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Strings Workshop


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 06/09/2023
Intergenerational Beginning Strings Workshop welcomes students ages 8 through adult. Learn to play violin, viola, cello or double bass with Gregory Hamilton, associate professor of cello and bass at Concordia College.

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INTERGENERATIONAL BEGINNING STRINGS

1:00-3:00pm

Ages 8+, including adults of ALL ages

Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

Beginning-level players

$200

(Only $150 for students who also sign up for the morning band camp)

Intergenerational Beginning Strings Workshop welcomes students ages 8 through adult. Learn to play violin, viola, cello or double bass with Gregory Hamilton, associate professor of cello and bass at Concordia College. By the end of camp, students will be able to play simple songs and will have a strong foundation for continuing study of their chosen stringed instrument.

 

Workshop is aimed at anyone wanting to start playing a stringed instrument.

 

Instruments will be available for rent on site for $50 for the week.

 

Students will learn:

  • Proper instrument posture
  • Bow hold
  • Left hand finger position
  • Production of adequate sound
  • An awareness of where the notes lie in first position

 

By the end of camp, students will . . .

  • Be able to play one-octave major scales (up to two sharps and two flats) and simple songs
  • Have a strong foundation for continuing study of their chosen stringed instrument

 

School-age students will gain the skills they need to join their school orchestra program and be able to play music on day one.


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Location:

34605 N. Tom Darlington Road
Scottsdale, AZ, 85266
United States
Contact name: 
Heather
The event has already taken place on this date: 
06/09/2023
Time: 
1:00-3:00pm
Price: 
$200

Ages

9-12 years Teenagers Adults without kids