Cunningham Township in Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

String Project

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

1. String Project Marker

Inscription. Paul Rolland was the first to use science-based research to consider the role of movement in the acquisition of stringed-instrument performance technique. His movement-centered approach has had world-wide influence in the teaching of children to play stringed instruments.

Erected by University of Illinois.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the University of Illinois series list.

Location. 40° 6.366′ N, 88° 13.389′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Cunningham Township. Marker is on West Nevada Street east of South Goodwin Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in front of the Music Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1114 W Nevada St, Urbana IL 61801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Beginnings of Computer Music (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Preschool Learning (about 300 feet away); Channing-Murray Foundation/Unitarian Church of Urbana (about 700 feet away); Tina Weedon Smith Memorial Hall (about 700 feet away); Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

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(about 700 feet away); The Astronomical Observatory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Illini Supersweet Corn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anthropology and Society (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.

Also see . . . Paul Rolland. Born in Hungary, Paul Rolland (1911-1978) became fascinated by the violin from an early age, listening to the Hungarian gypsy orchestras and requested to have violin lessons. (The Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Society) (Submitted on June 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

2. String Project Marker

Paul Rolland (1911-1978) image. Click for full size.

Paul Buyer via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), circa 1977

3. Paul Rolland (1911-1978)

Rolland rehearsing with the National Academy of Arts Orchestra at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 40 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.