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BOOKS:
Jazz  Wizard Junior book 1
(middle school)
Jazz  Wizard Junior book 2
(upper middle/high school)
Jazz Fiddle Wizard
(College)

ORCHESTRA MUSIC:
Stringin' the Blues
(grade 3.5)
Swing on a String
(grade 3)
Swing There, Done That
(grade 2.5)

STRING QUARTET MUSIC: Jammin' Jazz Standards

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2010

February 18-2, 2010 Session 1: Engaging the YouTube Generation: The Web Camera as Practice Partner
Session 2: Help! A new Grading System? – Translating the new ASTA Syllabus Improvisation Levels into a Sequence for Teaching Improvisation in the Classroom
ASTA  National Conference
Santa Clara, CA
March 26, 2010 SRIG Creativity: Analysis of Cognition During Jazz Improvisations
Biennial Music Educators National Conference
Anaheim, CA
June 27-July 2, 2010 Jazz Violin Instructor and Conductor
Strings without Boundaries
Pittsburgh, PA

2009

February 7, 2008 Featured Clinician and Performer
Jazz Strings Fest 2009

Kaukauna, WI
February 13, 2008 Scientific Poster: Descriptions of Improvisational Thinking by Artist-level Jazz Musicians
Texas Music Educators Association
Conference in San Antonio, Texas
March 18-21, 2009 Session 1: Wow, I figured out a tune by myself - Musical Problem Solving as the ultimate motivator
Session 2: How do I know what note to play next? - A new look at pedagogy for teaching improvisation based on the thinking process of advanced improvisers
Session 3: The "Modern Method" Approach: Introducing New, Sequentially Organized Repertoire for Beginning Studio Instruction
Session 4 & 5: Jazz masterclasses for students participating in the National Orchestra Festival

ASTA  National Conference
Atlanta, GA
April 17-18, 2009 Jazz Violin Clinician and Conductor
Suzuki Institute of Dallas
Strings Workshop, Dallas, TX
July 6-10, 2009 Jazz Violin Instructor and Conductor
Strings without Boundaries
Pittsburgh, PA
July 20-24, 2009 Jazz Violin Instructor, Conductor, Composition Instructor
Santa Fe Suzuki Institute
December 15 & 17, 2009

Wow, I Figured Out a Tune by Myself – Musical Problem Solving as the Ultimate Motivator
The Midwest Clinic
Chicago, IL

2008

January 10, 2008 Borrowing from the Greats
International Association for Jazz Education
Thursday 12PM, Convention in Toronto, Canada
January 24, 2008 Session 1: Beginning Jazz Improvisation in the Classroom Grades 5-8
Session 2: Performing Jazz Pieces with your High School Orchestra or Chamber Group
Missouri Music Educators Association Conference
February 28-29, 2008 Session 1: Classic Swing Jazz Violin Solo Techniques: A Great Entryway to Improvisation
Session 2: As the Twig is Bent... So Grows the Technique

ASTA  National Conference
Albuquerque, NM
April 4-5, 2008 Jazz Violin Clinician and Conductor
Suzuki Institute of Dallas
Strings Workshop, Dallas, TX
June 28, 2008 Scientific Poster: Descriptions of Improvisational Thinking by Artist-level Jazz Musicians
Neuroscience and Music III
Toronto, Canada
July 14-18, 2008 Jazz Violin Instructor and Conductor
Pittsburgh Jazz and Fiddling Camp
July 21-25, 2008 Jazz Violin Instructor, Conductor, Composition Instructor
Santa Fe Suzuki Institute
Dec 4-7, 2008 Descriptions of Improvisational Thinking by Artist-level Jazz Musicians
International Society for Improvised Music
International Conference, Denver, CO

2007

January 15, 2007 Session 1: Beginning Jazz Improvisation in the Classroom Grades 5-8
Session 2: "How Was My Solo?" - Methods for Evaluating Improvisation
Session 3: Essential solo techniques for high school students

