Aloud strings

‘Only Strings Aloud’ is a repeat of last year’s very successful music project run by Midlothian’s Instrumental Music Service for P5 pupils in Midlothian that gives an opportunity to learn to play a string instrument as part of a String orchestra. Weekly sessions will take place throughout the year on Mondays from 4.30-6pm in Lasswade High School. Each session will consist of rehearsals / classes where pupils will receive expert tuition on their own chosen instrument, on musicianship and on playing together as an orchestra, all in a fun and friendly environment! This year-long project has been financed by Creative Scotland through its Youth Music Initiative and is free to pupils – they’ll even be provided with an instrument, for the duration of the project, and all the music they need! If your child is interested in taking part, we would like to invite them and you to an introductory meeting at 4.30pm on Mondays 5th & 12th September at Lasswade High School. You will get a chance to see and hear the instruments on offer (violin, viola, cello and double bass) and then pupils can choose which instrument they would like to be considered for. We will try to accommodate pupil’s first choice of instrument, however we may find that they are more suited to one instrument than another. They will therefore be given a short turn on the instrument to facilitate sizing along with a brief musical check-up. We anticipate that this project will be very popular and although we hope to be able to give a place in the project to every child that comes, this may not be feasible if numbers are too big! You will be informed within a week as to whether your child has been successful in gaining a place and on which instrument.