Group Piano Class for Beginners

Small group of 3 students per class

This class is perfect to introduce piano for students who want to explore new instrument and prepare them for private lessons.

Costs:

$395 / 15 classes

When:

15 Lessons – August 11- December 1, 2018
Saturdays 9:30-10:30 or 10:35-11:35

Who:

Perfect for students entering Grade k-2

Learn how to:

Introduce and guide students to piano playing and notes reading through rhythm, movements, sounds, beats, and musical games.

Summer Teens Guitar Group Lessons

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Summer is the perfect time to try an instrument. Our instructor Mr. Chan has over 20 years of teaching experience and has a guitar Youtube channel with over 7000 subscribers.

When:

8 Lessons – June 4 to June 25, 2018
Every Monday & Wednesday 7:00-8:00 PM

Who:

Teenages (adults welcomed too!)

Learn how to:

• Easy picking techniques
• Basic strumming patterns
• Rhythm, Counting

What to bring:

-A classical guitar
-Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1 (please purchase before the first lesson)

Meet the instructor:

Chan is a certified Yamaha Music School Classical Guitar Teacher. He completed classical guitar teacher’s training and seminars with Yamaha chief guitar instructor, Mr. Tadashi Koizumi, from Japan. Prior to Yamaha Music School, Chan studied with various guitar instructors from the Royal College of Music in England. He obtained Grade 8 in both Classical Guitar and Music Theory.
He taught classical guitar full time at a Yamaha Music School for 5 years in Malaysia, his native country. After moving to Atlanta, he continued his passion of teaching finger style guitar part-time during the past 20 years.
Chan owns a Youtube chanel with over 7000 subscribers. www.youtube.com\user\kchan9999

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8-Week Violin Group Lesson (March 23-May 18)

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Violin group lesson is an excellent and fun way to introduce violin to beginners

Features:

No registration fees. Material included.
Unlimited access to online practice material, recordings and other resources

Date and Time:

8-week Session- March 23 to May 18, 2018. Available in 2 age groups.

  1. Age 10 and up
    Fridays 7:00-8:00 PM
    $220 / 8 classes
    -Prepare students for private lessons and school orchestra / ensemble
  2. Age 6-9
    Fridays 6:00-7:00 PM
    $230 / 8 classes
    -Small group setting
    -Individual attention

What to prepare:

Bring your own violin to class. Free instrument fitting is available on 3/16 if you do not have one

Meet the instructor:

Todd Markey is an orchestral double bass performer, frequently heard with the Johns Creek and Carroll Symphony orchestras.  He received a master’s degree in music performance in double bass from the University of North Texas in 1997. Todd was on the music faculty at Valdosta State University from 2000 to 2004. Todd has been teaching music for nearly 30 years. His extensive teaching experience includes private lessons, group lessons, college music theory and ear training courses, middle and high school orchestra classes, after school orchestra programs, summer camps, and sectional coaching.

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Spring Break 2018 Art Camp for Teens

Spring Break Art Camp (April 2-6, 2018)

Teens (grade 5 and up)

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Time

April 2-6, 1:00-4:00 PM

Programs

Designed for any middle or high schoolers who wish to develop their skills in drawing pencils, acrylic paint or other media. Students are allowed to bring in a photo/ reference image of their choice for the artwork they would like to create (drawing pencil and acrylic painting).

All supplies included.

Costs

$210 /week
$50 /day

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Instructor

Arts- Liching Tsai

Liching graduated from National Taiwan University of Arts and Chinese Culture University of Fine Arts with a bachelor degree in fine arts. She worked as website art designer for more than 6 years and had been teaching children arts and Calligraphy since 2016. Her goal is to use her artistic talents and teaching experience to enrich the lives of children. She is skilled in various mediums of art such as, Sketch Art, Chinese Ink Painting, Calligraphy, and Water Color.

