WKU Pre-College Strings

Never too Young to Play

The Music Department and the WKU Division of Extended Learning and Outreach (DELO) have launched this program to offer high quality instruction in orchestral stringed instruments in a nurturing environment. Three WKU music faculty members will be teaching violin, viola, cello and double bass – Dr. William Scott, Ms. Sarah Boronow and Ms. Angela Rex.

Classes are taught using the Talent Education method of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, a Japanese violinist. The Suzuki method focuses on teaching children to play musical instruments in much the same way that they learn to speak: they listen first. The first years of music instruction are the most important, for they set the stage for everything that follows – whether a child develops into a professional musician or an amateur. The skills of concentration and the joy and love for music will remain forever.

Another aspect of the DELO/Music Department collaboration brings string lessons directly to the students in several Warren County Elementary Schools. Dr. William Scott, Baker Professor of Music, has 28 years of experiences developing string programs in public schools.