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We are offering several camp and introductory class options this summer! Students may also arrange private lessons on violin, cello, piano, and drums.
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT OUR CAMPS!
CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT OUR INTRODUCTORY CLASSES!
CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR INSTRUMENTAL PROGRAM!
We are thrilled to welcome drummer, Josh Gilgoff to our faculty at Silver Music! Josh will be primarily teaching at our uptown location, 45 Tiemann Place, offering a variety of classes, lessons, and workshops for all ages and levels. We invite you to meet Josh THIS Sunday, April 10th at Tiemann for a Kids Percussion Concert where juggling meets drumming!
Come hear Josh perform and stick around to learn a drum call, meet new instruments and show off your best dance moves! Melody, harmony and rhythm are on display as you witness a brand new technique in percussion. RSVP below! Cost is $10/child, cash or check only.
CHECK OUT ADDITIONAL DEMOS BELOW!
Our Ready, Set, Play! Percussion classes for children from 3-7 years (grouped by age) are designed to develop students’ natural musical ability through body percussion, playing percussion instruments and piano, moving to music, listening, reading and writing rhythmic notation, and singing. These classes ignite children’s interest in creating music with others, as well as encourage and guide them toward the concepts of practicing and mastery of short pieces and specific techniques with each instrument. Students will play piano, hand drums, xylophone, resonator bells, rhythm sticks, and drum set and learn about the role of percussion in different genres of music, including classical, jazz, rock, pop, and many more!
DEMO CLASS: Thursday, April 14 4:00-4:45pm Ages 5-6 years COST: $10
Our Percussion Ensemble class for students ages 7-12 years inspires kids to make music together in a fun and cooperative environment. Kids deepen their sense of rhythm, creative expression, coordination and interdependence between hands, and concentration and listening through playing various styles of music, including jazz…. Open to students of all levels.
DEMO CLASS: Thursday, April 15 5:00-5:45pm Ages 7-12 years COST $10
Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, who lived to be 100 by the way, advocated role modeling. American born, my mother was a piano teacher and both, my sister Catherine and I followed in her path having accomplished piano studios of our own. Trained at the St. Louis Institute of Music, she had a following of students most of her adult life.
When it came to training me, the youngest of four, my mother took me to her piano teacher from when she was a teenager. The lessons were downtown Milwaukee on the beautiful lakefront of Lake Michigan. I started lessons when I was 4, and knew how to read music before I could write my name. My first piano recital at age 6 was at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music where I played the Bach Minuet in G. I remember the long car rides, listening to Michael Jackson on AM radio. Only six years old, but my lessons were at 7:30p on Monday nights because that’s when the esteemed lady could fit me in after my mother was done teaching all of her own students for the day! It didn’t matter to me then though, because I loved it so much. And if I had an extra good lesson, then my mother would take my sister and I to the bakery around the corner for some late night chocolate eclairs! So, you see, my students and their parents know where my gold star charts and color-coded stars in their folders began! Until we as humans know the ‘true’ reward of playing our instrument, we need intermediate bribes. I totally agree with this concept in all aspects of parenting and homework.
When it came time to pitch in for housecleaning, my mother would insist that my sister and I wash the piano keys, all 88 with soap. She’d say, “The piano keys are the ‘germ-iest’ place in the house!” I’ll never forget the time Kataoka, Suzuki’s right hand for the piano department in Japan sent a student to wash hand sduring one of her master classes. There has to be a sense of respect for the instrument before they can begin to understand the music. This also leads to the attitude of playing on a real acoustic instrument as opposed to an electric keyboard which is sometimes likened to a toy.
My parents taught me to live and breathe my talent while growing up. Patronizing the theatre and music was instilled. We had a three bedroom custom contemporary in Milwaukee which back then was not the norm. The front of our vaulted living room adorned oversized picture windows into which I would practice singing and acting while watching my reflection to Julie Andrews, The Sound of Music, complete with drawing and closing the full length drapes, and using the long cord for my mic.
Role modeling speaks louder than words and continues to be a premise of the Suzuki approach. I believe in making myself available, catching students when they’re at their best moments to discuss what goes through their minds, and how they feel alternatively. Never a dull moment, and every student gives me another reason to enjoy what I do. It doesn’t get easier, it gets better.
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SPRING 2016
WORKSHOPS AND COACHING
NYC
New Classes Begin April 19 and 21!
