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Individual Instruction
Private lessons for students and adults are
available at the Portland facility during the
school year for the following instruments:
trumpet, French horn, guitar, percussion, harp,
piano, voice, flute, clarinet, saxophone,
recorder, violin, viola, and cello. Instruction
for a limited number of instruments is available
for a six-week period during the summer. At this
time, only piano instruction is offered at the
Collective Center.
Beginning in the fall of 2008, MusicWorks is
being offered in Blackford County.
With the support of the Blackford County
Community Foundation and the Opal Greenlee
Memorial Fund, instruction will be offered at
Hartford City Middle School, Southside
Elementary School, and Montpelier Elementary
School. Group piano lab is available for
second grade students. Individual lessons
are available for adults and students for the
following instruments: violin, viola,
woodwinds, brass, guitar, piano, voice, and
percussion.
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MusicWorks Brochure
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Scholarship Form
Group Instruction &
Ensembles
Optional group instruction is available for
students and adults in addition to their
individual lesson or on its own. Students may
choose from Stateline Singers, Music Explorers,
Brassissimo!, Brown Paper Sax Saxophone
Ensemble, Eastern Breeze Flute Ensemble, Distant
Thunder and Distant Rumble Percussion Ensembles, and Music Major
Boot Camp. Music da Capo is offered as an
introduction to music for infants through
preschoolers and their caregivers.
Stateline Singers
This ensemble provides students in upper
elementary through high school an opportunity to
learn sight singing, singing in parts, music
theory, and music history as a part of the
choral experience. The choir meets once a week
for at least 32 weeks of the school year. The
Stateline Singers present several concerts
during the season.
Stateline Singers is sponsored by Poet
Biorefining.
Music Explorers
This class provides group activities designed
for students in grades 1-6 or beginning students
interested in learning the fundamentals of
music. Students explore the basics of music
reading and understanding using a variety of
hands-on activities.
Brassissimo!
New in 2007, Brassissimo! is open to all
experience brass players regardless of age.
Although primarily a performance group,
Brassissimo! will allow students to improve and
sharpen skills while adding to their general
musical knowledge and enjoyment in an ensemble
setting.
Eastern Breeze Flute
Ensemble
The Eastern Breeze Flute Ensemble is open to
all experienced flute players regardless of age.
Although primarily a performance group, the
flute choir will allow students to improve and
sharpen flute skills while adding to their
general musical knowledge and enjoyment in an
ensemble setting. Eastern Breeze Flute Ensemble
is sponsored by WPGW and WZBD Radio Stations.
Distant Thunder
and Distant Rumble Percussion Ensembles
The Distant Thunder and Distant Rumble Percussion Ensembles
are
open to all experienced percussionists
regardless of age. Distant Rumble is designed
for beginners with some percussion experience,
while Distant Thunder is for more advanced
percussionists. The ensembles are also
primarily performance groups, allowing students
to sharpen and improve percussion skills in an
ensemble setting. Marimba on loan from
Joyce Beck.
Music Major Boot
Camp
Music Major Boot Camp is a class for those
high school students considering a music major
in college. This semester-long course will primarily involve a
study of music history, but will also include
sight-singing and ear-training exercises and
advice on preparing for music major applications
and auditions.
Music da Capo
Literally translated as “music from the
beginning”, Music da Capo provides an early
introduction to the elements of music,
structured for infants to toddlers and their
caregivers. Each session is designed to
introduce children to joyful music and movement
in a creative environment that will make parent
and child feel at ease.
Fees
Participating in the MusicWorks program
requires both commitments of time and money.
Becoming proficient in music requires effort
over an extended period of time. For this
reason, fees are based on the school year or the
length of the class offering. Significant
sponsorship support has traditionally played an
important role in maintaining reasonable fees
for participation. A limited number of
scholarships are available based upon need and
student commitment.
For information on enrollment or other
information on MusicWorks, contact Arts Place
at:
Telephone: (260) 726-4809
Toll
Free: (866) 539-9911
Fax: (260) 726-2081
E-mail: artsland@artsland.org
Major funding for MusicWorks is provided
by The Hudson Family and Moser Engineering. Scholarship assistance
is provided by MainSource Bank, Dr. G's
Memorial Scholarship Fund, and Medical
Consultants PC.
Scholarship assistance provided by:
Major funding for MusicWorks in Blackford County
is provided by
 and
The Opal Greenlee Memorial Fund
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