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SUMMER MUSIC CLASSES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS AT ST. LUKE CHURCH

Haunting Music

June 7-11 9:00-10:00 Minimum 5 students All Ages

In this class about music inspired by the spooky and bizarre, students will learn about orchestra “program music” by exploring the works of Hector Berlioz and Camille Saint-Saëns. Students will learn about Symphonie Fantastique and Danse Macabre, identify and analyze the musical terms and concepts in each piece, and then write a short story and create a class mural based on their listening experiences.

All Around the Baseball Field

June 7-11 10:00-11:00 Minimum 5 students All Ages

In this class students will explore the sport of baseball as they construct a mock baseball field using an assortment of materials including pattern blocks, tiles and a variety of geometric shapes. Students will then work in small collaborative groups to examine baseball through art, movement and sound. They may choose to enact a skit showing the physical movements used in baseball, to create a picture or a painting about the sport of baseball, or to create an audiotape capturing the sounds of the game. Students will share with the entire class what they learned in their individual group work through oral presentations.

Sondheim’s Into the Woods

June 14-18 9:00-10:00 Minimum 5 students Ages 9 and older

This class introduces students to the work of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most celebrated composers of the American musical theatre, and teaches them about the process of writing an original musical.

First students will create the book for a mini-musical based on The Frog Prince and The Frog Prince Continued. Then students will create music for the mini-musical.

Creating an Original Opera

June 14-18 & June 21-25 10:00-11:00 Minimum 5 students Ages 9 and older

What’s opera? Most people, including children, think opera is about actors in strange costumes singing in foreign languages about stories we don’t understand. But opera is much more—the stories express many of the same desires, angers, and hopes experienced in our own lives. In this lesson, students will use the PBS: Great Performances and other Web sites to learn about opera’s dramatic and musical elements, and discover the similarities and differences between opera stories and students' own lives. All the exploration will culminate in the creation and performance of an original one-act opera, written, scored, and performed by students.

Melodies and Math

June 21-25 9:00-10:00 Minimum 5 students All Ages

In this class students will use the keypad of an online telephone to explore number concepts and improvise melodies using 4/4 and 2/4 time. They will then create instruments to echo and accompany the numeric melody they create. Students will stage a collaborative class performance using each group's composition.

Music Composition

June 7-July 2 7:00-8:00 PM Minimum 5 students Ages 9 and older & ADULTS

These classes will cover the elements of rhythimic, melodic and harmonic composition. It is designed to meet the needs of students with varying music backgrounds. It is perfect for CHOIR MEMBERS and all budding musicians alike! You may study all lessons, or take each individual lesson. If you would like to know which class you should start with ask Paulette Velazquez!

First Rhythmic Composition (4 1hr classes) June 7-10

This lesson introduces rhythm concepts, including the names and symbols associated with music notation.

Syncopated Duet (4 1hr classes) June 11, 14-16

Students will compose a duet that contains syncopated rhythm sequences.

Set a Poem to Music (4 1 hr. classes) June 17-22

Students will set a favorite poem to a rhythmic meter, and assign an original melody to the rhythm.

Harmonic Composition, An Essay (2 1 hr. classes) June 23-24

This lesson introduces students to jazz or the blues by reading and writing about a jazz or blues musician.

Twelve-Bar Blues (2 hr classes) June 25, June 28

Students will compose a melody using a 12-bar blues progression.

A Simple Melody (4 1hr classes) June 29-July 2

Students will learn the notes of the treble clef staff, play simple melodies, and complete a short melodic composition.

Summer Music Registration Form

Student Name:

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Current Grade:_________________

Address_______________________________________________________

Home Phone: ___________________Work Phone ____________________

Emergency Contact

Name: __________________Relationship __________Phone____________

____ Haunting Music June 7-11 9:00-10:00 All Ages $45

____ All Around the Baseball Field June 7-11 10:00-11:00 All Ages $45

____ Sondheim’s Into the Woods June 14-18 9:00-10:00 Ages 9 and older $45

____ Creating an Original Opera June 14-18 & June 21-25 10:00-11:00 Ages 9 and older $90

____ Melodies and Math June 21-25 9:00-10:00 All Ages $45

____ Music Composition June 7-July 2 7:00-8:00 PM all classes Ages 9 and older & ADULTS $216

____ First Rhythmic Composition (4 1hr classes) June 7-10 $36
____ Syncopated Duet (4 1hr classes) June 11, 14-16 $36
____ Set a Poem to Music (4 1 hr. classes) June 17-22 $36
____ Set a Poem to Music (4 1 hr. classes) June 17-22 $36
____ Harmonic Composition, An Essay (2 1 hr. classes) June 23-24 $18
____ Twelve-Bar Blues (2 hr classes) June 25, June 28 $18
____ A Simple Melody (4 1hr classes) June 29-July 2 $36

3 ways to sign up:
1) Give Paulette Velazquez your form and non-refundable payment
2) Place your form and non-refundable payment in the Choir mailbox at St.
Luke Church 3) Mail Form to Paulette Velazquez P0 Box 4147 Joliet IL 60434

Parent Signature

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