Silver Music

 

Group Class Schedule: Spring 2017

SPRING GROUP CALENDAR
FESTVIAL DATE: Sunday, March 5

SPRING MONDAYS:
Jan. 23, 20
Feb. 6, 13, 27
March 6, 13, 27
Apr. 3, 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22
June 5

(No group on Feb. 20 due to Presidents’ Week, Mar. 20 due to March Break, Apr. 10 due to April Break, and May 29 due to Memorial Day Weekend)

SPRING TUESDAYS:
Jan. 17, 24, 31
Feb. 7, 14, 28
March 7, 14, 28
Apr. 4, 18, 25
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
June 6 (snow day makeup)
Advance Violin Group Class (Tuesday 5pm) will continue through June 13th

(No group on Feb. 21 due to Presidents’ Week, Mar. 21 due to March Break, and April 11 due to April Break)

SPRING WEDNESDAYS:
Jan. 18, 25
Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22 
March 1, 8, 15, 29
Apr. 5, 19, 26
May 3, 10, 17, 24

(No group on Mar. 22 due to March Break, and April 12 due to April Break)

SPRING FRIDAYS:
Jan. 20, 27
Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24
March 3, 10, 17, 31
Apr. 7, 21, 28
May 5, 12, 19, 26

(No group on Mar. 24 due to March Break, and April 14 due to April Break)

SPRING SATURDAYS:
Jan. 21, 28
Feb. 4, 11, 25
March 4, 11, 18
Apr. 1, 8, 22, 29
May 6, 13, 20
June 3, 10

(No group on Feb. 18 due to Presidents’ Week, March 25 due to March Break, April 15 due to April Break, and May 27 due to Memorial Day Weekend)

Family Concert: Saturday, Jan 28

Silver Music presents
A FAMILY CONCERT
“Music is a Puzzle”
Saturday, January 28, 2017
4:30-5:15pm
218 W 72nd St, New York, New York
Come enjoy an interactive performance brought to you by Silver Music faculty!
Move and sing to live violin and cello, hear some of your favorite RSP jams, and listen to the ways sounds fit together to create music!*space is limited*
$12 per person in advance/$15 at the door
Purchase tickets online in advance
*advance tickets will be available until Friday, January 27, 5pm
*cash or check required for tickets purchased at the door
general inquiries may be sent to silvermusic@silvermusic.org
This concert is ideal for children ages 2-6 years. Children under 2  ~ free

Featuring

Karolyn Bethke

Violin

Ellen Silver

Cello

Backstage Recitals this January

Emma Frucht
Backstage Recital Series
Violin Recital 1: Sunday, January 8, 7:15pm
Violin Recital 2: Friday, January 13, 7:00pm
Silver Music
218 W 72nd St
works by Bach, Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and more

We’re excited to offer opportunities this month for our instrumental students to see a college student perform. On Sunday, January 8th and Friday, January 13, violinist, Emma Frucht will be performing at Silver Music as part of our Backstage Recital Series. Emma is a senior at Harvard University and the daughter of our violin teacher, Rachel Riggs. Each program will be about 45 minutes in length.

Please RSVP by emailing silvermusic@silvermusic.org if you are interested in attending either event as space is limited. (Please include the number of children and adults attending).

This event will be free of charge.

Faculty Recital 1/15/17

Silver Music faculty present
A CLASSICAL RECITAL
Sunday, January 15, 2017
7:00pm
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
450 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
$15 in advance/$20 at the door
limited seating
Program includes selections from:
Haydn “Gypsy” Trio Rondo
Mozart Quartet K421 in D minor
Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major
Beethoven Quartet Op. 18 in F Major
Mendelssohn Octet
Purchase tickets online in advance
*advance tickets will be available until Friday, January 13, 5pm
*cash or check required for tickets purchased at the door
Two complimentary tickets are included for students participating in our Winter Workshopgeneral inquiries may be sent to silvermusic@silvermusic.org
This recital is kid-friendly! Children under 2  ~ free

Featuring

Karolyn Bethke

Violin

Sage Cole

Violin

Meredith Ezinma

Violin

Emma Frucht

Violin

Molly Goldman

Viola

Rachel Riggs

Viola

Nancy Hair

Cello

Kayla Herrmann

Cello

Ellen Silver

Cello

Jeanette Stenson

Cello

Wenhan Anderson

Piano

December Camps

We are now offering TWO different camps this December during our winter break!

