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About Kathleen L.
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Education
BM Violin Performance
Sep, 1993 - May, 1998University of Oregon
PhD Ethnomusicology
Sep, 2000 - Sep, 2004Indiana University
MM Violin Performance
Aug, 1998 - May, 2000University of Nevada
Certifications
Symphonic Violinist
Dec, 2000Miami Symphony, Reno Philharmonic, Richmond Indiana Symphony, Fort Smith Symphony
Festivals include International Celtic Colours Festival, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia;International Festival-Institute at Round Top, Texas; Aspen Music Festival and School, Colorado. Performance experience includes: Fort Smith Symphony, Miami Symphony Orchestra, Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, Chehalem Symphony Orchestra, Cape Breton Chamber Orchestra, Lafayette Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Reno Symphony Orchestra, Reno Chamber Orchestra, Newport Oregon Chamber Orchestra. Teaching experience includes: Miami Dade College, George Fox University, Davis & Elkins College, Indiana University, University of Nevada.
Suzuki Violin Teacher
May, 2021Suzuki Association of the Americas
Certified Suzuki Teacher in violin books 1-10 and viola books 3-6. Studied at the Nashville Suzuki Institute, the North Carolina Suzuki Institute, the University of Tennessee Suzuki Institute, and with James Hutchins, Nancy Jackson, Ed Sprunger, April Losey, and Teri Einfeldt.
Awards
US Fulbright, NEA Grant, Aspen Music Scholarships
Sep, 2000United States Fulbright Commission, NEA, Aspen Music School
First in Open Class Scottish Fiddle
Sep, 2018Virginia Highland Games
First in Open Class Scottish Fiddle
Aug, 2008Portland Highland Games
Affiliations
Society for Ethnomusicology
Sep, 2000SEM is a U.S.-based organization with an international membership of approximately 1,750 individuals dedicated to the study of all forms of music from diverse humanistic and social scientific perspectives. We examine music as central to human experience throughout space and time, and explore its profound relationship to cognition, emotion, language, dance, visual arts, spiritual belief, social organization, collective identity, politics, conflict and peace, economics, the physical body, and mental health. Through SEM programs and the work of our individual members, we seek to advance academic and public understanding and appreciation of music as a cultural phenomenon of unlimited variety and as a resource that is fundamental to the well being of individuals and communities.
American String Teachers Association
Aug, 2020The American String Teachers Association, founded more than 60 years ago, is a membership organization for string and orchestra teachers and players, helping them to develop and refine their careers. ASTA's members range from budding student teachers to artist-status performers. The organization provides a vast array of services, including instrument insurance, an award-winning scholarly journal, discounts on publications and resources, annual professional development opportunities, and access to collegial network of colleagues throughout the string profession.
Suzuki Association of the Americas
May, 2016The Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) is a coalition of teachers, parents, educators, and others who are interested in making music education available to all children. The SAA provides programs and services to members throughout North and South America.
College Music Society, The
May, 2008The College Music Society promotes music teaching and learning, musical creativity and expression, research and dialogue, and diversity and interdisciplinary interaction. A consortium of college, conservatory, university, and independent musicians and scholars interested in all disciplines of music, the Society provides leadership and serves as an agent of change by addressing concerns facing music in higher education.
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