Classes, Fall 2008
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How to Get Started
• Peruse the classes and their course descriptions.
• Select a class that interests you - check for prerequisite requirements.
• Contact Student Services at 612.321.0100 to register.
• If you have any questions regarding classes, contact Melissa Falb, Director of Group Instruction, at 612.767.5438.
Music Plus! Discount on classes if someone in your family is enrolled in at least five hours of Individual or Suzuki Instruction
Classes for Children
Piano for Children
Tuition $350
Ages 5–6
Instructors: Melissa Falb, Emily Jahr, Jeremy Hanson,
Emily Ireland
Through games, singing, movement, listening and composition, small groups of children will learn basic piano skills and musicianship. You are involved in your child’s learning process through an orientation session, observations and printed lesson summaries. Children must be in kindergarten or first grade. Children must have an instrument at home for practicing.
15 week session begins week of September 15, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Wednesdays 5:00 p.m.
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
Apple Valley
Saturdays 1:00 p.m.
White Bear Lake
Wednesdays 5:00 p.m.
Continuing Piano for Children
Tuition $350
Ages 6–7
Instructors: Melissa Falb
Don’t let your child forget what they have learned in Piano for Children. Continuing Piano for Children will focus on developing music reading skills on both the treble and bass clefs. Games, movement, rhythm and listening will be incorporated to strengthen the children’s piano playing skills.
15 week session begins September 16, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Tuesdays 5:00 p.m.
Music Tree – Beginning Piano
Tuition $350
Ages 7–8
Instructors: Emily Jahr, Sue Ruby
The Music Tree offers an alternative to private piano instruction for children. Classes consist of a small group of students who meet for one hour each week. In a fun and exciting classroom setting, students will develop basic music reading skills, a strong rhythmic sense, a natural relaxed piano technique, as well as composing and improvising skills.
15 week session begins week of September 15, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Thursdays 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays 12:00 p.m.
Piano and Violin Sampler
Tuition $374
Ages 6–8
Instructors: Karin Boyce, Emily Jahr
Unsure of which instrument your child should study? Would you like them to try two instruments – piano and violin – before you make a commitment? Children receive an 8-week introduction to both the piano and violin. Students will need access to a piano; MacPhail will provide violins. Parents are encouraged to attend class with their child during the violin portion, in order to better assist the child in home practice.
16 week session begins September 20, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Saturdays 9:00 a.m.
Violin for Children
Tuition $350
Ages 5–8
Instructor: Karin Boyce, Teresa Campbell
This class teaches beginning violin using a repertoire of multi-cultural songs, movement, games, and singing. Students learn basic violin technique while acquiring musicianship skills including imitation, note reading, pitch development and playing with a pleasing tone. Parents are required to observe lessons and take an active role in practice. Children must have an appropriately sized instrument. Violin for Children has a two semester curriculum; it’s suggested that students enroll in both.
15 week session begins the week of September 15, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Wednesdays 6:00 p.m.
Saturdays 1:00 p.m
Apple Valley
Tuesdays 4:00 p.m.
White Bear Lake
Tuesdays 6:00 p.m.
Percussion for Children
Tuition $350
Ages 7–8
Instructor: Eric Strom
Children will learn to play the snare drum, marimba, timpani, drum set, vibraslap, cabasa, gong, congas, bongos and more. Through games, movement, creative activities, listening and ensemble playing, children will develop a strong sense of rhythm plus basic music skills and technique. Students need only to provide their own practice pad and drumsticks. Percussion for Children has a two semester curriculum.
For a complete experience, students should enroll in both semesters.
15 week session begins September 17, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Wednesdays 5:00 p.m.
Guitar for Children
Tuition $350
Ages 8–10
Instructor: TBD
This class combines classical and folk guitar styles in a relaxed learning environment. Students will learn how to read music, play and compose melodies and a variety of strums and picking patterns. Students will need a 3/4 to full sized nylon-stringed classical guitar. Parents are required to attend the last 10 minutes of each class. Guitar for Children has a two semester curriculum; it is suggested that students enroll in both.
15 week session begins September 18, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Thursdays 6:00 p.m.
Sing Out! (Apple Valley Children’s Choir)
Tuition $252
Ages 8–12
Instructor: Meghann MacKinnon
Join MacPhail’s exciting new children’s choir, Sing Out!, for children ages 8-12. This choir welcomes students with and without special needs to join together for fun singing and music making activities. Designed to celebrate the unique gifts of each student, Sing Out! will help each child discover their own voice. Family and friends are invited to attend a performance at the end of the semester.
12 week session begins September 20, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Apple Valley
Saturdays 1:00 p.m.
Classes for Teens
Teens are invited to join many MacPhail Classes for Adults. Please contact Melissa Falb, Director of Group Instruction at 612.767.5438 for placement.
