Building the stringed instrument market: by expanding the ranks of qualified teachers, the National String Project Consortium creates new market opportunities for retailers and manufacturers.(SCHOOL MUSIC)

Music Trades | May 1, 2009 | Copyright

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For years sales of stringed instruments, as with school band instruments, closely tracked school enrollment. (See article on page 52.) Bur recently orchestral string sales have climbed disproportionately, suggesting that there might be new learning outlets for those who play violin, viola, cello, and double bass. The precise cause of this trend is hard to pinpoint, but one promising contributor is the National String Project Consortium (NSPC).

A 2002 American String Teachers Association (ASTA) study reported that there were 5,000 ...

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