Information and School Policies
Newsletter: Each month we publish a newsletter for all of our students to keep you updated on GCM events.
Gulf Coast Music offers Traditional Music Lessons for Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Piano, and Classical Guitar. Students attend private lessons weekly. Performances are scheduled for the Winter Holidays and Solo Performances in May. All students participate in these concerts.
Gulf Coast Music offers Suzuki Programs for Violin and Piano. Violin students attend a weekly group class on Mondays and private lessons each week. Piano students attend a weekly solfege group class on Wednesdays and private lessons each week. All Suzuki Parents attend a 4-week Introduction to Suzuki/Parent Education Class before their child begins lessons. To prepare for this class please read Nurtured by Love, written by S. Suzuki and begin listening to Suzuki CD Book 1 for Violin or Piano.
Suzuki Performances: Suzuki Violin and Piano Students are scheduled for a Fall Concert, a Winter Concert, a Spring Concert, and a Solo Concert in May. All performances are mandatory.Suzuki Violin Group Classes: All Gulf Coast Music Suzuki Violin students attend Monday Group Classes. Classes are held at the Unitarian Universalist Church when Lee County Public School is in session. Please speak to your private teacher if you are not sure which class to attend. Students must show proficiency through the piece listed for the next level group class to participate in that class. We recommend that the student first observe the class for several weeks before moving into that group. Review of pieces is the key to a smooth transition into the next class. Many students play in two classes with no extra fee until they are comfortable moving into the next group class. Advanced students are always welcome to play in less advanced groups. Group class is a large and important part of Suzuki music education. It teaches many things that private lessons and orchestra do not teach. Our group classes are arranged so students can attend both group class and youth orchestra. Students and their siblings must be supervised at all times. Please plan to have drinks and snack outside Hobart Hall before or after your class.
HOBART HALL CLASSES
| Violin Group Class Schedule | ||
| Time | Book | Teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 3:45 - 4:30 | Book One - Etude | Chris Hoffmann |
| 4:15 - 5:15 | Minuet 1 - Book 3 | Chris Hoffmann |
| 5:00 - 6:00 | Book 4 and up | James Zhang |
Violin/Viola/Cello/Flute/Guitar Master Classes
Scheduled by our teachers during the year.
Scheduled by our teachers during the year.
Solfege Course: sight singing for all instrumentalists
An introductory course for musicians of all ages. The goal is to pick up a piece of printed music and, using either Solfege syllables (the do- re- mi-), or musical note letters or numbers, and be able to sing, at first sight, the notes on the musical staff. This is a critical ability for string players, particularly when they start moving into the upper positions on the fingerboard. The focus is to develop the student's internal hearing. Beginning with the major scale, students move to musical dictation--simple rhythms at first, then later simple melodies. The fee for this course is included in your Gulf Coast Music tuition. All classes are listed on our schedule page.
An introductory course for musicians of all ages. The goal is to pick up a piece of printed music and, using either Solfege syllables (the do- re- mi-), or musical note letters or numbers, and be able to sing, at first sight, the notes on the musical staff. This is a critical ability for string players, particularly when they start moving into the upper positions on the fingerboard. The focus is to develop the student's internal hearing. Beginning with the major scale, students move to musical dictation--simple rhythms at first, then later simple melodies. The fee for this course is included in your Gulf Coast Music tuition. All classes are listed on our schedule page.
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