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Meet strings adjudicator, Rudolf Sternadel.

Born in Prague, Czech Republic, Sternadel started violin lessons at the age of five. In 1980 he moved to Canada, where he began lessons under Prof. David Zafer, completing a Bachelor of Music at the University of Toronto in 1991.

He then enrolled at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where he studied violin with Prof. V谩clav Sn铆til and chamber music with Prof. Lubom铆r Kosteck媒 of the Smetana Quartet. During his stay in Europe, Rudolf also toured Germany and Italy as a member of the RIAS Jugendorchester, Berlin, and participated in several chamber music seminars.

Upon returning to Canada he enrolled at the University of Toronto, completing a Master of Music degree in September 1994 under the tutelage of Prof. Lor谩nd Fenyves. Until October 2000, he was involved in numerous freelance and chamber music activities in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont. Currently Sternadel is the head of the child/parent string program at the Regina Conservatory of Performing Arts, assistant music director/librarian of the 麻豆传媒AV Saskatchewan Youth Orchestra, is a member of the Regina Symphony and the per Sonatori Baroque Ensemble.

Although success in any discipline of music requires dedication and commitment, proficiency in the strings discipline is especially demanding. David Ahrens makes some interesting general observations around the topic of discipline development through the study of music in his article, Life Lesson #1: Work Ethic/Discipline. He captures the complexities at play with his statements "creating music requires a great deal of focus on many things simultaneously: pitch and rhythm reading and interpretation, fine motor skills, and listening" and "undisciplined rehearsals yield undisciplined performances."

Many of us may wonder in today's world of abbreviated social media grammar and fast-paced technology access, if development of work ethic is a lost art. Although music is not the only mechanism for preserving development of this characteristic in a young person, Ahrens points out that "The lesson learned by music students is that in order to attain excellence in music (and by transference, excellence in any aspect of life), you must develop a routine of focused attention to the fundamentals of your craft."

In other words, discipline skills acquired through the study of music are valuable tools and applicable for whatever road one chooses to pursue in life, whether it involves music specifically or not. So on that note, with the festival just around the corner, there is just another reason to practice, practice, practice!

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

The schedule for music disciplines for the 2014 Battlefords Music Festival is: band March 24 - 26, strings March 27, musical theatre March 28 and 29, voice March 30 - April 1, speech arts April 2 - 4 and piano April 5 - 7, with the celebratory gala Friday, April 11.