PIANO
A member of our experienced team of teachers works one on one with your child at a pace set to meet your child’s individual needs. During this 30-minute or 60 minute personalized session your child will be exposed to:
- Theory: including key signatures, chords and their structures, reading sheet music, tempo and much more
- Original music developed around their lesson plans and designed to promote the love of music combined with fun!
- And much more….
VOICE
Everyone is born with the ability to sing! Our mission at Creative Endeavors is to expose your child to the beauty of music and to encourage them to express themselves through singing. During this 30 minute or 60 minute personalized session your child learn:
- Proper breathing techniques
- Various vocal exercises for strengthening vocal chords
- Proper diction
- How to phrase lyrics and hear melodies
- Ways to overcome vocal shyness or stage fright
- And much more…
GUITAR
Learning to play the guitar can be fun and rewarding! A member of our experienced team of teachers works one on one with your child at a pace set to meet your child’s individual needs. During this 30-minute or 60 minute personalized session your child will be exposed to:
- Theory: including scales and modes, chords and their structures, reading sheet music, tempo and much more
- Proper technique for various styles, including Rock, Country, Folk, and Jazz.
- Students learn by learning their favorite songs.
- Advanced instruction available to promote ear training and improvisational skills and much more!!!
DRUMS
- A member of our experienced team of teachers works one on one with your child at a pace set to meet your child’s individual needs. During this 30-minute or 60 minute personalized session your child will be exposed to:
- Rhythm concept and application.
- Rudiments and use of individual percussion peices as well as a whole set.
- And much more….
ACTING (Click to watch Video Clips)
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” (William Shakespeare). Acting is a wonderful way to bring your shy child out of their shell or your little “actor/actress” into the spotlight! During this 30 minute or 60 minute session your child will be exposed to:
Works and authors of various plays
- Stage technique and terms
- Reading and interpreting scripts
- Movement and placement on stage
- The art of the monologue: how to select and perform them
- Improvisation & Scene Work
Many children are somewhat intimidated or introverted when performing or learning through private one on one instruction, which is why at Creative Endeavors we encourage the Group Lesson approach. Your child will interact and feel at ease with other children, in small, but manageable groups sessions. Many times they will interact with familiar faces and friends, however this is also a wonderful way for your child to meet new friends!
Many successful plays have taken place at Creative Endeavors studios such as: Newsies, Hanna Montana, Annie, Little Mermaid, Grease for kids, Cinderella, Charlotte’s Web, Wizard of Oz, High School Musical I & II.
Basic Music Instruction
Step 1: Introduce student to instrument, and the names of the parts of the instrument. Also, what their functions are. A good pilot knows more than how to fly a plane, he also knows the inner workings of the plane.
Step 2: Note Recognition, name and kind of note Explains to student the Musical Alphabet, and shows the student the parts of written music like, the G-clef, and the staff.
Step 3: Musical Alphabet Drill Teacher randomly says a note and student recognizes note, and plays it.
Step 4: The description of chords and scales. The introduction of the C scale, and chords: C, G
Step 5: Play Mary Had a Little Lamb with both hands
Step 6: Rhythm Recognition Recognizing value of notes and rests. Clapping exercises to understand the feel of the music.
Step 7: Application of Note Recognition, and Rhythm Recognition simultaneously. Student claps through song and then goes back and puts rhythm with notes.
Characteristics of:
Classical/Spanish (Flamenco)
- Being precise is a big key to playing this type of music.
- No room for improvisation, Play what is written.
- More dynamics and sudden changes. Awareness is very important.
- Many rhythms and harmonies going on at the same time.
- Major and Minor scales are dominantly used.
Jazz (Soul, R&B,Blues)
- Improvisation and playing by ear is important.
- More maj7 and maj9 chords and other complex chords are used.
- Music is free flowing, Notation isn.t too specific.
Blues
- Uses more 6th chords, and dominant 7th chords.
- Uses I, IV, V chord pattern.
- Improvisation is extremely important.
- Boogie Woogie, Ragtime are all categories of the Blues.
- Embellishment and licks used a lot.
Rock Music (Pop Music)
- Derived from Jazz and Blues.
- Major use of Pentatonic Scale.
- Some understanding of the Blues is necessary.
- Uses dominant 7th chords much more than maj 7th.
- I, IV, V, pattern is used a lot.
