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3304 Staller Center
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5475
631.632.7330
fax 631.632.7404

State University of New York at Stony Brook
Designed & Maintained by Melissa Bishop/DoIT
Modified on 05/07/2009 10:08:47 AM EDT

Sounds for all Seasons
Music Basics for Kids (Kindergarten to grade 2)


This program introduces kids to the exciting world of music performance and study, with singing, dancing, and playing in a curriculum based in Dalcroze Eurythmics.

Forty-five minutes/week. Directed by Dorothea Cook. (28 sessions/Saturday mornings)



Dalcroze Eurhythmics (Grades 3-5)

In Dalcroze Eurhythmics classes, students experience music through games and exercises that allow them to use physical movement as they learn the basics of pitch, rhythm and notation. By developing their musicianship - the ability to hear, think, read and feel music more deeply - they are able to approach their instruments with new understanding and skill. The idea that students experience music physically before they wrestle with symbols and theoretical abstraction is at the heart of Dalcroze work.

Forty-five minutes/week. Directed by Dorothea Cook. (28 sessions/Saturday mornings)



Children’s Choir (Grades 3 to 5)

The Children’s Choir is both a vocal performance and music study program. Students participate in a weekly vocal ensemble rehearsal followed by an advanced Dalcroze Eurhythmics class.

Two hours/week. Directed by Rachel Neway and Dorothea Cook. (28 sessions/Saturday mornings)



REGISTRATION

Applications for Fall 2009 are being accepted now until September 1, 2009.  Class sizes are limited, so students are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

To apply,
download an application and return to:
Community Music Program
3304 Staller Center
Stony Brook, NY  11794-5475



Tuition:
Music Basics for Kids, Single Semester $295
  Music Basics for Kids, Full Year $495
  
  Dalcroze Eurythmics, Single Semester $295
  Dalcroze Eurythmics, Full Year $295
  
  Children's Choir, Single Semester $295
  Children's Choir, Full Year $495


SCHEDULE
All classes meet on Saturday

Music Basics for Kids (4 & 5 years old) 9:30 – 10:15 AM  Room 0113
 Dalcroze Eurhythmics (1st through 2nd grades): 10:30 – 11:15 AM Room 0113
 Children's Choir 10:30 – 11:15 AM Room 0111
 Advanced Dalcroze Class 11:30  – 12:15 PM  Room 0113


Class Calendar

All classes meet for a full academic year (28 weeks, plus an added "Snow Day" in case the university is closed due to adverse weather conditions. Classes begin Saturday, September 26.

Click here to see the full Community Music Programs calendar