JAVS Fall 2005

world. The catalogue in itself is sec ond to none. The AVS can make a difference in your life and in the life ofyour viola co lleagues, stu dents and friends and here's how - If you are a: • a viola student the articles in JAYS arc designed to supply you wirh all sorts of pract ical infor mat ion from new pieces ro play to new record ings to buy. • a violist looking for an instrument you might come to a congress where d1ere are more lurhiers exhibiting together in one place d1an anywhere else in the wo rld. • an orchcstml musician you em nominate your viola section for OLu· "Meet the Section" profile or submit articles for publication in theJAYS. • a member of a studio at a college or university you can form a stu

dent chapter and apply for a grant to bring in a guest or host an event, or you could wri te paper for the David Dalton Viola Research Competition. • a performer you can advertise you r recordings and have them reviewed in our journal. • a community teacher you might like to offer your services to a local chapter or give a mastcrclass. • a college professor you can sub mit articles for tenure and pro motion to our peer reviewed pub lication - the only publication of irs kind in d1e US for viola. • an instrument maker you can advertise you r business in the JAYS. • looking for more experience competi ng you could enter the Primrose International Viola Competition.

These are just a few of the ways you can benefit from being a member!

1 believe firm ly that there is no rea son why every violist in the US isn't part of the AVS in some man ner and 1 hope to bring rhc wo rd to as many new members as I can. I cannot do it alone. I need your help. You know mat me AVS can make a difference and 1 know that with your enthusiasm, I bel ieve we can accomplish great things rogcrhcr. I know many ofyou have friends and colleagues who arc not members. 1want ro encourage you to tal<.e a membership form with you and give it to just one person, a student, your stand partner, a colleague or good friend and help us reach our to all violists. I do hope you will join me in our mis sion to un ite violists not only in the US, bur around the world. fl

• a new music end1u siast then our New Music column in the JAYS wi ll keep you connected. • a recent graduate there arc articles teacher and have private students we have articles about teaching methods and books to usc. • a University/ College reacher you might like to mal(e a bid for a future 1nrcrnational Congress. on auditi on preparation. • a high school

Yours sincerely,

Helen Callus President, The American Viola Society

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