VIEW OUR CATALOG
The 2007-2008 program schedule is available for download as a pdf file.

• 2007-2008 Catalog

• Pricing
Individual Instruction rates, discount and financial aid information

• Early Childhood
Music and Movement classes for 6 months to 5 years!

• Dance
Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop & more!

• Ensembles
Play well with others? NMS has one of the largest ensemble programs in the country, encompassing instrumental, vocal and dance groups. Learn more about the opportunities to enhance your playing, singing and dancing.

OUR PROGRAMS
Programs offered throughout the academic year include the following:

• Children's Classes
• Teen Classes
• Adult Programs
• Community Outreach Programs

CHILDREN'S CLASSES

6 mos - 30 mos:
Making Music I,II,III
Tiny Dancers I,II,III (Guilford)

2 1/2 years - 4 years:
NMS Preschool Program
Rhythmic Movement (with or without parent)
1-2-3, Sing with Me (age 3 & 4)
Creative Dance (age 4 only)
Pre-Ballet (age 4 only)

4 years - 5 years:
Rhythmic Movement (without or without parent)
Creative Dance
Pre-Ballet
Intro to Music (age 5 only)
Suzuki Method*: violin, viola, cello, piano, and guitar
Individual Instruction*: piano and recorder (age 5 only)

6 years
Choral Kids
Intro to Music
Meet the Piano
Get on the Music Train! Recorder & Musicianship
Drumstix! Beginning Drumset Group Class
Suzuki Method*:violin, viola, cello, piano, flute and guitar
Individual Instruction*:piano, violin, viola, cello, harp, recorder & flute
Ensemble
Storybook Dance
Ballet

7 years
Choral Kids
Meet the Piano
Get on the Music Train! Recorder & Musicianship
Project Discovery
Drumstix! Beginning Drumset Group Class
Afro-Caribbean Drumming
Suzuki Method: violin, viola, cello, piano, flute and guitar
Individual Instruction: piano, violin, viola, cello, guitar, recorder, flute and clarinet
Ensembles*
Storybook Dance
Modern Dance
Ballet

8 years - 9 years
Individual Instruction:any keyboard, strings, guitar or percussion, winds and brass*
Suzuki Method:violin, viola, cello, piano, flute and guitar
Ensemble and/or Music Skills
Chords and Scales Workshop
Project Discovery
Three C’s: Contemporary Composition Challenge
Choral Kids
Afro-Caribbean Drumming
Drumstix! Beginning Drumset Group Class
Storybook Dance
Modern Dance and/or Modern Ensemble
Ballet and Ballet Ensemble
Hip-Hop

10 years - 12 years
Individual Instruction: any keyboard, strings, guitar, winds, brass, percussion and voice
Suzuki Method: violin, viola, cello, piano, flute and guitar
Ensemble and/or Music Skills
Chords and Scales Workshop
Three C’s: Contemporary Composition Challenge
Junior Dance or Music Diploma Program
Drumstix! Beginning Drumset Group Class
Afro-Caribbean Drumming
Beginning Jazz Ensemble Workshop
Modern Dance and Modern Ensemble
Ballet and Ballet Ensemble
Hip-Hop

*Depends on readiness of the child

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TEEN CLASSES

Any Individual Instruction
Suzuki Method Instruction
Ensemble, Music Skills and/or Composition
Junior Dance or Music Diploma or Certificate Program
Greater New Haven Youth Ensembles (by audition)
NMS Vocal Chamber Choir (by audition)
Acting and Scene Study Workshop
Afro-Caribbean Drumming
Steel Band
Very, Very, Basic Jazz Piano
Beginning Jazz Ensemble Workshop
Chords and Scales Workshop
Strings Improvisation Workshop
Three Cs: Contemporary Composition Challenge
Composition Seminar
Notation for Beginners/Notation for Musicians
The Art of Accompanying
Songwriting
Rock Ensemble
Conducting
Score Study
Modern Dance and Modern Ensemble
Ballet and Ballet Ensemble
Hip-Hop I
Latin Dance
Salsa
Swing Dance

Older teens (17+ years) may also consider adult class offerings .

