Group Classes

Keyboard Lab (Ages 6-14)

THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS. 
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Time: Tuesday 5pm-6pm / 6pm-7pm / 7pm-8pm
Teacher: Joseph Hsieh (6-7pm, 7-8pm); Phyllis Coulter (5-6pm)
Course Size: up to 8 students
Cost: $10/week

Piano Keyboard Lab with our teachers Joseph Hsieh (6-7pm, 7-8pm) and Phyllis Coulter (5-6pm) teaches piano keyboard skills (beginner to Grade 5 Conservatory level) using portable keyboards and proven method books. Students receive class instruction and individual attention. Each student will have a keyboard for work during class.
Music and Movement (Ages 5-8)

THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS. 
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Time: Wednesday 4:30pm to 5:15pm
Teachers: Derek Gray
Course Size: max. 10 students
Cost: $7 for 45mins

Our Music and Movement Class is an Orff-based approach to explore the elements of music through singing and playing Orff and percussion instruments. Children will enjoy learning traditional songs from Brazil, Columbia and Canada. Musical games involving both movement and body percussion nurture each child’s creative capacity. Students will learn to play accompaniments on both the hand drums and xylophones , which involve mallets. This approach will develop each students’ technical, listening and collaborative skills.

 

Voice "Songbirds" (Ages 6 to 9)

THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS. 
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Time:  Wednesday 5:15pm-6pm
Teacher: Dianne Ball
Course Size: up to 12 students
Cost: $7 for 45mins

This class focuses on beginner/intermediate level musical concepts and skills and songs.  Students will learn a variety of repertoire, including rounds, popular and traditional songs.  This class will  incorporate beginner/intermediate music theory concepts, sight singing skill building, and circle games that would focus on rhythm, listening and cooperation.  Each student will have a binder that will include theory homework, warm-ups, songs and sight singing sheets.

 

 

 

Voice "Advanced" (Ages 9 to 17)

THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS. 
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Time:  Wednesday 6pm-6:45pm
Teacher: Gordon Brown
Course Size: up to 12 students
Cost: $7 for 45mins

 

 

 

Hand Drumming (Ages 7 to 17)

THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS. 
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 Time: Tuesday 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Teacher: Derek Gray
Course Size: up to 13 students
Cost: $7 for 45mins

In the Beginner Hand Drumming class students will learn about the origins of the instrument, how a drum is built and how to produce different sounds on it. Using exercises like “Call-and-respond” they will be introduced to basic rhythmic theory and group playing. Students will acquire fundamental musical skills, such as listening and keeping steady time.

 

 

 

 

Private Lessons

Piano (Ages 6-18)

 

Time: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4pm-8pm

Teachers: Cathy Lambert, Joseph Hsieh, Gordon Brown
Cost: $15 for 30mins

30-minute private piano lessons taught by qualified teachers. Preparation for Conservatory exams on request.

 

 

Guitar (Ages 6-18)

 

 

Time: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4pm-8pm
Teachers: Peter Albis and Evan Buckland
Cost: $15 for 30mins

30-minute private lessons. Beginners start with open position, and learn one string at a time. Students are introduced to note reading and apply open position notes, open position chords and strumming patterns. With these basic materials students begin learning songs and progress at their own pace in a variety of styles from folk and classical to pop and rock .

 

 

Drum Set (Ages 6-17)

 

Time: Wednesdays upon request
Teacher: Derek Gray
Cost: $15 for 30mins