Community Music School
The Rapides Symphony Community Music School is to serve students of all ages, interests and diverse backgrounds by providing excellence in music education.
We believe that every person has musical abilities that can be developed and that music has an enriching effect on people’s lives. We also want to contribute to the larger cultural community by providing artistic and educational programs for the entire central Louisiana community.
Our class offerings for the Fall session are:
Music Together
Music Together is an internationally recognized early childhood music program that started in 1987. Music Together classes are based on the recognition that all children are musical and can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and participate in confidence in the music of our culture by emphasizing actual musical experiences rather than concepts about music. The program brings families together by providing a rich musical environment in the classroom and by facilitating family participation in spontaneous musical activity within the context of daily life. One parent/guardian will need to attend each class.
Read more about music together here.
About the teacher
Julie Thiels DeKeyzer holds a Master’s Degree in Music Therapy from Loyola University and a Bacholor’s degree in Music from Louisiana College. She is a trained Music Together teacher and has extensive experience working with children and adults in music.
Tuition - 10 week session - $115 first child , $85 each additional child
Suzuki Group Violin for Beginners (ages 4-8)
The Suzuki method of instruction is based on the philosophy and teaching of the late Japanese educator Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, in which young children learn to play the violin the same way they learn to speak – by listening, imitating and repeating sounds. The Suzuki method creates a partnership among teacher, parent and child. The parent attends lessons with the child, learns to play the instrument and becomes the “home teacher.” Suzuki students listen to the recorded repertoire, attend group classes and spend time reviewing and polishing skills along with new material.
Students will recieve a 20 minute private lession and a weekly group class with students of compirable advancement.
Tuition - 15 week session - $225
Suzuki Violin Instruction - Intermediate Level
This level is for students that have taken the beginners class and have completed at least the first series of "Twnkle Variations"
The Suzuki method of instruction is based on the philosophy and teaching of the late Japanese educator Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, in which young children learn to play the violin the same way they learn to speak – by listening, imitating and repeating sounds. The Suzuki method creates a partnership among teacher, parent and child. The parent attends lessons with the child, learns to play the instrument and becomes the “home teacher.” Suzuki students listen to the recorded repertoire, attend group classes and spend time reviewing and polishing skills along with new material.
Sudents will recieve a 30 minute private lesson and a group class with students of comparable adavancement per week.
Tuition - 15 week session- $225
