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 Classes are presented by Mrs.
Leah Rivkin. She has over 20 years of experience teaching
Classical Music Appreciation and Piano to young children with Master
of Arts in Music degree from St. Petersburg Conservatory. She
teaches highly sophisticated classical music and fine arts with a
developmentally appropriate, simplified approach to young children.
They learn to appreciate the classical art forms at an early age as
a foundation for their future learning experiences. |
(AmericaEd offers
these classes as part of the daily schedule on Wednesdays to the
students who are registered for Summer School. Students who
take this class as an Enrichment Class only, will join our
Summer School students for this period.)
Group
Studies:
Develop musical listening skills and understanding of Classical Music
and Art.
Survey video and sound presentation of operas, ballets and wide variety of
musical styles of major classical composers along with understanding of
Classical Fine Arts of paintings, sculpture and architecture.
Ages 5
and up
1 lesson/week for 30 min. each
Wednesdays,
3:35-4:10 GK-1
4:15-4:50 G2-4
4:55-5:30 G5-8
Fee: $95 for 8 weeks, starting June 27, 2007
Classical Music Titles Covered:
Operas:
Stravinsky: The Nightingale
Portman: The Little Prince
Mozart: The Magic Flute
Classical Favorites:
Best loved musical masterpieces with piano, violin, organ, instrumental
and symphony music by Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky,
Chopin, Verdi, Smetana and Prokofiev.
Ballets:
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker, Swan Lake
Stravinsky: Petrushka, Return of the Fire Bird
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Cinderella, Romeo and Juliet, Ivan
the Terrible
Davis: A Christmas Carol
Khachaturian: Spartacus
Adams: Giselle
Delibes: Coppelia
Fine Art Topics Covered:
Paintings:
Portrait, Landscape and NaturMort in
water colors, oil and drawing.
Sculpture:
Humans & Animals, Groups and Monuments in marble, metal, wood and
ceramics.
Architecture:
The concepts of architecture of
styles, materials, extra material elements, broader physical
framework in Buildings and Complexes.
These subject are covered with
examples of masterpieces from the best museums of the world: Louvre,
Hermitage and Vatican.
Sign-up now:
408-629-8442
info@americaed.org
