ArtsPrep Music Academy

Summer Session runs June 12 - August 8, 2010

The ArtsPrep Music Academy nurtures appreciation and passion for one of the most popular forms of art. From classical piano to jazz or rock and roll, our classes and individual instrument lessons will examine all aspects of music: music reading, development of technical skills, sense of rhythm, and all of the elements that contribute to a successful performance. With additional initiatives such as concerts, lectures, and master-classes, students will learn the great beauty of the art of music and participate in an end-of the semester recital. We invite you to discover the emotional power and intellectual stimulation of making music through the many opportunities provided by the ArtsPrep Music Academy.

Private Lessons

Ages: 4-adult
June 12 - August 8, 2010 (no lessons on July 3 or July 5)
Price: $160 - 30 minutes; $240 - 45 minutes; $320 - 60 minutes
*Lessons are arranged at mutually agreeable times between instructors and students.
Call 216-987-6145 to schedule lesson day/time.

Students in private lessons work towards the mastery of instrumental or vocal techniques and the aesthetic and creative aspects of music. Instruction is available for most instruments including piano, voice, guitar, drums, strings, brass, woodwinds and ethnic instruments.

From beginners to competition ready virtuoso, our dynamic faculty, flexible schedule and exciting learning environment, gives our students to examine, in depth, all aspects of vocal and instrumental playing as well as the basics of music theory.

Our curriculum includes lesson plans for students who are studying for pure enjoyment, as well as a more traditional "conservatory-like" program that prepares students with professional aspirations to prepare for college auditions or competitions.

Music Courses

Vocal Ensemble (Ages 9 - 12)                                                                          Price: $75
June 12-July 24, 2010 (no class on July 3rd)
Course #: 1041  CRN: 54301

ArtsPrep Vocal Ensemble Exploring singing techniques, music reading skill development and ear training, with harmonic exploration, language production, diction, intonation, and interpretation emphasized.

Time: West Campus: Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Room: West Campus: WLA 125

Strings Attached (Ages 9 to 16)                                               Price: $350 (lunch is included)
July 26-August 6, 2010
Course #: 1030, CRN: 54244

ArtsPrep String Orchestra This camp provides students of violin, viola, cello and bass an opportunity to not only polish their instrumental skills, but to create their own music as well. The camp combines String Ensemble classes with a Language Arts class, in which the students learn journaling, storytelling, and poetry. The student then selects one of their poems or stories, and a team of fellow students work together to create a performance piece with original words and original music. Students succeed, sometimes astonishingly, in expressing themselves, while at the same time perfecting their skills of music and language.

Time: Metro Campus: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Room: Metro Campus: Auditorium

Summer with the Jazz Masters (ages 12-18)                                                     Price: $300
June 21 - June 30, 2010
Course #: 1012, CRN: 54245

ArtsPrep JazzPrep Cuyahoga Community College, recognized internationally for the caliber of its jazz education programs, presents Summer with the Jazz Masters. This summer program includes ensemble practice, theory and improvisation. Students enjoy the opportunity to engage in both small group and large ensembles with the superb Tri-C Jazz Studies faculty; and the opportunity to work with guest artists, which in the past have included Wynton Marsalis, John and Jeff Clayton, James Moody, Bucky Pizzarelli, Louis Bellson, Marcus Bellgrave and David "Fathead" Newman, among others.

This year's program concludes with a gala fundraising performance on June 30, 2010 at the Hanna Theatre in PlayhouseSquare that will showcase the Monterey JazzFest Next Generation Jazz Orchestra.

SWJM students will play alongside the Monterey JazzFest Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the
Tri-C JazzFest High School All-Stars and students from the Tri-C Jazz Studies program in a fund-raiser to support the work of the Tri-C Jazz Studies program. The special guest of the concert is Tri-C Jazz Studies alumnus, Dominick Farinacci.

Time: Metro Campus: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM– 4:00 PM

Room: Metro Campus: The Center for Creative Arts, CCA 310 & 312

***An Exciting and Unique Opportunityfor Advanced Students in Jazz***

Tri-C JazzFest High School All-Stars
This unique program bridges the gap from the non-credit to the credit side of Tri-C’s music program. Students from the JazzPrep Program can be recommended by their instructors for the TriC JazzFest High School All-Stars Band. They will initially be part of JazzPrep, and over time will be guided into the Jazz Studies program where they are eligible to apply to participate in the All-Stars for college credit through the PSEOP program. The Tri-C Jazz All-Stars are one of the top Jazz Bands in all of Ohio, and boasts an alumni that have gone on to Juilliard, Berklee College of Music, and Oberlin Conservatory, among other world-class programs. Internationally renowned recording artists Dominick Farinacci and Sean Jones both got their start in the Tri-C Jazz All-Stars. The All-Stars perform regionally in venues like PlayhouseSquare, Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, Tower City, and many others.