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College of Music responds to string teacher shortage
Students from the College of Music will teach Denton's second- and third-graders how to play violin, viola, cello and bass, as part of the new UNT String Project.
The project is one of 10 new string projects created across the nation under the guidance of the American String Teachers Association with the National School Orchestra Association, to address the nation's shortage of qualified string teachers. The associations received funds to create the National String Project Consortium.
The consortium funded string projects at 10 universities. Each school, including UNT, will receive $10,000 a year for three years.
An informational meeting to launch UNT's project was held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 in the UNT Music Building Recital Hall, Room 301. The project will operate in coordination with the Denton Independent School District, and is open to Denton's second- and third-graders.
About 50 elementary students will be able to participate this year. Eventually, the program will serve about 250 students.
Beginning in October, the students will attend group lessons once a week after school. Students who participate will receive lessons from UNT's string education majors through their high school years.
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BY
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REESE |
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