Registration For Spring Semester at Bloomingdale School Of Music Opens January 4th
By: Julie Musbach Dec. 13, 2018
The nonprofit community school of the arts, Bloomingdale School of Music (BSM) is pleased to announce that registration for its spring semester opens on January 4th with classes beginning on February 6th. The spring semester features exciting new classes for children and teens. Characterized by its enduring commitment to accessibility and the belief in the power of music to enrich and sustain a community, at BSM students of all ages participate in a wide range of music making, including early childhood classes, private lessons, ensembles, a distinguished student composition program, annual commissioning of a professional composer, participation in a composer in residence program, a comprehensive pre-college program, and free community concerts.
BSM is located in a charming Brownstone at 323 West 108th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive. For more information and to register for the spring semester, please call: (212) 663-2021 and go online at: www.bsmny.org.
New this Spring
CHILDREN'S CLASSES
Flute for Children
Flute for Children is a group class for new flute players. Learning how to hold the flute and stand with proper posture, how to blow across the mouthpiece with proper embouchure and play their first notes with correct finger placement. The learning environment is not only based on long proven teaching techniques but also features fun games to help students learn quickly and retain their knowledge.
Ukulele for Children
Ukulele for Children is a fun class that introduces children to playing and singing songs on the ukulele. The ukulele is a great introductory instrument for children because of it's size and accessibility. Children will learn to strum chords and play simple melodies as well as some basic music concepts such as rhythm and technique.
Beginner Theory Class
The Beginner Theory Class is a "from the ground up" class meaning it begins with an assumption of no familiarity with the subject and takes the student from the absolute essentials to a point of basic literacy in the subject of Music. The student will achieve the ability to read, hear, understand, and perform from a basic instrumental score or recording. Most importantly, they will establish the skill of distinguishing what they do understand about the score or recording from what they don't, and will develop the skill of self-teaching - taking the elements that are unknown and turning them into the known.
ADULT CLASSES
Ukulele for Absolute and Utter Beginners
This class is intended for the adult student who has no previous experience playing the ukulele and who would like an engaging introduction to the instrument. By incorporating popular songs into the class, students will learn a variety of chords and strumming techniques. Additionally, there will be some time spent on basic music skills.
Violin for Absolute and Utter Beginners
Starting a string instrument may be associated with young children, but adults are great learners to start or return to the violin. This class focuses on the basics of violin playing and technique building as the basis for playing simple to moderate repertoire.
Voice for Adults
Focusing on healthy singing technique, Adult Voice class will incorporate breathing techniques, proper enunciation and pronunciation and ways to better utilize your voice as an instrument.
Dalcroze for Adults
Dalcroze Education is a unique and dynamic education in music that uses movement to connect what the ear hears with what the mind knows. Students are brought into the music through personal and physical experience, sequentially feeling, identifying, vocalizing, visualizing, finally applying to instruments. This is a hands on approach to music theory in which students can say, in Dalcroze's own words, "I know, because I have experienced." Over the course of the semester, adults will study tempo, melody, rhythm patterns, phrase, and meter. Musicians, teachers, actors, singers, and dancers all stand to benefit from these classes.
Adult Theory Class
The Adult Theory Class is a directed study in Music Theory for students wishing to gain a full and complete "working" knowledge of the subject. The course begins by addressing any holes in the student's current knowledge of the essentials. Then taking the students current skills and interests as an entry point, the elements of music are taken up thoroughly one at a time in a variety of ways including reading, ear-training, rhythm, improvisation, and composition and performance until a thorough practical ability in the subject is achieved.
ABOUT BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL OF MUSIC - Established in 1964, BSM has served more than 80,000 children and adults through group classes, private instruction, and performance opportunities in classical, jazz, and rock music. Each week, over 650 students of all ages participate in a wide range of music making including early childhood classes, a comprehensive pre-college program, free community concerts, and internet-based music programs. With accessibility central to its mission, more than 20% of Bloomingdale's student body receives financial aid and scholarship assistance annually.
Bloomingdale School of Music is grateful to the following donors: Foundations: Associated Chamber Music Players, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, Edwin Caplin Foundation, Columbia Community Service, D'Addario Foundation, Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund, The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Exploring the Metropolis Con-Edison Composers' Residency Program, The Hearst Foundation, Libby Holman Foundation, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, The M&T Charitable Foundation, The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, The New York Community Trust, The Pinkerton Foundation, Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, Turrell Fund Corporations: Colgate-Palmolive Inner-City Education Fund, Con-Edison, TD Bank Public: New York State Council on the Arts with Support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, New York State Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Council Member Helen Rosenthal, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, and many other generous individuals.
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