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
(Based on the bestselling book by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish)
Learn skills that make life with children easier and more satisfying
Seven-Week Workshop includes BONUS review session
Time: 7:00-8:45pm
Dates: April 19 – May 24 (six weeks) plus May 31 bonus review session
Location: Silver Music, 218 West 72nd Street, #2FW, NYC
Fee: $550 per person
Seven-Week Workshop includes BONUS review session
Time: 9:30 – 11:15am
Dates: April 21 – May 26 (six weeks) plus June 2 bonus review session
Location: Silver Music, 218 West 72nd Street, #2FW, NYC
Fee: $550 per person
You will receive a workbook at the first session. For How to Talk… you will need to buy two books which will be read throughout the course, Liberated Parents/Liberated Children and How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, both by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.
Refund and cancellation policy: There will be a $100 cancellation fee per person up to 48 hours prior to the start of the first class. If you need to cancel thereafter, you may apply the remaining credit towards a future workshop.
Class size is limited — register now to reserve your spot!
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Silver Music faculty present
A ROMANTIC RECITAL Sunday, March 6, 2016 6:30pm 218 W 72nd St, New York, New York $12 in advance/$15 at the door limited seating  Program includes
Brahms 8 Klavierstücke, Op.76
C. Schumann Romance No. 1 for Violin and Piano R. Schumann Fantasiestucke for Cello and Piano Dvorak “Dumky” Piano Trio Purchase tickets online in advance *Advance tickets will be available until March 4 *Cash or check required for tickets purchased at the door. general inquiries may be sent to silvermusic@silvermusic.org This concert is kid-friendly! Children under 2 ~ free |
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We are expanding our offerings at Silver Music and thrilled to have guitarist, Jennifer Trowbridge, join us at our school!
Jennifer Trowbridge has enjoyed a 20-year career in guitar performance spanning classical music, jazz, world music, and a range of popular styles which has put her on stages in Chicago, New York, Jerusalem, Istanbul, and elsewhere. She has performed solo and collaborated with singers, dancers, actors, puppeteers, filmmakers, and musicians from all over the world. Jennifer began playing the banjo-ukulele at the age of three and the guitar at four. Performance, teaching, and scholarship have long been intertwined in her music career. She earned a bachelor’s degree in music at the University of Chicago and a doctorate in guitar performance at the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music, with guitarist/pedagogue Anne Waller. After running a private guitar school in Chicago for nearly twenty years, she taught guitar at the Chicago High School for the Arts and the Interlochen Arts Academy and Camp. She has practiced a variety of teaching methods including the Suzuki Method, and has studied with some of the finest concert artists including Sérgio Assad, Sharon Isbin, David Russell, Oscar Ghiglia, Denis Azabagić, Jorge Caballero, and Michael Lorimer. She composed music for the award-winning documentary film, The Pantanal: Brazil’s Forgotten Wilderness, televised on PBS, and has been the recipient of several grants from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Dr. Trowbridge’s recent scholarship focuses on classical and avant-garde composers and performers who used Beatles songs to promote “serious” music in the 1960s and 1970s. She presented her research at major academic conferences around the country. This breadth of academic and teaching experience speaks to how deeply Jennifer values education and to how tightly woven her teaching is to her own learning and performance life. Since learning is a lifelong endeavor, she enjoys working with young children, teens, and adults, and finds that incorporating imaginative play into learning helps students of all ages.
Hear Jennifer play!:
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Silver Music FacultypresentA Classical RecitalWe hope you’re able to join us this Sunday, January 10th at 6:00pm at 218 W 72nd St for a recital featuring the following faculty members: Blythe Bonnaffons, flute The recital will showcase music from some of our favorite Classical composers, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven! This is a family event. We’ll have interactive discussions between pieces and we encourage children of all ages to attend. Seating is limited. We invite you to purchase your seats online in advance by Friday, January 8th. After this date, tickets will only be available at the door. See pricing and purchase tickets below: |
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Is your child interested in a musical experience this holiday season? We are offering multiple camps during school breaks in December!
Each camp is 3 hours a day and will meet Monday through Wednesday at our 72nd St location. Each camp is $270. Siblings and students who participate in multiple campsreceive a 10% discount.
To inquire, please email silvermusic@silvermusic.org with your child’s name, age, and instrument/level if applicable.
You may also REGISTER ONLINE HERE.
We hope to share music with your child this December!
Join 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. Camp meets Dec. 21-23and Dec. 28-30 from 9-12pm. Ideal for children ages 3-6 years old.
Instrumental Camp is offered for students studying violin, cello, or piano. Campincludes masterclasses and mini-lessons, group classes, music theory, and other fun and motivating activities! Camp meets Dec. 21-23and Dec. 28-30 from 1-4pm. Ideal for students studying Suzuki for at least one semester.
During our second week of winter break, we are offering Chamber Music camp with daily coaching and practice time. Repertoire is selected to challenge and inspire young players and music is assigned prior to the beginning of camp. Campmeets Dec. 28-30 from 1-4pm. Ideal for intermediate string/piano students who are reading music.
