The Center for gifted young musicians
2011-2012 SEASON
The Center for Gifted Young Musicians (CGYM) provides a challenging package of musical training at the highest level and performance opportunities for gifted young instrumentalists during the fall and spring semesters of the University’s academic calendar.
By audition only.
AUDITIONS for the CGYM’s string ensembles program described on these pages are held in September for the entire academic year. Please call the Music Prep office at 215.204.1512 for audition information or to reserve an audition time. 2010-2011 audition dates are Saturday, September 10 and 17, 2011.
For
individual lesson offerings, please see Lessons and Faculty
STRING
ENSEMBLES
Luis Biava, Music Director
Established
in 1986, the Center’s string program focuses on the development
of superior musical skills in ensemble performance. Instruction is
provided by the finest artists/teachers in the region, including members
of The Philadelphia Orchestra and professors from Temple University’s
Boyer College of Music and Dance and the Curtis Institute of Music.
All
string ensembles meet on Saturday afternoons beginning October 1.
String
players may be accepted to:
Luis Biava, conductor
(Time commitment 1:00 to 4:40 for training in both chamber orchestra
and small ensemble)
(Time commitment 12:30 to 3:40 for training in both chamber orchestra
and small ensemble)
Annual Tuition: $995
Annual Tuition for Music Prep individual lesson students: $795
Less
advanced players accepted into the Center for training in one of the
large string ensembles:
Davyd Booth, conductor
(Time commitment 1:30 to 2:30)
- Classic Strings Aaron Picht, conductor (Time commitment 2:30 to 3:30)
Annual Fee: $495
Annual Fee for Music Prep individual lesson students: $395
YOUNG ARTISTS HARP
ENSEMBLE
Kimberly Rowe, conductor
Intermediate and advanced level pedal harp students will be accepted by teacher recommendation. Rehearsals are on alternating Saturday afternoons* and students are responsible for bringing their own pedal harps. (Time commitment 12:30 to 3:00 PM)
*September 24, October 8, 23, November 5, 19, December 3
February 4, 18, March 3, 17, 31, April 14, 28
Annual Fee: $595
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MUSICIANSHIP CLASSES
Pre-teens and Teens
Taught
by Veronika Zhmeniak
Offered in two levels, basic and advanced, the goal of this course is to develop musicianship by integrating aural, written, vocal, and tactile skills. Using movable "Do" solfege, students learn to make the connection between musical notation and sound.
An evaluation to determine class placement can be taken Saturday, September 10 or September 17.
Call 215.204.1512 for registration information.
Basic:
An introduction to basic musical concepts, including rhythm, intervals, chords, solfege, sight-singing, and musical dictation. Students learn to recognize both aurally and visually, major and minor scales and chords as well as all the intervals within the major scale.
Class time: 11:00-11:50 am
Advanced:
An in-depth integration of all musical elements presented in the two previous levels, with an introduction to more advanced concepts, analysis, and composition. Students explore important differences between musical styles and analyze pieces of music from their own performance repertoire. Other skills developed include hearing and visually recognizing diminished, augmented and V7 chords, as well as chord inversions (including V7 chords and their resolutions), and tonic expansions.
Class time: 12:00-12:50 pm
- 24 Saturdays (check how many weeks)
October 1, 2011 through April 28, 2012
(No classes December 18 through January 22)
Annual
Fee: $360
Annual
Fee for current CGYM students: $290
An
evaluation to determine class placement can be taken on Septempber
10, or 17. Call 215.204.1512 for information.
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The
Center's Faculty
Helen
Kwalwasser, Artistic Advisor
Luis Biava, Music Director
Youth
Chamber Orchestra
Luis Biava, Conductor
Chamber Players Orchestra
Davyd Booth, Conductor
Baroque
Players
Davyd Booth, Conductor
Classic
Strings
Aaron Picht, Conductor
Young Artists Harp
Ensemble
Kimberly Rowe, Conductor
Chamber
Ensembles
Charles
Parker, Jr., Coordinator
Coaching
Faculty
Rebecca Ansel
Che-Hong Chen
Glen Fischbach
Thomas Kraines
Marvin Moon
Charles Parker, Jr., Coordinator
Metta Watts
David Yang
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