Theodore Oscar Buchholz

Interests

Research

Cello pedagogy,Cello acoustics,Historic cello treatises,Leadership in the arts,Chamber music pedagogy

Teaching

Applied cello,Chamber music,Pedagogy,Leadership in the arts

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Buchholz, T. O. (2022). Quintet in A Minor, Opus 50 (1919). In A Friend's Guide to Chamber Music World Trends Since 1900. Cathedral Rock Art.

Journals/Publications

• Buchholz, T. O. (2017). A Practical Guide to the Cello Treatises: Applying Insight to Studio Teaching – Part 2. American String Teacher, 2, 34-37.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2016). A Practical Guide to the Cello Treatises: Applying Insight to Studio Teaching. American String Teacher, 66(2), 38-41.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2015). Finger Matrix Exercises. American String Teacher, 65(4).
• Buchholz, T. O. (2014). Students Need Exposure to Arts to Realize Full Human Potential. Arizona Daily Star.

Presentations

• Buchholz, T. O. (2023). It's Not What You Say... It's How They Hear It. ASTA National Conference. Orlando, FL: American String Teachers Association.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2023). Studio Teacher's Roundtable. ASTA National Conference. Orlando, FL: American String Teachers Association.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2023). Teaching Cello in the Twenty-First Century. ASTA National Conference. Orlando, FL: American String Teachers Association.
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  A roundtable discussion on best practices in cello teaching with five other leading cello professors from schools across the country.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2022). Best Practices for Studio Teaching. American String Teachers Association.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2022). Odd Ensembles. American String Teachers Association National Conference. Atlanta, GA: American String Teachers Association.
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  Have one too many violins for a string quartet? Perhaps there are not enough violists to go around? Struggling to find chamber music that includes double bass? Bring your instruments and play long in this interactive chamber music reading session for “Odd Ensembles.” In this session we will present chamber music repertoire for unusual combinations of instruments with a rich diversity of styles.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2022, March). Music Theory through String Technique. American String Teachers Association National Conference. Atlanta, GA: American String Teachers Association.
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  Peer-reviewed presentation at the ASTA National Conference. 
• Buchholz, T. O. (2022, March). Studio Teacher Roundtable. American String Teachers Association National Conference. Atlanta, GA: American String Teachers Association.
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  Moderator for the ASTA Studio Teacher's Committee at the National Conference.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2019, March). Fifteen Minutes to a Better Left Hand. American String Teachers Association National Conference. Albuquerque, NM Convention Center: American String Teachers Association.
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  Presentation at the National American String Teachers Association 2019 National Conference. This interactive session explores creative strategies for creating a fifteen minute regiment designed to develop or enhance a highly effective left hand. Within this fifteen minute workout a wide array of technical ideas will be covered including left hand set up, intonation, ear-to-hand coordination, efficiency, relaxation, coordination, shifting, and vibrato. Mix, match, and adapt the concepts from this session to tailor make a fifteen minute workout that works for your or your student’s hand as your own creative application of exercises really solidifies technique.
• Buchholz, T. O., & Kantor, T. A. (2018, April). Breaking Away: A Chamber Music Reading Session. Arizona All State Festival. University of Arizona: Arizona Music Educators Association, Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors Association.
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  Breaking Away: A Chamber Music Reading Session. UA Faculty read and discuss pedagogical concepts from a selection of chamber music for high schoolers. This repertoire can be used either in break out small ensembles or as arrangements for string orchestra. Violins, violas, cellos, and basses will be available for any teacher who would like to partake.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2015, March). We Played Through It. Now What?. American String Teachers Association National Conference. Salt Lake City Convention Center: American String Teachers Association.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2015, 02-07-2015). We Played Through It. Now What?. Arizona Music Educators Association In-Service Conference. Phoenix Mesa Marriot, Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Music Educators Association.
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  Chamber music provides a unique opportunity to develop students’ level of playing, yet many students lack the skills to effectively self-rehearse. This session explores strategies to tighten string ensemble skills such as rhythmic integrity, intonation, sound quality, and expressive playing. The University of Arizona Graduate Quartet will partake in demonstrations. The discussion also includes an approach to sequenced string chamber repertoire. Whether teaching an orchestra at a public school, or directing an ensemble in higher education, the use of self-directed chamber groups allows for a unique in-depth opportunity to expand student learning.