Wyoming Music Educators Association Annual Conference, Rock Springs, WY
February 3, 2007 Featured Clinician, Soloist and Conductor
Jazz String Workshop, Shawnee Mission, KS
February 14-17, 2007 As the Twig is Bent..So Grows the Technique (co-clinician Dr. Laurie Scott)
Texas Music Educators Association
Conference in San Antonio, Texas
March 7-10, 2007 Presenter (pre-conference), Chair Alternative Styles Competition Committee
ASTA  National Conference
Detroit, MI
March 23-25, 2007 Jazz Violin Instructor
Preucil School of Music
String Retreat, Iowa City, IA
June 20-23, 2007 Featured Clinician
Kansas String Teachers Summer Workshop
Baker University, Baldwin City, KS
July 16-20, 2007 Jazz Violin Instructor and Conductor
Pittsburgh Jazz and Fiddling Camp

2006

January 5-7, 2006 Presenter
New Mexico Music Educators Association
January 11-14, 2006 Panelist
International Association for Jazz Education
March 8-11, 2006 Presenter
ASTA  National Conference
May 26-29, 2006 Presenter
Suzuki Association of the Americas Minneapolis Conference
June 15-17, 2006 Instructor String Track
IAJE Teacher Training Institute
July 10-14, 2006 Jazz Violin Instructor and Conductor
Pittsburgh Jazz and Fiddling Camp
July 17-21, 2006 Jazz Violin Instructor
South Carolina Suzuki Institute
July 24-28, 2006 Jazz Violin Instructor, Conductor, Composition Instructor
Santa Fe Suzuki Institute
October 14, 2006 Featured Clinician
East Maine School District 63 and Maine Township High School East First Annual Orchestra Day, Chicago
Nov. 30- Dec. 2, 2006 Presenter and Conductor
Singapore International String Conference

2005

January 5-8, 2005 How Was My Solo? Methods for Evaluating Improvisation (with demonstration group)
International Association for Jazz Education
Saturday 3PM, Convention in Long Beach, CA
January 27-29, 2005 Session 1: Integrating Jazz Into the String Curriculum (Thursday 4PM)
Session 2: How to turn your orchestra into a jazz string big band (Fri 2:45PM)
Colorado Music Educators Association, Colorado Springs, CO
February 3-5, 2005 Session 1: Integrating Jazz Into the String Curriculum (Friday 3:30PM)
Session 2: Jazz Improvisation - Real Time Problem Solving in Performance (Collaborative clinic/performance with full jazz group, Saturday 9:15AM)

Ohio Music Education Association, Cincinnati, OH
February 9-12, 2005 How Was My Solo? - Methods for Evaluating Improvisation (with demonstration group)
Texas Music Educators Association
Saturday 11:30AM, Conference in San Antonio, Texas
February 23-26, 2005 How Was My Solo? - Methods for Evaluating Improvisation (with demonstration group)
ASTA  National Conference
Saturday 8AM, Reno, Nevada
March 20-22, 2005 4 Sessions TBA
North Dakota Music Educators Association, Grand Forks, ND
July 10-15, 2005 Jazz Violin Instructor
South Carolina Suzuki Institute
July 25-30, 2005 Jazz Violin Instructor
Santa Fe Suzuki Institute

2004

January 22-24, 2004 Prepare String Players for Jazz Band (panelist)
The Missing Link Between Africa and New Orleans: The Violin (panelist)
International Association for Jazz Education
Convention in New York City
January 29-30, 2004 Session 1: What your middle school string students need to know to perform a successful jazz solo
Session 2: How to turn your orchestra into a jazz string big band
Georgia Music Educators Association conference, Savannah, GA
March 11-13, 2004 Session 1: Improvising on Chord Changes
Session 2: Help, My students don't know the difference between major and minor

