SUZUKI STRING GROUPS
Enrich your string practice by participating in Suzuki group class offerings! Group lessons are a crucial piece of the Suzuki method. It is a wonderful place to have fun & be goofy with your instrument, review & build confidence in your skills, be motivated by your peers & friends, get a preview of upcoming songs & skills, and learn how to be a good community member. Brush off your review list and join us! All ages, skill levels and string instruments are welcome.
Classes meet every other week throughout the school year and are $15/class paid monthly. If you cannot make it to group class, please inquire with your teacher about joining another group that week–otherwise missed classes are not made up. Non-TMS students pay quarterly $5 recital fee.
Suzuki violin/viola combination beginner/book 1/book 2 class: This class meets every other Saturday at 2:00 pm. Repertoire: Twinkle variations, Lightly Row, Song of the Wind, Rhody, O Come Little Children, May Song, Allegro, Perpetual Motion, Minuets 2 and 3, Gossec Gavotte, Hunter’s Chorus, Bourree, Witches Dance. In this class we will explore the joy of making music together as a group! We will play games that reinforce rhythm, posture and learning how to start and stop together.
Book 2 class: Suzuki book two class is for all ages viola, violin and cello students who have finished book one. In this class we will continue working on unison Suzuki songs, but getting into more fancy skills like bow distribution, shifting games, dynamics and vibrato. We will focus on the following songs; Minuet No 1, Minuet No 3, Gossec Gavotte, Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus, Musette, Hunters’ Chorus, Long Long Ago (and variation), The Two Grenadiers and Witches Dance. All songs will be played in the cello keys, so violins will need to start all pieces one string lower than printed.
Book 3 + class: Suzuki book three and beyond class is for all ages violas & violins who have finished book two. This class meets every other Saturday at 3:00 pm. In this class we will focus more on reading music as an ensemble! Repertoire for this term would be: Pachelbel Canon in D, Vivaldi a minor (1st mvt), Lully Gavotte, Beethoven Minuet in G (from book 2), Perpetual Motion and Etude (book 1). Harmony parts encouraged where they exist! We may also play songs outside of the Suzuki books with different parts for each instrument group. We will work on how to be a good ensemble citizen, learning about cueing, rehearsal techniques, and listening to each other.
Adult Ensemble: This is an ensemble class for all violas, violins and cellos who are over 18 years old. This class is open to ANY skill level and we will tailor the music selections based on who signs up for the section. We will do a mixture of Suzuki songs and ensemble music that is outside of the Suzuki repertoire. New music will be provided ahead of time so people have a chance to look at their parts if they wish. The goal of this class is to have fun playing music outside of your solitary practice room!
ROCK ENSEMBLES
Jam Class 101 Experience the fun and joy working together as a team of musicians to learn ensemble etiquette, starting and stopping, arranging, timing, some improvisation. Students will learn a 12-bar blues, plus 1-2 other tunes decided by the group.
Instructor: Chris Bush, Alexandra Franco-Zorro, Sergio Grossi, John Heitzenrater, or Sarah Town.
This class is required for students wishing to join one of the performance ensembles. Ages: Rising middle schoolers and older, audition and/or permission of individual instrument instructor (younger students may be admitted as space permits, but will also need to pass audition and permission of individual lesson instructor).
Audition requirements: perform a current polished piece, and the corresponding two octave scale that goes with it. Pianists and guitarists must also play primary chords (I, IV, and V) in the key of your performance piece. Vocalists will sing a current polished piece. Instructions for video upload will be provided.
Classes meet for 45 minutes weekly throughout the school year and are $15/class paid monthly. If you cannot make it to group class, please inquire with your teacher about joining another group that week–otherwise missed classes are not made up. Non-TMS students pay quarterly $5 recital fee.
Rock Ensemble 200
The Big Yellow House Band!
The joy of group music making will continue for you as groups will hone their skills with community performances throughout the academic year. The band will learn tunes decided by the group.
Instructor: John Heitzenrater
Ages: rising middle schoolers and older who have taken the Jam Class 101 (or permission of instructor. Younger students admitted as space permits with permission of their individual instructor and Mr. Heitzenrater) Classes meet every other week for 90 minutes throughout the school year and are $30/class paid monthly. If you cannot make it to group class, please inquire with your teacher about joining another group that week–otherwise missed classes are not made up. Non-TMS students pay quarterly $5 recital fee.
MOVEMENT
Rueda de Casino: Group Social Dance with Sarah Town
Rueda de Casino is a high-energy and spontaneous dance form that combines elements from Cuban son, cha-cha-cha, and North American swing dance in a circle format similar to square dancing. Dance pairs execute turns and patterns and exchange partners in time with the music according to calls that occur during the dance. This beginner level class will introduce the basics of partnering, the circle structure, and the rueda de casino vocabulary. Dancers will learn how to interact in the circle and how to take their new moves out of the circle into partner and solo (suelta) dance settings. The course will be progressive. Drop-ins are welcome, but please be prepared to jump in and keep up if you need to miss sessions. ¡A gozar!
Fall 2023 Semester meets on Tuesdays 6:30-7:15 on 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, /11/28, and 12/5
Details: ages teens through adults
Drop in/try a class $18
Take 4 or more classes, $15/class
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COMPOSITION & THEORY
Instructor: Alexandra Franco-Zorro
Compose your own music using film for inspiration. Classes will view and discussion features and qualities as they relate to different film genres (drama, comedy, romance, action, etc.) and then use those characteristics to apply to creating your own music.
Requirements:
- Digital Audio Workspace software: Logic Pro (MAC) highly recommended, but also Studio One (PC), or Reaper (MAC, PC). Other software will require approval of instructor
- Intermediate level music theory (able to read notes and rhythms on a staff)
- Ages 12 through adult
Drop in/try a class is $18
Take 4 or more classes, $15/class
Fall 2023 Semester meets on Tuesdays 6:30-7:15 on 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14, /11/28, and 12/5