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LYO in Recital Hall

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NO Presto/Vivace 10/17 ~ LYO in Recital Hall ~

UMass Lowell String Project

The UMass Lowell String Project is a music education and community engagement initiative housed in the Department of Music that provides music instruction to students grades 3-12 from the Merrimack Valley.

The UMass Lowell String Project is a music education and community engagement initiative housed in the Department of Music that provides music instruction to students grades 3-12 from the Merrimack Valley.

The UMass Lowell String Project provides high-quality, low-cost string instrument instruction to students in grades 3-12 in the Merrimack Valley. UMass Lowell music students the opportunity to gain experience and skills required to be effective educators and community leaders.

Classes are held twice weekly and are primarily taught by the UML music students under the guidance of Lead Teacher and Executive Director, Nicole Parks. String Project students will learn technical and musical skills that will be showcased at least twice yearly. Through music education, students gain a love of performing arts and will discover how music builds positive relationships between peers and the community. 

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Who We Are - What We Do

The String Project

The UMass Lowell String Project is a music education initiative designed to achieve four major outcomes:

  1. Provide high-quality, low cost string instrument instruction to students in grades 3-12.

  2. Encourage participants to cultivate a lifelong love of the performing arts.

  3. Demonstrate how music builds positive relationships with peers and the community.

  4. Offer UMass Lowell music students the opportunity to gain experience and skills required to be effective educators and community leaders. 

Did you know? 

The String Project is a member of the National String Project Consortium, which is composed of over 40 String Projects located at major universities around the country.

In 2014, we were named "String Project of the Year" by the National String Project Consortium and the American String Teachers Association!

In the Spring of 2022, UMass Lowell celebrated its 20th Anniversary! Check out this article by Katharine Webster: String Project Turns 20 and the accompanying video

Ensembles

The UMass Lowell String Project is composed of multiple ensembles, each of which catering to student’s experience and needs at every level.

Ensembles

Allegro - Tuesday and Thursday - 5:30-6:30pm

Allegro is our introductory ensemble where students learn to hold instruments and bows, play scales and songs in an ensemble setting, and the fundamentals of music. Students begin on violin and cello, and for most classes, are separated by instrument.

Vivace - Tuesday and Thursday - 5-6pm

Vivace is the default second year ensemble where students continue to develop fundamental performance skills, knowledge of music, have the opportunity to play viola, and begin to combine into multi-instrumental ensembles. Some students may take Allegro for two years.

Presto - Tuesday and Thursday - 6-7pm

Once students have reached a certain level of proficiency, they move to Presto! Students continue to develop fundamental performance skills, knowledge of music, and begin to perform more advanced repertoire. Some students may repeat other ensembles for a number of reasons.

Lowell Youth Orchestra (LYO) - Tuesday and Thursday - 7-8:30pm

The LYO is the premiere audition ensemble of the UMass Lowell String Project. This ensemble is composed of our most advanced musicians, presents performances in the community, works with guest artists, commissions original compositions and arrangements, and performs full-length masterworks from the last 400 years.

FEES

SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE

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FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE

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SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE 〰️ FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE 〰️

Email StringProject@uml.edu for information about scholarship and financial aid!

PARTICIPATION FEES

Enrollments are for the full year - the payment plans below are options to pay over time.

Allegro/Vivace/Presto - $250 per year

Pay in full - $250
Pay in two installments - $125
Pay monthly - (Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) - $36/month (not including rentals)

Lowell Youth Orchestra - $360 per year

Pay in full - $360
Pay in two installments - $180
Pay monthly - (Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) - $52/month (not including rental)

STANDARD RENTAL FEES

Violin

Pay in full - $125
Pay in two installments - $62.50
Pay monthly - (Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) - $18/month

Viola

Pay in full - $150
Pay in two installments - $75
Pay monthly - (Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) - $22/month

Cello (all cello rentals are the same fee and are supplied by Johnson String Instruments)

Pay in full - $270
Pay in two installments - $135
Pay monthly - (Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) - $39/month

ADVANCED RENTAL FEES

Advanced rentals are higher quality instruments with guaranteed ability to repair or replace and are graciously provided by Johnson String Instrument. We highly recommend this option if you are able.

Violin

Pay in full - $220
Pay in two installments - $110
Pay monthly - (Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) - $32/month

Viola

Pay in full - $240
Pay in two installments - $120
Pay monthly - (Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) - $35/month

Cello (all cello rentals are the same fee and are supplied by Johnson String Instruments)

Pay in full - $270
Pay in two installments - $135
Pay monthly - (Oct/Nov/Dec and Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr) - $39/month

YOUR TEACHERS

  • Nicole Parks

    Executive Director and Lead Teacher

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    TBD

  • Emma Michaud

    Teaching Artist

  • Bibiana Bautista

    Teaching Artist

  • Janeza Ignacio

    Teaching Artist

  • Miranda MacNeill

    Teaching Artist

  • Margaleet Katzenblickstein

    Teaching Artist

  • Doug Desmarais

    Teaching Artist

SUPPORT STRING PROJECT

Your generous support helps our students thrive and grow! See the UMass Lowell website for more information on donating to String Project.