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CMI 2011 Professional Concert Series!
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Elective Courses Announced for CMI 2011!
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COMPOSITION ASTA/NJ CMI 2011!
Once again, composition will be offered as both a major course of study and a free elective course at CMI. Click here to learn more about this exciting program and instructor extraordinaire, Paul Mack Somers. Click here for a review of the CMI 2010 Composition Program.

HOUSING UPDATE CMI 2011
Brand new dormitories will again be used to house 2011 CMI students! The new dorms were a HUGE HIT amongst all CMI participants in 2010. Click here to read about the new residence halls (scroll down to find descriptions & floor plans). Housing for 2011 CMI is something to look forward to.

GUEST ARTISTS FOR ASTA/NJ CMI 2011:
• Concert Artist Ensemble of Kean University
"...beautifully realized the composer's intentions...enjoyment infectiously transmitted to the audience...The conclusion of the work again brought enthusiastic approbation and standing ovation." IDN/SA
• Voxare Quartet
"Played with precision and passion." -New York Times
"Incisive and deeply musical." -Strad Magazine
• JACK Quartet
"...performed everything with mastery and confidence...a formidable force for new music, raising our awareness of the cutting edge in music, while raising the bar for other ensembles out there."- Classical Voice of New England
• Dalí Quartet
"Dalí has a big, lush sound. They captured the elegance and lightness of the Haydn quartet and did not have any difficulty in switching to the dissonant drama of one of Beethoven’s most stormy chamber music works. As expected, they handled the Latin American music with authoritative ease." - The Morning Call
Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Read about the Dalí Quartet in Chamber Music Magazine!

MISSED CMI 2010?
These special presentations occured last year. New presentations for 2011 TBA!

Yang Yi Presents Guzheng Workshop at CMI 2010!
World renowned Guzheng (21-string zither) virtuoso and Music Director of Eastern Culture & Performing Arts Center, Yang Yi, will present special workshops during both sessions of CMI 2010! Click here for biography of Yang Yi>>

Leslie Webster Presents Workshop at CMI 2010!
Renowned Private Studio Teacher, Chair, ASTA/NJ Cadet Teacher Training Program to present specialworkshops during both sessions of CMI 2010! Learn more>>

Chamber Music Program

ONLINE FORM FOR CHAMBER MUSIC INSTITUTE - MUSICAL EXPERIENCE FORM *= required fields

ASTA/NJ Chamber Music Institute

Applicant: This form must be filled out by your private teacher.

Teacher: This form outlines some of the basic prerequisites for successful participation at the ASTA/NJ Chamber Music Institute.
These evaluations will be kept strictly confidential. If you have any questions about this form or ASTA/NJ CMI itself, please feel free to contact me by email or at the number listed below.

Christopher Kenniff, Director
Phone: 908-918-0689
ASTA/NJ Chamber Music Institute cmkgtr(at)astanj.com
25 Lowell Ave Summit, NJ 07901

* First Name

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* Age

* Teacher's Name

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* E-mail address

Your ASTA Member Number (or teacher's number)

note: membership is not required.

* Musicality and Interpretation

* Technical Skills

* Sight Reading Skills

* Rythmic Independance

* Speed of Learning

* Sensitivity in Group Playing

Each day students spend up to two hours sight reading chamber music in groups. Please describe your student's sight reading abilities and quickness of learning. Give an example of a chamber music work that he/she might be able to play functionally on a first or second reading

Please describe your student's experience in chamber music. We are interested especially in the students's ability to be independent rhythmically, to add musical interpretations, and to get along well with others

What solo literature have you been working on with your student recently, and for how long?

How did you find out about ASTA/NJ Chamber Music Institute?

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