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Community Classifieds
Summer and Fall Dance Classes: All That Jazz Dance Studio is pleased to announce that for the second year in a row we are the Proud Winners of the Newton Tab Readers Choice awards for Best Dance Studio in Newton and Regional Gold for Newton, Needham, and Wellesley! We are still accepting summer and fall registration.
Call Deb Lifson Vogel, Newton parent of an incoming kindergarten and 3rd grader at Ward School, to discuss joining our vibrant dance community. www.allthatjazznewton.com, missdeb@allthatjazznewton.com, 617-548-3626
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Summer Music School: Brookline Music School's summer programs (June 25-Auhust 23) offer private instruction and classes for babies to adults. Summer is the perfect time to try out the various programs. Children can sample a variety of musical instruments or take a beginners course. Teenagers can play with other musicians and record a four-song cd or take private lessons. Adults can take as many lessons as they choose or play music with others.
For the summer 2012 schedule, session dates and rates visit www.bmsmusic.org or call (617) 277-4593. Brookline Music School is located at 25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445.
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Summer Fiddle Camp: The Suzuki School of Newton is hosting a Fiddle Camp for violin, cello, and guitar players ages 9 to adult with a minimum of one year of study in their instrument. The camp features daytime fiddle classes taught by an internationally recognized faculty, student performances, a staff concert, and other summertime activities. The camp runs August 21-24 at the Newton Cultural Center. For other information, including tuition rates, camp schedule, and other details, call 617-964-4522 or email us at email@suzukinewton.org. Registrations prior to June 30 receive an $80 discount.
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Summer Math Program: Summer is a great time to catch up, keep up and get ahead in
Math Mathnasium Learning Center in Newton Highlands offers individualized math summer programs in a fun, relaxing environment. Schedule your 12 tutoring sessions around your vacations and camps. Save $50 when you register before June 21st. www.mathsummer.com or call us for a free trial (617) 340-3665.
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Summer Day Care: DoReMi Family Day Care. Summer enrollment. Children 2-5. DoReMi FDC offers extensive music curriculum throughout the day,engaging math, literacy, science and art activities. Home made meals and snacks provided. Fully fenced playground with organic mulch. Experienced, certified early education provider. Location: Newton Center, Rt9 and Parker Street. For more information contact Anna @ doremi.fdc@gmail.com or 617-244-7012.
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Tennis Lessons: QuicKids Tennis is a revolutionary change in the way kids learn and play tennis, as well as compete, as developed by the USTA for kids 10 and under. QuicKids tailors kids' tennis equipment and courts to a child's size and age so that they develop skills and have fun right from the start. QuicKids is structured for kids to learn tennis and rally and play quickly in a way that is both fun and rewarding. Experience QuicKids in Newton for two weeks June 18th to 29th only!
To register email generation.tennis.cta@gmail.com, call Sami OReilly 617-593-6182 or go to Facebook/pages/generation-tennis for registration form. Registration will include free membership to the USTA that runs the US Open and its Kids Day festival.
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Piano Lessons: KEYS FOR KIDS piano lessons. Small groups organized by age (4-11). Outstanding methodology. Experienced, certified instructor. Proven success. Keys for Kids goes beyond ordinary piano lessons: it teaches well-rounded musicianship. Free sample lesson. Individual lessons available, too.
Contact marina.gorny@post.harvard.edu or (617)527-4942. www.NewtonKidsLoveMusic.com
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Music Lessons: Music Lesson Program Registration for 2012-2013
Registration is now open for parents to enroll their child in elementary music lessons and performance ensembles. In recent weeks, flyers have been sent home with students and all program information, registration forms, and online registration and fee payment can be found on the NPS website at www.newton.k12.ma.us. You will find this information under the FAMILIES quick links column on our home page.
Summer registrations are strongly encouraged as this helps us prepare lesson rosters in time to begin lessons before the end of September.
Fourth Grade Instrumental Lessons: Students entering fourth grade may elect to take lessons on a variety of band and orchestra instruments. Go to our website to learn more about the instruments available at your school, musical instruments, lesson books and accessories needed, and more.
Elementary Band & Orchestra: Students who have completed beginning lessons in fourth grade and students in other grades who already play a musical instrument are eligible to participate in their school's band or orchestra.
All-City Music Ensembles: These ensembles are extra-curricular programs that require an audition. Online registration opens in the fall. Learn more about these programs on our website.
Financial Assistance Waivers: All of the programs listed above require a participation fee. Families experiencing a hardship may apply for a fee waiver. Financial Assistance applications are available on our website. Families approved for a waiver are also eligible to receive a scholarship instrument.
