Course Offerings
Pebbles
$125/6 week session (Fall/Spring; Sundays, 4:00-4:30PM; Ages 3-6, Instructor: Emily Koven) For our littlest learners, this class is designed to introduce children under the age of 6 to singing, music and movement. Students will sing, dance, create, and most importantly, play! Through joyful music-making, they will explore elements of pitch, beat, and space. No placement interview required.
Patchwork
$500/year or $50/month (Sundays, 4:30-5PM; Grades K-2, Instructor: Victoria Redfearn Cave) This group is meant to introduce students to their first experiences singing with an ensemble. Through movement and singing games, students work to improve their pitch and rhythm while also connecting and collaborating with others. Early literacy through score reading, solfege, and rhythmic reading will be introduced. Students will participate in final sharings and performances. The first two Sundays in January will be virtual via Zoom and will feature targeted lessons in music theory as well as continued singing and choir instruction. Placement interview required. Scholarships available.
Mosaic
$600/year or $60/month (Sundays, 5:15-6:00 PM; Grades 3-8, Instructor: Victoria Redfearn Cave) This group is meant to take students into a deeper experience of collaborative singing. Students are expected to have a solid ability to match pitch. Students will explore their artistry through a multi-disciplinary approach to the choir. Students who join are often interested in multiple elements in the arts: music, dance, theater, creative writing, and visual art. Rehearsals will engage students physically through warm-ups, movement games, and even yoga for singers. Students will explore music literacy concepts deeper, engaging consistently with score reading, solfege, and rhythmic sight-reading. Students are often involved with helping shape final sharings and performances. The first two Sundays in January will be virtual via Zoom and will feature targeted lessons in music theory as well as continued singing and choir instruction. Placement interview required. Scholarships available.
Mosaic Honors
$700/year or $70/month (Sundays, 6:15 – 7:15 PM; Grades 3-8; Instructor: Victoria Redfearn Cave) This group is meant for students with a certain level of experience in music, singing, and harmony work. Students are not only comfortable matching pitch but are comfortable singing in harmony (with a group.) Most if not all of these students take lessons in other art disciplines, such as a private instrument or dance, or are heavily involved with their arts programs at school. These students provide mentorship for younger students and have opportunities to participate in our bi-annual Salon Series, showing talents with a supportive arts community. These students are vibrantly interested in their technical growth and work outside of rehearsal on music reading and sight-singing. They are leaders in our final sharings and performances. The first two Sundays in January will be virtual via Zoom and will feature targeted lessons in music theory as well as continued singing and choir instruction. Placement interview required. Scholarships available.
Prism
(Practice Choir) $125/6 week session (Fall/Spring: Sundays, 5:00-5:30 PM; Grades 2-6; Instructor: Emily Koven) This non-performance class is perfect for families with busy schedules or students who want an introduction to singing in a smaller and more intimate setting. Students will work on pitch matching, learn how to follow a choral score, learn the basics about a vocal warmup and learn how to care for their voice. A great entry class for everyone, or a great supplement for Mosaic members who want some extra work. No placement interview required.
Opera Camp
$375 June 10-14; 8:30-4:30 p.m. daily. For rising grades 3-8. Back by popular demand, this camp highlights Mosaic’s signature, the unity of music, dance, and drama. Do you love the arts? Storytelling? Singing? Come explore with friends who share those interests. We will explore songs from opera choruses, children’s choir, and musical theater, do physical and vocal warm-ups, have theater improv lessons, learn about jobs in the arts, meet with guest artists, make fun crafts, and study and watch a specific opera and music theater work. Some special traditions are playing Chick-a-pig, having puppet shows, and drinking tea on the porch. This camp will be held at the home studio of the Artistic Director and at Azalea Park. Priority is given to current Mosaic families.
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