Strings
About Studying Strings
When you study strings here, you’ll focus on your instrument in applied private lessons, have plenty of chances to perform in our ensembles, gain a broader understanding of music in your academic classes and get the chance to dive into electives like music business or recording techniques. You’ll be prepared to go further in your career as a modern musician. Study violin, viola, cello, double bass or classical guitar.
Build a strong musical foundation that will prepare you to perform and/or teach with our Bachelor of Music in Performance and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. Or explore your passion for music in a more flexible way with our Bachelor of Arts degrees in Latinx Music, Culture and Expression, and Music Business and Recording Arts.
Ready to dig deeper? Our Graduate Performance Certificate, Master of Music and Doctor of Arts degrees will enhance your performance skills and push you academically to prepare you for the next level of your career.
Degree Programs
Get hands-on performance experience.
- UNC Symphony Orchestra
- Opera Theatre
- Early Music Ensemble
- Classical Guitar Ensemble
- Spectrum Studio Orchestra
- Solo & Chamber Recitals
- Latin Beat Ensemble
Apply to this Program See Audition Requirements Music Ensembles
See Our Strings in Action
Strike a Chord
This community partnership program gives young students an affordable way to learn violin, viola, cello or double bass. Both UNC students and faculty teach in the program.
WSHOF is a three-day festival on campus that invites high school students to audition for a conductorless Chamber Orchestra led by UNC faculty or a larger Symphony Orchestra with UNC wind players. The schedule includes masterclasses, sectionals, lectures and rehearsals, that culminate in an exciting public performance.
Our Strings Faculty
Jubal Fulks
Professor of Violin, Head of String Area
Stacey Brady
Adjunct Faculty, Violin
Sarah Off
Associate Professor of Violin & Music Business, Center for Arts Entrepreneurship Director
Stephanie Mientka
Adjunct Faculty, Viola
Romina Monsanto
Assistant Professor of Cello
August Ramos
Adjunct Faculty, Double Bass
Jason Olson
Adjunct Faculty, Classical Guitar
Andrés Felipe Jaime
Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Orchestra
Steve Kovalcheck
Professor of Music, Jazz Guitar
Eric Hitt
Adjunct Faculty, Jazz Bass
Strings Spotlight
