Virginia Tech String Project

Virginia Tech String Project Our Mission: Providing high quality and inclusive string music education in the NRV.

The Virginia Tech String Project (VTSP) is a non-profit instructional program dedicated to offering affordable string instrument instruction to elementary students while training future string music educators. The goal of the VTSP is to develop a string culture and orchestra program for the New River Valley.

Save the date!
08/31/2026

Save the date!

Thanks Tall Oaks Montessori School, Eastern Montgomery Elementary, and Gilbert Linkous Elementary for hosting us over th...
08/28/2026

Thanks Tall Oaks Montessori School, Eastern Montgomery Elementary, and Gilbert Linkous Elementary for hosting us over the last couple of days! We’ve so enjoyed working with your students and sharing our music!

Meet our master teacher series! Mazi Pompell holds a BA in Music Education, as well as an MAEd in Curriculum and Instruc...
08/27/2026

Meet our master teacher series! Mazi Pompell holds a BA in Music Education, as well as an MAEd in Curriculum and Instruction, both from Virginia Tech. She has worked with the Virginia Tech String Project since 2020 and has served in many different roles throughout her time with the program.
Outside of VTSP, Mazi runs a private lesson studio in Christiansburg where she works with nearly 30 local children and adults. She also frequently performs in the NRV at weddings, churches, and other events as a freelance musician.
Professionally, Mazi is a member of the American String Teachers Association and the National Association for Music Education.
She is looking forward to continuing her work with VTSP in this new role!

Thanks Margaret Beeks Elementary School for having us over this afternoon for a performance and some great questions abo...
08/26/2026

Thanks Margaret Beeks Elementary School for having us over this afternoon for a performance and some great questions about string instruments! And thanks to Officer Martinez of the Blacksburg Police Department for help with instrument transport!

Meet our master teacher series! João Ramos holds a Master of Arts in Music Performance from Radford University and a Bac...
08/26/2026

Meet our master teacher series! João Ramos holds a Master of Arts in Music Performance from Radford University and a Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brazil. His performance experience includes solo and ensemble settings, guitar quartet, guitar trio, guitar and archlute duo, and mariachi. He has also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Radford University, teaching and tutoring both music and non-music students. João is passionate about making music accessible and engaging for students as well as helping them develop confidence through music. João also shares performances and musical projects online.

Meet our master teacher series! Double bassist Yi-wen Evans is beginning her 19th year as master teacher at the Virginia...
08/26/2026

Meet our master teacher series! Double bassist Yi-wen Evans is beginning her 19th year as master teacher at the Virginia Tech String Project and is an orchestra director at Roanoke City Public Schools. Originally from Taiwan, she was a member of the Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra and Kaohsiung City Chinese Orchestra. She has also performed with New River Valley Symphony Orchestra, Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Opera Roanoke, and works actively in many chamber music ensembles. Ms. Evans has an MAEd degree from Virginia Tech and a BA from Indiana University - Bloomington.

I love seeing former String Project students out and about! I just ran into Salma in Walmart and I happened to have a bu...
08/17/2026

I love seeing former String Project students out and about! I just ran into Salma in Walmart and I happened to have a bunch of fliers with her on them! Good luck with your freshman year and your first college orchestra audition next week, Salma! And if anyone reading this would like a flier to post at your business, church, community space, etc., let me know!

08/13/2026

If your student has been playing in VTSP for 3+ years, they should plan to audition for one of our more advanced groups.
Here are all the details:

🎻Rising 4th year students audition for Youth Orchestra and all rising 5th+ year students have the option to audition for Youth Orchestra or Concert Orchestra.

🎻Audition materials have been emailed and are linked in the handbook, but if you need a link to them, let us know!

🎻Auditions are on Sept. 1st, 5-6pm for violin and viola and 6-7pm for cello and bass.

🎻There is an audition prep workshop being hosted by the VT American String Teachers Association Student Chapter on Aug. 29th from 1-4pm.

08/13/2026

Thank you again to Rocket Music and Star City Music for being instrument sponsors for our music exploration camp a couple of weeks ago! Upcoming string project players, reach out about instrument rentals ASAP to help ensure you get connected with an instrument.

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