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Music Education Presents: String Teaching Pedagogy with Dr. Robert Gillespie

March 17

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Add to Calendar 2026-03-17 17:30:00 2026-03-17 19:00:00 Music Education Presents: String Teaching Pedagogy with Dr. Robert Gillespie Robert Gillespie, violinist and professor, was responsible for string teacher training in the School of Music until his retirement. Ohio State has one of the largest and most extensive string pedagogy degree programs in the nation. Under Gillespie’s leadership, Ohio State received the 2015 ASTA Institutional Leadership Award as the premier string education university in the country. Gillespie is a past national President of the American String Teachers Association. He is a frequent guest conductor of All-State, region and festival orchestras. Gillespie has appeared in 47 states, Canada, Asia and throughout Europe. He is co-author of the Hal Leonard string method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, the leading string instrument teaching series in the country with sales of over ten million copies. Also, he is co-author of the college text Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program, the String Clinics to Go DVD series, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra texts for GIA publications. He received the Distinguished Scholar award for 2002–2003 in the School of Music at Ohio State University. In summers, Gillespie directs the Ohio State String Teacher Workshop, the largest string/orchestra teacher-training workshop in the country. In Columbus, he has conducted the Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra and performed in the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Gillespie has given string pedagogy and research presentations, and conducted orchestra performances in Ohio, Maine, Louisiana, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Alabama, Missouri, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida and Oregon. He has worked with students and teachers throughout the United States, including a 9-day teaching residency in Switzerland. In addition, he has conducted concerts in LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and Chicago’s Orchestra Hall. Robert Gillespie, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Music String education/String pedagogy The Ohio State University Former National ASTA President Recipient, ASTA Paul Rolland Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Columbus Symphony Lifetime Achievement Music Educator Award Recipient, University of Michigan School of Music Hall of Fame Alumni Award Recipient, Medal of Honor, The Midwest Clinic, International Band and Orchestra Conference Nunemaker Auditorium on the third floor of Monroe Hall at the intersection of Calhoun Street and Marquette Place School of Music & Theatre Professions College of Music & Media America/Chicago public

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Robert Gillespie, violinist and professor, was responsible for string teacher training in the School of Music until his retirement. Ohio State has one of the largest and most extensive string pedagogy degree programs in the nation. Under Gillespie’s leadership, Ohio State received the 2015 ASTA Institutional Leadership Award as the premier string education university in the country. Gillespie is a past national President of the American String Teachers Association. He is a frequent guest conductor of All-State, region and festival orchestras. Gillespie has appeared in 47 states, Canada, Asia and throughout Europe. He is co-author of the Hal Leonard string method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, the leading string instrument teaching series in the country with sales of over ten million copies. Also, he is co-author of the college text Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program, the String Clinics to Go DVD series, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra texts for GIA publications. He received the Distinguished Scholar award for 2002–2003 in the School of Music at Ohio State University.

In summers, Gillespie directs the Ohio State String Teacher Workshop, the largest string/orchestra teacher-training workshop in the country. In Columbus, he has conducted the Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra and performed in the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Gillespie has given string pedagogy and research presentations, and conducted orchestra performances in Ohio, Maine, Louisiana, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Alabama, Missouri, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida and Oregon. He has worked with students and teachers throughout the United States, including a 9-day teaching residency in Switzerland. In addition, he has conducted concerts in LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and Chicago’s Orchestra Hall.

Robert Gillespie, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Music
String education/String pedagogy
The Ohio State University
Former National ASTA President
Recipient, ASTA Paul Rolland Lifetime Achievement Award
Recipient, Columbus Symphony Lifetime Achievement Music Educator Award
Recipient, University of Michigan School of Music Hall of Fame Alumni Award
Recipient, Medal of Honor, The Midwest Clinic, International Band and Orchestra Conference

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Add to Calendar 2026-03-17 17:30:00 2026-03-17 19:00:00 Music Education Presents: String Teaching Pedagogy with Dr. Robert Gillespie Robert Gillespie, violinist and professor, was responsible for string teacher training in the School of Music until his retirement. Ohio State has one of the largest and most extensive string pedagogy degree programs in the nation. Under Gillespie’s leadership, Ohio State received the 2015 ASTA Institutional Leadership Award as the premier string education university in the country. Gillespie is a past national President of the American String Teachers Association. He is a frequent guest conductor of All-State, region and festival orchestras. Gillespie has appeared in 47 states, Canada, Asia and throughout Europe. He is co-author of the Hal Leonard string method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, the leading string instrument teaching series in the country with sales of over ten million copies. Also, he is co-author of the college text Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program, the String Clinics to Go DVD series, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra texts for GIA publications. He received the Distinguished Scholar award for 2002–2003 in the School of Music at Ohio State University. In summers, Gillespie directs the Ohio State String Teacher Workshop, the largest string/orchestra teacher-training workshop in the country. In Columbus, he has conducted the Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra and performed in the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Gillespie has given string pedagogy and research presentations, and conducted orchestra performances in Ohio, Maine, Louisiana, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Alabama, Missouri, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida and Oregon. He has worked with students and teachers throughout the United States, including a 9-day teaching residency in Switzerland. In addition, he has conducted concerts in LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall and Chicago’s Orchestra Hall. Robert Gillespie, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus of Music String education/String pedagogy The Ohio State University Former National ASTA President Recipient, ASTA Paul Rolland Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Columbus Symphony Lifetime Achievement Music Educator Award Recipient, University of Michigan School of Music Hall of Fame Alumni Award Recipient, Medal of Honor, The Midwest Clinic, International Band and Orchestra Conference Nunemaker Auditorium on the third floor of Monroe Hall at the intersection of Calhoun Street and Marquette Place School of Music & Theatre Professions College of Music & Media America/Chicago public

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