Jacquelyn Dillon graduated from Wichita East HS and
Wichita State University with bachelors and masters
degrees and participated in doctoral study at Louisiana
State University. She currently serves as Director of
String Studies and Professor of Music Education and
String Pedagogy at WSU. She founded orchestral
programs in Derby, KS and Norman, OK and also
taught in New York public schools. Other professional
activities include: conductor of Wichita Youth Chamber
Players, board member of Midwest Clinic and
educational consultant for Scherl and Roth. As a
pioneer in teaching string instruments, she co-authored
a college textbook titled: How to Design and Teach a
Successful String and Orchestra Program and has
approximately 50 published articles on various aspects
of string and orchestra teaching. Ms. Dillon is co-author
of the Strictly Strings series and formerly served as
national president of ASTA. She is a recipient of
Lifetime Achievement award from ASTA. She is a Hall of
Fame award from KS ASTA and "Music of the Heart"
award from KMEA. As a cellist, Ms. Dillon performed
with symphonies in Wichita, Baton Rouge, and
Oklahoma City. She is a frequent guest clinician and
conductor with string festivals and state and national
music educator events throughout the United States.
Ms. Dillon has presented guest professorships at 50
universities during her nearly 46 years as a nationally
recognized pedagogue in the orchestra field.