Texas State String Project
Welcome to the Texas State String Project!
Registration is now open for this year's program!
Please review our registration page before registering.
Our full program includes 12 weekly classes (Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45pm) and 10 individual private lessons (scheduled with your instructor) per semester. You may register for the Fall Semester only, or register for the full year at a discounted rate. Please read ALL information on the registration page, including the On-Campus Parking section, before enrolling.
New students who need to rent an instrument should attend our Instrument Sizing event on Wednesday, August 27 at 5:30-7:00pm at the Texas State School of Music, 101 Pleasant Street in San Marcos.
Weekly classes begin on Wednesday, September 3 at 5:30-6:45pm at the Texas State School of Music.
We look forward to welcoming your student for a wonderful year of string learning and fun!
About Our Program
Founded in 2010, the Texas State University String Project proudly offers affordable string instruction for children in the San Marcos area. We invite students in grade 1 and up to join us for a fun program of music learning on the Texas State campus. The program is open to public-, private-, and home-schooled families throughout the Central Texas area. Students in grades 1-2 may study violin, viola, or cello, while students in grades 3+ also have the option of choosing string bass.
Our full program consists of 12 weekly group classes and 10 private lessons during each of the university's long semesters. We start a new cohort of beginners in grades 1-5 each fall semester, and students progress through up to 4 levels of classes as they refine their skills. Beginners in grades 1-2 start in our homogeneous Suzuki classes and students in grades 3-5 learn in a heterogeneous orchestral setting.
Weekly group classes are held on Wednesday evenings, and private lessons are scheduled individually with your private teacher. All classes and lessons are held on the Texas State University campus.
As it is our mission to support public school string programs, all String Project students must also be enrolled in their school orchestra program, if one exists for their grade level.
String Project Media Features
Furman News, 2024: Alumni news feature on Dr. Asbell's involvement with TXST SP
Hillviews Magazine, 2020: "The Joy of Music (feature story)
The University Star, April 28, 2015: School of Music Program Educates San Marcos Youth
The San Marcos Daily Record, September 5, 2014 : String Project Trains Young Musicians
The video above is a short feature produced by The University Star, the Texas State student newspaper, in our first semester of operation.
The Texas State String Project is a member site of the National String Project Consortium, which supports string music education and provides support for String Project programs across the country. We are also the recipient of a 2018-19 NAMM Foundation/National String Project Consortium Grant.