Stringendo music school nurtures a diverse group of young string players to become passionate musicians and accomplished performers. Through orchestra concerts and fiddle gigs, in private lessons and summer music camps, students cultivate life skills: the ability to listen, to lead and, above all, to work together to achieve the extraordinary.
Stringendo maintains a generous financial aid program, and no student is ever turned away due to financial need. We work hard to extend services into areas that have been traditionally underserved, and our most recent partnership with students in the City of Poughkeepsie has been wildly successful. Our PK Strings group offers after-school classes and musical instruments to motivated students in Poughkeepsie’s elementary, middle, and high school grades, teaching the basics and providing transportation to Saturday classes and Summer Camp, as well as instruments and meals when needed.
Tuition is always kept affordable, well below "industry standard," to make string education accessible to all. As a result, our Saturday Orchestra program, Tuesday Fiddle Program and Summer Camp attract students from all over the Hudson Valley and beyond. Our student retention rate is extremely high and many of our older students volunteer as mentors/counselors to our younger students as part of our "morning helper" and "fiddle helper" programs. Once graduated, many of our students return, either as teachers, camp counselors, workshop instructors, or as visiting alumni, creating a strong and vibrant community of string players at all ages and abilities. Our goal is to continue to expand our reach, to be sure that any child interested in playing a string instrument has the resources and ability to do so. Donations received will help us continue to provide the high caliber of string education Stringendo has become known for.
Please consider helping us in our mission to make a difference in the lives of local youth.