Violinist
and violist Barbara Barber is internationally known as a recording artist, pedagogue,
publisher, consultant, adjudicator, editor and author. She has taught and concertized
at conferences, institutes and workshops across North, Central and South America,
Europe, Asia and Australia. She received her B.M. and M.M. degrees in violin performance
at Texas Tech University and has taught violin, violin pedagogy and directed Preparatory
Programs at Texas Tech University and Texas Christian University.
Active
in the American String Teachers Association and the Suzuki Association of the
Americas, Ms. Barber has been recognized for her many articles, presentations
and roles on advisory and editorial boards. Her 26 books and CDs are published
by her company, Preludio Music Inc., and distributed exclusively by Alfred Publishing.
Currently, nearly 250,000 of her titles have been sold worldwide.
Ms. Barber
has more than 30 years of teaching experience, working with students of all ages,
and has traveled extensively during recent years, performing solo and chamber
music concerts, conducting violin and viola pedagogy courses for teachers and
teaching students at workshops and institutes. She has made nine trips to Brazil,
where she has trained teachers and students and performed concerts.
Recent
lecture-recitals and clinics have taken her to the SAA Conference in Minneapolis,
the University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Music Educators Association Convention
in San Antonio, the University of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville,
ASTA Conferences in Columbus, Dallas and Reno (where she was featured as the pre-college
violin Masterclass Clinician), the Florida Music Educators Association Convention
in Tampa, the Montana Music Educators Association in Bozeman, the Longy School
of Music in Boston and the Community Music School in Philadelphia. Since 1999,
Ms. Barber has served as Artist Teacher in Violin for the Young Artists Program
at the Boulder Arts Academy.