Barnes and Mullins’ Hidersine brand is at this year’s European String Teachers Association (ESTA) Summer School.
The annual event at Chichester University brings together the stringed instrument education industry for a series of academic and instructional lectures, workshops and concerts aimed at expanding the personal development of teachers and pupils alike. The event takes place over six days from July 31st to August 5th.
This year’s programme maintains its popular Basics classes, which offer a detailed view of the many facets of teaching and playing stringed instruments. Workshops include demonstrations of upper and lower string techniques with Jessica O’Leary and Naomi Butterworth, folk and jazz Fiddle tutorials with Chris Haigh and detailed lessons of the Alexander Technique from Henry Fagg.
Barnes and Mullins, owner of The Hidersine Company, has a music education bursary agreement in partnership with ESTA whereby a portion of money from every Hidersine instrument sold is donated to the ESTA’s Joan Dickson Chamber Music Fund.
In addition to showcasing Hidersine, the firm is also displaying its other string instrument brands at the ESTA Summer School including CodaBow bows, Wittner accessories and Thomastik-Infeld strings.
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