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Click here to open the 2010-11 MusicWorks Brochure
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Click here
to open the Scholarship Form.
Students and adults may
register for group instruction online by
searching the events calendar for MusicWorks. To
register for any type of instruction simply open
the
MusicWorks brochure, print out the
registration form, and mail the
signed form along with payment to Arts Place,
131 East Walnut Street, P.O. Box 804, Portland,
IN 47371.
Individual Instruction
Private lessons for students and adults are
available at the Portland facility during the
school year for the following instruments:
trumpet, French horn, guitar, percussion, harp,
piano, voice, flute, clarinet, saxophone,
recorder, violin, viola, and cello.
Piano, woodwinds, brass, percussion, and
classical voice instruction is offered at the
Collective Center in St. Marys. Instruction
for a limited number of instruments is available
for a six-week period during the summer. In
summer piano and violin instruction is offered at the
Collective Center.
Since the fall of 2008, MusicWorks is
being offered in Blackford County.
With the support of the Blackford County
Community Foundation and the Opal Greenlee
Memorial Fund, instruction will be offered at
Hartford City Middle School, Southside
Elementary School, and Montpelier Elementary
School.
Group piano lab is available for
second grade students. Individual lessons
are available for adults and students for the
following instruments: violin, viola,
woodwinds, brass, guitar, piano, voice, and
percussion.
Click here to open the Blackford County
MusicWorks Brochure
Click here to open the Blackford County
Scholarship Form
Group Instruction &
Ensembles
Optional group instruction is available for
students and adults in addition to their
individual lesson or on its own. Students may
choose from Stateline Singers,
Brassissimo!,
Brown Paper Sax Saxophone Ensemble,
Eastern
Breeze Flute Ensemble,
Distant Thunder
and
Distant Rumble Percussion Ensembles,
Music
Theory 101, and
Jay County Community Band.
Stateline Singers
This ensemble provides students in
4th through 8th grades an opportunity to learn
sight singing, singing in parts, music theory,
and music history as a part of the choral
experience. The choir meets once a week for at
least 10 weeks of the school year. The Stateline
Singers present several concerts during the
season.
Stateline Singers is sponsored by Poet
Biorefining.
Brassissimo!
Created in 2007, Brassissimo! is open to all
experienced brass players regardless of age.
Although primarily a performance group, Brassissimo! will allow students to improve and
sharpen skills while adding to their general
musical knowledge and enjoyment in an ensemble
setting.
Click here to register online for Brassissimo!
Brown Paper Sax Saxophone Ensemble
Brown Paper Sax is open to all experienced
saxophone players regardless of age. Swing
with other saxophonists in this musical group
and enjoy the tight harmonies.
Click here to register online for Brown Paper
Sax.
Eastern Breeze Flute
Ensemble
The Eastern Breeze Flute Ensemble is open to
all experienced flute players regardless of age.
Although primarily a performance group, the
flute choir will allow students to improve and
sharpen flute skills while adding to their
general musical knowledge and enjoyment in an
ensemble setting. Eastern Breeze Flute Ensemble
is sponsored by WPGW and WZBD Radio Stations.
Click here to register online for Eastern Breeze
Flute Ensemble.
Distant Thunder
and
Distant Rumble Percussion Ensembles
The Distant Thunder and Distant Rumble Percussion Ensembles
are
open to all experienced percussionists
regardless of age. Distant Rumble is designed
for beginners with some percussion experience,
while Distant Thunder is for more advanced
percussionists. The ensembles are also
primarily performance groups, allowing students
to sharpen and improve percussion skills in an
ensemble setting. Marimba donated by
Joyce Beck.
Click here to register online for Distant
Thunder Percussion Ensemble
Click here to register online for Distant Rumble
Percussion Ensemble
Music Theory 101
Music Major Boot Camp is a class for adults
who want to know more about Music Theory and those
high school students considering a music major
in college. This semester-long course will primarily involve a
study of music history, but will also include
sight-singing and ear-training exercises and
advice on preparing for music major applications
and auditions. Music Theory 101 only meets
first semester.
Click here to register for Music Theory 101.
Jay County
Community Band
The Jay County Community Band is an ensemble
made up of area musicians. All experienced
band members are welcome. The group will
meet for eight weeks of 30-minute rehearsals,
culminating in a July 4th performance. The
Jay County Community Band is sponsored by Delta
Theta Tau Sorority, Xi Chapter.
Music da Capo
Literally translated as “music from the
beginning”, Music da Capo provides an early
introduction to the elements of music,
structured for infants to toddlers and their
caregivers. Each session is designed to
introduce children to joyful music and movement
in a creative environment that will make parent
and child feel at ease.
Fees
Participating in the MusicWorks program
requires both commitments of time and money.
Becoming proficient in music requires effort
over an extended period of time. For this
reason, fees are based on the school year or the
length of the class offering. Significant
sponsorship support has traditionally played an
important role in maintaining reasonable fees
for participation. A limited number of
scholarships are available based upon need and
student commitment.
For information on enrollment or other
information on MusicWorks, contact Arts Place
at:
Telephone: (260) 726-4809
Toll
Free: (866) 539-9911
Fax: (260) 726-2081
E-mail: artsland@artsland.org
Scholarship assistance
is provided by MainSource Bank and Dr. G's
Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Major funding for MusicWorks in Blackford County
is provided by
 and
The Opal Greenlee Memorial Fund
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