Clinics at a Distance: Using videoconferencing technology in your orchestra classroom or private studio. With shrinking budgets and increased costs of travel, it becomes more and more difficult to bring guests into your classroom. This session will discuss videoconferencing technology, particularly Skype software, and will show you a few of...
I’ve just discovered the most powerful and incredible tuner in the App Store – Tonal Energy Tuner. I can’t wait to start using it!! I will post more once I begin using it and let you know what I find. For now, it seems like this app will be another...
New from Hal Leonard Corporation is “Essential Elements Digital,” a new accompaniment to the Essential Elements 2000 (book 1) band and orchestra series method book. The DVD-ROM includes some tools that may come in handy. First and foremost, the disc includes a PDF of the entire teacher’s manual! For me,...
What a great deal on classical music today from Amazon.com! Under $4.00 for 50 selections! That’s only 8 cents a track – an excellent value. 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music performed by the London Philharmonic The tracks do not contain complete symphonies, but rather, the most popular movements from famous...
Thanks for attending my sessions! It was a lot of fun and I hope you took away some things that you can use. Just remember that you probably won’t do everything I demonstrated right away. It takes time and planning, but will be worth it in the end. Please let...
Presented by Charles Laux Monday 4:30 – 5:15 PM Automate and motivate 21st century string players with technology This session will demonstrate ways that you will be able to get off of the podium and into your orchestra to really see what’s really going on. At the same time you...
This year’s ASTA conference was fantastic! There were so many great sessions and it was a pleasure to get to meet some new people. It was interesting to find out where you are all from and what you do. I had an incredible time presenting my session entitled, “Hop Off...
Many schools have filters that block access to YouTube and other nifty video sharing sites. My school district falls into this category. There are so many wonderful educational videos on YouTube and it is a shame that the site is blocked in my district, however it is somewhate understandable. Even though...
For many years I have been using one octave whole note scales with a tonic drone to help focus and shape intonation, bow control, tone production and scale memorization. I have found that this method of playing and learning scales has been an incredible teaching strategy, especially with middle school...
Recently my students had the opportunity to video conference with two major composers in the world of string education, Michael Hopkins and Bob Phillips. The composers were professional contacts who I had met previously through various professional development opportunities, including ASTA conferences. Because my students were performing pieces by composers whom I knew personally, I...
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Dr. Charles Laux is the Director of Orchestras at Lassiter High School in the Cobb County School District, located just north of Atlanta, Georgia. He also serves as Essential Elements clinician, consultant, and contributor for the Hal Leonard Corporation. Dr. Laux holds degrees in music education from Ohio University, the University of Nevada – Las Vegas, and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. A string educator in his 27th year, Dr. Laux has worked with diverse student populations from elementary school through the collegiate level. He taught at Alpharetta High School in Fulton County, Georgia from 2016-2022 where his duties include directing five levels of orchestra, including the nationally recognized AHS Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Laux served as Assistant Professor of String Music Education at Kennesaw State University from 2012-2016 where he taught string techniques and pedagogy, music education technology integration, supervised student teachers, conducted the KSU Philharmonic and coordinated string outreach activities, including serving as founding director of the KSU String Project. Under his leadership, Kennesaw State University became the largest string education program in Georgia and the KSU String Project grew to serve nearly 110 elementary school students. Previously Dr. Laux directed award-winning school orchestra programs in Nevada, Florida, and Ohio. Under his direction, the Winter Park High School Philharmonic Orchestra was selected to perform at the 60th annual Midwest Clinic in 2006 and the Alpharetta High School Symphony Strings were selected in 2018. Endorsed as an artist-educator by D’Addario Orchestral and Eastman Stringed Instruments, Dr. Laux has presented over 150 educational sessions for organizations such as the Midwest Clinic, American String Teachers Association, Technology Institute for Music Education, Association for Technology in Music Instruction, and at music conferences spanning 23 states. He regularly presents professional development in-services for school districts across the country and has presented internationally at Colegio Menor San Francisco near Quito, Ecuador. His performing experience includes seasons with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the Nevada Chamber Symphony, the Columbus String Quartet, and a collaborative solo-performance with several members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Laux remains in frequent demand across the nation as an orchestra clinician, conductor, and adjudicator. He enjoys giving back to the string and orchestra community through “The Orchestra Teacher” website, YouTube channel, and podcast.
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