Youth Programs 7-12 years
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Drum & Sing Level II
Sponsored by Mrs. John D. Brewer
Su D’Ambrosio
This class is perfect for any child who loves music. This 12-week interactive class turns children’s natural aural, vocal and kinesthetic abilities into young musician’s performance skills by incorporating singing, percussion instruments, improvisation and movement. Students will develop all of their basic music skills through experiencing, performing and creating music in the classroom.
Level II is for children age 6-8. Students who continue from Level I will build on the skills they have developed. New students will be immersed in a fun class that will foster the development of their basic skills. All students are allowed to develop at their own pace and are encouraged to reach toward their potential. Level II incorporates collaboration with Voice Class 7-9 to enrich vocal development, movement activities and playing classroom instruments to foster steady beat and rhythm skills, and an introduction to recorder to give students a chance to learn a specific instrument and start to read music.
Next session starts the week of February 1
Hingham: Monday 4:30-5:30 pm Duxbury: Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm
$265
| Hingham: Monday, 4:30 - 5:30 pm | Duxbury: Thursday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Basic Musicianship
Vartan Aghababian, Edwina Li, Margaret Li
Basic Musicianship is offered to all private lesson students to supplement their music literacy. These one hour classes review and teach basic elements of music such as keys and key signatures, time signatures, rhythms in various meters, form and basic solfege. Offered at various times during the week to accommodate student’s varying schedules. 12 weeks
All classes are 60 minutes
Hingham: Monday: 5:30, (7:00-adult), Wednesday: 2:30, 3:00,
Thursday: 3:00, 4:00, 5:30, 6:00, (7:00-adult)
Duxbury: Monday: 6:30, 7:15, 5:15, 6:45, (7:45-adult)
Be sure to let the registrar know at which time and location you wish to register.
Duxbury Registrar
(781) 934-2731 x10
Hingham Registrar
(781) 749-7565 x12
Spring Semester - $50 (classes sarts the week of March 15)
| Hingham | Duxbury |
NEW! World Music Ensemble/Drum Circle
Ed Sorrentino
WME is a hands-on, rhythm-based ensemble appropriate for all age groups. This fun, effective means of communicating through drums and percussion instruments will strengthen your listening and rhythm skills. The first 15 minutes of class will focus on drumming techniques so that we can make music for a full hour! 12 weeks
Hingham: Thursday, 6 - 7 pm
$85/person or $160/family
| $85/person | $160/family |
Beginner/Intermediate Percussion Ensemble
Ted Sajdyk
12 weeks
$265
| Hingham: Thursday, 6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Intermediate-Advanced Percussion Ensemble
Ed Sorrentino
12 weeks
$265
| Duxbury: Wednesday, 7 - 8 pm |
Advanced Percussion Ensemble
Sponsored by Mary Ellen and Peter Lawrence
Ed Sorrentino
12 weeks
$265
| Hingham: Saturday, 8 - 9 am |
Mallet Ensemble
Ed Sorrentino
This ensemble is designed to help students with reading melodies on mallet instruments. Most percussion students start with rhythms only and this group will take them to the next level.
12 weeks
$265
| TBA, contact Ed Sorrentino at (781) 749-7565 x21 |
NEW! Piano Improvisation
Eric Lane, John Kramer
This is a great opportunity for intermediate to advanced piano students to stretch their skills and technique in a new direction. Learning how to improvise, (spontaneously create your own music,) helps to strengthen aural and rhythmic skills, deepens your understanding of theory and how music works and gives players a stronger sense of confidence. Open your ears and mind to a whole new world of music! 12 weeks
Hingham: Monday, 7:45-8:45 pm
Duxbury: Monday, 7-8 pm, Wednesday, 7:30-8:30 pm
$265
| Hingham: Monday, 7:45 - 8:45 pm | Duxbury: Monday, 7 - 8 pm | Duxbury: Wednesday, 7:30 - 8:30 pm |
Chamber Music
Chamber opportunities are available in strings, percussion, woodwind, brass, voice and mixed instruments with or without voice. Playing in a small group setting, with each participant focusing on his/her individual part, can greatly improve a student’s playing, and is a helpful supplement for any student in a school band or orchestra program. Placement auditions are required to ensure that students are placed with others at the same level of expertise. Students must audition by September 25, 2009 to be included in the fall semester ensemble program. For a placement audition please call Donald Zook at 781-934-2731, ext. 16 to schedule an audition time. Ensembles meet weekly for one hour. All ensemble students participate in a chamber concert at the end of the semester. 12 weeks
$265
NEW! “Girl Jam”
John McCarthy
Sorry boys! This rock group is just for girls age 12 and up. If you play guitar, bass, drums, piano, sax or trumpet and you want to have a great time jamming with other girls who love to rock and roll, this group is for you! Join us for 12 weeks of fun as you learn some basic techniques, standard rock tunes and how to play in a rock band.
Monday 6:30-7:30 pm Duxbury
$265
Groove Workshop
Jimmy Craven
In popular music, the term "groove" is defined as an understanding of rhythmic patterning that underlies the characteristic rhythmic “feel” of a piece. Designed to give students an opportunity to work with contemporary as well as popular rock, jazz, Latin and funk styles of music, this 12-week ensemble teaches students modern and traditional improvisation techniques, and concludes with a professionally-recorded performance. All rhythm instruments (piano, guitar, bass, drums, world percussion and mallets) including voice are encouraged to join.
