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New School Singers
Looking for the chance to meet other young singers in a fun and encouraging setting? NSS is a small choir for treble voices (soprano/alto) and prepares enthusiastic young singers for serious choral and vocal performance. Students sing challenging harmonies, improve their ear training, and develop strong vocal performance techniques. The varied repertoire ranges from classical to jazz to modern, and can include several languages.
Recent performance highlights have included a Mayor's Breakfast at Cambridge City Hall, an all-jazz night at the Regattabar, a Museum of Science luncheon concert celebrating the groundbreaking of the new Northpoint T-Station, and an unforgettably moving performance of "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" for Holocaust Remembrance Day. In 2006, NSS recorded "Sweet Water," a call-and-response song composed by Anna Huckabee Tull for the dedication of a new fresh water well in a village in Ghana that has suffered for years from "river blindness" caused by contaminated water.
In the Spring of 2007, the New School Singers performed at McLaughlin House and visited with its residents, who are survivors of brain injury. NSS also performed a joint concert at Newton Free Library with Youth pro Musica, and a concert at NSM with guest artist Ray Greene, a well-known gospel/jazz vocalist and film and television composer.
following the ground-breaking ceremony for the new Northpoint MBTA station.
Mondays, 7:15–8:45 pm Fall Term begins September 22, 2008.
Prerequisite: Students must demonstrate a strong ear or ability to sight-sing.
Tuition for Fall 2008: $315 (17 weeks. Prorated for late enrollments.)
New ! Music Theory for Aspiring Composers & Songwriters
Mondays 6-6:50 pm Fee: $340 (15 weeks. Prorated for late enrollments.)
New session starts in September.
Instructor: Justin Casinghino Private lessons in composition, theory, and songwriting also available!
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:
Banjo, Bass
(acoustic and electric), Bouzouki, Cello, Clarinet, Composition,
Conducting, Didgeridoo, Fiddle, Flute, Guitar (classical,
jazz, electric & rock), Harp (classical & Celtic),
Mandolin (bluegrass & folk), Middle Eastern Oud, Oboe, Piano
(classical, jazz), Recorder, Saxophone, Songwriting, Indian
Tabla, Theory, Viola, Violin, Voice (classical, jazz,
pop, R&B, & Broadway), and World Hand Percussion.
Private Lessons Rates:
17 weeks per term (Summer term length is flexible)
30 minute lessons / $629 ($37 each)
45 minute lessons / $901 ($53 each)
60 minute lessons / $1,139 ($67 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.
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)