ASTA  National String forum and festival, Dallas, TX
March 18, 2004 Session: Integrating jazz into the string curriculum
California Music Educators Association, Sacramento, CA
June 10-12, 2004 IAJE's Teacher Training Institute
Spivey Hall at Clayton College and State University, 
Atlanta, Ga.
July 18-24, 2004 Jazz Violin Instructor
South Carolina Suzuki Institute
July 25-30, 2004 Jazz Violin Instructor
Santa Fe Suzuki Institute

2003

January 8-11, 2003 Sequencing Jazz Improvisation in the Studio and Classroom
International Association for Jazz Education
Thursday 3PM, Convention in Toronto, Canada
January 24, 2003 Session 1: Beginning Jazz Improvisation in the Classroom grades 5-8. (participatory presentation using handouts and overheads)
Session 2: Performing Jazz and Fiddling Music with your Orchestra or Chamber Group. (reading session of material that include improvised solo sections plus a discussion of amplification and other logistical concerns)

Oklahoma Music Educators State Convention, Tulsa, OK

January 31, 2003 Clinician and Soloist with All-County orchestra
Ft. Meyers, FL
February 13, 2003 In-Service: Integrating jazz into the string curriculum
Charlotte, NC
February 13-15, 2003 Step by Step Jazz Improvisation in the Studio and Classroom
Texas Music Educators Association
Friday 8AM, Conference in San Antonio, Texas
March 7-9, 2003 Step by Step Jazz Improvisation in the Studio and Classroom
MENC eastern regional conference.
Friday 2:30PM, Providence, RI.
March 27-29, 2003 Step by Step Jazz Improvisation in the Studio and Classroom (Sat 11:45AM & 2:30PM)
Director Belmont Jazz String Septet (Friday 2:30PM)
American String Teachers Association with NSOA
First stand-alone convention, Columbus, Ohio
June 19-21, 2003 IAJE's Teacher Training Institute
The American Jazz Museum
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
July 13-19, 2003 Advanced Swing Fiddle Instructor
Augusta Heritage Center Swing Week
July 20-25, 2003 Jazz Violin Instructor
South Carolina Suzuki Institute
July 28-August 1, 2003 Jazz Violin Instructor
Crystal Plohman's International Fiddle School at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

2002

January 10-12, 2002  Post Secondary Education for Jazz Strings, part of Panel discussion
International Association for Jazz Education
Convention in Long Beach CA
January 18, 2002 Jazz Fiddle Wizard
Indiana Music Educators Convention
Sponsored by Indiana Chapter of ASTA
March 15, 2002 Jazz Improvisation demonstration and Clinic with Martin Norgaard
Tennessee American String Teachers Association
Event for TASTA members during All State
April 12, 2002 Performance by Belmont Jazz String Quartet, Martin Norgaard Director
MENC convention in Nashville, TN
May 19, 2002 Jazz Up Your Teaching : Improvisation Techniques for Strings
National Studio Teachers Forum, East Lansing, Michigan
ASTA
June 20-22, 2002 IAJE's Teacher Training Institute
The American Jazz Museum
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
July 8-13, 2002 Advanced Swing Fiddle Instructor
Augusta Heritage Center Swing Week
July 22-26, 2002 Jazz Violin Instructor
South Carolina Suzuki Institute
July 29-August 3, 2002 Guest Presenter
Crystal Plohman's International Fiddle School
Blair School of Music, Nashville, TN
October 17, 2002 Clinician
Pine Ridge Middle School, Judy Evans orchestra director
Naples, Florida
October 18, 2002 Featured Clinician
Florida Orchestra Director's Fall Workshop
Naples, FL
November 18, 2002 Clinician
Parkland High School, Karen Creeden orchestra director
Allentown, PA

2001

January 10-13, 2001 Performance by Belmont Jazz String Quartet, Martin Norgaard Director
International Association for Jazz Education
Convention in New York City

 

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