Documents and Materials

For all Orchestra students: 

Please have instruments ready to go by the first day of electives, September 10th (or January 27th for 1st grade).

Orchestra students will need:

Violin/Viola:

• Book:

  • 1st-2nd Grade - Habits of a Successful Young String Musician - Book 1 Violin Viola

  • 3rd-5th Grade - Essential Elements for Strings

    • Book 1 (3rd grade)     Violin     Viola

    • Book 2 (4th-5th grade)     Violin     Viola

• Instrument

• Shoulder rest (I recommend Kun, Everest, and Wolf) - be sure to check for correct size

  • 11" viola = 1/4 size violin

  • 12" viola = 1/2 size violin

  • 13" viola = 3/4 size violin

  • 14" viola = 4/4 (full) size violin

• Rosin

• Soft cleaning cloth

• A music stand (to keep at home)

Cello:

• Book: 

  • 1st-2nd Grade - Habits of A Successful Young String Musician - Book 1

  • 3rd-5th Grade - Essential Elements for Strings

    • Book 1 (3rd grade) Cello

    • Book 2 (4th-5th grade) Cello

• Instrument

• Rosin

• Soft cleaning cloth

• A music stand (to keep at home)

• Rock stop (to keep endpin from slipping) or rubber end-pin cover

• Optional: a cello stool

Click for the following files (not updated - check back later):

• Practice charts

• Continuing Orchestra (2nd grade)

• Intermediate Orchestra (3rd grade)

• Advanced Orchestra (4th/5th grade)

• 1st grade info (lots of helpful info for new Orchestra students)

• Warm-Ups (Intermediate and Advanced Only)

Click here if your child needs a larger size instrument for more information.

Instrument Purchase information

Click here for a list of Wake County Private Teachers for String Instruments (updated one coming soon).

Click here for another list of local private teachers (from the Philharmonic Association)