Elementary Strings
Welcome Back to School!
Instrument Rental Night will be Wednesday, September 7th at the Dale Street School Cafeteria from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The company renting instruments is Johnson Strings. You are free to rent from wherever you want, but please check with me about instrument sizing.
I am looking forward to meeting everyone!
Dale Orchestra Materials & Supplies
Quality Instrument (correct size)
Method Book: Essential Elements Book 1 (Grade 4) or String Basics Book 1 (Grade 5)
Rosin: Violin/Viola/Cello Rosin or Bass Rosin
Music Stand: Folding Music Stand - students should always practice with their music stand and will need it for our String Fling Concert in March.
Violin/Viola - shoulder rest (preferred - variety of colors and need to be sized to instrument) or shoulder sponge
Cello - end pin anchor (protects floors and keeps instrument from slipping)
Bass - end pin rock stop (protects floors and keeps instrument from slipping)
Instrument Rental Night will be Wednesday, September 7th at the Dale Street School Cafeteria from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The company renting instruments is Johnson Strings. You are free to rent from wherever you want, but please check with me about instrument sizing.
I am looking forward to meeting everyone!
Dale Orchestra Materials & Supplies
Quality Instrument (correct size)
Method Book: Essential Elements Book 1 (Grade 4) or String Basics Book 1 (Grade 5)
Rosin: Violin/Viola/Cello Rosin or Bass Rosin
Music Stand: Folding Music Stand - students should always practice with their music stand and will need it for our String Fling Concert in March.
Violin/Viola - shoulder rest (preferred - variety of colors and need to be sized to instrument) or shoulder sponge
Cello - end pin anchor (protects floors and keeps instrument from slipping)
Bass - end pin rock stop (protects floors and keeps instrument from slipping)
"I found that the more I practiced,
the better I played,
and the better I played,
the more I enjoyed it."
--Adolf "Bud" Herseth, Principal Trumpet, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1948-1998