Tuition for participation in the A String Fort Smith Fall 2025 Semester is $200 per student – for both HIGH SCHOOL and Non-HIGH SCHOOL students. HOWEVER...
HIGH SCHOOL students are encouraged to apply to their High School Music Department for scholarship support – allocated to A String Fort Smith by Northside and Southside High Schools. Scholarship support for the Fall 2025 Semester is available in the amount of $100 per student. HIGH SCHOOL students accepted into A String Fort Smith will be required to bring a check in the amount of $100 – payable to A String Fort Smith – to the first rehearsal, on Monday, August 25. If High School scholarship is not secured, an additional $100 will be payable no later than the third rehearsal, or by Monday, September 8, 2025.
Non-HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS are encouraged to apply to A String Fort Smith for funding based on need, up to a maximum of $100 for the Fall 2025 Semester. A String Fort Smith will consider subsidizing Non-HIGH SCHOOL participants both based on need and a willingness to perform in a public setting free of charge (for example, playing at a church or in a nursing home). Non-HIGH SCHOOL students accepted into A String Fort Smith will be required to bring a check in the amount of $100 – payable to A String Fort Smith – to the first rehearsal, on Monday, August 25, 2025.
Students are required to attend and participate in all rehearsals and concerts; if a student must miss a rehearsal for any reason, kindly contact Ms. Fay by email (office@astringfortsmith.com); no refunds will be offered for missed sessions and substitute sessions will not be offered.