Southeast Honors String Festival Clinicians

Dr. Angela Ammerman, Guest Clinician

Angela Ammerman, referred to by the Washington Post as a “music teacher prodigy,” earned degrees in Music Education from the University of Cincinnati: College-Conservatory of Music, Boston University, and her Ph.D. from George Mason University. Ammerman has dedicated much of her musical career to providing access to quality music education for underserved populations of children including the beginnings of a strings program at a children’s home in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Ammerman is in high demand as a clinician and guest conductor and has conducted All State Orchestras in Georgia, California, Utah, West Virginia, and Tennessee.

Inspired by her experiences working with children from across the globe, Ammerman completed her first book in The Music Teacher’s Guide series, entitled: The Music Teacher’s Guide to Engaging English Language Learners published by GIA Music. Since then, Ammerman has completed The Music Teacher’s Guide to Recruitment and Retention, and is currently in the final stages of publishing the third book in the series: The Music Teacher’s Guide to General Music alongside some of the most stellar general music educators in the country. Ammerman’s research can also be found in the String Research Journal, the American String Teacher’s Journal, the Teaching Music Journal, among others.

Known for a passion for recruiting future music educators, Ammerman has given countless keynotes, presentations, in-services, and podcast interviews to encourage classroom teachers to recruit for their ensembles as well as for the profession all across the globe. Ammerman has been honored most recently as a Yamaha 40 Under 40 Music Educator of the Year as well as the University of Tennessee at Martin’s Outstanding Advisor of the Year in 2017. Recognized by Fairfax County Public Schools as the Top Teacher in 2017 and the Virginia House of Delegates in 2016, Angela diligently works to pass along these teaching and mentorship qualities to her Music Education students. In 2016, Ammerman was named the Virginia Orchestra Director of the Year, a finalist for the Fairfax County Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year, and Washington Post Teacher of the Year. Ammerman grew up listening to her mother teach piano lessons in her own home and attributes much of her own passion for teaching to her musical mother and her work ethic to her dad. Sparked by the need to increase access to music education resources and community for teachers in remote and underserved areas, Angela Ammerman can also be found creating high-impact, short-form professional development, referred to as “PD in Your Pocket” on her viral Instagram page for music educators: @musicteachersguide.

Currently living in Maryville, Tennessee with her incredibly supportive husband and son, Ammerman recently stepped into the role of Associate Teaching Professor of Music Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Ammerman is in awe of the resilience and dedication of school music educators across the United States and is honored to have the opportunity to work with them and the incredible students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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Dr. Scott Glasser, Assistant Professor of String Music Education

Scott Glasser joined the faculty of University of North Carolina Greensboro as Assistant Professor of String Music Education in 2025. Previously, he held positions as Director of the Arizona State University Mariachi Program, Administrator for the ASU String Project, Director of Orchestras & Mariachi at Marcos de Niza High School (AZ), and Director of Orchestras & Strings in the Liberty Central School District (NY). Dr. Glasser completed both his undergraduate and graduate coursework in Music Education at the State University of New York at Fredonia and graduated with a Ph.D. in Music Learning & Teaching from Arizona State University under the mentorship of Dr. Margaret Schmidt.  

Dr. Glasser’s research interests include mariachi education, history, and pedagogy, teacher identity development and evolution, and string pedagogy. In addition to his role at UNCG, he has taught music education courses at Arizona State University, SUNY Fredonia, the Hartt School of Music, and the VanderCook College of Music as well as presented at the American String Teachers Association National Conference, Society for Music Teacher Education Symposium, and Arizona Music Educators Association In-Service Conference. A pre-K-12 music educator for 16 years, he aims for his research to be applicable and accessible to preservice and practicing teachers.  

Passionate about teaching and performing, Dr. Glasser has led student ensembles that have performed at numerous venues throughout the country, including the Main Plaza of Lincoln Center, the United Nations, the State Capitol Building in Austin, Texas, and St. Malachy’s Chapel in Times Square. As a professional musician, he performs regularly as a violinist and vocalist in the classical, musical theatre, and mariachi realms. During his time in Arizona, Dr. Glasser was co-founder and first violinist for the Aletheia String Quartet, a group of music educators dedicated to giving back to the Phoenix Metropolitan community through its Homestead Concert Series. 

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Dr. Jungho Kim, Director of Orchestras

Dr. Jungho Kim, Director of Orchestras and Associate Professor of Conducting at the UNCG School of Music, has established an outstanding reputation over the past two decades for his superb musicality and leadership on the podium. He has conducted numerous orchestras around the world including the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada, Savaria Symphony Orchestra and Dohnanyi Orchestra Budafok in Hungary, Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, and Buffalo Philharmonic. After successfully leading the Augustana University Orchestra, Kim has served as the Director of Orchestra at the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University. He was recently named Music Director and Conductor of the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra as well as the Tuscarawas Philharmonic.

Following his first professional three-year position as a section violinist at Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra in Korea, Kim went on to earn two master’s degrees in violin performance and orchestral conducting from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. It was the renowned conductor Maestra Xian Zhang—Music Director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and La Verdi Orchestra Sinfonica in Milan, Italy—who offered Kim the position as Associate Conductor of the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra.

Kim completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music under the guidance of Maestro Neil Varon. He served as the assistant conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic and was awarded the Walter Hagen Conducting Prize during his doctoral studies. Along with the opportunities he has had to study with world famous artists, such as Maestro Kurt Masur and Pinchas Zukerman, his most meaningful successes in life have been meeting his wife, violinist Dr. Eunho Kim, and raising their two boys, Teo and Juno, as well as their dog, Kobi.