Fall term at Port Huron’s School for Strings starts September 19th, and music lovers of all ages looking for an opportunity to learn violin, viola, cello, or double bass can register for classes now.
School for Strings has been teaching students on St. Clair County for over 22 years, and Executive Director Dr. Rebekah Brown said the school has the most experienced and highly trained faculty in the area.
Private lessons, group lessons, and youth orchestra classes are available in 12-week terms, and prices vary depending on the length of the lessons. School for Strings also has music theory classes, exploratory workshops, and Fiddle Club, a popular performance group that plays toe-tapping favorites at area festivals and special events.
Although many people think of string instruments as primarily featured in classical music, Dr. Brown said you can find the violin, cello, viola, and bass in a multitude of genres including jazz, pop, rock, hip hop, and other contemporary music along with Celtic, bluegrass, folk, and more.
“Playing a string instrument means possibilities of going down so many different musical avenues. We teach our students about all these style of playing then they can specialize as they wish,” said Dr. Brown.
For more information and to register for classes, visit SchoolforStrings.net.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
