31. Recorded at the Midwest Clinic 2021 with Anna Radspinner

The Orchestra Teacher Podcast

Live from the Midwest Clinic in Chicago! Anna talks about her upcoming session Hindsight Is 20/20: A Vision To Build a Stronger Beginner String Foundation.

Anna Radspinner is an alumnus of the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education with a Master’s degree in Administration from Wilkes University. She has been a music educator for 19 years with teaching experiences ranging from Kindergarten through 12th grade in the choral/classroom and in string education. Her areas of study include African-American music in which she leads a gospel choir at her home church, Vocal Jazz, the Orff-Schulwerk Approach and string pedagogy, where she arranges music and incorporates what is "relevant" into her style of teaching.

Mrs. Radspinner has been a presenter at the Pennsylvania Music Educator Association State Conference and at the National Conference for the American String Teacher Association. She has also been a guest conductor and clinician for several festivals and in-services sessions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia. Her intermediate school chamber orchestra will have performed for the Pennsylvania Music Educator Association State Conference three times in the past 5 years. Mrs. Radspinner has received the Pennsylvania Music Educator Association Citation of Excellence in Teaching Award, the Pennsylvania Delaware String Teacher Association 2018 String Teacher of the Year Award and most recently was named the Pennsylvania State University Music Educator’s Alumni of the Year. Outside of the school day, Mrs. Radspinner performs in the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra and maintains a private violin and viola studio. She is also deeply committed to serving her community through school service projects. Currently, she is teaching strings in the Williamsport Area School District at the Andrew G. Curtin Intermediate School. She resides in the city of Williamsport with her husband, Matthew, also a string teacher in the district and their 3 daughters, Megan, Elizabeth (Libby) and Nina.

For more information and for a ton of free resources, visit https://www.mrsradspinner.com.

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