St. Louis String Collective

08/29/2026

Big changes ahead for our part of Maplewood! We’ve had an eventful week this week while the new greenway and bike path is being constructed. Getting to us will be a little complicated for a few more days, but the new sidewalk and path will be so nice!

08/24/2026

The song of the week is Amourette! This also happened to be our camp song at The St. Louis String Summit this past summer. Subscribe on YouTube!

Originally sung by Julien Hoffpauer in New Iberia, Louisiana, this ...

08/20/2026

Registration is open for all 3 Creative String Ensembles! Ensembles vary by age and experience level and are open to students age 12 through adult.

Our ensembles are for musicians looking to build confidence, creativity, and community through music. Music selections will focus on non-classical styles and will vary by ensemble. Students will develop important musical skills including learning songs by ear, improvising, accompanying others, and applying music theory in creative ways

https://www.stlstringcollective.com/classes-workshops-events/p/creative-string-ensembles

08/10/2026

Learn a tune a week in a supportive, beginner-friendly environment in this 12-week course. Build your repertoire and confidence as we learn a new fiddle standard each week. This class is designed for beginning and intermediate string players (ie. violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, dulcimer, mandolin, banjo) who wish to hone their playing-by-ear skills. Some experience on the instrument is required. Resources for further practice will be provided each week.

Dates: Monday September 14th - November 30th from 6pm-7pm

Location: St. Louis String Collective STAGE; 3530 Greenwood Blvd

Full list of songs and single-class registration will be available on August 18th

$20 per single class; advanced registration is preferred, pay at the door is available

Register for all 12-weeks and get 2 classes free.

Register for all 12-weeks before August 14th and get 3 classes for free + be able to suggest a song for this session (EARLY REGISTRATION discount automatically applied at checkout)

https://www.stlstringcollective.com/classes-workshops-events/p/tune-series

08/04/2026

Meet the instructor of our new Beginning Guitar Class - Adam Hoskins!

At 22 years of guitar experience, Adam Hoskins is considered an accomplished musician by most standards. After graduating Central Visual & Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, he went on to graduate Webster University with a Bachelors of Music. Hoskins has performed over 2,500+ shows in 48 States, 20+ countries, on 4 different continents. He has performed on around 30 different albums and releases including the Grammy nominated Blunderbuss by Jack White. He's been Teaching guitar & music lessons privately for the last 12 years with students being accepted into elite level colleges including Berklee College of Music. Although Hoskins is qualified to play most genres of music, he specializes in roots Blues, Jazz, Country, and Rock 'n' Roll.

Register for Beginning Guitar here: https://www.stlstringcollective.com/classes-workshops-events/p/beginner-guitar

07/27/2026

This week's tune of the week is Gigue du Démon!

The video is live on Youtube, please consider subscribing:
https://youtu.be/_p8e-YVmF9M?si=if3cdZWIpxs-TXc5

You can find sheet music for this tune in our Tunebook!
Purchase here:
https://www.stlstringcollective.com/merch/p/blqelhdfi3hagzoiz4j7drmg5lo8wi

07/25/2026

You can learn The Skye Boat Song from one of our YouTube tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hjle_MBOXY

07/23/2026

Ensemble registration is now open! Here is a song we did with one of the groups last year.

Registration: https://www.stlstringcollective.com/classes-workshops-events/p/creative-string-ensembles

For more instructional tune videos be sure to subscribe to our YouTube:
https://youtu.be/_l8hEFYxHZo?si=LEL0pW5YS5sYYQXF

07/16/2026

This week's tune of the week is the Swedish tune Late Summer Waltz! 🇸🇪

Subscribe on YouTube for more releases:
https://youtu.be/BxdktAFCCQ4?si=CIBjMd72an6ScsC6