String Academy

The University of Louisville String Academy

The University of Louisville String Academy is a program for dedicated young string players to realize their full musical potential, within a community of motivating and nurturing faculty. The String Academy is open to the highest level of pre-collegiate string players.

Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, and Guitar

The String Academy offers a unique program of masterclasses, chamber music, musicianship classes, and concerto performance opportunities- designed to help pre-college string players develop their skills to the highest level. The Academy meets on Saturdays throughout the school year at the UofL School of Music.

Our Students
String Academy students are chosen by competitive auditions. We accept only the most talented and accomplished string students in the region. Merit and need-based scholarships are available to students by audition and application.

Faculty
The University of Louisville School of Music string faculty are the primary String Academy faculty. All of the artist faculty have extensive teaching and performing experience, both nationally and internationally.

Masterclasses
Masterclasses are offered in each instrument. Any String Academy student is eligible to perform, based on his or her private teacher’s nomination. Masterclasses are taught by our faculty, as well as internationally known guest artists.

Chamber Music
We consider chamber music experience essential to the highest development of musical ability. Therefore, each student participates in a small ensemble, having regular coaching's with our artist faculty.

Concerto Workshops
All students participate in the concerto orchestra with opportunities for student rehearsal and performance with full orchestral accompaniment. Soloist roles are awarded by teacher nomination and audition. This is an offering unique to the String Academy, not offered elsewhere in the region.

Musicianship
A variety of subjects are integrated into the String Academy to strengthen our students’ musicianship. These include music theory, eurhythmics, and regular opportunities to improve students’ sight-reading and understanding of musical structures.

Performance Opportunities
Each String Academy student has the opportunity to perform on a regular basis, in recitals presented for both solo works and chamber music.

Mina Kitano
Executive Assistant

String Preparatory Center

spc@louisville.edu

University of Louisville
School of Music
Louisville, KY 40292