National Bornoff String Teachers Workshop
JULY 8-14, 2023 Hosted by the Fred Fox School of Music at the University of Arizona (Tucson)
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Teacher Tuition ~ $525
College Students and “Sistema Global” teaching artists – Tuition is just $200!
Teacher PD GRANTS! Thanks in part to a generous anonymous gift, we are able to increase our NBW grant awards for 2023! Available to ANY teacher, applications are accepted for help with expenses. Priority is given to those for whom basic travel expenses are cost-prohibitive.
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This in-person workshop features an extensive study of Bornoff pedagogy and materials for teachers of all levels of instruction in class or studio settings. Participants will have the opportunity to track their courses according to their previous Bornoff experience with choices including instrument and level-specific classes each day. 3-Graduate Credits and Bornoff Certification Level I tract are available for an extra fee.
Schedule Overview:
Thursday-Friday, July 6-7: Faculty and Staff Workdays, Diverse String Teachers Fellowship Program
Participants may arrive on Friday, dorms are available – be sure to include them in your number of night room requests. Meals on Friday 7/7 and Saturday morning 7/8 will be “on your own.” There are great options right on campus.
Saturday, July 8: Opening Session begins at 1:00 PM, Evening Welcome Event (cash bar, and dinner – some starters included!)
Participants may arrive on Friday or Saturday morning, but registration and materials pick-up closes at 11:30. Please do not arrive late.
Sunday, July 9 – Friday, July 14: The last class finishes at 3:00 PM. Dinner Friday night 7/14 and Saturday morning 7/15 “on your own.”
Mornings are filled with pedagogy focused on navigating content and HOW to use the Bornoff group teaching techniques in multiple class settings.
Afternoons offer a variety of instrument and level-specific sessions where you can select the schedule that best suits your needs based on your program and your previous Bornoff knowledge. Brush up on thumb position, fine-tune your knowledge of the double bass, work on a fiddle tune, get comfortable with improvisation, or get your vibrato moving! (Extra instruments available for no additional fee.)
Evenings will be filled with reading sessions, performances, practice-teaching time, and fun-filled relaxing hangout opportunities.
Featured Teaching Artist:
Julie Lyonn Lieberman is the author of 13 books, 5 DVDs, 2 National Public Radio series, close to two dozen string orchestra scores (published by Kendor and Alfred Music), and over 50 magazine articles. She is a multi-style violinist, vocalist, educator, radio producer, composer, recording artist, and performer. She has performed on and off Broadway as well as in folk and jazz clubs throughout the United States, as well as in Canada and France. Julie has taught as an adjunct at The Juilliard School and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music among other institutions and has presented master classes for ASTA, ESTA, NAfME, IAJE, the Suzuki Institute, National String Workshop, National Orchestra Festival, International String Workshop, National Young Audiences, and the Carnegie Hall LinkUp Program. She is the Artistic Director for Strings Without Boundaries, a D’Addario Orchestral Premiere Clinician, an NS Design Performance Artist, and an Eastman Strings Ambassador.
Featured Sessions:
Techniques from Around the World – Each bowed string genre offers a unique approach to listening and playing. The underlying rhythms, ornamentation, and varying perspectives on how a tune is individualized present diverse technical and musical challenges. This participatory session will provide a hands-on journey through key left- and right-hand techniques based focused on listening and playing techniques derived from the musical imagination of the world.
Creative Orchestras – Are you ready for a ton of fun? Julie will introduce you to games designed to stimulate imagination, group interaction, and improvisation.
Open Reading Session – Julie’s Planet Strings Informance package introduces students to the history of, playing techniques, and approaches to improvisation based on original styles developed in America across the last few centuries. We will some of her nine arrangements to explore techniques and grooves found in Appalachian, Irish, blues, Klezmer, and swing, to name a few.
Evening Jam *especially welcoming for those new to the scene! – Julie Lyonn Lieberman will lead a series of incredibly fun group soloing adventures: looping circles (without loopers); rotational as well cadence-based soloing over backing tracks. Wonder what this is? Bring your instrument and get ready to JAMMMM!
Meals and Dorm Rooms
Housing and meal options are being finalized with the University of Arizona! We will have complete information by Friday, April 21 (or earlier) and send all registered teachers a form to designate which options they would like to purchase. In the meantime, here are some preliminary details:
- Housing has been reserved in the Coronado Dorm, which features suite-style rooms available in singles and doubles with private bathrooms. Coronado is in the university’s Park District, which is conveniently located near University Boulevard and the Global Cafe, both of which feature many food and convenience locations. The dorm is a 10-minute walk from the School of Music, which passes through a mostly shaded green space. There is also FREE public transit between the two buildings.
- Meal Cards will also be available! The University offers highly convenient pre-paid cards for conference attendees, which allow for easier entry as well as tax breaks and discounts for all campus eateries. FASE will arrange a variety of meal card options to help you cover all expenses, including snacks/drinks if you wish. We are also arranging daily coffee service and will provide a catered lunch on the last day to celebrate our awesome week! You’ll make your choice of meal card plan through the Participant Information Form after your registration is received.
- Dining Options are easily accessible from both the Coronado Dorm and the School of Music, including all-you-can-eat cafés, local and chain restaurants, coffee shops, and more. To read more about campus dining options, check out the Arizona Dining & Nutrition Guide. Details for the Historic District (near the School of Music) are on page 8; Park District (near the dorm) is on page 18. Nutritional information, including recommended venues for specific dietary needs, are on page 38.
- ADDITIONAL HOUSING OPTIONS
Hotels on campus include the Graduate Tucson (https://www.graduatehotels.
com/tucson/), and the Tucson Marriott University Park (https://www.marriott.com/en- us/hotels/tusmp-tucson- marriott-university-park/ overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279- 4f24-b197-a979c79310b0). There is a handful of AirBnbs available as well. Recommended to stay in the West University neighborhood. Here’s a link showing available units for our workshop week: https://www.airbnb.com/s/University-of-Arizona/ homes?tab_id=home_tab& refinement_paths%5B%5D=% 2Fhomes&flexible_trip_lengths% 5B%5D=one_week&price_filter_ input_type=0&price_filter_num_ nights=5&channel=EXPLORE&date_ picker_type=calendar&checkin= 2023-07-08&checkout=2023-07- 14&source=structured_search_ input_header&search_type= filter_change
June 12-14 or June 26-28
5 Contact Hours Daily, 10:00-4:15 Eastern
Real-time Spanish translation included
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Discount for returning participants!
Teacher Tuition ~ $195
College Students and “Sistema Global” teaching artists attend for FREE!
Perfect for all levels of teaching experience, this workshop reviews the materials, processes, and pacing of the Bornoff Approach in a heterogeneous or homogeneous class setting. Designed for teachers with any amount of previous Bornoff training, we’ll cover the philosophy, psychology, and content unique to Bornoff. It’s a great place to get started with the approach, to improve your own playing on a primary or secondary instrument, and to ask detailed questions on how to use it in YOUR program. The focus will be on the processes of “Creative Review” and “Adaptive Lesson Pacing” as we explore three main components of performance at the beginning through intermediate levels:
1. Tone Production – Détaché, Spiccato, Staccato, Portato, and slurred bow strokes
2. Intonation – Finger and Tonal Patterns, scales, and arpeggios
3. Literacy – Pitch Recognition, Rhythmic Reading, Unison Repertoire, Improvisation
*It is recommended that participants purchase the Primer Conductor Score, and copies of Finger Patterns and Patterns in Position for their selected instrument of study.