Registration is OPEN for the 2011-2012 school year.
Email me at: jodiblackburn@cox.net for a copy of the registration form.
** I know your pre-K schedules may note be finalized yet, but go ahead and register with your best guess, and we will adjust as needed when you get your school schedule. **
Session Red I: Thursdays 9:00-9:45 AM. Seats Available: 5
Session Red II: Thursdays 4:00-4:45 AM. Seats Available:2
Session Red III: Thursdays 5:00-5:45 PM. Seats Available: 4
Session Red IV: Fridays 2:00-2:45 PM. *** may or may not be available. Let me know if interested.
Classes Held: Once a week throughout the school year, beginning in August, at my home studio located near Signal Butte & Warner in SouthEast Mesa, AZ.
Class Duration and Size: 45 minutes, 6-8 children per class. (Second year classes are 50 minutes, third year classes are 55 minutes long.)
Parent Participation: A parent attends every other class with the student. Siblings are not allowed in class. (During the second and third year, parents attend only every fourth class.)
Tuition: $360 for the first year. You may opt to make 8 monthly installments of $45. When you register, you buy a seat for the entire year.
Tuition Due: At the first class of each month, August-April.
Materials Fee: $83 for the entire year. This includes tone bells, home study notebook, homework assignments, 4 sets of stick puppets, tote bag and two home study CDs. For additional siblings, materials are only $23 and includes tote bag, puppets, and weekly homework assignments.
Registration Fee: $15 per family
Missed Classes: Although there are no refunds or guaranteed make-ups for missed classes, I may allow you to attend the missed lesson at a different class time. Weekly emails and the parent handbook will help you know what was missed and what to practice if you do miss.
Curriculum and Homework: Each year we cover 2 comprehensive semesters. Red Balloon and Blue Bugs are covered in year 1. Weekly homeworks are a fun and age-appropriate way to reinforce class concepts. They require parent participation for young children to complete.
Keyboards:Although this is a piano preparation course, you do not need a piano or keyboard at home for the first year. You will need a piano or keyboard for the second and third years. We also use an autoharp in class and some parents elect to purchase one for home use during the first year.
Eligible Ages:Students usually begin during their pre-K or K year (age 4 - 5). The full program is 3 years long. After graduation (around age 7) students go on to excel with private piano or other instrument instruction. I will allow a 6 or 7 year-old to register, but please consider if your 7 year-old will enjoy the playfulness and silliness that defines how I teach.
Orientation: A 45-minute parent-only orientation meeting will be held the first week of August.
Referrals: Tell your friends about classes, and you get $15 tuition credit for each one who signs up!
Contact Jodi Blackburn
jodiblackburn@cox.net
Phone: 480-988-2644
