Faculty
Abigail Albaugh
Violinist; Alexander Technique Instructor; Rolland Pedagogue
Lynne Denig
Violinist; Frisch & Denig Chinrests; Rolland Student & Pedagogue
Joanne Erwin
Cellist; Professor Emerita of Music Education, Oberlin Conservatory; Rolland Student & Pedagogue
Presenters
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Violinist; Alexander Technique Instructor; Frisch and Denig Chinrest Fitting Specialist, Coastal Carolina University, Rolland Pedagogue
Violinist; Violin Instructor, Carlton College; retired MacPhail Center for Music; Rolland Student & Pedagogue
Abigail Albaugh
Violinist; Alexander Technique Instructor; Rolland Pedagogue
Lynne Denig
Violinist; Frisch & Denig Chinrests; Rolland Student & Pedagogue
Joanne Erwin
Cellist; Professor Emerita of Music Education, Oberlin Conservatory; Rolland Student & Pedagogue
Violinist and Violist;
Founding member of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra;
Rolland Student and Pedagogue
Violinist; founder and co-leader of Seattle’s conductorless chamber orchestra, the North Corner Chamber Orchestra, Rolland Pedagogue
Bassist; Adjunct professor at Illinois Wesleyan University; Rolland Pedagogue
Cellist; Professor Emerita of Music Education, Oberlin Conservatory; Rolland Student & Pedagogue
Bassist; Professor Emeritus of Music Education, University of Northern Iowa; Rolland Student, Historian & Pedagogue
Retired Concert Violinist; Professor Emeritus of Violin, University of Maryland; Rolland Student & Pedagogue
Violinist; Assistant Professor of String Pedagogy, University of New Mexico; Rolland Pedagogue
Cellist; Retired Orchestra Teacher, Mesa, AZ Public Schools; Rolland Pedagogue and Daughter-in-Law of Paul Rolland
Founder and Co-Director of Rolland Fiddle Camp; Director of Rolland String Research Associates; Son of Paul Rolland
Violinist; Western Springs School of Talent Education, Violin and Viola Faculty; Rolland Student and Pedagogue
Violinist; Orchestra Teacher, Hawthorn Middle South, Vernon Hills, IL; Member of Illinois Philharmonic; Rolland Pedagogue
Cellist, professor at Cleveland Institute of Music; Executive Director of Cleveland Cello Society; Rolland Student and Pedagogue
Violinist; Music Director, Mission Dolores Academy String Program;
Faculty, Saint Brigid String Class and Crowden Music Center; Rolland Student & Pedagogue.
Violinist, Violist; Adjunct Instructor of Violin & Viola and Director of the String Ensemble, University of Mary Washington; Director of Orchestras, Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Rolland Pedagogue
Violinist; Associate Professor and Area Coordinator of Music Education at the University of Kansas;
Rolland Pedagogue.
Guest Presenter 2025
Violinist, Conductor, String Pedagogue
Professor of Music Education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Certification Mentors
Lynne Denig
Level 4 Coordinator
Mei Chang
Level 3 Coordinator
Certification Chair
Elizabeth Ericksen
Level 2 Coordinator
Michael Fanelli
Joanne Erwin
Joanne May
Aaron Jacobs
Gerald Fischbach
Samantha May
Ida Mercer
William Wassum
Janis Wittrig
Sophia Lim Arriaga
Board of Directors
Peter Rolland
Executive Director
Gail Rolland
President
Joanne May
Vice President/Membership
Leah Sweeney
Treasurer
Abigail Albaugh Martinez
Secretary
Aaron Jacobs
Vice President/Events & Media Outreach
Lynne Denig
Certification Chair Emerita
Mei Chang
Certification Chair
Meredith Cooper
Protocols
Gerald Fischbach
News and Advisory Board
Michael Fanelli
Historian and Advisory Board