Private Lessons Monday Through Saturdays
Fridays and Sundays by special appointment. Call for availability
Music
House Class Offerings Fall 2009
Private lessons are offered on all popular instruments and voice. We have found that
private one-on-one instruction allows students to progress at their own pace and
gain the best understanding of musical techniques. Student can start private
lessons as young as 4 years old. Students can start private lessons any time of
the year or month so there's no need to wait to get started. A variety of styles
are taught such as pop, jazz, rock and classical. Music
House believes that private instruction is the best way for anyone to
learn how to play an instrument. The one-on-one instruction means that
students are given instruction that best suits how they as an individual learn.
Private lessons also mean that they are able to learn the type of music they
personally are most interested in. Also with private lessons a teacher can
focus 100% of their attention on that one student to ensure that things such as
hand positioning, posture or understanding of a particular concept are correct.
If a student has a particular difficulty in one area, the teacher can work on it
without hampering the progress of a class of students and alternatively if a
student is excelling in one area, the teacher can move on. We offer 30 minute,
45 minute and 1 hour lessons. Our music teachers have university training
in the instruments that they teach. We teach students from beginners to
very advanced. We recommend that parents learn with the young student in the
classroom for best results. Students are given an opportunity to perform in
recitals and exhibitions held over the course of the year. Contact our school
office to see which times and days are available. Private lessons are offered
seven days per week.
Mozart, Monet, and Me - Preschool Music Education Program
Our preschool music program is a fun; interactive group program for children
ages 3 – 5. In this class they learn the fundamentals of music including
rhythm, melody, notation and an introduction to orchestral instruments.
The class is 45 minutes long, one time a week. In the rhythm component
students learn by playing fun games with rhythm instruments, triangles, shakers,
hand drums, etc. For the melody component students learn the concepts
through singing. Children will learn the difference between high – low
pitches, loud – soft tones, etc. For notation students learn how to
recognize musical symbols such as tremble clef, bass clef, half note, whole
note, etc. (Much the same as learning your alphabet before you learn how
to read.) We also teach them how to recognize all the instruments of the
orchestra both by sight and sound. For example, by the end of the program
they can quickly tell you if the sound they hear is a trumpet or saxophone.
The preschool music classes are taught by our instructors with university
degrees in music who love working with young children. The instructors are
patient, fun and very encouraging. The preschool music program prepares
students to go on into private instrument lessons when they are older. We listen
to Mozart and promote the “Mozart effect” wherein the mind is stimulated to
achieve academically through the effects of listening to classical music, we
draw and paint to music and rhythm to fuse the similarities to all fine arts.
These
classes cover:
Movement
and music
Learning to sing and listen
Making music with percussion instruments
Visual art appreciation and relationship of all performing arts
Rhythm
Melody
Elementary note recognition
Piano
and Keyboard Lessons
Our
schools offer piano lessons for students of all ages and abilities from
beginners to very advanced students. We offer every style of piano lessons
from classical to jazz and pop. We have students who want to play just for
fun and students who excel to perform. As we have so many teachers on staff we
are able to match students with a teacher that works best with their particular
age, ability and interest. We start piano lessons from age 5 onwards.
Before age 5 we recommend our group preschool music program or our pre-piano
private lessons. Our piano lessons are all private one-on-one instruction
and lesson lengths are 30 minutes, 45 minutes or 1 hour. While our piano
lessons are all private, we recommend that parents sit in on their child’s
lessons.
We
have many students who take voice or singing lessons at our school. Our
voice lessons are all private on-one-one instruction. Students sing all
kinds of music from their favorite artists to classical arias. Our voice
teachers all have a university degree in music specializing in voice and sing
everything from pop and jazz to opera. Our teachers all have performance
backgrounds as well. Just a sample of what a student will learn in
singing lessons includes how to breathe properly, how to increase their range,
proper pitch, how to project and stage presence. We provide a professional
accompanist who rehearses with the students and plays for them at the recitals.
Pre-Piano Lessons
We
offer private music lessons for 4-5 year old children. These lessons are
especially good for the child who is not yet ready to sit through a private
half-hour lesson, or for any child who really wants to start any musical
instrument, but is not quite ready for the regular 1/2 hour private lessons.
