Amy Allen, Owner/Instructor
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Babies Make Music(birth to 18 months)
Toddler Tunes(18 months to 3 years)
Kids Make Music(3's to young 4's)
Music in Me / More Music in Me(Ages 3 1/2 to 4)
Rhythm and Rhyme(Ages 4 1/2 to 5)
Harmony Road(Ages 5 - 6, beginning piano)
Young Musician(Ages 6 - 7 beginning students)
Keyboard Prep(Ages 8 - 12 beginning students)
Keyboard Musician(after completing any of the three beginner courses)
Adult Group Piano(Adults and older teens)
Piano Lessons(for graduates of Keyboard Musician course)
Summer Classes(Music Camps and Summer Class Offerings)
Babies Make Music (birth to 18 months)
Babies and parents experience rhythmic musical games, lullabies, bouncing songs, and massage
songs. Designed to help parents give their babies a rich musical environment, it is a springboard to stimulate daily music-making. Each session is 6 weeks.
Toddler Tunes (18 months to 3 years)
A joyful early music experience. Tots and parents share in a music-making program of rhythms, fingerplays, active movement games, keyboard exploration and singing. Each session lasts 6 weeks with 6 sessions of song material available. Registration is by the session.
Kids Make Music (3's to young 4's)
A creative music course that explores the beginnings of rhythm and melody with emphasis on percussion, singing, and piano exploration. Listening skills and pitch matching are developed using games, stories, puppets, and props. Parent participation required. Kids Make Music lessons are arranged into 2 semesters with 15 lessons per semester, with the option of taking one or both.
Music in Me / More Music in Me
(Ages 3 1/2 to 4)
Music in Me and More Music in Me are each one semester classes with 15 lessons per semester - dynamic readiness programs for young children with emphasis on ear training, solfege singing, movement, keyboard activities,
pitch and rhythm awareness. Creativity is stressed. Parent involvement in class and at home required.
Rhythm and Rhyme (Ages 4 1/2 to 5)
Children learn elements of music while they
improvise, explore sound and move. Students are introduced to the Orff tone bar instruments and taught proper techniques for playing many types of percussion. Language, rhythm, and melody are used to weave musical stories. Two semesters of song materials are thematically organized with 15 lessons per semester. Parent participation required, and students may take 1 or both semesters.
Harmony Road (Ages 5 to 6, beginning piano)
The Harmony Road course is carefully constructed for children to learn the basic building blocks of music. Emphasis is on ear training, solfege singing, keyboard playing, ensemble and rhythm activities, movement and music creativity. This course progresses through 4 books and gives the student "inner hearing," which makes transposing, improvisation, and composing easily accessible in their musical studies. Parent involvement in class and at home is required. The course takes about 5 semesters (16 - 17 lessons per semester) to complete and registration is by the semester.
Young Musician (Ages 6 - 7, beginning students)
The Young Musician course spans 4 books and introduces beginning students to keyboard performance and note reading in a holistic
program, including the organized development of pitch, rhythm, solfege singing, keyboard and
movement activities. Parent involvement in class and at home.
Keyboard Prep (Ages 8-12 beginning students)
Keyboard Prep course is designed for children ages 8 - 12 who are studying music for the first time. This motivating program develops the student's basic musicianship skills through ear training, rhythmic training, solfege singing, keyboard performance and writing music. Parent involvement encouraged. This course has 3 books and can be completed in 4 semesters. Registration is by the semester with each semester lasting 16 - 17 weeks.
Keyboard Musician
After completing either the Harmony Road, Young Musician, or Keyboard Prep course, students move into this advanced course which encompasses 4 books. Continued emphasis is on playing piano repertoire in addition to mastering the musicianship skills of composing, transposing, accompanying, and arranging music. Registration is by the semester with 16 - 17 weeks per semester.
Adult Group Piano
Group piano study is available for adults and older teens who desire to learn how to play to piano, or who want a refresher course from previous studies. These are scheduled on an as-needed basis and registration is by the semester.
Piano Lessons
Piano lessons are available for the graduates of the Keyboard Musician course in a combination of weekly private lessons, monthly group lessons, and computer lab time. For those who desire to participate, opportunities for solo performances in regional and state festivals and auditions are provided. Registration is by the year.
Toddler Tunes - Toddlers Make Music
(18 months - 3 years)
Tots and parents share in a music-making program of rhythms, fingerplays, active movement games, keyboard exploration, and singing. Classes meet for 30 minutes weekly for 6 weeks in June and July.
Musictime and Hello Music
(ages 3 and 4)
Taught in alternating summers, Musictime & Hello Music are each 4-week classes for children and their parents. Each 45-minute class includes games and songs to teach eartraining, solfege singing, movement, keyboard activities, pitch and rhythm awareness.
Junior Music Camps
(4 year olds - rising 1st graders)
Junior Music Camps are music exposure and exploration programs
which meet for two hours daily for one week. Students will participate in singing, movement, rhythm, and craft activities that are thematic with classical music selections highlighted throughout the camps. Exploration of the percussion and mallet instruments is also included. Parent participation is not required.
Senior Music Camp (rising 1st - 5th graders)
Senior Music Camp is a music exploration program designed to
emphasize rhythmic training with percussion and mallet instruments. Improvisation and creativity are key components of this camp, along with singing and movement, with a culminating class project which will be performed for the parents on the final day of camp. The camp meets for two hours daily for 4 days.
Harmony Road, Young Musician, and Keyboard Prep Classes
(for beginning piano students)
Harmony Road classes are for students ages 5 - 6, and Young Musician classes are for students ages 6 - 7 who are interested in learning to play the piano as well as developing skills in note reading, eartraining, solfege singing, rhythmic awareness, and movement activities. The Keyboard Prep class is similar except that it is designed for children ages 8 - 11 or 12. Students meet
for 8 weeks for 55 minutes each week. Parents are required to attend with the Harmony Road and Young Musician class, and encouraged to attend with the Keyboard Prep student. A piano or keyboard for practice at home is required.