The week of December 19th we are offering Music and Art Camp and String Jam Camp.

Early Registration has been extended through December 9th! Sign up early to receive $25 off tuition. Siblings and students who register for multiple December camps will also receive a 10% discount

See below to learn more or register online. We hope to share music with your child this December!

MUSIC AND ART CAMP
9-12pm
December 19-22
December 27-30-CANCELLED

218 W 72nd StJoin our experienced early-childhood music and art teachers for a magical week of exploration and creation! Our camps engage and motivate young children to try new things as well as develop their skills and interests in music and visual arts. Camps meet Monday, Dec. 19 through Thursday, Dec. 22 and Tuesday, Dec. 27 through Friday, Dec. 30 from 9-12pm.  Ideal for children ages 3-6 years old.
REGISTER HERE

STRING JAM CAMP
9-3pm
December 19-22
45 Tiemann

String Jam Camp, led by cello teacher, Reenat Pinchas, is open to string-players who are interested in improvisation, jamming in different styles, recording music, and learning how to read written out arrangements of contemporary and popular music. Camp meets Monday, Dec. 19 through Thursday Dec. 22 from 9-3pm. Ideal for students age 7 and up.
REGISTER HERE

Family Concert-SOLD OUT

SOLD OUT
Silver Music presents
A FAMILY CONCERT
“Music Tells a Story”
Saturday, December 10, 2016
4:30-5:15pm
218 W 72nd St, New York, New York

Come enjoy an interactive performance brought to you by Silver Music faculty!
Move and sing to live music, hear some of your favorite RSP jams, and listen as stories come to life to the sounds of violin and cello!

Winter String Workshop

Winter Workshop

visiting teachers bring their expertise to Silver Music
January 14-16
We are thrilled to be hosting master teachers, Christie Felsing (violin), and Nancy Hair (cello) at Silver Music this January. Both teachers will be traveling from Hartford, CT during MLK weekend for a series of events outlined below. Also joining us as part of our workshopwill be parent educator, Shelly Mcdonald, who regularly teaches parenting classes at our 72nd St location.

We hope you’re able to join us for this exciting and educational weekend right here in NYC! Please read more below to learn more about Christie, Nancy, and Shelly, and all they have to offer our incredible community of students and parents.

Be sure to RSVP to silvermusic@silvermusic.org if you are interested in participating.
Schedule

All events will be held at Silver Music, 218 W. 72nd St., 2FW, unless otherwise notated.

SATURDAY

Parent Workshop:
12:00-1:30pm: Parenting Workshop with Shelly Macdonald. Shelly is a New York City based Parent Educator and Coach who runs acclaimed workshops based on the parenting texts How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk and Siblings Without Rivalry. Shelly will lead a discussion on how to communicate effectively and lovingly with your kids as you navigate the treacherous territory of practice.

Child care will be provided during this hour.

Cello Masterclasses and Group Class:
2:00-3 pm: Cello Masterclass with Nancy.
3:15-4:15 pm:  Cello Masterclass with Nancy.
4:30-5:30 Cello Group Class A with Nancy.

SUNDAY

Violin Masterclasses:
12:00-1:00pm: Violin Masterclass with Christie.
3:00-4:00: Violin Masterclass with Christie.

Cello Masterclasses and Group Class:
9:45-10:45am: Cello Group Class B with Nancy.
11:00-12:00pm: Cello Masterclass with Nancy.
3:00-4:00: Cello Masterclass with Nancy.