The
format for the lesson includes lots of varied activity and lots of fun. It is
taught by our teachers who teach our group preschool music program. This program
can be taken on its own without being in the group program or for children
already in the group class it will enhance the material and experience the child
has in the group class. For children who have completed the group program these
lessons will continue to develop and add to the skills learned in the group
program. As the child progresses and their attention span increases more and
more time will be given to actual piano skills. These lessons prepare the
student to either go on into private piano lessons or another age appropriate
instrument. Lessons include:
• Music history
• Introductory piano skills
• Note reading
• Rhythm games with percussion
instruments
• Listening to many styles of
music
• Singing
• Fun
Guitar Lessons
Our
private guitar lessons include acoustic, electric and bass guitar. We have
an excellent guitar teaching staff and teach guitar lessons in everything from
rock to jazz, classical to pop. Many of our teachers actively perform in
bands. Our guitar teachers have college or university music degrees so
they know the proper theory and technique no matter if a student is interested
in metal or in classical. Guitar lessons at our school are enhanced by the
opportunity of learning how to jam with other musicians in one of our rock band
ensembles or how to perform solo in one of our recitals. No matter what
type of guitar lessons you are interested in, we have the teachers to help you.
Typically a student would be 8 before starting guitar lessons, due to
their hand size, but some younger students start with a junior sized guitar and
study Suzuki guitar method. Suzuki guitar starts at age 5 and requires a
supportive parent in the class to learn with the child.
Violin, Fiddle, Viola, and Cello Lessons
Our strings program offers private instruction in violin, viola or cello. Our private violin lessons start as young as age 4. Due to the size of the instrument, most cello lessons start at 10 years of age or older. We offer Suzuki Violin, “traditional”, textbook based learning, and fiddle lessons. We have students of all ages from adults to children. For younger children we highly encourage a parent to sit in on the lesson to help the student at home with things such as posture and hand positioning. We supplement our private violin, viola and cello lessons with fun ensembles or fiddling groups that play in our recitals. Our violin, viola and cello teachers have university or college degrees in their instrument and many perform regularly with local orchestras or bands.
Flute Lessons
Our
private flute lessons generally start at age 7 and older, but sometimes younger
students will start with a special curved-head flute. Our flute teachers
have university or college degrees in woodwinds. Our flute lessons are
offered in 30 minute, 45 minute or 1 hour lengths. Our flute students perform in
our recitals as soloists and in our orchestra programs.
Saxophone & Clarinet Lessons
Our
private saxophone and clarinet lessons start from age 8 onwards. Earlier
than age 8, a student typically does not have the lung capacity and strength to
handle these instruments. Our saxophone and clarinet instructors are
proficient on both instruments so a student can start with clarinet lessons if
they wish and switch to saxophone lessons without having to change instructors.
Our saxophone and clarinet instructors actively perform in all types of bands
and ensembles and as soloists. Saxophone lessons and clarinet lessons are
offered in 30 minute, 45 minute and 1 hour lengths.
Trumpet &Trombone
Our
brass lessons include private trumpet lessons or trombone lessons. Students for
these instruments usually are ages 9 or older as they need to have developed a
great lung capacity and in the case of the tuba need to be big enough to hold
the instrument. Our brass teachers have university or college degrees in
music and perform in everything from salsa bands to local orchestras. We
can help students enhance their skills for their school band program or develop
advanced skills to become soloists.
Drum Lessons
We
offer a wide variety of drum lessons or percussion lessons. Most of our
students learn on a drum kit. We have both male and female students and
typically do not start drum lessons before age 8 as students need to be able to
reach both the pedal and the high hat. We do have some younger students
but suggest they come in for a trial drum lesson to see if they are big enough
to get started. Drum lessons at our school are enhanced by the opportunity of
learning how to jam with other musicians in one of our rock band ensembles or
how to perform solo in one of our recitals.
Drum lessons are taught on a drum kit in our studios but students are
able to get started practicing at home on practice pads before purchasing or
renting a drum kit. Our drums lessons stress proper technique so students
become good drummers quickly.
Ensembles and Group Lessons
In
addition to our individual private instruction, Music House is now offering a
course in group guitar including music theory and its application to the guitar.
Class size will be limited to 10 students, and spots will be available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Thursdays
Fall Session $225.00,
Winter Session $185.00
Spring Session $160.00
Our student jazz band is comprised of ambitious
students from our outreach programs and Advanced Orchestra that enjoy playing
and performing blues, rock, and jazz standards, and jazz fusion tunes through a
variety of methods. Improvisation is encouraged through learning riffs, scales,
modes, and chords. Our jazz students have been paid to perform at local banks
and community events. Instrumentation for our ensembles includes but is not
limited to violin, guitar, keyboard, flute, saxophone, bass, and drums.