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Fall Workshop
September 26 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
ASTA-AZ Fall Workshop 2026
Unlock Your Full Musical Potential: Join Us at ASTA Fall Workshop
Location: The Greenhouse, 104 S Robson, Mesa, AZ 85210
Date: Saturday, September 26, 10am to 3pm
Registration: Free for members, $10 for student non-members or current NAfME members, $20 for guests (which can be applied toward the Annual Membership fee if the participant chooses to join).
Lunch Fee: $15 (participants are welcome to get lunch on their own if preferred)
Please wear something comfortable and bring your instrument. If you have pieces you would like to play together, please contact us azasta440@gmail.com ahead of time or bring them with you to the workshop.
Schedule
| 9:30 | Check-in and coffee |
| 10:00 | Yoga and Breathwork session with Dr. Samara Humbert-Hughes |
| 11:00 | Playing session |
| 12:00 | Lunch and meeting |
| 1:00 | Teachers’ Discussion session |
| 2:00 | Fiddling session with Taylor Morris |
Clinicians
Samara Humbert-Hughes
Dr. Samara Humbert-Hughes teaches private violin and viola lessons in Chandler at her home studio, Samara’s Studio for Strings, LLC. In addition to teaching, she is the administrator for the Youth Symphony of the Southwest and the ASU String Project. She also serves on the Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Society Board as Treasurer and the Arizona Suzuki Association Board as Secretary. Dr. Humbert-Hughes plays regularly for the Symphony of the Southwest and the Arizona Philharmonic (Prescott). Dr. Humbert-Hughes holds degrees from the University of Oregon (DMA, MM), Arizona State University (BME) and the University of Phoenix (MBA). Most recently in 2025, she became certified to teach Hatha, Vinyasa and Children’s Yoga through Yoga Renew and is a member of the Yoga Alliance. She is continuing her yoga training with a Breathwork Course Certification and in the future aims to focus on Yoga for Musicians.
Taylor Morris
Eagerly collaborating across genres, Arizona-native Taylor Morris has performed in 48 states and 13 countries as a violinist/fiddler in various projects and settings. Offstage, Taylor obtained a master’s in education from Harvard University and is a frequent guest clinician in classrooms and at music camps around the country. He co-founded and is a director of the Gilbert Town Fiddlers (a nonprofit fiddling and youth development organization), runs a multi-style private studio (Suzuki, classical, & fiddle), founded and directs a summer camp called StringPlay, and owns and operates a teaching studio and recital hall in Downtown Mesa called The Greenhouse.