Private Vocal Instruction - Available ages 8 years and up
Our mission is to build the total musician who chooses the voice as his/her medium for artistic expression.
For those who intend to pursue advanced studies in voice and/or a professional setting music literacy is of utmost importance. For the participant ages 8-18 this is demonstrated in building the skills needed to successfully pass the Florida All-State Choir Testing, including: advanced sight-reading, theory, ear-training, and choral singing. We acknowledge our public school magnet programs and encourage our students to prepare for the entrance auditions, which would include a solo selection from Twenty-Four Italian Songs and Arias or appropriate Music Theater repertoire for that avenue of voice.
The voice is always treated delicately and carefully no matter the age of the student. However, special care is given to students who are younger. Unlike studios that refuse to teach any vocal student under the age of 12, we believe that if students are auditioning semi professionally and professionally for children’s roles, they should be properly trained and guided. While we encourage all younger students to join the Ruth Eckerd Hall Children’s Choir as a first step, private instruction is sometimes required for audition preparation.
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Piano Instruction:
We teach the essential skills for promoting a lifelong love of music and playing the piano through:
The ability to internalize basic rhythms and pulse
The ability to read music
The ability to understand the basic elements of music theory, form and harmony
The ability to respond to interpretative elements of the composition to express the emotional character of the music
The ability to communicate with the music
The ability to work independently
The ability to solve problems
The ability to perform with physical ease and technical efficiency both individually and with others in a variety of settings
Violin Studies:
We provide training for students ages 4 and up.
Students will benefit from brief history and overview of the string instruments , the ability to recognize parts of the violin, the bow, proper violin posture(techniques of the right and left hands), proper care and maintenance of instrument. Private violin lessons include music theory as a musical notation of rhythm, melody and sight reading. The students will have the opportunity to explore and become familiar with music of different periods and genres for the age- appropriate repertoire.
Upon request:
In addition, we provide instruction in areas of harp, guitar, brass instruments and percussion.
Performance/Spring Juries:
Participants have an opportunity to perform in appropriate level recitals. Twice a year, we offer a beginning/intermediate recital, a high school age recital, and an adult opera recital. The high school age students perform for a jury panel of private instructors in their specified area as a preparation for college juries. Recommendations are made by the panel in areas of technique and performance to better prepare the student for the upcoming spring recital. |
