Click on a menu item for more information: Concerts & Events Children's Classes Classes for Teens Adult Offerings Private Lessons Summer programs Registration Form School Calendar Faculty Policies Directions & Map Employment Contact Us Home		PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS Interested in private instrument or voice lessons? We offer a wide variety of classical, jazz, contemporary and world music options, with a world-class faculy. Click here for more info. Check back frequently, as more one-day workshops are added throughout the year! Adult String Ensemble, Monica Pegis The Adult String Ensemble in concert NSM’s Adult String Ensemble is for amateur string players interested in making music in a group which focuses on ensemble skills and developing general musical/string skills. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet other adult string players and make some great music! The class is open to all: beginners through intermediate violin, viola, cello, and bass players, and repertoire will be based on the overall level of the group. This is a unique experience; no other group like it in the area! No auditions necessary. Enrollment is on-going.  Thursdays, 7:30–9:15 pm Tuition for a full term $210 Come to the first class for free! (RSVP required. Call 617-492-8105) Chamber Music Coaching, NSM Faculty Participating in a chamber music ensemble teaches students how to interact in a group in an intimate setting, improves listening skills, and increases musicality. It’s also fun to make music with others! The NSM staff will form ensembles based on instrumentation, ability, and age. Faculty will schedule coachings according to the needs of the ensemble. At least two years prior lessons required. Meetings and coach to be arranged. Call NSM if you are interested in forming a chamber music group. You will be assigned an NSM faculty member. See ensemble fees. Jazz Ensemble, Joe Reid This course will familiarize musicians with the basic concepts of jazz improvisation. Students will learn song forms, including 12-bar blues and selected 16– and 32–measure songs. In addition to developing repertoire, students will learn basic strategies for improvising within their own repertoire. Geared toward, but not limited to, classical musicians. All instruments are welcome except brass and percussion. At least two years of private lessons on the instrument are required. Ensembles are still forming. Call 617-492-8105 for more information. Ensemble fees apply, and are determined by seize of ensemble. Recorder Ensemble, Roy Sansom This ensemble welcomes adult students who can play C and F recorders and are adept at sight-reading. Anyone can attend the first meeting each term to check out this great opportunity! Ensembles are still forming. Call 617-492-8105 for more information. Ensemble fees apply, and are determined by size of ensemble. Balkan Family Choirs, Tatiana Sarbinska The New School of Music is proud to announce the formation of two new choirs, specializing in Balkan music from Bulgaria and neighboring regions. Singers of all levels of musical and cultural background are welcome! Click here for more information! Private Lessons If you're interested in taking private lessons, call our office at (617) 492-8105 or email us. We will ask questions about your needs and wishes and availability, and contact a potential teacher, who will then call you. The teacher may suggest a few trial lessons to start. If it is good match, you can then register for the remainder of the term. You must register for lessons prior to both trial and term lessons.  Private lessons are offered in the following instruments: Bass (acoustic and electric), Cello, Clarinet, Cojon (flamenco percussion), Conducting, Fiddle, Flute, Guitar (classical, jazz, flamenco, electric and rock), Harp, Oboe, Middle Eastern Oud, Piano (classical, jazz), Recorder, Saxophone, Indian Sitar and Tabla, Viola, Violin, Voice (classical, jazz, pop, R & B, Broadway, country and klezmer). July 2007 through June 2008 Private Lessons Rates: 17 weeks typically per term. (Term length is flexible.) 30 minute lessons / $561 ($33 each) 45 minute lessons / $816 ($48 each) 60 minute lessons / $1,054 ($62 each) Chamber Music and Jazz Ensembles Participating in a small ensembles teaches students how to interact in a group in an intimate setting, and improves listening skills and musicality. It’s also fun to make music with others! The NSM staff will form ensembles based on instrumentation, ability, and age. Faculty will schedule coachings according to the needs of the ensemble. At least two years previous instrument study required. Call NSM if you are interested in forming a chamber music group or jazz ensemble. All instruments and levels are welcome. July 2007 through June 2008 Ensemble Rates: Per person, based on suggested 12 week terms. (Summer term length is flexible.)      Duo, 30 minutes / $240 ($20 each) Duo, 45 minutes / $300 ($25 each) Duo, 60 minutes / $384 ($32 each) Trio or larger, 45 minutes / $216 ($18 each) Trio or larger, 60 minutes / $264 ($22 each) Introduction to Playing the Didgeridoo, Daniel Orlansky The Australian aboriginal didgeridoo is one of the oldest musical instruments in the world. Said to produce higher states of awareness and trance, anthropologists say it may have been used in aboriginal rituals as early as 40,000 years ago. Circular breathing (breathing in and out at the same time), and a variety of vocal and tonguing techniques allow the player to produce a rich drone, full of overtones and countless textures, with many rhythmic elements. The emphasis on the full and supported breath give playing the didgeridoo all the benefits of breath therapy; indeed playing the instrument has helped or even cured asthma. In this workshop, students will be introduced to the fundamental techniques of the didgeridoo which include producing the basic drone, manipulations of the fundamental note, and taking the first steps towards circular breathing. Plastic "starter" didgeridoos will be provided. All ages and abilities are welcome Fee $30,  all materials are provided. Workshops are scheduled throughout the year. Call for more dates. Private lessons on didgeridoo are also available! Check back frequently, as more one-day workshops are added throughout the year, including a wide variety of world music instruments.