Northern
Kentucky University becomes the nation's newest ASTA
National String Project Site and is awarded the
prestigious National String Project Consortium Grant!!
Northern Kentucky University Music Preparatory is awarded
the prestige of an ASTA National String Project, a unique
program that introduces stringed instrument playing to
grade school children and affords music-degree
undergraduates opportunities for hands-on classroom
teaching experiences.
Under the guidance of a Master Teacher, a seasoned,
experienced public school music teacher, undergraduate
students teach children in the community how to read music
and play a stringed instrument, such as the violin, viola,
cello or bass. In the process, children develop good work
habits and improve their ability to collaborate and
cooperate in groups.
Currently, twenty-four universities and colleges
nationwide offer the ASTA National String Project to
grade-schoolers in their communities. The program is
designed to eliminate the long-term shortage of string
music teachers in the United States while expanding the
availability and accessibility of music education to young
children. Utilizing college students in supervised
teaching roles allows Northern Kentucky University Music
Prep to offer string music instruction at substantially
reduced fees, making the program accessible to all
families in the community who wish to participate.
Applications for student enrollment will be available in
the coming months.
Through hands-on teaching experiences with children in
the community who enroll in the program, undergraduate
student teachers become better skilled in managing a
classroom and teaching small children. At the same time,
parents within the community benefit from an affordable
opportunity to provide high-caliber music instruction to
their children.
If you would like to learn more about NKU's String
Project, please contact Dr. Amy Gillingham, String Project
Director