31. Recorded at the Midwest Clinic 2021 with Anna Radspinner

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.