Fall Dates: Crocker Elementary Quantity Student Piano Workshop Workshops begin Piano Workshop A 3:05-4:00pm 230.00 Monday Sept. 14th Piano Workshop B 4:05-5:00pm 230.00 Student home materials Includes DVD, notes, and . Holidays/Recital practice chart ($45 Value) 1 included Piedmont Performing th Off Oct 12 (Columbus Day) Arts School Off Oct 26th (Labor Day) Please note: There will now be a Crocker Highlands Drama Program late fee of $25 for all late payments starting after the first Ages 8-10 (3-5 grades) th class. Recitals Nov. 16 If payment is not received by Class A -Class from 3:05pm-3:30pm the 2nd week your child will be Fall 2009 BRAND NEW Recital- 3:30pm - 4:00pm dropped from piano. Class B - Class from 4:05pm-4:30pm Total enclosed: __________ PIANO WORKSHOPS Recital- 4:30pm - 5:00pm Send to: PPAS MONDAYS 3311 Kempton Ave. Oakland, CA 94611 Sept. 14th-Nov 16th What Others Say About Simply Music: "This is a wonderful music program and the results are A: 3:05pm-4:00pm astounding! Even if you don’t consider yourself musically and talented, this program is designed for you! It is easy to B: 4:05pm-5:00pm understand and easy to play a full repertoire of beautiful songs from a variety of genres. I also think this program could be a major breakthrough for children with a variety of cognitive delays and learning disabilities. I love the Simply Music approach.” Dr. Anne Margaret Wright (Psy.D.) Name/Age Educational Consultant-The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Parents Names Telephone (d) Telephone (e) Email: Kristin Fairfield "Simply Music has broken the mould and set a new standard for what can be accomplished in a very short Mailing Address period of time.” Licensed Simply Music Teacher Tel: (510) 484-6932 Michelle Masoner [email protected] My child will go where after piano Piedmontperformingartsschool.org Board Member Sacramento Board of Education About Simply Music… About The Teacher Simply Music is a remarkable, Australian- developed piano and keyboard program that Kristin Fairfield (Director PPAS) learned offers a breakthrough in music education. This piano at a young age through traditional unique method has children, teens, adults and methods and was inspired by her love of seniors, playing great sounding blues, classical, Boogie Woogies! After earning a Masters contemporary and accompaniment pieces - from the Academy of Art University San immediately - from their very first lessons. In Francisco she founded the Piedmont stark contrast to traditional methods that require Performing Arts School in 2002 teaching students to learn music-reading as the means of acting, singing, and dancing but not learning to play, Simply Music teachers traditional piano because she felt it was a temporarily delay music-reading and introduce a Specific Goals slow tedious process that was not revolutionary, 'playing-based' methodology. enjoyable. Kristin is thrilled to have come As a part of this Fundamental Goal, across the amazing Simply Music program This remarkably natural approach to learning there are four, Specific Goals that the and is excited to be able to share her love of piano with students at last!! music initially involves exposing students to a Simply Music program and vast array of unique, copyrighted concepts that methodology are centered around. unfold directly onto the keyboard and produce Please Note: unprecedented results. Our aim is for students to: All payment is due by the first class of each session. Students will not be given a part without full Having lessons with a Simply Music teacher * Experience their musicianship as payment. There will be a $25 late fee after the first class. If payment is not received by the 2nd week means experiencing the pleasure and satisfaction a natural self-expression; your child will be dropped from piano. that comes from immediately playing a vast * Play a vast repertoire covering a repertoire of great-sounding music. broad array of musical styles and In addition to what we do in class-students are required practice at home. genres; How Is Simply Music Different? * Develop the ability to self- All students and parents are required to sign a PPAS generate. i.e. the ability to progress “Rules of Conduct” agreement and a Simply Music Unlike traditional reading-based programs that Student Enrollment form. are based on principles that have not independently. This includes fundamentally changed for generations, Simply developing a foundation of music If a child is too disruptive they will be asked to leave Music introduces new concepts and perspectives reading, writing, composition, the program without refund. If your child has - transforming the process, and culturally specials needs PPAS requires parents to let us know improvisation, arrangement, ahead of time. redefining who is capable of successfully learning structure and theory etc. to play, and teach, music. Initially, it translates We know the Simply Music program helps our entire pieces into simple shapes and patterns * Have a highly positive, self- students in many ways but PPAS is not equipped at that students can clearly see and easily play on affirming experience throughout the this time to give special attention to those children the keyboard. Because of this, it has students music learning process* who have behavioral difficulties. playing a large repertoire of music from their Please keep this in mind when enrolling your child in very first lessons. our program. .