 

Spring Break Camp 2018- Arts / Music / Chess

Spring Break Camp (April 2-6, 2018)

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Kids grade k-5

We offer full fun week of arts, music and chess camp.

Programs

Arts & Crafts (9:00-12:00 PM)

Create a variety of art works using various media including drawing, painting, mixed media
All supplies included

Music (12:30-2:30 PM)

Singing, movement, rhythm, percussion circle, music appreciation, music theory

Chess (3:00-5:00 PM)

Fun with chess. Programs include regular Chess, Bughouse Chess, Blitz Chess, Blindfolded Chess and more. Campers have several chances to play top rated players.

Daily camp schedule

7:30-8:45 AM- Extended care ($40 per week)
8:45-9:00 AM- Drop off
9:00-12:00 PM- Arts and crafts with Ms Tsai
12:00-12:30 PM- Lunch (bring your own), half day camp drop off / pick up
12:30-2:30 PM- Music with Ms Karen
2:30-3:00 PM- Break, free time, snacks will be provided
3:00-5:00 PM- Chess with coach Ben
5:00 – 5:15 PM- Pick up
5:15-6:30 PM- Extended care ($40 per week)

Costs

 

Camp
5-day full $320
5-day AM only Art (9-12 PM) $200
5-day PM only Music and chess (12:30-5 PM) $250
1 day full $85

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Meet Our Instructors

Arts- Liching Tsai

Liching graduated from National Taiwan University of Arts and Chinese Culture University of Fine Arts with a bachelor degree in fine arts. She worked as website art designer for more than 6 years and had been teaching children arts and Calligraphy since 2016. Her goal is to use her artistic talents and teaching experience to enrich the lives of children. She is skilled in various mediums of art such as, Sketch Art, Chinese Ink Painting, Calligraphy, and Water Color.

Music-Karen Lin

Lin attained her doctoral degree in performance at the University of Minnesota. She is also a registered Suzuki teacher with the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Lin has frequently been invited to perform in professional orchestras and local concerts. Her performance, Schulhoff’s Duo for Violin and Cello, was featured in World Journal in 2012. The Minnesota Daily also covered and published her solo recital on, Schuller’s Duologue. Her recent solo performances include the Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in 2015 and the premiere recital for the 50 States Project “Amerigo” in 2016. Lin has been a devoted educator. She was the director of the Conservatory of Music and the orchestra director at the Yinghua Academy before moving to Georgia in 2016. She successfully coached students into becoming concertmasters in school orchestras, active performers in summer music festivals, and accepted by audition-required orchestras.

Chess- Ben Vinyard

Ben has been a Chess instructor since 2004. He learned to play as a child when his cousin taught him the basics of the game and started playing seriously as an adult. He has become an active tournament player, at one point gaining 150 ratings points in the span of a single year. He is currently a head coach in several South Forsyth elementary schools and Chess teams that have qualified for the State Team Championship.

9-Week Guitar Group Lessons Starting Feb 17

New guitar group lessons for beginners

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When:

Feb 17- Apr 21, 2018 (9 weeks)
Saturdays 4:00-5:00 PM

Who:

Beginners age 11 and up (Adults welcome)

Learn how to :

-Easy picking techniques
-Basic strumming patterns
-Rhythm, Counting

What to bring:

-Acoustic guitar and 2 books:
1. Guitar Method, Book 1 (Hal Leonard, Second Edition By Will Schmid and Greg Koch)
2. Easy Pop Melodies (The green Book) ( Hal Leonard, Third Edition. By Will Schmid)
Please purchase before lessons commence

Instructor:

Justin Sheppard

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Winter Art Camp 2018 Gallery

Celebrate with Music Recital 12/2/2017

Celebrate with Music recital was a huge success. Lots of super-duper and fun performances! Wiggling of the Choo Choo train and jiggling of mall shoppers did not disturb at all. In fact, we flooded North Point mall with spirit of the season and applause from the crowd!

 

Posted by Vivo Music And Arts Academy on Tuesday, December 5, 2017