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The Grossman Method 
Violin and Viola Teacher Retreat
July 1-2, 2020

What

This retreat will share teaching  approaches for the beginning to advanced player.  Learn The Grossman Method® techniques for healthy and aligned playing for the advanced student. And Mimi Zweig's pedagogy
​"Creating a Healthy Foundation" for teaching your beginning violin and viola students will be taught by Stacia Spencer.  

​Injury prevention, performance anxiety, and proper set up will be the focus for all students and their teachers.

Certification upon completion.

Who

Stacia Spencer 

Stacia Spencer is the Senior Lecturer in String Pedagogy at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, String Coordinator of the Northwestern Music Academy and Director of the Northwestern Virtuosi Strings. She is also a former Indiana University faculty and assistant of Mimi Zweig and has worked closely with her for many years.  

Ms. Spencer created “Teaching the Violin: Creating a Healthy Foundation”, the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) dedicated to teaching the beginning stages of violin playing which include the pedagogy of Mimi Zweig, Paul Rolland and Shinichi Suzuki.  Stacia has worked with Hal Grossman at the National High School Institute of Music as well as given lectures and master classes for his students. The pedagogy techniques that she uses are a complement to the Grossman Method. 

     Hal Grossman

Violinist Hal Grossman has been hailed by critics for his "tremendous virtuosic technique" and "outstanding artistic sense." Currently Professor of Violin at University of Oregon, Mr. Grossman was formerly Professor of Violin at Interlochen Arts Academy and Miami University. Mr. Grossman has also held concertmaster positions with the Estranach Festival Orchestra in Luxembourg, Illinois Philharmonic, and the Lansing and Saginaw symphonies. 

Violinist Hal Grossman brings his years of teaching experience to your students. As a Yoga Ed Certified Instructor, Hal combines his professional career as a violinist with a deep understanding of the body and how it should function during performance. 

Sponsors

Where

100% Online

Sample Schedule

12:30pm-2:30pm
3pm-5pm
(Central Standard Time)

What You Will Learn

  • incorporate The Grossman Method® somatics (body awareness) into your own playing and performance
  • how to properly set up your beginning student using the principles of Suzuki, Rolland, and Mimi Zweig
  • teach alignment and breathing principles to your students via our teaching practicums
  • injury prevention is at the core of the Retreat

 Registration

Open till May 20th
*Non-refundable fee of $100

Register Here

Tuition

 Pay Tuition Here $25

Due May 26th
​*Registration fee not included in tuition fee*

*Includes The Grossman Method® booklet
*Public school teachers: this is a great way to earn
professional development credit! 

Darcy Drexler

We are very excited that Darcy Drexler will be joining us for one of the sessions.  Darcy Drexler is Director of the String Academy of Wisconsin and heads up the Master of Music in String Pedagogy degree program at UW-Milwaukee, where she teaches string pedagogy courses in violin and viola. She is an active chamber musician and clinician, and she leads the Teaching the Violin to Children workshop each summer in Milwaukee. Her students are performing and teaching across the U.S. She has taught at the Indiana University Summer String Academy, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and Illinois Wesleyan University Pre-College. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in violin performance from Southern Methodist University and the University of Illinois -Urbana, where she studied with Ronald Neal and Catherine Tait.