String Academy of the Southwest

Priscilla Hallberg

Dr. Hallberg is the founder and lead teacher of String Academy of the Southwest. Priscilla brings an impressive background of education and achievement documented elsewhere on this site.

Though originally located in Garden City, KS (website here) the String Academy relocated to Albuquerque in 2017. In Garden City “Strings and Friends” was an important part of the community offering. In addition to performances for the schools and public the artists provided an invaluable resource to our students. The guest artists, recognized leaders in their fields, represented the many specializations in string playing as documented in this video.

As in Garden City, our mission is to provide a positive force for the development and promotion of Strings. Priscilla is assisted in her efforts by her husband, Gordon, and enthusiastic board members as listed below.

Gordon Hallberg

A latecomer to string playing and teaching, Gordon’s first career was as a trombonist (work history). His retirement has focused to string teaching with public school positions in Texas, New Jersey, Iowa and New Mexico. Click for videos from:

Public School Teaching in Marshalltown, IA,

String Beans in Garden City KS and

Teaching the Navajo’s in To’hajillee (New Mexico).

Gordon is also the school’s photographer and webmaster.

Board Members of the

String Academy of the Southwest

Executive Director/Lead Teacher: Priscilla Hallberg

President: Ross Holmen

Secretary: Sandra Holmen

Board Members: Diane Polasky, Gordon Hallberg