Since 2002, Nancy Buck has served on the faculty at Arizona State University. Buck teaches courses in applied viola, chamber music, viola pedagogy and repertoire. Additionally, Buck coordinates the string chamber music program. Buck holds degrees in performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music. While at the Cleveland Institute of Music, she served as teaching assistant to renowned pedagogue Heidi Castleman. Prior to her appointment at ASU, Buck was on the faculty at Bowling Green State University, where she also served as assistant chair of the Department of Music Performance Studies.
Much in demand as a chamber musician and artistic collaborator, Buck has presented recitals in leading concert venues throughout the United States and Europe. She regularly appears with the Arizona Bach Festival and the Phoenix Symphony. She has also been a member of the AZ Musicfest All-Star Orchestra, the Bowling Green String Quartet, the Canton Symphony, the Phoenix Piano Quartet, the Toledo Symphony and the Michigan Opera Theater Orchestra. During the summers, Buck teaches and performs at music festivals around the world, including the Ameropa Festival in Prague, the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory and the Round Top International Music Festival.
Consistently acclaimed by colleagues and peers as an extraordinarily insightful studio teacher and chamber music coach, Buck is regularly invited to present master classes throughout the country. In 2008, Buck served as chair and artistic director of the 36th International Viola Congress, hosted by ASU, coordinating a vast array of concert events and presentations by leading performers and pedagogues in the field.
Buck holds degrees in performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Viola performance and pedagogy
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 481 | Performance-Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 581 | Performance Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 451 | Repertoire |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 551 | Repertoire |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 481 | Performance-Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 581 | Performance Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 451 | Repertoire |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 551 | Repertoire |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 481 | Performance-Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 581 | Performance Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 451 | Repertoire |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 551 | Repertoire |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 481 | Performance-Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 581 | Performance Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 451 | Repertoire |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 551 | Repertoire |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 481 | Performance-Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 581 | Performance Pedagogy/Materials |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
MUP 111 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 121 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 127 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 311 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 321 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 327 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 451 | Repertoire |
MUP 460 | Visiting Quartet Residency |
MUP 479 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 495 | Performance |
MUP 496 | Performance |
MUP 499 | Individualized Instruction |
MUP 511 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 521 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 527 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 551 | Repertoire |
MUP 560 | Visiting Quartet Residency Pro |
MUP 579 | Chamber Music Ensembles |
MUP 590 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 596 | Solo Performance |
MUP 597 | Solo Performance |
MUP 727 | Studio Instruction |
MUP 790 | Reading and Conference |
MUP 796 | Solo Performance |