Music and Art Makers (formerly Music and Art for 5/6)

Medley Class | This program is completed

Age 5 or 6

9/10/2020-1/21/2021

3:45 PM-5:15 PM EDT on Th

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$935.00

$30.00

In Music, your child is introduced to note reading and playing of the recorder and piano. Basic musical concepts and theory are taught through songs, musical games and improvisation with other classmates. This program is designed as a foundation to enrich and complement the future study of an individual instrument, and culminates with a class concert performance for family and friends!

In Art, using literature and life experiences, students will create their own artwork using a variety of techniques such as painting, sculpture, printing, collage and more. Students will create and develop their own work independently, with guidance from the instructor. This class helps students develop and hone their relationship with self-expression, adding purpose and meaning to their artwork. All of the artwork created will be presented at a year-end gallery walk for family and friends!

Music and Art Makers is led by Suzanne Dirks and Colleen Itzen, a teaching team who collaborate together on the curriculum to create a fun and meaningful class experience for your child!Same as Music II and Art II.

  • Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all class sizes will be capped at 6 students.
  • Strict hand washing, materials cleaning and social distancing will be observed. Masks will be required. Singing is eliminated.
Itzen, Colleen

With over 20 years of teaching music and movement classes from age 2 through Lower School, Colleen’s specialty is to reinforce teachers' curriculums through singing, movement, playing instruments, musical games and stories, and learning fundamentals of music. Through a multi-sensory, hands-on-approach to learning music, each child's music potential is explored and developed. Percussion, Hand Bells, Recorders, and Orff instruments are taught in conjunction with the curriculum and used in performances. In addition to a percussion background, Colleen teaches piano to all ages, including adults. After graduating Magna Cum Laude in Piano Performance with a Bachelor of Music from Covenant College, she continued her education with classes at the Juilliard School Extension Division, and has certification in the Orff, Kindermusik, and Musikgarten Methods of teaching and is also a member of MTNA (Music Teachers National Association.)

Dirks, Suzanne

Suzanne Dirks grew up and still resides in Greenwich Village. She attended Greenwich House Music School for many years as a child and went on to get a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art, as a Fibers major. She brings her passion for creating art with unique materials to Art 1 and Art 2 at Greenwich House.