Beginner Strings

About BO

The Jackson Beginner String Orchestra (abbreviated 'BSO') is comprised of students with little to no experience playing a string instrument.  Student's are guided through the process of introducing, selecting, and learning either Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, or Guitar.

Beginners will learn:

• Parts of the Instruments

• Instrument Storage and Care

• How to tune a String

• Performance Posture (How to hold the instrument while playing)

• Body Awareness (How different joints in your body affect how you play)

• Bow Hold (How to hold the bow while playing)

• Bow Mechanics (How to move with and use the bow.)

• Basic Bow Articulations (Detaché, Bow Lift,  Slur, Tie, Hook)

• Proper Pizzicato Technique (How to pluck a string, with or without a bow)

• Music Literacy (How to read pitch and rhythm notation)

• Music Theory Fundamentals (How music is understood, communicated, and organized)

• Music History (Origin of Orchestral Instruments and Music)

• Ensemble and Solo Skills (How to play together with others and by yourself)