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Martha Fermi Yelenosky Piano Studio Presents...
The Virtual Classroom (Distance Learning)
The following classes are implemented by using a technology that lets the teacher and all students interact in real time as if they were in the same classroom. You will be able to see and hear each other, ask and respond to questions and work as a team, from the comfort of your own home or office. That means... classes are LIVE!!

Before your first class: Make sure your computer is equipped with a microphone and speakers or headphones. For a more realistic classroom feel, install a webcam with a built-in microphone. A "set-up session" will be offered prior to the first class, for parents and students to get familiar with the process of signing in before each class.

Format for all classes:
Length: 45-minutes, once a week.
Introductory Fee (only for 2008):
New Students: $150 per Session (8 weeks).
Current students: $125 per Session (8 weeks).
Books not included.

Sessions:
Fall I (9/2/08-10/25/08) - Registration deadline: 8/20/08
Fall II (10/27/08-12/20/08) - Registration deadline: 10/10/08
Winter (1/05/09-2/28/09) - Registration deadline: 12/15/08
Spring I (3/02/09-4/25/09) - Registration deadline: 2/20/09
Spring II (4/27/09-6/20/09) - Registration deadline: 4/10/09

Click to Register Now! (Limited classroom size)

The Virtual Classroom

Piano 101
An exciting piano class for adults who want to play piano for fun!

Required Text: Piano 101, Book 1 (Alfred)
This course requires an electric or acoustic piano as well as a webcam, which must be positioned so that it shows your upper body in profile (i.e. torso, head, arms and hands on the piano).
No previous music instruction is necessary to join this class.

The advantages of Piano 101 include the following:
• Provides confidence in Playing for/with others.
• Aids students in developing rhythmic security.
• Provides opportunities for supervised practice.
• Stimulates critical listening.
• Allows students to broaden their musical experience.
• Provides a friendly-competitive atmosphere.
• Fosters a setting where drills and exercises can be more interesting and motivating.

Music Fundamentals
If you're looking to improve your musical knowledge, this course will get you off to a good start!

Required Text: A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals (Schirmer) The variety of musical experiences and practice exercises available in this class will make your musical understanding more alive and richer in a matter of weeks. By using this textbook, you will also engage in the more creative aspects of music fundamentals
- the listening, performing and composing activities- from the start. This, after all, is the fun side of music; the part that makes all the studying and practicing worthwhile. No instrument required to take this class. A webcam is strongly recommended, but microphone on headphones will do just fine.

Aural Skills Classes
Designed for the music lover or student who wishes to hear and quickly comprehend any piece of music...

Required text: Varies for each age-group and level -e.g. adults: Music for Ear Training (Schirmer) -.
Having a "good ear" involves more than just playing or singing a tune and you don't need to be blessed with "perfect pitch". In fact, aural comprehension is a skill that can be acquired with diligent, structured practice. The exercises and text presented in this class are carefully graded to lead from simple isolated problems, such as interval recognition, all the way to the transcription of short pieces from the music literature. Several categories of exercises appear throughout this class, including:
• Rhythmic dictation drills.
• Preliminary exercises for melodic and harmonic dictation.
• Melodies and phrase-length harmonic exercises.
No instrument required to take this class. A webcam is strongly recommended, but microphone on headphones will do just fine.

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