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Rochester Conservatory of Music

★★★★★ 4.9 · 3 reviews📍 120 E 3rd St, Rochester, MI 48307

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About Rochester Conservatory of Music

At the Rochester Conservatory of Music, we understand the positive impact that music can have on our children's lives. We strive to provide our students of all ages and abilities with the opportunity to get creative and develop their musical talents. Our engaging programs, such as festivals, performance workshops, and recitals featuring our faculty, students, and special guest artists, help to make us a unique institution. We appreciate the trust that our parents have in us and look forward to helping our students reach their full potential. At the Rochester Conservatory of Music, we are passionate about music's ability to inspire and motivate. Our dedicated faculty and staff give children of all ages and abilities the chance to explore their creative instincts and grow as musicians. We offer a variety of events and outlets, including festivals, performance workshops, and recitals, to showcase our students and special guest artists. We are proud to be able to provide such a special institution and want to thank our parents for entrusting their children to us. We look forward to seeing our students reach their full potential.

Programs

The classes, camps and experiences this business offers.

MUSIKGARTEN

Musikgarten offers instruction that is just right for each age level – from your toddler who benefits greatly from being part of a live music environment, right up through school-age children who delight in beginning private lessons. Beginning simply with singing, moving, and exploring rhythm instruments, we add levels of complexity as the children grow, expanding the singing repertoire, teaching more complex dances, and building instrumental ensembles. Children coming through the Musikgarten program inherently “know” the music they eventually play in later years in private music lessons.

THEORY FUNDAMENTALS

Each month, in addition to weekly private lessons, students in grades K-12 attend a 60-minute group class on theory fundamentals. Here we work on the basics of music: written workbook exercises on note reading and rhythms progressing to Major and minor key signatures and scale-building exercises and proper voice leading. We also cover music terminology, ear training exercises, music history and a special focus on a composer of the month, plus a monthly music game. Theory classes are a part of our basic program and are included in the semester tuition.

PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS

Each month, in addition to weekly private lessons, all students attend a 60-minute group performing class. The classes are casual and the focus is on performance. Students are invited to perform all or a part of a song, and feedback is provided by RCM faculty members. Regular attendance at monthly performance workshops helps our music students develop the skills necessary to perform in front of an audience: confidence, poise, self-esteem, a sense of accomplishment, the ability to think on their feet, validation and support from their teachers.