No strings attached: UT students offer free music lessons through new program
The String Project is a nationwide initiative to offer lessons and instruments to children who wouldn t normally have access. It s in its first year in Knoxville. Author: Emily DeVoe Updated: 1:58 PM EDT April 12, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. With no strings attached, students in the University of Tennessee s College of music are giving back. One of my colleagues brought up the idea of starting a String Project in Knoxville to help connect our school to the community and provide lessons to students who wouldn t otherwise have the opportunity to study stringed instruments, Dr. Geoffrey Herd, Director of the UT String Project, said.