Private Lessons
Piano & Keyboard
Weekly Private piano lessons are offered for 30 minutes for beginners, 45 minutes for intermediates (when the student begins to learn simple music literature), and 60 minutes for advanced students (who are playing more difficult literature). However, high achieving beginners or slower learners may wish apply for more time than allotted here. In other words,
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Weekly lessons are offered for 30 minutes for beginners, 45 minutes for intermediates (when the student begins to learn simple music literature), and 60 minutes for advanced students (who are singing more difficult literature). However, high achieving beginners or slower learners may wish apply for more time than allotted here. In other words, you choose
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Weekly lessons are offered for 30 minutes for beginners, 45 minutes for intermediates (when the student begins to learn simple music literature), and 60 minutes for advanced students (who are playing more difficult literature). However, high achieving beginners or slower learners may wish apply for more time than allotted here. In other words, you choose
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DRUMS AND STEEL DRUM: weekly lessons are offered for 30 minutes for beginners, 45 minutes for intermediates (when the student begins to learn simple music literature), and 60 minutes for advanced students (who are playing more difficult literature). However, high achieving beginners or slower learners may wish to apply for more time than allotted here.
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Mrs. Lydia Laidlow, teacher of Paint Branch Elementary school had a dream that the children who were “challenged” could do well in school. So in the summer of 2006 she approached the Ottley Music School about teaching her afterschool children steel drums. Since there was no county assistance in this pilot program, Mr.Adjahoe, and Mrs.
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This course will explore an accelerated scheme in identifying the properties of African drumming as it is demonstrated in the Djembe orchestra. This includes but is not limited to refining the foundational skills of the instruments in the orchestra, as well as exploring the language of the drum. This process will incorporate this understanding as
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Mr. David Byass, B.Mus., Saxophones and Clarinets. Ms. Alissa Gittens, M.Mus., Flutes, and Clarinets, Ms. Virginia Atwell, Bassoon and Recorder Ottley Music School offers lessons in Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophones, and Bassoon are offered. Weekly lessons are offered for 30 minutes for beginners, 45 minutes for intermediates (when the student begins to learn simple music
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Classical Organ weekly lessons are offered for 30 minutes for beginners, 45 minutes for intermediates (when the student begins to learn simple music literature), and 60 minutes for advanced students (who are playing more difficult literature). However, high achieving beginners or slower learners may wish to apply for more time than allotted here. In other
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Harp, is taught by Wendi Willis. The students are taught how to read the music and play from the book as well as by ear. Weekly lessons are offered for 30 minutes for beginners, 45 minutes for intermediates (when the student begins to learn simple music literature), and 60 minutes for advanced students (who are
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classes
Violin
The violin is a stringed instrument played with a bow
Viola
The viola is a lower stringed instrument played with a bow
Cello
The cello is used as a solo musical instrument.
Flutes
The flutes are a woodwind instruments.
Piccolo
Is a high-pitched woodwind instrument in the flute family.
Piano
The piano is a keyboard instrument.
Guitar
Guitars are stringed instruments played by being strummed with fingers.
Voice
Is an instrument in the human used for singing.