INSTRUMENTAL CLASSES
Introductory Guitar Class I
Tuition $350
Ages Teen to Adult
Instructor: Craig Anderson
This easy-going and fun class is for beginners who have been ‘messing around’ on the guitar and are now ready for more formalized instruction. Learn basic guitar technique, to read written music notation, strum chords, and play pop and rock songs. You must provide your own acoustic or electric guitar.
15 week session begins the week of September 15, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 7:15 p.m.
Fridays 12:45 p.m.
Guitar Class II
Tuition $350
Ages Teen to Adult
Instructor: Craig Anderson
Expand upon the skills developed in Introductory Guitar Class I. Build guitar skills through note reading, chords and playing pop and rock songs. You must provide your own acoustic or electric guitar. Prerequisite: Introductory Guitar Class I or instructor consent, for additional information call Craig Anderson at 612.767.5316.
15 week session begins September 15, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 6:00 p.m.
Guitar Class III
Tuition $263
Ages Teen to Adult
Instructor: Craig Anderson
Expand upon the skills developed in Guitar Classes I and II. Build guitar skills through note reading, chords, scales and playing rock and pop songs. Prerequisite: Guitar Class II or consent of the instructor, 612.767.5316.
15 week sessions begins September 15, 2008
Classes are 45 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 8:15 p.m.
VOCAL CLASSES
Vocal Adventures for the Young Singer
Tuition $252
Ages 11–16
Instructor: Momoko Tanno
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take voice lessons? Find out in a fun class designed for those who would like to explore and develop their solo singing voice. Students will be introduced to the basics of voice study such as posture, breathing, tone production, and musical expression. Our journey will include songs from Classical to Pop, and each student will have the opportunity to receive individual coaching. The “final destination” is a special student concert!
12 week session begins September 20, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
White Bear Lake
Saturdays 11:00 a.m.
Music-Theater Performance Lab
Tuition $264
Ages 16–Adult
Instructor: Manon Gimlett & Collaborative Pianist: Sue Ruby
Whether you are a serious student of opera, musical theater or simply wish to enhance your interpretive skills as a singer, this lab offers a variety of techniques to help bring your performances to life. Customize this class for your own needs by doing detail work on a couple of audition pieces or working to get a portfolio of pieces performance ready. Please bring a song/aria with sheet music in your key, preferably memorized and in English, to sing on the first day of class.
12 week session begins September 29, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 5:30 p.m.
Composition Workshop
Tuition $23
Ages 12–18
Instructor: Sarah Miller
Calling all young composers! Come and learn compositional techniques and meet others with a passion for creating music. Workshop topics will be announced in October.
November 23 and January 25
Workshops are 90 minutes long
Minneapolis
Sundays 1:00 p.m.
Composition Workshop: Jazz Composition
Tuition is provided by the McKnight Foundation
Ages Teens and Adults
Instructor: Billy Fox
McKnight Visiting Composer Billy Fox will be presenting a series of composition workshops this fall. Billy Fox, director, composer and percussionist, has received grants from the Puffin Foundation and the American Composers Forum (as a McKnight Visiting Composer), and was selected first alternate to the 2006 Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission's Creative Artists Fellowship. Billy's compositions are featured in the soundtrack of the short film Rhyme Animal, directed by Phil Roc (producer of Sony Music’s Made in Heaven—The Making of Kind of Blue). Possible workshop topics include: “Intentionally Restricted Note Choices”, “A World Away: Improvisational Music Outside of Jazz”, “Give the Drummer Some: Rhythm as the Organizing Principle”, “Other Forms of Freedom: Beyond Free Jazz”, “From A to Z: Linear Development in Jazz Tunes”, “Stories Without Words: Program Music”.
Check the MacPhail Center for Music website for more specific dates and times.
Beginning Composition
Tuition $153
Ages 13–Adults
Instructor: Sarah Miller
Tired of always performing other people’s compositions? Interested in composing but not sure how to get started? Work with the basic elements of musical composition such as melodic writing, harmonizing, accompaniment patterns and ostinatos to create two short pieces for the instruments of your choice. Basic music reading skills are necessary, but no composition experience is required. Bring your own manuscript paper.
5 week session begins September 20, 2008
Classes are 90 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Saturdays 3:30 p.m.
Songwriting for Pop Musicians
Tuition $391
Ages Teen to Adults
Instructors: Chris Osgood and Chan Poling
Study the creation and production of popular songs with two of the Twin Cities’ best-known musicians. Analyze song structure, develop lyrics and learn instrumental arranging and pre-production techniques in preparation for a studio recording session. Work on pre-production in class, then travel to a recording studio where one or two student songs will be recorded.
8 week session begins November 4, 2008
Classes are 120 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.
