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News • July 24, 2023

String Sprouts FAQs

Want to discover more about our program but just don't know where to start? 🤔 We've included a few FAQs below!⁠ Can I bring siblings to class? Yes -- as a matter of fact, younger siblings often become very successful...

Performances • May 27, 2021

Photos: Sprouts in the Park 2021

Thank you to all of the families that joined us for this capstone concert celebrating a unique and challenging year of musical learning. Featuring performances by Frontier Strings, String Sprouts teachers and Sprouts students – it was a concert to remember!...

Performances • June 15, 2020

Streamed Sprouts & the Symphony 2020 Photos

Due to ongoing gathering restrictions in place caused by COVID-19, the Sprouts in the Park and Sprouts & the Symphony 2020 events were transformed into one big giant virtual concert for all String Sprouts levels to play along at home...

Performances • June 13, 2019

Sprouts & the Symphony 2019

On Sunday, June 2, String Sprouts levels 1 & 5 took the stage with the Omaha Symphony for the sixth annual Sprouts & the Symphony concert at the Holland Performing Arts Center! Featuring hundreds of young violinists, violists, and cellists,...

Performances • June 5, 2019

Sprouts in the Park 2019

https://youtu.be/eBMmUyy842M On one sunny morning in early June, String Sprouts levels 2, 3, and 4 & their families gathered with their teachers at Turner Park in Omaha for the first ever Sprouts in the Park concert! This performance gave students...

Practice Tool, Review, What to Practice • May 17, 2019

Flashcards!

I love flashcards. One of the best tools a teacher has in our bag of tricks is creativity, and we like to take something and mold it to what our students need right now. I’ve done this on a weekly...

Caregiver Tip, Practice • May 10, 2019

Now > later?

There are days where we can all identify with Veruca Salts from Willy Wonka. We want what we want immediately. Instant gratification is just so…delightful. A friendly barista that quickly gets you a coffee, working out once and losing a...

Practice, Practice Tool • May 3, 2019

#SproutsPracticeZone

Today's simple thought: get outside and practice! When the weather is nice (and there aren't too many bugs) enjoy the sunshine and serenade the birds, bees, and neighbors! Use #SproutsPracticeZone to show us your favorite and fun practice spaces!

Caregiver Tip, Suzuki Method • April 26, 2019

Environment + music

One of the incredible phenomenons we experience in the music world is seeing a younger sibling grow and take to a musical instrument very quickly, maybe even faster than their older sibling did. It is due to many factors, but...