National String Project Consortium
The NSPC supports the creation and growth of String Projects at universities across the country. These String Projects provide practical hands-on training for undergraduate string education majors during their college years and give children the opportunity to study a stringed instrument.
National String Project Consortium
The NSPC supports the creation and growth of String Projects at universities across the country. These String Projects provide practical hands-on training for undergraduate string education majors during their college years and give children the opportunity to study a stringed instrument.
Are you a current or past String Project member? Please complete this survey to join our alumni database across the country HERE. This survey aims to collect contact information from alumni, celebrate professional achievements through the NSPC Alumni Spotlight feature, and explore the role of String Projects in our alumni’s personal and professional lives.
The University of South Carolina String Project, now in its 44thyear, has won national recognition, including the Verner Award and a documentary on South Carolina ETV celebrating the 20th anniversary of the program. When the University of South Carolina String Project was founded in 1974 there was just one small string program in the Columbia metropolitan area. Now all five school districts in the Columbia area have large and active string programs, with orchestras in every high school and six regional youth orchestras.
The USC String Project has had a major impact in a city with no previous tradition for orchestral music in the schools and little interest in the arts. Initially, the program provided competent young teachers and well-trained string students. Eventually, the large numbers of children playing string instruments created a critical mass and the parents demanded programs in their own local schools.