ASTA Certificate Program for Strings
A Non-Competitive Examination System

The ASTA Certificate Program for Strings (CPS) provides non-competitive examinations for students of all levels. Students are judged on technical and musical preparedness at specific levels (Foundation Level–Level 10). A certificate of achievement is awarded for each level successfully completed. Students can participate in an exam to be awarded a grade or for comments only. Entrance may be at any level and skipping levels forwards or backwards is allowed. Levels may be repeated.

The ASTA CPS Handbook available online at www.astaweb.com/cps.htm includes: repertoire lists for every instrument and level; a parallel comprehensive list of etudes and scale books; complete scales for Levels 1 – 5; examination rules; instructions on how to organize examinations in step-by-step detail; sample letters, forms, and instruction sheets. CPS is a uniquely flexible exam system — teachers may use any etudes or solo repertoire (and any edition) for the examination of similar difficulty to the works suggested for the level.

A small pilot MNSOTA CPS project will take place in the Twin Cities next spring under the direction of Annette Caruthers to use the materials and try out ASTA’s recordkeeping system. If the pilot project goes as we hope, we anticipate that CPS will be a statewide event in 2008-09. During 2007-08, please access the CPS Handbook at http://www.astaweb.com/cps.htm. If you think you will use this program for your students in 2008-09, please contact Annette Caruthers, bratsche1@earthlink.net, by March 30. We will be planning next spring what to put into the Handbook next August!

For more details visit www.astaweb.com/cps.htm and download the following document from the MNSOTA Handbook:

Form Name	Posted	Document Type
ASTA Certificate Program for Strings - MNSOTA information	8/25/2007

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