Irish Fiddle
Tuition $320
Ages Teen to Adult
Instructor: Judith Eisner
Do you love the music that you hear in area Irish pubs? Grab a fiddle and join this class! Learn to play some easy Irish tunes by ear, in a relaxed group setting. Prerequisite: 2 years violin experience is required or consent of the instructor.
16 week session begins September 18, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
Classes for Adults
INSTRUMENTAL CLASSES
Piano Class for Adult Beginners
Tuition $360 – includes textbook
Ages Adults
Instructor: Guna Skujina, Susana Pinto, Shannon Loehrke
Learn (or re-learn) easy sight-reading, improvisation to accompany melodies and easy classical and popular songs. Build keyboard skills through note-reading, ear training, playing by ear, improvising, transposing and individual and ensemble playing. Plus, hang out at the keyboard with other adults – like you – who have decided it's finally time to tickle those ivories. Practice time and access to a piano or keyboard
are necessary.
15 week session
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Tuesdays 5:00 (Pinto) Begins September 17, 2008
Wednesdays 12:00 noon (Skujina) Begins September 24, 2008
MacPhail White Bear Lake
Wednesdays 7:15 p.m. (Loehrke) Begins September 17, 2008
Piano Class for Adult Beginners II
Tuition $330
Ages Adults
Instructor: Guna Skujina, Susana Pinto
Expand upon the skills developed in Piano Class for Adult Beginners I. Prerequisite: Piano Class for Adult Beginners I or equivalent.
15 week session
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Wednesdays 5:00 p.m. (Pinto) Begins September 17, 2008
Thursdays 12:00 noon (Skujina) Begins September 25, 2008
Continuing Piano Class
Tuition $408
Ages Adults
Instructors: Susan Genaw, Guna Skujina
Further develop skills learned in Piano Class for Adult Beginners I and II. Prerequisite: Piano Class for Adult Beginners I and II or equivalent. Times will be arranged by instructors.
16 week session begins the week of September 15, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Introductory Guitar Class I
Tuition $350
Ages Teen to Adult
Instructor: Craig Anderson
This easy-going and fun class is for beginners who have been ‘messing around’ on the guitar and are now ready for more formalized instruction. Learn basic guitar technique, to read written music notation, strum chords, and play pop and rock songs. You must provide your own acoustic or electric guitar.
15 week session begins the week of September 15, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 7:15 p.m.
Fridays 12:45 p.m.
Guitar Class II
Tuition $350
Ages Teen to Adult
Instructor: Craig Anderson
Expand upon the skills developed in Introductory Guitar Class I. Build guitar skills through note reading, chords and playing pop and rock songs. You must provide your own acoustic or electric guitar. Prerequisite: Introductory Guitar Class I or instructor consent, for additional information call Craig Anderson at 612.767.5316.
15 week session begins September 15, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 6:00 p.m.
Guitar Class III
Tuition $263
Ages Teen to Adult
Instructor: Craig Anderson
Expand upon the skills developed in Guitar Classes I and II. Build guitar skills through note reading, chords, scales and playing rock and pop songs. Prerequisite: Guitar Class II or consent of the instructor, 612.767.5316.
15 week sessions begins September 15, 2008
Classes are 45 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 8:15 p.m.
Beginning Violin Class For Adults
Tuition $360
Ages Adults
Instructor: Judith Eisner
Learn to play the violin or hone your playing skills with other adult violin players of similar level. Classes will be organized based on playing abilities, musical genre and desired learning approach (note-reading or playing by ear). Call Judith Eisner for placement, 612.767.5443.
16 week session begins September 18, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Thursdays 5:00 p.m.
Music Jam for Adults
Tuition $230
Ages Adults
Instructor: Todd Schwartzberg
This music improvisation based class is for the adult who used to play an instrument, still plays an instrument or for someone who has been to afraid to try one out. This class will provide a performance environment that is fun, safe and immediately successful as we explore a variety of percussion instruments, rhythms and sounds. No need to have an instrument at home. Just come and be willing to participate in creating music together.
10 week session begins the week of September 17, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Wednesday 12:00 p.m.
VOCAL CLASSES
Opera Workshop with Audrey Stottler
Tuition $600
Ages Adults
Why travel across the country when you can study with a world-renowned performer and teaching artist in Minneapolis? Audrey Stottler of the New York Metropolitan Opera, will be presenting an Opera Workshop at MacPhail Center for Music for classical voice students. The workshop is open to all students studying classical music, lieder, opera arias and art songs. No audition is necessary to participate. Students are asked to prepare 1–3 selections for study.
