School Year Programs
Oxford String Project
Designed for absolute beginners and open for grades 3rd to 6th.
Dates: Every Wednesday (9/3-12/3)
Registration Deadline: August 22, 2025
Times: 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Classes: Upper Strings (Violin and Viola), Lower Strings (Cello and Bass)
Location: Various Classrooms and Choir Room in UM Music Building
Concert: Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2pm, at Nutt Auditorium
Tuition: $100
Instrument Rental Fee: $50 for Violin and Viola, $100 for Cello and Bass*
*Cello and Bass (limited instruments available): Students interested in renting these instruments from us should first email to check availability. Rentals are on a first-come, first-served basis. Alternatively, these instruments may also be rented from music stores in nearby cities listed below, such as Amro in Memphis.
Oxford String Project (OSP) aims to build excellent string players for students in 3rd through 6th grades. String classes and rehearsals are designed to teach strings in an enjoyable, active and stimulating environment under the guidance of Dr. Armee Hong. Students can sign up for either violin, viola, cello, or bass.
The orchestra rehearsals will take place on Wednesdays from 4:00–5:00 p.m. in the Choir Room and various classrooms of the UM Music Building.
In addition to string classes and rehearsals, OSP students receive basic musicianship skills to facilitate their ability to read, write, sing, and harmonize. The OSP concert will highlight players’ beautiful tone, musical, and technical abilities.
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Complete the Getting Started Form
Within 3 business days, you will receive an email from umprecollege@myschoolapp.com with steps to create your account and access the Admissions Portal through our Blackbaud MySchoolApp system.
If already in the system, your student’s checklist will be updated to the new program checklist.
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Complete the Oxford String Project application and checklist items.
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Pay and Secure a Spot through the Oxford String Project checklist in your student's account.
Commuter Student Information
- Orientation
- Students, including commuters, and their parents will attend a program orientation. The program director and summer staff will go over the details of the week, important guidelines and rules of the program, and additional information related to the program.
- Daily Check-In/Out
- Each day, Monday-Friday, commuting students will be dropped off at a designated location on campus. The parent will check-in the student with a summer counselor and provide a contact number for the day.
Residential Student Information
- Move-In
- Residential students will move into the residence hall on a Sunday afternoon. Students will receive a room card, a meal card, and Welcome Home pack at the check-in table.
- Orientation
- Students, including commuters, and their parents will attend a program orientation. The program director and summer staff will go over the details of the next two weeks, important guidelines and rules of the program, and additional information related to the program.
- Move-Out
- Residential students will move out of the residence hall after class and the final exam or parent presentation are over on the last Friday at 12:00 noon.
- Students will be required to complete a Check-Out Form and Room Inspection before departing the program.
- Medical Care and Safety
- All students participating in a camp or program offered by the Office of Pre-College Programs must complete and return a Summer Medical Form with required documentation (e.g. shot records, insurance card, parent’s driver’s license). This form grants our office the ability to seek medical treatment for a student that is sick or injured. Students lacking this form by the first day of a program will not be able to participate until full documentation is submitted – no exceptions will be made to this policy.
Due to their age, students are not allowed access to the V.B. Harrison Student Health Center on campus. Students requiring non-emergency medical care between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. will be transported to an urgent care facility with parent’s approval. There is not an after hours medical clinic in Oxford, so students requiring medical care after 7 p.m. and before 9 a.m. are transported to the emergency room at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi with parent’s approval.
Supervision of Minors. The University of Mississippi and the Office of Pre-College Programs values the safety of all of our students. Our staff and counselors undergo extensive training and complete background checks before our summer camps and programs begin. Our office has policies and guidelines set in place to effectively supervise and ensure the safety of all students under our care. For more information on this policy, please visit http://eorc.olemiss.edu/minors/.