Instrument Plus
Have you always fancied yourself a guitarist? Maybe you see yourself “Tickling the ivories” on the piano? Or perhaps working toward playing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto? Whichever instrument is your potential soul mate, Instrument Plus will get you started in a unique way. Music Plus offers lessons to students beginning piano, guitar, violin, ukulele and autoharp. The goal is to develop not only the instrumentalist, but the musician. Alongside of learning your instrument you will:

  • Explore instruments of the same family as yours

  • Learn to play by ear at the piano and on your instrument

  • Discover how simple note reading can be

  • Learn about performers, composers and genres related to your instrument

Music House Exploration

The quintessential Music House experience! A musical “island” full of instruments and activities, equipped with your own personal “Genie” (the teacher) to help you discover your “Inner Musician.”Here you will be able to:

  • Choose your activities from a menu of musical options and set your own pace

  • Tailor music learning to your needs, interests and readiness

  • Learn to play by ear, improvise and understand music theory

  • Explore a wide variety of instruments to discover which ones you might be interested in learning

  • Acquire the tools and experience to enrich your life through musical involvement

  • Feel inspired by every session

  • Develop musical competence and confidence

Eight Week Sampler

A holistic musical overview in eight sessions. each of which focuses on a specific aspect of music: You may choose a private session or gather up to six children together to form a group. Rates vary according to group size.Week by week:

  1. The Piano Keyboard: A Musical Map

  2. The Autoharp: The Magic of Harmony

  3. Improvisation: Creating As You Go!

  4. Comparing Instruments of Different Families

  5. Conducting: The Maestro With the Baton

  6. Introduction to Rhythmic Notation

  7. Introduction to Melodic Notation

  8. Composing: Rhythm, Rhyme, Repetition and Random!