School Age Classes at Brookline Music School

   25 Kennard Road
   Brookline, MA 02445
   Phone: 617.277.4593
   Fax: 617.277.4437
   info@bmsmusic.org

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Preschool Music Classes Ages 3-6 years
2007-2008

Brookline Music School offers a variety of group preschool classes.
t Two 15-week sessions
t Classes are 50 minutes in length
t All classes are held at Kennard House
t The School may cancel any class due to insufficient enrollment

Contact: Margaret Denton (ext. 243) or Frank Pesci (ext. 233)
Registration & Payment

A Time for Music   3-4 years
This class is a group music instruction created to encourage children to listen and experience the joy of singing, movement and music-making. Through various class time activities and music games, students will become familiar with the basics of rhythm and melody, while learning to identify expressive musical elements (pitch, dynamic, tempo and texture). There will be a sharing time with parents and adult caregivers the last 5-7 minutes of each class.

Instructor: TBA                             Instructor: Cynthia Sanger
When: Tuesdays, 1:30pm         When: Saturdays, 10:30am
Cost: $305                                    Cost: $305

A World of Music 5-6 years
This is a comprehensive introduction to the basics of music and movement. Weekly classes will include singing, structured movement, the use of rhythm instruments and focused listening to recorded and live instrumental music. Students will explore rhythmic notation, sight-singing and note reading. There will be a sharing time with parents and adult caregivers the last 5-7 minutes of each class

Instructor: *Cynthia Sanger
When: Saturdays, 9:30am
Cost: $335
*Cynthia uses the Orff method of teaching and incorporates use of the piano.

Music for Little Mozarts   4-6 years
Instructors: Maryellen Schepsis      Cost: $345*      When: See below
The Music for Little Mozarts is a joyful piano course specifically designed for children 4-6 years old, and includes activities that take into account their need to move, sing, play, and pretend. The story characters, Mozart Mouse and Beethoven Bear, model the teaching concepts of each lesson and invite the children to participate through the instructional activities. The series was designed to provide a balance between the discipline necessary for playing the instrument and the enjoyment derived from the process of music-making. There will be a sharing time with parents and adult caregivers the last 5-10 minutes of each class.

4-5 years: Tuesdays, 2:30pm    5-6 years: Thursdays, 3:30pm

*Tuition cost includes a required lesson book ($10) which will be provided by the teacher on the first day of class.
An optional Materials Kit that includes a magnetic/dry erase activity board, two stuffed animals (Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse)
and a vinyl carrying bag is available from Alfred Publishing at an additional cost.