STRING DAY 2008

at Texas State University – San Marcos

Have FUN Getting Ready for Region or State!

All High School string students are invited to join our String Faculty  for a day of playing and learning as we:

             • Learn the Region etudes & State excerpts

             • Discover more effective, efficient practice techniques

             • Improve audition skills

             • Make new friends from all over Central Texas

             • Get motivated to improve and succeed

             • Visit the lovely Texas State campus in San Marcos

Whether you’ve been practicing all summer or are just getting started, String Day will help you rise to the next level!

Our distinguished faculty will teach all sessions, and will perform a lunchtime recital for String Day participants. Our top students will also be on hand to assist and lead activities during the lunch break.

REGISTRATION

Click here to print our registration form.

Or call 512-245-3399 to request that a form be mailed to you.

A $10 registration fee includes all classes and a pizza lunch.

Please make checks payable to Texas State Strings.

Please mail your form and registration fee by September 1 to:

String Day

School of Music

Texas State University – San Marcos

601 University Drive

San Marcos, TX  78666

After September 1, please bring your registration form and fee with you to String Day Check-in, and be sure to arrive promptly at 8:30am.

SCHEDULE

DIRECTIONS

A river runs through it…our campus, that is!  On the edge of the beautiful Texas Hill Country, it’s a great setting for making music.

Follow I-35 to San Marcos, and take Exit #206 (Aquarena Springs Drive/Loop 82). Go West on Aquarena Springs Drive/Loop 82. You will pass three traffic lights and cross over a railroad track. Bobcat Stadium will be on your left. You will pass another traffic light and then over the San Marcos River. At the next light turn right onto Sessom Drive, and get into the left lane.

Just before the first stoplight on Sessom, turn left onto State Street.  Drive up the hill, through the access gate (the arm should be up), and down the other side of the hill.  When you reach a stop sign, the School of Music will be ahead of you and slightly to the left. You may turn left toward the Pleasant Street parking garage, or look for parking along the street to your right. Street parking is also available on State Street.

PARDON OUR DUST!  The area around the School of Music is in the midst of a large construction project. Please leave a few extra minutes to navigate and find parking.

PARENTS/FAMILIES: We hope you will feel free to explore the area! If you would like to drop off your student at the School of Music and remain in the area, there are several nearby activities you may enjoy.

• Prime Outlets – http://www.primeoutlets.com/cntrdefault.asp?cntrid=1042

• Tanger Outler Center – http://www.tangeroutlet.com/sanmarcos

• Aquarena Center –http://www.aquarena.txstate.edu/

• Wonder World Park – http://www.wonderworldpark.com/

• Natural Bridge Caverns – http://www.naturalbridgecaverns.com/

• McKenna Children’s Museum (New Braunfels) – http://www.nbchildren.org/

• Schlitterbahn Water Park – http://www.schlitterbahn.com/nb/

• Historic Gruene, Texas – http://www.gruenetexas.com/

QUESTIONS?

Please contact us at 512-245-3399 with any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you on September 6!