Student Enrichment

Course: This hands-on beginners class is for students who are curious about how string instruments work and what it takes to learn to play one. Each class is anchored by a hands-on lesson on the instrument Basic concepts (high-low; fast-slow) come alive through movement, singing and playing. We will start with with the bow, experiencing the power of creating different sounds, rhythms, emotions on the open strings. Familiarity with bowing creates the scaffolding for the left hand, using 5 note songs.

Over the weeks, campers will discover stories and tunes of familiar songs and explore our own variations and rhythms to these tunes. 

Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays | 3:30 - 4:30 pm

Nine classes on:

• June 25, 30
• July 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23

Tuition: 550

Instructor: Barbara Jelkmann McCauley received her musical training in classical guitar, violin, and viola at the conservatory in her hometown of Bremen, Germany and at the University of Heidelberg. In the US, she continued to study viola and classical guitar at Texas' Del Mar School of Music and at Cornell University, where she did an interdisciplinary major on the relationship of language and music.

Barbara has worked across ages as a certified Kindermusik teacher for the very young; string teacher (viola, violin, and classical guitar) in schools and colleges; and choir director. She's performed as a violist in orchestras, in recitals, and in the pit of musicals and church services, and served as an adjudicator for schools in various states.

She came to Durham in part at the invitation of former CFS parent Dorothy Kitchen, founder of the Duke University Strings School (DUSS) and mother of world-renowned Borromeo String Quartet violinist Nicholas Kitchen. Barbara has taught at DUSS and continues to teach individuals and ensembles at Emerson Waldorf School.

She says, "The children will tell you that I love to play and hang out, but that I am a stickler when it comes to work! My goal is to teach life as well as strings. I want to instill solid fundamentals in each student so that they can follow the musical direction that keeps them excited to learn and play."

Course: We will dive into a piece of music and use it as a tool to discuss important playing and practicing skills. Each day is devoted to one skill or aspect of practicing, interpreting, and final preparation of a piece. This class uses a collaborative and hands-on approach. 

You come away with a better understanding of where you are as a musician, personalized guidance for going forward, and a piece you can add to your repertoire. 

Thanks for filling out this Google form if you are interested and the instructor will reach out to you for a conversation before you enrolling. Students should be able to play 2 octave G major scale, dotted rhythms and slurs before the class. 

Schedule: August 10-14 | 9 am - 12 pm 

Tuition: 300

Instructor: Barbara Jelkmann McCauley received her musical training in classical guitar, violin, and viola at the conservatory in her hometown of Bremen, Germany and at the University of Heidelberg. In the US, she continued to study viola and classical guitar at Texas' Del Mar School of Music and at Cornell University, where she did an interdisciplinary major on the relationship of language and music.

Barbara has worked across ages as a certified Kindermusik teacher for the very young; string teacher (viola, violin, and classical guitar) in schools and colleges; and choir director. She's performed as a violist in orchestras, in recitals, and in the pit of musicals and church services, and served as an adjudicator for schools in various states.

She came to Durham in part at the invitation of former CFS parent Dorothy Kitchen, founder of the Duke University Strings School (DUSS) and mother of world-renowned Borromeo String Quartet violinist Nicholas Kitchen. Barbara has taught at DUSS and continues to teach individuals and ensembles at Emerson Waldorf School.

She says, "The children will tell you that I love to play and hang out, but that I am a stickler when it comes to work! My goal is to teach life as well as strings. I want to instill solid fundamentals in each student so that they can follow the musical direction that keeps them excited to learn and play."