Piano Department
Piano/Keyboard Class for Adult Beginners
Sponsored by Barbara and Fred Clifford
Tom Boyer
Enjoy learning to play and read music in a small group setting.
| Hingham: Tuesdays, 10 - 11 am, 6:30 - 7:30 pm 12 weeks $235 |
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Adult Piano Class: FakeBook Version
Tom Boyer
Learn to play your favorite melodies with chord accompaniment! Learn note-reading basics and how to make chords. It's fun and allows you to play familiar tunes that are found in fakebooks. Though the class is designed for beginners, slightly experienced readers who are interested in chord accompaniment are urged to give it a try, too.
| Hingham: Wednesday, 10 - 11 am 12 weeks $220 |
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Piano Duet Class
Piano faculty
Adults and young adults who would like to get back into piano but are afraid to take that first step, or would like to meet new friends who play and share their same desire, are invited to explore the joy of making music with two at a piano. Duets provide a fun, positive environment in which to strengthen rhythm, note reading, musicality, and teamwork. Each class includes instruction and group practice. To determine the appropriate level and pairing of each group, each student will need to play a short excerpt of something they have played in the past, or are currently playing. No excerpt is too easy! Piano pairs and instructors will determine the one-hour per week time of class jointly. Minimum 8 weeks
$35/session
| one Piano Duet Class session $35 |
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Orchestra Incognito
Tim Butterworth
The advent of synthesizers has made it possible for a few keyboardists to sound like a string orchestra, a four- piece rock band, or a percussion ensemble! In this class you’ll use your keyboarding skills, and our synthesizers in our new group instruction lab, to play a part in a band!
| Hingham: Mondays, 4 - 5 pm 12 weeks $235 |
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Concerto Competition
January 27, 2008
All instrumental and voice students are invited to participate in the Conservatory’s annual Concerto Competition. First prize scholarships are awarded in each of three age divisions. All winners perform in the Concerto Competition Winners Recital on February 9, 7 pm at the Ellison Center for the Arts in Duxbury. The overall competition winner performs with Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra on March 18, 2007, 3 pm at Plymouth's Memorial Hall. Admission to the February 9 winner’s concert is free.
Piano Solo Competition
May 31, 2008
Piano students are invited to participate in the Annual Piano Solo competition. First prize tuition scholarships are awarded in each of five age divisions. Best Performance of Required Piece is also awarded in each division. Overall winner receives the Larence H. Smith Award for outstanding piano solo performance. All winners perform in the Piano Solo Competition Winners Concert on June 1. Admission to winners concerts is free.