The SGSP has helped our reserved daughter to come out of her shell and go onto the stage. Music has given her confidence. She is often caught talking to peers about her music or volunteering for something at school now. Math skills have doubled, and there is a scientific link between music and mathematics. She loves her violin, and SGSP has provided a cost-friendly, family-friendly way for her to meet other children who enjoy music! Her teachers have phenomenal patience and find new ways to connect to the children every day! It has been amazing to watch these children who could not tell you what a bow was at the beginning blossom and be able to read music, understand variations in scales, and play full orchestral pieces together! SGSP will be where we bring out the next “strings” child, for sure!
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.