DETAILS

~15 one-hour sessions

~$200 per semester (mid-August through early December)

~Day and Time to be determined by participants

~Four age categories:

  • Kindergarten 4s and 5s
  • Grades 1 and 2
  • Grades 3 and 4
  • Grade 5
  • Grade 6-12 Choral Group

 

WHAT IS INCLUDED
  • Fundamental elements of music:  melody, harmony and rhythmThis image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is images-1.png
  • Music terms (key, tempo, form, dynamics, etc)
  • Symbols and notation (sharps, flats, fermata, repeat signs, etc)
  • History of music
  • Aural and visual recognition of orchestral instruments
  • Singing of classic children’s folk songs of yore
  • Moving to music
  • Playing rhythms on pitched and un-pitched percussive instruments
  • For older groups, I will introduce note reading through playing the recorder and chord reading through playing the ukulele. 
  • End-of semester performance of what they have learned 

 

THE INSTRUCTOR

My name is Laurie DeJong Gartland and I have taught private as well as classroom music for over 40 years.  I have a degree in music education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and earned my certification in K-12 classroom music.  I have taught K-5 music at both St. Timothy’s Episcopal School and Faith Lutheran School and have taught music and directed musicals at various churches throughout Wake County.  Currently, I am a private piano, voice and guitar instructor and I direct a children’s theatre company called Kings Kompany Kids Theatre.  (kingskompany.com) I was also a homeschool mom for many years so I’m personally connected to the homeschool community.  I also play the guitar and sing with a jazz band called Kings Kompany Quartet.

 

 

 

OVERALL GOAL

Overarching all instruction is a desire to instill not just a knowledge of music, but a love for music and an appreciation and understanding of music as being one of God’s most precious gifts to mankind.  I can’t imagine a world without it.  Personally, I was inspired by a music teacher when I was in grade school and that experience as a child in the classroom setting was how I came to realize my passion for music.  That was my foundation and music subsequently has been a source of great joy throughout my lifetime.  I view both secular and sacred music as a means to glorify my Creator.

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Phone:   919-961-7050

Email:  kingskompany@gmail.com

Location:  6716 Pulley Town Road, Wake Forest, NC