FALL OPEN HOUSE
WHEN: Sunday, September 18, 1 to 4 PM
WHERE: Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, 411 E. Clinton Avenue, Tenafly
The Open House will include music classes for young children, aged 18 months to 9 years, designed to teach music through movement. Classes include Musical Toddlers (ages 18 to 35 months, with adult supervision); I’ve Got Rhythm (ages 3 to 4 and 4 to 5); and Do You Hear What I Hear? (ages 4 to 5 and 8 to 9).
Activities will also include a multi-instrument student recital; an instrumental “petting zoo,” where students and parents can try different instruments and speak to faculty members, including founding director Dorothy Kaplan Roffman; a jazz jam session; and much more. Auditions for the music school’s flute choir will take place after the Open House, at 4 PM. Scroll down for full schedule.
“We are very excited to host our Fall Open House and to be a part of the Fall Open House at the JCC,” Roffman said. “This event is a wonderful way to meet prospective students and their parents and share with them the fun, wonder, and sense of camaraderie and achievement that comes through the study of music. We invite everyone to join us on September 18 to learn more about our school.”
At the Fall Open House, students of all ages, adults included, may register for the music school’s 2011-2012 season. The school’s in-depth curriculum, offering lessons, classes, and ensembles, is meticulously designed to develop not only complete musicians and but also well-rounded people, using the study of music to cultivate skills applicable to any profession or endeavor.
“The school’s curriculum ensures that all students, regardless of prior experience, reach their highest levels of proficiency,” Roffman said. “Our students acquire skills that will contribute to lifelong achievement, no matter what their pursuits.”
For information about the JCC Thurnauer School of Music, contact the school at 201.408.1465 or thurnauer@jccotp.org. Or, visit www.jccotp.org/thurnauer.
OPEN HOUSE SCHEDULE
- 1–2 PM jazz jam session with faculty (Vinnie Sperrazza, jazz program director)
- 1:30–3 PM instrumental petting zoo and meet-and-greet with faculty members
- 1:30–3 PM music classes for young children with faculty members Leslie Upchurch, Emma Brondolo, and Arina Baranova
- 1-1:40 PM Ages 6-7: I’ve Got Rhythm/Advanced Dalcroze (Upchurch); Ages 4-5: I’ve Got Rhythm (Baranova)
- 1:40-2:20 PM Ages 3-4: I’ve Got Rhythm (Upchurch); Ages 4-5: Do You Hear What I Hear? (Brondolo); Ages 18-35 mos.: Musical Toddlers (Baranova)
- 2:20-3:00 PM Ages 18-35 mos.: Musical Toddlers (Upchurch); Ages 8-9: Do You Hear What I Hear? (Brondolo); Ages 4-5: Do You Hear What I Hear? (Baranova)
- 3–4 PM multi-instrument student recital
- 4 PM auditions for flute choir with faculty member Noelle Perrin
The JCC Thurnauer School of Music, New Jersey’s leading community music school, has been named a Major Arts Institution by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
