Music Masters 2nd year keyboard
Class: Tuesday & Saturday 4:00 - 5:30
Prerequisites: Music Majors 1st year keyboard or the equivalent thereof
Materials: Books II & III of Music Makers: At The Keyboard, each of which contains 2 CDs, Guitar Book, theory pages, theory book, organizers, game cards and again much more.
Practice Commitment: 25-30 minutes 6 times per week (minimum). Small increments of practice many times a day, i.e., 2 times 15 minutes over the course of the day, are sometimes more effective than one sitting.
Academic Year (32 weeks)
September 19, 2011 - June 9, 2012
Returning Families-$1,105.00
New Familes-$1,200.00
Payment Options: Because the fees are for the entire year families may choose one of the following options:
One (1) payment only due with registration.
Two (2) payments: Returning Families - $552.50 & New Families - $600.00 due with registration. The second payment (same amount as the first) due no later than November 1st of the same academic year.
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The students continue on their journey to musical competence. We finish up the Volume II of Music Makers: At The Keyboard and move on to Volume III strenthening the aural and movement foundation already in progress. Of course the curriculum is always supplmented with additional Dalcroze activities, music theory, drumming and lots of dancing. The Basic Guitar Skills will continue to be offered during the class (see 1st year keyboard) in fact we will add more advanced materials such as the Suzuki Guitar School.
Remember that this is a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to have the fun and excitement of the group learning experience. Private lessons are available the rest of a child's life, but in this developmental time of 7-10 years, the heart and soul of a child can be captured by nurturing the deep, deep love of music and music making so that it can continue for a lifetime.
"Time spent nurturing the musician inside each child is time well spent. Instrumental skills will take a child only so far, but it is the music inside each child that will serve him throughout his life. Music Makers: At The Keyboard is an alternative to starting piano lessons prematurely. We have from age 9 until 99 to teach instrumental skills. What's the rush?"
Jill Hannagan (MMK author)
The goal of the curriculum is to lead children to true music literacy: i.e. he/she can give meaning, phrases and styles to the notes on the page and not only just read them, but also improvise and compose with them. Music literacy is seeing what you hear and hearing what you see. The class environment follows the progression of body to mind and ear to eye pathway in learning to play the keyboard.
Semester Dates
Fall/Winter/Spring 2011/12 (32 weeks)
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September 19, 2011 |
June 9, 2012 |
Summer 2012
(9 weeks)
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June 17
| August 11
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