Great Scot September 2019 Great Scot 157_September 2019_ONLINE | Page 16

Junior School
HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL STRINGS, AMBERLEY BREMNER, WITH YOUNG PERFORMERS
SO MUCH
TO STRING
ABOUT!
Scotch’s strings program strives
to support the whole boy
14
Great Scot Number 157 – September 2019
With 165 Junior School boys learning strings, the music
department is constantly buzzing. Scotch boys have the opportunity
to start learning a string instrument from Prep – violin, viola, cello
or double bass. String instrument makers (luthiers) create small
instruments specifically designed for students of this age. It’s a
wonderful time to engage in music, heightening language, memory,
attention, coordination and social skills while developing a lifelong
love of music.
The Scotch strings program is sequential, supporting and
encouraging not only the musical individual, but the social, personal
wellbeing and academic potential of every individual. Scotch boys are
encouraged to participate in solo and ensemble music making, within
school and the wider community.