Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / The purpose of this study was to examine the life of Phyllis Young (b. 1925) and
her contributions to string education. The researcher explored her ancestry, childhood,
education, personal life, and career as a cellist and string pedagogue. The study is divided
into a prologue, five chapters, and an epilogue, and ends with her retirement from the
University of Texas String Project in 1993.
Phyllis Young, a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin from 1953-
2007, was Professor of Cello from 1974-2007 and the Parker C. Fielder Regents
Professor in Music from 1991-2007. She authored two books, Playing the String Game
(1978) and The String Play (1986), and served as national president of the American
String Teachers Association. She received that organization's Distinguished Service
Award (1984) and the Paul Rolland Lifetime Achievement Award (2002). In 2006, the
American String Teachers Association established an award in her name, The Phyllis
Young Outstanding Studio Teacher Award.
For forty years (1953-1993) Young was associated with the University of Texas
String Project, a teacher training program that continues to serve as a model for numerous
string programs nation-wide. She was director of the project from 1965-93. Young has
given lecture-demonstrations, master classes, and workshops for string teachers in thirtythree
countries on six continents and in forty-four of the American states. Her success as
a pedagogue is substantiated through her numerous students, many of whom occupy
significant musical positions in universities and orchestras, and as leaders in the string
education field.
Phyllis Young is a dedicated, passionate teacher whose legacy rests not only on
her professional accomplishments, but also on her influence on those who have been
associated with her. The success of her students, her influence on other string teachers
and programs, and her two books, all lasting testaments to her commitment to excellence,
can be considered the most significant components of her legacy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/34583 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Kovacs, Ingrid Merker |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | This work is being made available in OpenBU by permission of its author, and is available for research purposes only. All rights are reserved to the author. |
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