Sandra

Sandra Vandertulip began violin at the age of eight and has enjoyed much success as a musician. An Arizona All-State violinist and vocalist, Mrs. Vandertulip attended Arizona State University on a full scholarship.

After a year of teaching in Phoenix, Mrs. Vandertulip and her husband moved to Texas, where she taught five years in Austin ISD and then for thirty-three years in Round Rock ISD. Her orchestras have received numerous awards, including dozens of UIL Sweepstakes and Festival Best in Class awards, TMEA Honor Orchestra Finalist, Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic Performing Orchestra in 2018, and National Winner for the Foundation for Music Education Mark of Excellence in 2017 and 2022, as well as Commended Winner in 2018, 2019, and 2022 and National Youth Concert/Premier Performances at Carnegie Hall in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.

Mrs. Vandertulip started the RRISD chapter of TMEA Texas Future Music Educators and the Tri-M Chapter Music Honor Society at Round Rock High School. She has served as TMEA Region Division Chairman in Region 18 and on UIL State Sightreading and Music Advisory Committees. Vandertulip is a past director of the Austin Youth Orchestra Concertante, Philharmonic, and Symphony Orchestras. She is a member of Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, Mu Omicron Honorary Orchestra Directors Fraternity, and is a Past President of Texas Orchestra Directors Association. She is a frequent judge and clinician throughout the state of Texas and has also been named as a "Who’s Who Teacher in America."