Posted on Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Melinda Crawford Perttu, Westminster College orchestra director and adjunct music faculty, presented two professional development sessions Jan. 28 at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland.
Perttu's presentations, "The Left Hand: Warm-ups for Intonation, Vibrato, and Shifting" and "Scottish Reels: in Fiddling and in the Classroom," were given to orchestra directors in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association in Districts 2, 3, and 5.
Perttu, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2009, earned an undergraduate degree from Duquesne University and a master's from Ohio State University.
Contact Perttu at (724) 946-7271 or e-mail perttumh@westminster.edu for additional information.