Vocal classes are 120 and 180 minutes long and meet twice a week
October 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28
November 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18
Tuesdays: 7:00-9:00 and Sundays: 1:30-4:30
Singing Basics for Adults
Tuition $360
Ages Adults
Instructor: Andrea Leap
If you have little or no prior voice study, this class will get you started. Learn basic vocal technique including breathing, body use, tone development and musicianship. This class is ideal for people who sing for fun and who would like to increase their confidence and repertoire, and may be repeated as often as you like.
16 week session begins September 10, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Wednesdays 12:00 p.m.
Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.
Adult Voice Class
Tuition $360
Ages Adults
Instructor: Thaxter Cunio
Learn the basic rudiments of vocal technique with a proven systematic approach to breathing, stage presence and tone quality improvement. The class will study “The Clippinger Class Method of Voice Culture” and apply these principles to three vocal music styles – Classical, Musical Theater and Pop/Jazz Standards. Learn to enjoy your voice and prepare for individual instruction, MacPhail Singers or Sonomento.
16 week session begins September 4, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
Music-Theater Performance Lab
Tuition $264
Ages 16–Adult
Instructor: Manon Gimlett & Collaborative Pianist: Sue Ruby
Whether you are a serious student of opera, musical theater or simply wish to enhance your interpretive skills as a singer, this lab offers a variety of techniques to help bring your performances to life. Customize this class for your own needs by doing detail work on a couple of audition pieces or working to get a portfolio of pieces performance ready. Please bring a song/aria with sheet music in your key, preferably memorized and in English, to sing on the first day of class.
12 week session begins September 29, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 5:30 p.m.
Advanced Music-Theater Performance Lab
Tuition $312
Ages Adults
Instructor: Manon Gimlett
Collaborative Pianist: Sue Ruby
This Lab continues to develop the “singing-actor” via techniques learned in the Music-Theater Performance Lab and is adapted to the needs of the individual. Singers of opera, art song, musical theater and popular styles welcome. Prerequisite: 1 year in Music-Theater Performance Lab or similar experience and audition/interview with instructor Manon Gimlett: gimlett.manon@macphail.org
12 week session begins September 13, 2008
Classes are 90 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Saturdays 10:30 a.m.
THEORY AND COMPOSITION CLASSES
Beginning Composition
Tuition $153
Ages 13–Adults
Instructor: Sarah Miller
Tired of always performing other people’s compositions? Interested in composing but not sure how to get started? Work with the basic elements of musical composition such as melodic writing, harmonizing, accompaniment patterns and ostinatos to create two short pieces for the instruments of your choice. Basic music reading skills are necessary, but no composition experience is required. Bring your own manuscript paper.
5 week session begins September 20, 2008
Classes are 90 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Saturdays 3:30 p.m.
Songwriting for Pop Musicians
Tuition $391
Ages Teen to Adults
Instructors: Chris Osgood and Chan Poling
Study the creation and production of popular songs with two
of the Twin Cities’ best-known musicians. Analyze song structure, develop lyrics and learn instrumental arranging and pre-production techniques in preparation for a studio recording session. Work on pre-production in class, then travel to a recording studio where one or two student songs will be recorded. Chris and Chan have dozens of hits, hundreds of original songs and tons of recording experience.
8 week session begins November 4, 2008
Classes are 120 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Tuesdays 7:00 p.m.
WORLD MUSIC CLASSES
Irish Fiddle
Tuition $360
Ages Teen to Adult
Instructor: Judith Eisner
Do you love the music that you hear in area Irish pubs? Grab a fiddle and join this class! Learn to play some easy Irish tunes by ear, in a relaxed group setting. Prerequisite: 2 years violin experience is required or consent of the instructor.
16 week session begins September 18, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Thursdays 7:00 p.m.
The Joy of Klezmer
Tuition $148
Ages Adults
Instructor: Judith Eisner
Want to find your roots or plant new ones in the rich soil of Easter European Ashkenazic Jewish music? You’ll learn the modes which make Klezmer music so compelling. We’ll play some of the most popular freylachs, horas, and bulgars in the repertoire. Fiddles, clarinets, trumpets, accordions, keyboards and percussion are the principal instruments in Klezmer bands but anyone is welcome. If you are interested in taking this class call the instructor Judith Eisner at 612.767.5443 to schedule a time that is convenient for you.
8 week session begins the week of September 15, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Times are arranged by instructor
THE ART OF PERFORMANCE
Recital Class
Tuition $78
Ages Adults
Instructors: Reiko Imrie and Ginger Reynolds
Do you get nervous before a performance or have difficulty memorizing your piece? Do you need help preparing for a recital or master class? Are you looking for an opportunity to perform in front of a small but constructively critical group? Then this class is for you. Discuss preparations and problems related to performing. Share experiences and receive suggestions from experienced performers.
2 sessions – October 17 and November 7, 2008
Classes are 90 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Fridays 7:15 p.m.
