Sensational Strings Day
Sensational Strings Day was on Thursday the 10th of April, and was a day when we got to work with professional musicians from the Elder Conservatorium of Music. This day was so much fun, as well as being extremely beneficial, with workshops on how to clean instruments, and much more. During the day we worked with each of these professional musicians and worked on different techniques. For some, we worked on vibrato, as well as glissando and staying in time as a group. We started rehearsing pieces with the help of these musicians, and at the end of the day, we were given the chance to perform the pieces we have been working on as an ensemble, as well as a piece written by Ms Kleinig with all string students. In the last session before the concert, we were given our own cloths to clean our instruments. We also were able to see how dirty our instruments were which was a lot of fun. It was remarkable how different our instruments sounded after we cleaned them! We were given the chance to have workshops with the professional musicians that played our instruments, helping with us to work on bow holds, as well as creating a better sound. Overall, this day was amazing and such a great opportunity for all strings players to improve and learn from others that have pursued music as a career.