Tuesday 6:45-7:45 pm Hingham
$265
Voice Class for 7 - 9 Year Olds
Jennie Mulqueen, Eve Montague
This interactive class introduces young singers to their instrument through the basics of breath and body support, sound projection, ear training, sight-singing and song selection. During this 15-week class, students will learn fun and age-appropriate ways to sing and express themselves through solos and ensembles using both traditional repertoire as well as songs that students choose to inspire them. Students will have the opportunity to collaborate with Drum! Sing! Dance! Level II to enrich rhythmic development and to learn tossing while accompanying. Everyone is a star in the final performance! Limited to six students per class. 15 weeks starting week of February 1
Hingham: Monday, 4:15-5:15 pm
Duxbury: Thursday, 4:00-5:00 pm
$300
| Hingham: Monday, 4:15 - 5:15 pm |
Duxbury: Thursday, 4:00 - 5:00 pm |
Voice Class for 10 - 12 Year Olds
Emily Browder, Bonnie Pomfret
For the student with a love for singing, this preparatory voice class provides instruction in a small group setting, allowing for more individual attention, without the demands or expense of a one-on-one private lesson. The class lays the base for students planning to take private lessons in the future, and serves to help students perform better in school and church chorus. The curriculum covers singing technique, ear-training, sight singing, and repertoire. Limited to six students per class. 15 weeks starting week of February 1
Hingham: Wednesday, 4:30 - 5:30 pm or Thursday, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Duxbury: Tuesday, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
$300
| Hingham: Wednesday, 4:30 - 5:30 pm |
Hingham: Thursday, 3:30 - 4:30 pm |
Duxbury: Tuesday, 3:30 - 4:30 pm |
Bay Youth Symphony (BaYS)
Music Director Jim Vinci
Managing Director Candace Kniffen
Artistic Director Steven Karidoyanes
BaYS is an auditioned*, sequential youth orchestra program designed to create an opportunity for dedicated and talented young musicians, living in communities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, to perform symphonic music at a high level in a well organized orchestra program. In partnership with The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, the program offers ensembles at three levels: a string ensemble for younger students, an intermediate level full symphonic orchestra, and an advanced full symphonic orchestra. Artistic Director Steven Karidoyanes acts as artistic advisor and meets with the orchestras three times per year. Students are coached by SSC faculty members and area music educators. All rehearsals take place Wednesday Evenings at the Duxbury Performing Arts Center.
Dolce Strings (string ensemble) - Theresa Johnson, Conductor $325/year
Sinfonia (intermediate full orchestra) - Nicholas Tatarka, Conductor $375/year
Symphony (advanced full orchestra) - Jim Vinci, Conductor $450/year
*No audition is necessary for Dolce Strings. This performing ensemble is usually comprised of students in elementary school who have been studying their instrument for one or two years, and are ready for fundamental ensemble playing.
For more information or for an audition, please contact Managing Director Candace Kniffen at c.kniffen@sscmusic.org.
Visit the BaYS web page for complete audition and payment information.
Act I: Beginning Drama Workshop
Emily Arsenault
Students, ages 6-9, develop self-confidence and creativity through improvisation games, simple scene work, and exposure to a variety of theatrical elements, including music and movement. The Act I workshop introduces the basics of the theatrical process within the framework of a nurturing and individualized environment.
12 weeks starting the week of February 1
Hingham: Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Duxbury: Monday, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
$265
| Hingham: Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Duxbury: Monday, 4:30 – 5:30 pm |
Act II: Intermediate Drama Workshop
Emily Arsenault
For students 10+, the Act II workshop offers an opportunity for students to grow as actors with a focus on scene study, posture, voice, stage movement, and acting and musical theatre techniques. This program aims to attend to the individual needs and interests of each student while promoting confidence and creativity throughout the theatrical process.
12 weeks starting the week of February1
Hingham: Tuesday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Duxbury: Monday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
$265
| Hingham: Tuesday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm | Duxbury: Monday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm |
Act III: Music Theatre Revue
Ellen Kelly, Tom Boyer, Lorna Jane Norris
Middle- and high-school students are invited to participate in this performance-based class, dedicated to the training of the young performer in all facets of the musical theatre form—singing, working with an accompanist, and acting. During the 10-week workshop, young performers will be coached by a vocal expert, musical director, and acting teacher. The finale of each workshop will be a cabaret-style revue.
10 weeks Hingham: Saturday, 12 - 2 pm
$300
| Hingham: Saturday, 12 - 2 pm |
Ballet: Level I
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Taught through structured exercises at the barre and center, this two-hour-a-week program for children ages seven through nine is a formal introduction to classical ballet and vocabulary.
Duxbury: Monday, 4:45 – 6:15 pm, Wednesday, 4-5:30 pm
$600
| Monday, 4:45 – 6:15 pm | Wednesday, 4-5:30 pm |
Ballet: Level II
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Continuing formal ballet training, this class is recommended for students ages 8 - 11 who have successfully completed at least one year of Level I training. Enrollment is after evaluation only.
Duxbury: Tuesday, 4:45 – 6:15 pm, Thursday, 4- 5:30 pm
$675
| Tuesday, 4:45 – 6:15 pm | Thursday, 4- 5:30 pm |
Ballet: Level III
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
Students having mastered Level II skills continue to advance their ballet technique and begin preparing for regular training en pointe.
Duxbury: Tuesday, 6:15 – 8:15 pm, Thursday, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, Friday, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
$1100
| Tuesday, 6:15 - 8:15 pm | Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30 pm | Friday, 5:30 - 7:30 pm |
Financial Aid
Financial aid is available for private lessons for children whose families can document financial need. Application forms are available in the office and as a downloadable Word Document and must be filled out and returned prior to the first week of the semester. All applications will be considered by the Scholarship Committee, which meets before each semester to grant assistance. Recipients of scholarship aid must reapply each semester.
South Shore Conservatory admits students of any race, color, nationality, and ethnic origin to all rights and privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.