Community Corner
Community String Project Registration
Fall
registration for Community String Project classes will be held in Bristol on
Thursday, Sept. 12, 6:00 p.m., at the Mt. Hope High School Auditorium and in Warren on Monday, September 9, 6:00 p.m., at the Hugh Cole School.
CSP is a non-profit that offers affordable and accessible violin,
viola, cello, and bass group lessons for youth and adults in the East Bay area
and beyond.
Grades 3 to 5 receive lessons twice per week after school in their own school building:
Guiteras - Tues/Thurs 3:35 to 4:25;
Colt Andrews - Tues/Thurs
4:40 to 5:30;
Rockwell - Wed/Fri 4:30 to 5:20;
Hugh Cole - Wed/Fri 3:10 to 4:00.
The Middle School Orchestra (grades 6 to 8) meets at Kickemuit Middle School on Wednesdays from 2 to 3, and Thursdays at First Congregational
Church in Bristol from 6 to 7 p.m.
The High School String Ensemble (two years experience required) meets at Byfield School on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Adult classes meet at the First Congregational Church in the
evenings:
Beginning - Tues, 6 to 7:40;
Intermediate - Tues, 7:45 to 9:25;
Advanced String Ensemble(s) - Thurs. 7:15 to 8:55.
Lessons cost $170 for the fall semester (16 weeks).
Grades 3 to 12 may
use a CSP instrument for a $40 maintenance fee.
Students who qualify for free/reduced lunch receive free lessons and pay $20 for instrument use (must
present approved documentation). Others may apply for financial aid.
Adults who do not own their own instrument may choose to rent from a
music store.
For further information contact Executive Director, Cheryl Burns,
401-500-1243, info@communitystringproject.org, or check the website at communitystringproject.org.