Highlights from our Elementary String Camp, June 15 – 19, 2020 | CLICK HERE for the full playlist
Elementary String Camp
June 2021 Dates TBA
Location: TBA
ABOUT
The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra Elementary String Camp is a morning day camp for elementary aged students (ages 5-12) who play violin, viola, cello, or double bass. The camp is intended for those students who have prior experience participating in their school’s strings program, have been taking private lessons, or have been participating in the Fayetteville Symphony String Sinfonietta or the Fayetteville Symphony After School Strings Program
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Master Classes with professional Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra musicians
- Fiddling
- Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble Classes
- FUN Music History and Music Theory Class
- “Snack Time Concert Series” where the students will have the chance to perform for one another, and be able to hear their teachers perform for them as well!
- “Brown Bag Lunch” Final Concert on the last day of the camp (Friday, June 21st at 12pm) – parents are invited to attend!
LOCATION
To be announced Spring 2021
REGISTRATION
Students must be ages 5-12, play either violin, viola, cello, or double bass, and must have prior experience to participating in at least one of the following to apply:
- School string’s program
- Private Lessons
- Fayetteville Symphony After School Strings Program
- Fayetteville Symphony String Sinfonietta
TUITION
Tuition is $175. Tuition is due in full with the application form. You may pay by check made out to Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra or pay online by credit card through the link below.
For any questions, please contact the symphony office at (910)433-4690, or email education@fayettevillesymphony.org
Kyle VanArsdalen is a violinist and teacher based in Durham, NC. He has taught students of all ages (from young children to adults) and ability levels (from beginner to college level). Most recently, VanArsdalen taught for an outreach program run by Virginia Tech. He received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and Master of Music in Violin Performance from Bowling Green State University, in Bowling Green, OH; where he was also a member of the Bowling Green State University Graduate String Quartet. VanArsdalen has performed in orchestras in North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. He has, also, participated in masterclasses with members of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Timothy Lees, Yehonatan Berick, Sherry Kloss, Time for Three, and the Parker Quartet.
