Bob Gillespie es profesor emérito de Pedagogía de los Instrumentos de Cuerda de la Ohio State University. Bajo el liderazgo del Dr. Gillespie, la Ohio State University recibió el Institutional String Education Award en 2015 como la principal universidad de educación de instrumentos de cuerda del país. El Dr. Gillespie fue presidente nacional de la American String Teachers Association (ASTA). Es director invitado habitual de orquestas estatales, regionales y de festivales, y ha actuado en 49 estados, Canadá, Asia y toda Europa. Es coautor de la serie de libros de métodos de cuerda de Hal Leonard, Essential Elements for Strings, líder en la enseñanza de instrumentos de cuerda en EE.UU., con unas ventas de más de once millones de ejemplares. También es coautor del texto universitario Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program, la serie de DVDs String Clinics to Go, los textos Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra publicada por GIA y la nueva serie de métodos Rockin' Strings para Hal Leonard. Más de 1.600 profesores han asistido a su curso anual de verano para profesores de cuerda de la OSU, el mayor curso de formación de profesores de cuerda y orquesta de América. En Columbus, dirige la Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra En 2020, el Dr. Gillespie recibió el Paul Rolland Lifetime Achievement Award de la American String Teachers Association por su importante contribución al campo de la formación de profesores de cuerda y la pedagogía de la cuerda. En 2022, recibió el Hall of Fame Award de la Michigan University School of Music en reconocimiento a su distinguida carrera en la educación musical.
Bob Gillespie is Ohio State University Professor Emeritus of string education/string pedagogy. Under Dr. Gillespie’s leadership, Ohio State University received the 2015 Institutional String Education Award as the premier string education university in the country. Dr. Gillespie is a past national President of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). He is a frequent guest conductor of All-State, region, and festival orchestras, having appeared in 49 states, Canada, Asia, and throughout Europe. He is co- author of the Hal Leonard string method book series, Essential Elements for Strings, the leading string instrument teaching series in the US with sales of over eleven million copies. Also, he is co-author of the college text Strategies for Teaching Strings: Building A Successful School Orchestra Program, the String Clinics to Go DVD series, the Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra texts for GIA publications, and the new method series, Rockin’ Strings for Hal Leonard. In summers, well over 1,600 teachers have attended the annual summer OSU String Teacher Workshop, the largest string/orchestra teacher-training workshop in America. In Columbus, he conducts the Columbus Symphony Chamber Strings Youth Orchestra. In 2020, Dr. Gillespie received the Paul Rolland Lifetime Achievement Award from the American String Teachers Association for significant contribution to the field of string teacher education and string pedagogy. In 2022, he received the University of Michigan School of Music Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his distinguished career in music education.