Creative Productions

• Buchholz, T. O. (2023. Theodore Buchholz: Featured Profile on AZPM's Arizona IllustratedAZ Public Media (Broadcast Television).

Creative Performances

• Buchholz, T. O. (2024. Zephyr International Chamber Music Course and Festival. Zephyr International Chamber Music Course and Festival. Italy (multiple cities). https://www.zephyrmusicfest.org/
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  Cello faculty and performing artist at the Zephyr International Chamber Music Festival in Italy. Multiple performances of a large body of chamber music literature with esteemed colleagues from around the world.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2023. Haydn Concerto in D Major. Utah Tech University. St. George, Utah: Utah Tech University.
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  Performance as soloist of Haydn's D Major Concerto.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2023. Tucson Cello Congress. Tucson Cello Congress. Fred Fox School of Music: American String Teachers Association of Arizona.
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  An annual event that gathers 100 cellists from across the southwest for performances and workshops.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2022. J.S. Bach's Six Suites for Solo Cello. J.S. Bach's Six Suites for Solo Cello for the UA Humanities Seminar. UA Poetry Center: UA Humanities Seminar Program.
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  A four-week lecture/performance course taught for the UA Humanities Seminar program. The UA cellists performed every movement from Bach’s Six Suites for Cello over the course of these four weeks, along with in-depth lectures about the music and the historical context surrounding the Cello Suites.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2022. Technique Week. Technique Week. University of Arizona.
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  A program for UA cellists over the summer: Technique Week. This week-long intensive, from 8:00 AM - noon each day, is dedicated to elevating the technical ability of the new cellists entering the studio.

Case Studies

• Buchholz, T. O. (2015. Recruiting Students, Cultivating Learning Outcomes, And Implementing Assessment Procedures For A Redesigned Chamber Music Course At The University Of Arizona. (pp 129-145).

Others

• Buchholz, T. O. (2020, April). UA Cello Professor Offers Free Classes to Tucson's Young Musicians. Arizona Daily Star, Blue Mountain Eagle, Citizen Tribune, The Courier Express, Kokomo Perspective, Orleans Times Herald,. https://tucson.com/entertainment/music/ua-cello-professor-offers-free-classes-to-tucsons-young-musicians/article_8c78f494-3141-572f-861f-ef6d4894939f.html
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  This article about an online seminar created during the COVID-19 isolation to enable music education for cellists originally appeared in the Arizona Daily Star but was then picked up by syndicated papers in New York, Indiana, Tennessee, and more.
• Buchholz, T. O. (2017, April). Enroll Your Children in the Arts. Shar Music Blog. http://blog.sharmusic.com/author/theodore-buchholz
• Buchholz, T. O. (2016, April). Music School's String Project Returns. UA News.

Creative Works

• Far in the Heavens; Reference Recordings, distributed by Naxos Records; September 2015; A recording of specially commissioned works for voices and chamber ensemble by composer Steven Paulus. This recording was Grammy nominated by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and received the Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.
• Liminality: Music for Improvisational Chamber Ensemble and Strings; May 2023; Wigtone Records
• Afterglow: The Forgotten Works for Cello and Piano by Henry Hadley; Centaur Records; June 2020; Full album released by Centaur Records featuring the premiere recording of works for cello and piano by Henry Hadley. The works include Hummingbirds, Intermezzo “Afterglow”, October Twilight, Elegie, Saltarello, Meditation, Petit Romance, Cavatina, Solitary, Gavotte & Musette, Suite Ancienne, and Mazurka “Under the Pines."
• Music for a Prince, Music by a Prince; Toccata Records; August 2021; Premiere recording of works for cello and piano by William Walton, Lennox Berkeley, Arthur Bliss, Vivian Ellis, John Gardner, Grace Williams, and others.
• Hans Winterberg; Toccata Classics Records
• Songs of Earth and Air: The vocal works of Rhian Samuel Lorelt Records; Lorelt Records
• Women’s Voices: Music by Elizabeth Maconchy, Nicola Lefanu, Hilary Tann, Eleanor Alberga, Barbara Jazwinski, Cecilia McDowall; Lorelt Records
• Arnold Bax's Folk Tale; Recording; Toccata Records