Michael Hopkins

Michael Hopkins is Professor and Chair of Music Education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he teaches courses in string techniques, orchestra methods, research methods, and the psychology of music. Prior to joining the U-M faculty, Hopkins was the conductor of the University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and directed middle and high school orchestras in Colorado, Michigan, and Vermont. He is the founding director of the Burlington Chamber Orchestra and has been a guest conductor at over 100 orchestra festivals and clinics throughout the United States. He has given over 60 presentations at national and state music education conferences on various topics in string education and music technology and has composed and arranged over 70 published works for orchestra. He has published articles in the Journal of Research in Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, CRME Bulletin, American String Teacher, String Research Journal, the Music Educators' Journal, and The Instrumentalist. He is the author of The Art of String Teaching published by GIA Publications, a comprehensive string pedagogy resource for pre-service teachers, professional orchestra conductors, teachers of group string classes, and private studio teachers.

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Moondance

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Mamma Mia!, Selections from

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Aurora Borealis

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Arioso

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Mamma Mia!, Selections from

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Wayland Overture

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Aurora Borealis

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Fanfare and Celebration

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Berceuse

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The Enchanted Garden

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Arioso

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Crepuscule

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Dance of the Red Dragons

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Dance of the Red Dragons

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Moondance

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Avalanche

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The Octavator

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Crepuscule

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Symphony No. 9 (Fourth Movement)

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The Enchanted Garden

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Secret World

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Legacy of Freedom

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The Octavator

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Symphony No. 9 (Fourth Movement)

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Secret World

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Wayland Overture

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The Winds of Autumn

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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

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Secret World

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Wayland Overture

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The Octavator

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Symphony No. 9 (Fourth Movement)

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