Music Lesson Extension Program: The MLEP is a private lesson program offered in our schools after school for students who have successfully completed the fourth grade introductory program. Registration forms can be downloaded from our website. The NPS Financial Assistance Waiver DOES NOT apply to the MLEP.
Contact: Richard P. King, Fine Arts Coordinator, 617-559-6149 richard_king@newton.k12.ma.us
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Flute Lessons: BOSTON SUZUKI FLUTE INSTITUTE (Formerly known as Suzuki in the Berkshires Flute Institute) August 5-9, 2012 at Brookline Music School
The Boston Suzuki Flute Institute offers instruction in Suzuki Flute School Books 3 and 5 for students and teachers, a student program that includes four classes daily, (a master class, ensemble or reading, repertoire and one level-appropriate enrichment class). Enrichment classes are Dance/Movement, Outside the Box, Comfluter or Jazz. In Outside the Box students will go beyond the familiar sounds of the classical flute and explore extended techniques. Using key clicks, harmonics and more, students create a story that is performed at the final concert. Comfluter combines music technology and flute music to create compilations on the computer. Additional enrichment classes are available at an extra cost and include a piano elective.
Boston Suzuki Flute Institute incorporates summertime fun with learning. Students will also have performance opportunities in play-ins, noon recitals, and a final concert. In addition to their study, students are invited to group activities that include an opening night pizza/ice cream social, as well as row boating on the Jamaica Plain Pond and performing outdoors (if weather permits).
Boston Suzuki Flute Institute faculty includes expert instructors from New England: Lindsay Albert, piano; Tom Krusinski, creative movement/dance; Laurel Ann Maurer, flute; Noelle Perrin, flute, Amy Poliakoff, Director; Norman Thibodeau, flute/music technology; and Chris Veilleux, saxophone.
The 2012 Boston Suzuki Flute Institute will take place on Sunday, August 5 until Thursday, August 9, 2012, from 9:30am to 4:30pm at 25 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445. For more information about this event contact director, Amy Poliakoff at amyflute@comcast.net, visit www.bmsmusic.org or call Brookline Music School at (617) 277-4593.
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In Home Tutor: Call Y3K TUTOR IN YOUR HOME today, when schoolwork goes the wrong way!
Our many years of experience in teaching and educational consulting has developed the right way to motivate, the right way to teach, be understood, and be remembered. We tutor special ed. such as ADD, ADHD, Asperger's, Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, and gifted. We also tutor regular ed. and test preparation. All subjects and ages are taught. Parents can now receive 25% off the first lesson. Call 781-492-8700 or log on to http://www.Y3KTutorInYourHome.com
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Fall Theatre Programs:
Dr. Dolittle travels the world, and the cast of our fall musical will trot, fly and crawl across the stage in search of the great pink sea snail! Open to grades 3-5, Program Orientation begins Sunday, September 9, 2012, with rehearsals beginning September 23, 2012. Junior Players, our Dr. Dolittle companion program for grades 1-2, will meet on Mondays beginning September 24, 2012, to learn songs and dances to perform as part of the Dr. Dolittle cast. Performances are November 16-18, 2012 in the Charles Mosesian Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts.
In our Play Factory production of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, students in grades 6-9 will spend a creepy weekend on a secret island. A small ensemble will share the secrets that happen there, and perform them for the public in the intimate Black Box Theater. Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, September 11. Performances are October 26-28, 2012, in the Black Box Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts.
Looking for something new for your preschooler or homeschooler? Why not try out one of our new programs this fall? Preschool children ages 2-5, and their parents, are welcome to join us for Play with Me, and explore dance, movement and dramatic play on Tuesday mornings, beginning September 18, 2012. Homeschool students in grades 3-7 are invited to register for Time Travels in Theatre, exploring the history and social impact of theatre around the world. This program runs on Thursday mornings beginning September 27, 2012.
For Kindergarten and 1st grade students, Saturday mornings are for Page to Stage and enjoying Anansi's Adventures. These popular West African folk tales teach students about character and culture through laugh out-loud stories, culminating in a final presentation for family and friends. Classes begin on September 15, 2012.
Finally, our new WCT Chorus is an opportunity for students in grades 3-8 to enjoy singing together, and learn how to make beautiful music as a group, with a final concert performance for family and friends. This compact two-week program begins November 27, 2012, and meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
All programs are first come, first served and subject to space availability. Registration begins June 1, and registration forms and information are available at www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org or call 617-926-ARTS (2787).
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