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Student Recruitment Press Release
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For Immediate Release
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University Offers Affordable Music Lessons to Grade-School Children as part of
The National String Project Consortium
(City, State)—The String Project at [name of university/ college] will be accepting new beginning students who are in third grade. The String Project is a unique program that introduces stringed instrument playing to grade school children and affords music degree undergraduates opportunities for hands-on classroom teaching experiences.
Under the guidance of a Master Teacher, a seasoned, experienced public school music teacher, undergraduate students teach children in the community how to read music and play the violin, viola, cello or bass. In the process, children develop good work habits and improve their ability to collaborate and cooperate in groups. “[quote from child participating describing benefits of the program]“, said [name of student], a student enrolled in the string program.
The [name of university/ college] String Project is associated with the National String Project Consortium. Currently, twenty-four universities and colleges nationwide offer similar String Projects to grade-schoolers in their communities. The program is designed to eliminate the long-term shortage of string music teachers in the United States while expanding the availability and accessibility of music education to young children. Utilizing college students in supervised teaching roles allows [name of university/college] to offer
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music lessons at substantially reduced fees, making the program accessible to all families in the community who wish to participate. 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 small children. At the same time, parents within the community benefit from an affordable opportunity to provide high-caliber music lessons to their children.
Applications for student enrollment may be acquired from [point of contact information regarding how to acquire an application] and will be accepted through [deadline date].
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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