While private lessons provides the core, group instruction in theory, history, ear-training, and performance preparation makes the complete musician. All students serious about music should be involved in regular classes that develop these skills that cannot receive adequate attention during private lessons. Monthly performance classes are open to all students enrolled in private lessons without additional charge. These usually take place before regular student recitals.
Practical Theory for Advanced Performers
Paramount in music performance are the tools to help performers discern and identify inherent qualities and fundaments in the music that inform good interpretation. Being caught up in technique and repertoire, teachers strive to keep students caught up with the necessary vocabulary of music theory. This group class for advanced students will be a practical hands-on course designed to speed students through these skills and directly apply it to the music they study. Essentially a crash course in theory for performers, this class will focus on the use of scales, intervals, harmony, and metric stress for informing interpretive decisions.
Meets: Saturdays from 4 to 4:45 pm
Begins: October 29, 2011
Prerequisites: By instructor recommendation
Cost: $250.00 for entire term
Ear Training and Basic Theory
For ages 9 and under, this class will be taught by Ms. Lim and focus on aural skills with a minimum amount of theory, as students come from so many different levels. There will be two semesters, each 10 weeks long. Minimum one semester commitment is required. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board.
Meets: Saturdays from 3 to 3:45 pm
Begins: Saturday, October 15, 2011
Prerequisites: none
Cost: $250.00 for entire 10-week term