Sharon Saul has been teaching string students in a private studio, and in public and parochial schools for 37 years. She attended Esther Boyer College of Music, Temple University for both Bachelor of Music in Education and Master of Music in Viola performance degrees....

Sister Kathleen C. Doutt, IHM, D.M.A., Professor of Music at Immaculata University, holds a B. Mus. degree from Immaculata University, M. Ed. from West Chester University, andD. M. A. degree from Temple University....

Dr. Stephen Benham is Associate Dean of the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University and President of the American String Teachers Association. He is an active guest conductor and workshop clinician focused on string teaching, pedagogy, and urban music education....

Susan E. Basalik recently completed her thirty-sixth year of teaching stringed instrument students in the Methacton School District in Eagleville, Pennsylvania. She has been teaching in Methacton since 1981....

The Messiah College Symphony Orchestra is the major full orchestral ensemble at Messiah College (Mechanicsburg, PA) and its membership is drawn from students across campus by audition. The Symphony Orchestra performs regularly on and off-campus, has recorded several compact discs, and has earned the praise of composers such as Pulitzer-prize winner Karel Husa....