For adults looking to fine-tune their musical talents, whether major or minor, the Community String Project (CSP) in Bristol has a class for you. Founded in 2009, CSP aimed to provide affordable music lessons for youth in the East Bay area interested in learning stringed instruments: violin, viola, cello and bass. But after inquiries from many interested adults, the program decided to add adult classes to their curriculum.
“We found that arts are engaging at any age,” says Executive Director Cheryl Burns, who adds that the adult programs have grown over the past five years. Four different classes are currently offered: beginner, intermediate, advanced string ensemble and advanced chamber ensemble. While skill levels vary, so do students’ reasons for picking up an instrument. Some adults see the lessons as a club “where they get to have their social time through music,” says Education Coordinator Christine Harrington. Others are a bit more intense and serious. Luckily, with four groups, “there is something for everyone.”
All students have the opportunity to perform in a concert at the culmination of their lessons. Instructor Nathan Rodriquez, a violinist with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Community Orchestra, believes that it’s important for students to perform as much as possible and tries to get his students to play three or four times throughout a semester.
Registration for fall semester classes will be on Wed., Sept. 10 at Mt. Hope High School. Forms will be available online. Classes begin Sept. 23 and cost $190 for 16 weeks.
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