5:00
Q&A
Gail Rolland, moderator
Saturday, June 27
9:00 - 9:30
CURRICULUM GUIDES
Mei Chang
9:30 - 9:40
break
9:40 - 10:30
PUBLICATIONS ROUNDTABLE
Ida Mercer, moderator
10:30 - 10:40
break
10:40 - 11:30
LIFE with PAPA PAUL
Lynne Denig, moderator
11:30
CLOSING REMARKS