We had a young third grader who started on violin three years ago in String Project. He decided he didn’t like the violin and started over the next year on the cello. That was a much better fit for him, but he still struggled with reading music. There was a start of a breakthrough in his understanding of what the symbols meant by the end of that second year, but we really saw him blossom this year. He started to love playing enough to practice diligently at home. It was fun to watch him make such strides in his reading and all other aspects of his playing. He was the only cellist this semester and he did a great job in the final performance.
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.
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.