Concert Press Release
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{Name of} University String Project Presents Concert


[City, State] – Students in grades [insert grades] participating in the [name of university/ college] String Project will present a concert on [date] at [location]. This event features students who participate in the String Project, a unique program in which undergraduate music students teach grade- school children how to read music and play a stringed instrument, including the violin, viola, cello, and bass.

The concert will feature more than [number of performers] children from [name(s) of local public school(s)/school systems] performing [name/type of music being performed]. The event is open to public. Tickets are available by calling [phone number] or by visiting [web site address if available].

The [name of university/ college] String Project is part of the National String Project Consortium, which consists of more than twenty-four universities and colleges around the country. The program is designed to help alleviate the long-term shortage of stringed instrument teachers in the United States by encouraging undergraduate music majors to become public school music teachers upon graduation.




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Through hands-on teaching experiences with children in the community who enroll in the program, undergraduate student teachers become better skilled in managing a classroom and teaching children. At the same time, parents within the community benefit from an affordable opportunity to provide high-caliber music lessons to their
children.

To learn more about the [name of university/college] String Project, upcoming concerts, or the next enrollment deadline, contact [Name] at [telephone number] or [email address].




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