Summer Strings
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SummerFun! 2026
Grades 3-4: Here is an excellent opportunity to continue playing your string instrument during the summer months. Together, we will learn new techniques and perform a variety of fun music. For children who have participated in the first year of the APS string program or who have had at least 10-12 lessons using the first book of Essential Elements for Strings or the Suzuki method.
Grades 5-10: We will form small chamber groups as well as play together as an orchestra to explore music from classical, pop, and jazz or create new compositions of our own. For musicians with more than two years of playing experience.
Please note: You must bring your own instrument, please let us know if that is a problem!
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Instructor
Michael Simon
Mr. Simon is a professional double bassist and educator currently based in Boston. He began teaching strings for APS in 2017, and became the Elementary and Middle School String Program Director in 2022.
As an educator, Mr. Simon has previously served as a string faculty member for the Arlington Public Schools and the Boston Music Project in Boston. He is also a chamber and bass coach for the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, and maintains a prominent private studio comprised of string students ranging from first grade to high school students.