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About Island Strings
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Island
Strings is a network of strings teachers located on Whidbey Island, Washington. Founded in 1974 by Linda Good, Paula
Pugh, and Linda Morris, Island Strings provides instruction on violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar, piano, recorder, banjo,
dulcimer, and harp. Island Strings students can take private and group lessons, participate in masterclasses and workshops,
the Gold Note Festival, the Young Artists Concerto Competition, and studio recitals. They have many opportunities to perform
in the community throught the year.
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Island Strings
students also participate in Whidbey Island Youth Orchestra, Everett Youth Symphony and Seattle Youth Symphony.
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| 2003. Gloria Ferry-Brennan and Alex Bonesteel. |
Adapted from the
South Whidbey Record
January 7, 2004
Island Strings celebrates 30 years of teaching
music to young
musicians
By CYNTHIA WOOLBRIGHT
This year marks
the thirtieth anniversary for Island Strings, which began in 1974 simply as a partnership between string instructors.
Linda Good moved
to Whidbey in 1967 and soon began teaching violin lessons using the Suzuki method. Shortly after, she united with fellow instructors
Paula Pugh and Linda Morris. Together, the network of teachers worked with other string instructors to bring violin, cello,
viola, piano and guitar lessons to the public schools of South Whidbey.
In 1974, Island
Strings consisted of eight violin students learning the Suzuki method. The first cello workshop presented by Island Strings
was taught in 1988 by guest instructor Maria DeRungs of Mukilteo.
Island Strings
alumni numbers reach into the hundreds, and some former students - including South Whidbey Intermediate School instructor
Kimmer Morris - have gone on to be instructors themselves.
“It’s been great to follow some of
my students for as long as I have,” Good said. “I love watching children’s progress, see the education for
the parents as well and see the wonderful collaboration of it all.”
Island Strings
looks forward to hosting a number of events to mark its anniversary. This summer will be the sixth year that South Whidbey
youth can attend the Island Strings camp.
“Linda Good
and Island Strings are such fixtures in this community,” cellist Siri Sobottka said. “There’re more little
string players per capita in this area than anywhere else.”
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| (c) Island Strings 2011 | Island
Strings, PO Box 131, Langley, WA 98260 | email: llgood@langleywa.com |
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