Violin Play-in
5-6 pm: Violin Play-in with Christie at The DiMenna Center

Faculty Recital 
7-8 pm: Faculty Recital at The DiMenna Center

MONDAY

Violin Masterclasses:
10-11 am: Violin Masterclass with Christie.
11:15 am-12:15 pm: Violin Masterclass with Christie.
Registration
A ticket to the Winter Workshop Weekend includes:

  • Parent Talk for 1 adult
  • Masterclass participation for 1 student and 2 adult audience members.
  • Cello Group/Violin Play-in participation for 1 student and 1 adult audience member
  • Faculty Recital tickets for 1 student and 1 adult

Register before December 9th and receive the Early Bird Discount of $125. Registration received after December 9th cost $160. Sibling discounts of 20% are available. Additional tickets for the Faculty Recital will be available: $15/$20 in advance/at the door. Additional tickets for the Parent talk are available for $25 and advanced registration is required.

If your child is interested in participating in a masterclass, please respond immediately to this e-mail.

If you have questions about any of these events and what they will offer you and your children, please ask us or talk to your teacher.
Teacher Biographies
Christie Felsing received her Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying violin with Vartan Manoogian and pedagogy with Marvin Rabin. After a year of graduate studies at Boston University, including long-term Suzuki teacher training, she pursued a nine-month Suzuki internship with Doris Preucil at the Preucil School of Music. This experience led her to complete a Master of Music degree in Suzuki pedagogy at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville with John Kendall. Her service to the Suzuki Association of the Americas has included being a member of its Board of Directors (2004-09),SAA Conference Coordinator (2010), Teacher Development Advisory Committee, and ongoing work for the Parents as Partners Online offering. Christie is a registered SAA Violin Teacher Trainer and was a member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas staff from 2014-16. Felsing is pleased to be returning to the Hartt Suzuki Program, where she taught from 1994-96 and has led teacher training courses at the Hartt Suzuki Institute the last six summers.

Nancy Hair is a highly sought-after Suzuki teacher from the Boston area. She has been a teacher-trainer since 1988 and enjoys traveling and teaching at institutes, workshops, conferences, and festivals. Nancy teaches at the Hartt School, New England Conservatory Preparatory, and All Newton Music School. In the summer she is on faculty at numerous Suzuki Institutes including Chicago, Ithaca, and Hartt. Nancy has studied Alexander Technique, has completed graduate studies in pedagogy with Ithaca Talent Education, and has been seen in performances with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, New Hampshire Symphony, Opera Company of Boston, and the Rhode Island Philharmonic.

Shelly Mcdonald is a Parent Educator and Coach who has worked directly with children and families in various capacities for over 20 years. Shelly currently teaches parenting workshops in NYC and coaches parents all over the world via phone/internet. In addition to facilitating parenting workshops and offering private coaching services, Shelly often speaks to parent groups at NYC’s independent and public schools, corporations and community organizations. Shelly is a mother of 2, former labor doula and childbirth educator.

Closed 11/23-11/27

Reminder:

No regular lessons or classes Wednesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 27.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Silver Music

Backstage Concert: 11/6

Lucy Frucht, Violin Recital
Sunday, November 6, 7:15pm
218 W 72nd St
featuring
Bach Violin Sonata in A minor, Mvt 1
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4, Mvt 1
Brahms Violin Concerto, Mvt 1
Schoenberg Phantasy

We’re excited to offer a wonderful opportunity for our instrumental students to see an older student perform at a very high level. On Sunday, November 6th, Silver Music will be hosting a violin recital for Lucy Frucht, an 11th grader at Hunter currently attending Juilliard Precollege. Lucy is the daughter of Rachel Riggs, of our violin faculty. Many of you may have seen her past performances at Silver Music and know you are in for a treat! The program will be about 45 minutes in length.

Please RSVP at silvermusic@silvermusic.org if you are interested in attending as space is limited. (Please include the number of children and adults attending).

This event will be free of charge.

Silver Music Wall Calendars On Sale!

Silver Music Calendars are on sale for $10! Stay on top of Silver Music events, school closures, composers’ birthdays, and other important information while celebrating each month with a beautiful Silver Music photo. Calendars include professional photos from the 2014 and 2015 String Festivals and our lessons and classes. CLICK HERE to order! Calendar includes the months September 2016-August 2017.