A parent of one of my book 1 guitar students shared this video with me...
Totally mesmerizing!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
No clases 1/28
Hi everyone,
No classes today, 1/28 because of icy roads and limited parking. Be safe!
Best,
Zoe
No classes today, 1/28 because of icy roads and limited parking. Be safe!
Best,
Zoe
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
No Classes Jan 27th
Hi Everyone,
We won't be having classes on Jan 27th due to the snowstorm. The make up will be on Feb. 24. Stay warm and safe!
We won't be having classes on Jan 27th due to the snowstorm. The make up will be on Feb. 24. Stay warm and safe!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Free Music Together Trial Classes coming up!
Its that time again! We're gearing up for the start of our 11 week fall Music Together semester and will be offering FREE trial classes at our Northeast Baltimore location as well as our new White Marsh location!
Music Together at the Evergreen Academy of Talent Education is a fun, research-based family music education program for parents and their children aged newborn - kindergarten. Based on the philosophy that ALL children are musical, Music Together classes encourage children of mixed ages to participate at their own level with no performance pressure. Parental participation, regardless of musical ability is a key component to creating a rich environment for children to develop their musical intelligence. Classes consist of singing, instrument play, and both large and small movement activities. A great first step to music instruction and a life long love of music making! For more information about the program please visit www.evergreen-academy.com
Free trial classes at our Northeast Baltimore location:
Maryland State Boy Choir Center for the Arts 3400 Norman Ave, Baltimore MD 21213
Monday, August 30 at 10:30am
Wednesday, September 1 at 9:30am
Friday, September 3 at 10:30am
Saturday, September 4 at 9:30am
Free trial classes at our new White Marsh location:
White Marsh Ballet Academy 5022 Campbell ave, Baltimore MD 21236
Tuesday August 31 at 9:30am
Thursday, September 2 at 10:30am
RSVP is required! Please contact the Evergreen Academy office at 410.419.9260 or via email at contact@evergreen-academy.com to save your spot.
Music Together at the Evergreen Academy of Talent Education is a fun, research-based family music education program for parents and their children aged newborn - kindergarten. Based on the philosophy that ALL children are musical, Music Together classes encourage children of mixed ages to participate at their own level with no performance pressure. Parental participation, regardless of musical ability is a key component to creating a rich environment for children to develop their musical intelligence. Classes consist of singing, instrument play, and both large and small movement activities. A great first step to music instruction and a life long love of music making! For more information about the program please visit www.evergreen-academy.com
Free trial classes at our Northeast Baltimore location:
Maryland State Boy Choir Center for the Arts 3400 Norman Ave, Baltimore MD 21213
Monday, August 30 at 10:30am
Wednesday, September 1 at 9:30am
Friday, September 3 at 10:30am
Saturday, September 4 at 9:30am
Free trial classes at our new White Marsh location:
White Marsh Ballet Academy 5022 Campbell ave, Baltimore MD 21236
Tuesday August 31 at 9:30am
Thursday, September 2 at 10:30am
RSVP is required! Please contact the Evergreen Academy office at 410.419.9260 or via email at contact@evergreen-academy.com to save your spot.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Summer 2010 Music Together® Trial Classes!
Registration for Evergreen Academy's seven week Summer session of Music Together® is open and we'll be having FREE trial classes for interested families! Music Together is a fun, research-based family music education program for parents and their children ages newborn - kindergarten. Based on the philosophy that ALL children are musical, Music Together classes encourage children of mixed ages to participate at their own level with no performance pressure. Parental participation, regardless of musical ability is a key component to creating a rich environment for children to develop their musical intelligence. Classes consist of singing, instrument play, and both large and small movement activities.
Free classes at Maryland State Boy Choir Center for the Arts
3400 Norman Ave
Baltimore MD 21213
Saturday May 22 10:30
Monday May 24 9:30
Wednesday May 26 9:30
Thursday May 27 10:30
Free Classes at Timonium United Methodist Church
2300 Pot Spring Road
Timonium MD 21093
Tuesday May 25 at 10:30 AND 12:30
For more information about the program and schedule, please visit www.evergreen-academy.com
RSVP is REQUIRED to attend, spaces are limited so please let us know you're coming at 410 - 419 - 9260 or zjohnstone (at) gmail (dot) com. Leave your name, email address, phone number and the name/age of your child or children.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Viral video Parent Ed moment
Like many others, I was impressed and delighted by "ukulele boy" doing Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours"
As a music educator, I see a very powerful example of musical development. Lets set aside this child's excellent ukelele playing abilities and focus on his singing....what we hear is a child singing with extremely good intonation (i.e. singing in tune) but NOT using real words. There's a recognizable word here and there but generally, he uses vocables of his own invention to imitate Mr. Mraz. Its this precise reason that Music Together®'s song collections include many songs without words. Focusing on the syntactic meaning of the text can be distracting to kids that may not have developed their language skills completely...therefore singing on "la" or even a single word repeated "clapping clapping clapping... etc" will allow them to tune in to the pitches with more clarity.
There are always a few examples of "songs without words" in every MT class. These songs are also great for parents to make their own outside of class; its easy to replace your child's name, favorite food, etc. as the "words" to the song to have be a special musical moment for your child.
As a music educator, I see a very powerful example of musical development. Lets set aside this child's excellent ukelele playing abilities and focus on his singing....what we hear is a child singing with extremely good intonation (i.e. singing in tune) but NOT using real words. There's a recognizable word here and there but generally, he uses vocables of his own invention to imitate Mr. Mraz. Its this precise reason that Music Together®'s song collections include many songs without words. Focusing on the syntactic meaning of the text can be distracting to kids that may not have developed their language skills completely...therefore singing on "la" or even a single word repeated "clapping clapping clapping... etc" will allow them to tune in to the pitches with more clarity.
There are always a few examples of "songs without words" in every MT class. These songs are also great for parents to make their own outside of class; its easy to replace your child's name, favorite food, etc. as the "words" to the song to have be a special musical moment for your child.
Spring Music Together Semester off to a great start!
We're almost done with the second week of the Spring Music Together® semester and off to a great start! A big welcome to the families registered for the first time and as well as our returning families. The biggest news of this semester is that I am officially moved in to the gorgeous Maryland State Boy Choir Center for the Arts in a newly renovated room...now that the finishing touches are in place I think its come together beautifully for our Baltimore City classes!
The classes currently running for the Spring are
At Maryland State Boy Choir Center for the Arts
3400 Norman Ave, Baltimore MD 21213
Sundays 9:30
Saturdays 9:30
Thursdays 9:30
At Timonium United Methodist Church Nursery School
2300 Pot Spring Road, Timonium MD 21093
Tuesdays 10:30
Spring Semester continues until the week of May 16 - 22nd with no class March 30 - April 4 for spring break. Happy Music-making everyone!
The classes currently running for the Spring are
At Maryland State Boy Choir Center for the Arts
3400 Norman Ave, Baltimore MD 21213
Sundays 9:30
Saturdays 9:30
Thursdays 9:30
At Timonium United Methodist Church Nursery School
2300 Pot Spring Road, Timonium MD 21093
Tuesdays 10:30
Spring Semester continues until the week of May 16 - 22nd with no class March 30 - April 4 for spring break. Happy Music-making everyone!
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