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SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-5475
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fax 631.632.7404

State University of New York at Stony Brook
Designed & Maintained by Melissa Bishop/DoIT
Modified on 08/19/2007 08:03:23 PM EDT

Sounds for all Seasons
Music Basics for Kids

Music Basics for Kids is a general music program designed for elementary school-age children, Kindergarten through sixth grade. The classes are sponsored by the Department of Music at the University of Stony Brook and are a part of the Pre-College Saturday morning program. The curriculum is based on a well-established musical pedagogy known as Dalcroze Eurhythmics.

What is Dalcroze Eurhythmics?

Eurhythmics was developed during the early part of the twentieth century by Emile Jacques-Dalcroze, a Swiss composer and teacher. His unique pedagogical approach, based on physical movement, ear-training, and improvisation, was designed to develop coordination between ear, mind, and body. Originally taught to students at the Geneva Conservatory, Eurhythmics is now taught at music schools and conservatories all over the world to musicians of all ages.


What happens in a Music Basics for Kids Class?

In class, 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.


When do classes begin?

The first day of class is
Saturday, September 8, 2007. The schedule is as follows:

      Level one: Kindergarten, 9:30 AM
      Level two: first through third grades, 10:30 AM
      Level three: fourth through sixth grades*, 11:30 AM
*2 years of Music Basics for Kids or two years of private instrumental study are required for the Level III class

Faculty: Dorothea Cook

Music Basics for Kids is directed by Dorothea Cook, a certified Dalcroze Eurhythmics instructor who teaches Eurhythmics at the Diller-Quaile School of Music in New York City.


Information about Registration

For further information about Music Basics for Kids programs contact:
Dorothea Cook, (631) 751-7672 (e-mail: info@dorotheacook.com)

Application
MBFK_App_2007.pdf

Tuition
$725 for full year, payable in four installments.

Calendar
September 8 (Orientation)
September 15
September 22(no class – Yom Kippur)
September 29
October 6 (no classes - Columbus Day weekend)
October 13
October 20
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17
November 24 (no class– Thanksgiving Weekend)
December 1
December 8
December 15
December 22 (No Class - Holiday Break)
December 29 (No Class - Holiday Break)
January 5
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16(no class - Mid-Winter Recess)
February 23(no class – Mid-Winter Recess)
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 22 (no class - Easter Recess)
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19 (no class - Spring Recess)
April 26 (no class - Spring Recess)
May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24 (no class -Memorial Weekend)
May 31
June 7