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ADULT PROGRAMS

Individual Instruction
Absolute beginners to advanced levels
Over 30 instruments and voice to choose from
Suzuki Method and Jazz Improvisation available

Group Instruction
Group Piano for Beginners
Group Recorder for Beginners
Group Guitar for Beginners
Group Violin for Beginners
Singing:The Basics
Sight Singing Made Simple
Music Reading Fundamentals
Cabaret Workshop
Very, Very Basic Jazz Piano
The Art of Accompanying
Intro to Jazz Workshop
Jazz Rhythm Section Workshop for bass, guitar, piano & drums
Afro-Caribbean Drumming
Steel Band
Acting and Scene Study Workshop

Ensembles
Jazz: Traditional, Blues, Latin, and Rock Ensembles
Flute and Clarinet Choirs, Saxophone Quartets
Chamber Music: wind & string duos, trios & quartets
Rock Ensemble
Recorder and Viol Consorts
NMS Pantastic Steel Band
Chamber Choir
And others...

Listening & Exploration
An Inside Look at Opera
Music Reading Fundamentals
Conducting
Songwriting
Score Studying and Listening

Music Theory
Individual Instruction
Music Skills Classes (Beg., Int., Adv.)
Sight Singing Made Simple
Chords and Scales Workshop
Composition Seminar
Notation for Beginners/Notation for Musicians

Professional Training
Suzuki Association of the Americas “Every Child Can”Workshop
Suzuki Piano Teacher Training

Drama
Acting & Scene Study Workshop
Cabaret Workshop

Dance and Yoga
Adult Ballet Beginner
African
Modern Dance
Hip-Hop IV
Swing Dance
Salsa
Latin Dance
Exercise and Energize
Yoga
Yoga-Dance

Jazz & Rock
Individual Instruction
Intro to Jazz Workshop
Jazz Rhythm Section Workshop for bass, guitar, piano & drums
Very, Very, Basic Jazz Piano
Jazz Ensembles (Blues, Latin, Traditional)
Chords and Scales Workshop
String Improvisation Workshop
Rock Ensemble

Early Music
Individual Instruction
Group Recorder for Beginners
Recorder, Viol & Mixed Consorts

World Music
Individual Instruction
Afro-Caribbean Drumming
Steel Band

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NMS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY

NMS AT HOPKINS
Students must be enrolled at Hopkins to participate in the NMS at Hopkins Private Lesson Program. Call NMS for Hopkins brochure: 203-624-5189 or e-mail chris@nmsmusicschool.org
Hopkins Coordinator: Christine Radawiec.
Hopkins administrative contact: Karen Klugman 203-397-1001.

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER NEW HAVEN
NMS faculty members offer instrumental instruction for children and adults Monday through Thursday at the local JCC. Instruction is open to the general public with separate member and nonmember fees set by the JCC. Days of instruction follow the JCC after-school program calendar.

NMS IN NEW HAVEN SCHOOLS
For more information contact Shana Ross at NMS 203-624-5189 ext 21.

CITY-WIDE: MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOLS
Each spring NMS works with the New Haven Public Schools Music Program to identify middle and high school children who would benefit from NMS Summer Band and Jazz Intensive programs and to provide financial aid for those who need assistance.

AMISTAD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL, COOPERATIVE ARTS & HUMANITIES MAGNET SCHOOL
NMS provides supplemental private instrument lessons for selected students at Amistad and in Co-op’s Music Program.

WEXLER-GRANT AND DAVIS STREET INTERDISTRICT MAGNET SCHOOL
NMS offers weekly instrumental instruction for students at Davis Street and Wexler-Grant Schools through the NMS Instrumental Impact Program.

Arts PACK
A Saturday music and visual arts program for children and parents from New Haven’s Hill Neighborhood. NMS collaborates with Creative Arts Workshop in the PACK (Parents & Communities for Kids) Program,
funded by The Wallace Foundation, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, The Graustein Memorial Fund and the Institute for Museum and Library Services.

UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY
NMS offers a music class for adult residents of area UCP group homes to teach the fundamentals of music through ensemble singing and the use of Orff-Schulwerk instruments.

NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE (Yale Child Study Center)
L.E.A.P. (LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION & ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIP)
NMS provides classes for groups of students at these and other community organizations– Afro-Caribbean drumming, dance workshops, singing classes and more.

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