Strings

For Youth

Child/Parent Strings - Ages 3-8

Your child starts with private lessons then moves into these groups when your instructor feels your child is ready.

Group Class encourages learning to play as an ensemble, polishing performance pieces, reviewing repertoire, building community, and connecting with other families. The Musicianship Class involves learning theory basics and other skills to improve performance.

• Cello Group (for first year students)
• Violin Group (for frst year students)
  
• Cello Group + Musicianship (for second year participants or higher)
• Violin Group + Musicianship (for second year participants or higher)

String Orchestra - Ages 7-14

This orchestra introduces students to playing music from a variety of periods and to working as an ensemble musician. New students are welcome to join in September or January following a placement audition with our conductor, Christian Robinson.

Cello Drama!

Cello Drama! offers cellists of beginner to advanced skills the opportunity to supplement weekly private lessons or String Orchestra with further engagement in their instrument.

• Junior - Ages 9+, led by Joel MacDonald
• Senior - Ages 13+, led by Simon Fryer

For Adults - Ages 16+

Campfire Guitar

This course will introduce beginner adult students to their first chords, singing while playing, and tuning their instrument.

• Level 1
• Level 2 (prerequisite required)

Cello Choir

Held every other week during the year, this Cello Choir is for adult amateur cellists who want to play cello music together in a non-competitive, supportive group; everyone from beginners to advanced players is welcome.

Cello for Beginners

Learn to play the cello with instructor Joel MacDonald. Instruments must be rented before the first class.

• Level 1
• For Seniors (same content as Level 1, only difference is time of day)

Ukulele

An introduction to Hawaii’s small but mighty guitar-like musical instrument, students will learn to strum, chord and accompany songs. Level 2 continues to build skills learned in Level 1 or our Seniors classes.

• Level 1
• Level 2 (prerequisite required)
• For Seniors (same content as Level 1, only difference is time of day)