Richmond Symphony & VCUarts Music present
Future Music Educators Symposium
2026–27 Program Update
The Future Music Educators Symposium is on hiatus for the 2026–27 season. The program is expected to return in 2027–28. Please check back for future dates and registration information.
Sandy Goldie is Director of Music Education at Virginia Commonwealth University, President of Virginia Music Educators Association Higher Education Division, and serving as immediate Past President of the Virginia Chapter of the American String Teachers Association as the author of two popular books on string teaching and instruments. She is an active guest conductor/adjudicator and orchestra clinician across the United States. She is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international music education conferences such as Midwest, NAfME, ASTA, VMEA, ISAME, and TMEA. She takes great joy in working with the students of the Richmond Symphony Youth Concert Orchestra.
Program Details
This 8-week online program, offered in the spring semester, is designed to provide a meaningful experience for students who show exceptional promise and passion for a future career in music education. High school juniors and seniors are selected through teacher nominations and participate in a series of workshops and classes where their own hands-on teaching encounters are supported virtually by invited guest speakers, clinicians, and mentors, representing all of the rich diversity that exists in the world of music education.
Tuition: $100.00 per student. (Needs based Financial Aid is available)
Contact Us
Questions can be directed to Marcey W. Leonard, Assistant Director of Community Partnerships, at mleonard@richmondsymphony.com
