Summer Strings
Summer Strings is a three-week session on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays on July 11-27th. Classes take place on the Weber State University Campus in the Val A. Browning Center for Performing Arts.
Classes
Traditional String Classes:
- Beginning (1+ year experience required)
- Intermediate (2-3 years experience required)
- Philharmonic (3+ years experience required)
If you are unsure, choose the closest fit. After the first rehearsal, a teacher will help you decide if the class is right or if you should move to another level.
Fiddling:
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Fiddling Accompaniment (1+ years experience required, includes guitar/banjo/mandolin).
Fiddling is not offered for the Beginning Traditional String Classes.
Guitar:
- Flatpick (1+ years of experience, will only be offered if enough students are interested)
Ukulele:
- Beginning Ukulele (no prior experience required)
Must have a soprano (standard), concert, or tenor ukulele
Music Theory
- Beginning (Not comfortable reading music)
- Intermediate (Understands key signatures and simple rhythms)
- Advanced (Fluent in all scales and complex rhythm)
Class Times:
Ensemble | Theory | Fiddling | Guitar/Ukulele | |
8 a.m. |
Beginning String Orchestra Room 133 |
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Intermediate/Advanced Fiddling Room 210 |
Fiddling Accompaniment Room 210 |
9 a.m. |
Advanced String Orchestra Room 125 |
Beginning Theory Room 133 |
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Guitar Room 210 |
10 a.m. |
Intermediate String Orchestra Room 136 |
Advanced Theory Room 125 |
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11 a.m. |
Intermediate Theory Room 136 |
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12 p.m. |
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Ukulele Room 136
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Class Rates:
(Class Rates have changed slightly, so make sure you pay the right fee)
- One class: $80
- Two classes: $100
- Three classes: $115
- Four classes: $125
Students are encouraged to participate in traditional classes, fiddling and theory. Class times are set up so that students can participate in all classes at the appropriate level.
Contact us at stringproject@weber.edu if you have any questions.