10 String Symphony

Ruma Kokako was privileged yesterday to experience some top quality musicians up close and personal. 10 string symphony, from Nashville in America, spent some time with the students playing the fiddle and banjo. Rachel and Christian performed some songs and then answered the many questions the students had. They explained the instruments and their use for different styles of music. The fiddle is another name for the violin. The term violin is usually used for classical playing, where as the fiddle is used for folk music. They also talked about their lives as musicians. The students were really inspired and can't wait to have a go on Bevan's fiddle next week.

10 String Symphony performed again last night at the Te Pahu hall with our ex-students' band Summer Souls. It was great to see the progress that Summer Souls has made and they received lots of good comments from 10 String Symphony.

Here is a short snippet of one of their songs.