Cheryl Guth

Conductor of a beginning string orchestra in the New Horizons programs. This program is offered through the Eastman Community Music School.

This group is one of several New Horizon groups that are comprised of older adults. This group rehearses weekly and performs throughout the academic year.

At Nazareth College:

- Observe student teachers.

-Teach Conducting course

-Teach String Pedagogy course

Courses includes teaching the following :

-String Methods Class

-Secondary String Instrument

-String Pedagogy

All these courses are required for Music Education majors.

• Small group instrumental lessons
• Conduct elementary and high school orchestra
• Changes in the District's String Program program from 1988-2017:
• Growing from three orchestras to 6 orchestras.
• Performances grew from two per year for each group to at least three per year including the District Wide concert and Chamber music concerts
• Grown from 2 to 4 full time string specialists teaching in the district. The program has grown to be well respected in the area which has many quality string programs.
• I guided over 30 student teachers and created a connected between Brighton and Eastman School of Music String Education department.
• Many outreach activities including taking students to perform at schools in the Rochester CIty School District and nearby senior resident facilities.
• Spring of 1995, the high school orchestra was chosen to performed at a clinic All Eastern Music convention here in Rochester.
• In 2006 Rochester Philharmonic Music Educator Award.

-Taught small group string instrument lessons in 4-12 grade.

-Conducted elementary school and jr./senior high school orchestra .

-Program growth facilitated hiring a second string teacher.

-Taught general music, orchestra and band for grades-1-12