STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
Community Music Program
MUSIC PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
 

The Children's Programs in the Community Music Program consist of musicianship classes and choral training designed for elementary school-age children, Kindergarten through fifth grade. The classes are sponsored by the Department of Music at the Stony Brook University  and are a part of the Community Music Program on Saturday mornings. The curriculum is based on a well-established musical pedagogy known as 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.


Music Basics for Kids (Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2)
In the Music Basics for Kids 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. The idea that students experience music physically before they wrestle with symbols and theoretical abstraction is at the heart of the Dalcroze work.  By developing their musicianship at an early age, students will be a better position to begin their formal musical study with deeper understanding and skill.
Forty-five minutes/week. Directed by Dorothea Cook. (28 sessions/Saturday mornings)
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Dalcroze Eurhythmics (Grades 3 to 5)
 The Dalcroze curriculum for students in the third grade and older focuses on three areas of study: a) Eurhythmics -- combining physical response to music with techniques of analysis, b) Ear-training -- engaging the ear, eye and voice in hearing, identifying and producing the tonal elements of music, and c) Improvisation -- offering the opportunity to experiment with rhythm, melody and form using the voice and a variety of instruments.
Forty-five minutes/week. Directed by Dorothea Cook. (28 sessions/Saturday mornings)
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Children’s Choir (Grades 3 to 5)Childrens Choir conductor Rachel Neway works with a group of singers.
Students in the 3rd through 5th grades are given 45 minutes of vocal and choir instruction and 45 minutes of advanced Dalcroze training which integrates perfectly with choir and acts as an introduction to music theory and understanding.
Two hours/week. Directed by Rachel Neway and Dorothea Cook. (28 sessions/Saturday mornings)
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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:Dalcroze Eurythmics teaches musical concepts through movement, interaction and imagination
  Music Basics for Kids, Single Semester
  $295
  Music Basics for Kids, Full Year
  $495
   
  Dalcroze Eurythmics, Single Semester
  $295
  Dalcroze Eurythmics, Full Year  $495
   
  Children's Choir Only, Single Semester
  $195
  Children's Choir Only, Full Year  $395


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 during the academic year (28 sessions) beginning Saturday, September 26.
Click here to see the full Community Music Programs calendar
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