MUSIC - ENSEMBLES, CLASSES, GROUPS & WORKSHOPS - 2009-2010
Check each class for start date. Prices in BOLD if paying by cash or check. Non-bolded prices if paying by credit card. $CASH/$CREDIT. Call 781.942.9600 for more information.

• Semi-Private Music Lessons
• Chamber Ensembles/Orchestras
• Other Classes & Groups for Kids
• Classes & Groups for Adults
• Special Workshops
  

NEW - Semi-Private Music Lessons for ALL ages!
Get one or two of your friends or family together to share in the cost and the FUN! Participating instructors include: Andrea Loretz-Frey, voice; Joshua Jade, percussion; Mark Dante Toriano, voice and guitar; and Todd Brunel, clarinet and saxophone.
Tuition Rates for seven 30--minute lessons:
--$98 each student for 2 students
--$70 each student for 3 students
Tuition Rates for seven 60-minute lessons:
--$196 each student for 2 students
--$140 each student for 3 students
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Orchestral Ensemble/Beginning String Orchestra
Instructor: Elena Raucci
An important part of music education is learned by playing in a group. This ensemble teaches music reading & elements of ensemble playing. Minimum enrollment: 4
Call 781.942.9600 for placement!

Classical Chamber Ensembles
Instructor:Elena Raucci
Playing in an ensemble is a great way to enhance your musical interests and abilities in a group setting while improving listening skills and musicality. Classical Chamber Ensembles consist of three to five string instruments and will be coached bi-weekly. CAK staff will form ensembles based on instrumentation and ability. Several groups will be arranged according to participation. Minimum enrollment: 4
Call 781.942.9600 for placement!
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Suzuki Violin/Viola Group 
Instructor:  Laura Burgess
The Suzuki Violin/Viola Group is held on select Tuesdays beginning October 6th at 6:30pm. Suzuki string groups are often asked to perform at community and special events throughout the year.
Semester 1: Oct. 6 & 20, Nov. 3 & 17, Dec. 1 & 15, Jan. 5 & 19
Semester 2: Feb. 2 & 23, March 9 & 23, April 6 & 27, May 4 & 8
Tuition per semester (8 Groups): $180/$190

Beginner/Intermediate Suzuki Piano Group
Instructor: Christine Chan
This Beginner & Intermediate Piano Group is also open to Traditional students. Groups meet on select Friday evenings at 6pm.
Semester 1: Oct. 9 & 23, Nov. 13 & 20, Dec. 11 & 18, Jan 8 & 22
Semester 2: Feb. 5 & 26, March 12 & 26, April 16 & 30, May 7, June 4
Tuition per semester (8 Classes): $180/$190

Advanced Suzuki Piano Group
Instructor: Christine Chan
This Advanced Piano Group will focus on theory and is also open to Traditional students. Groups meet on select Tuesday evenings at 7pm.
Semester 1: Oct. 6, 13, 20 & 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17 & 24
Semester 2: Feb. 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, April 6 & 13
Tuition per semester (8 Classes): $180/$190

Musical Discoveries
Instructor: Roald Wilson
An ensemble experience that enables students to share & explore the sounds & structure of both traditional & unconventional instruments while being exposed to a diverse musical repertoire. Explore a variety of unusual instruments & create a playable musical instrument. Prerequisite: audition or instructor's recommendation. Minimum enrollment: 4
Call 781.942.9600 for placement or to be put on the call/wait list!
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Suzuki Parent Class
This 6-week introductory parent program is required for families of beginning Suzuki students. Team-taught by the Suzuki faculty, the class topics include the philosophy and history of Suzuki Talent Education, the parent's role, choosing a musical instrument, tuning, care of instruments, practice and motivation. Parents receive literature and participate in group discussions.
60 minutes / Dates TBA, will start first week of October / $115/$120

I Want to Know More: Survey of Music History
Instructor: Brent Erstad
This is an eight-week survey of Western Art Music extending from the dawn of musical literacy to the present. Throughout the course, we will strive to focus not only on the relevant composers and compositions of the given period, but also on the social, cultural and economic forces that shaped them-always endeavoring to answer the question 'why?'. One session will be dedicated to each of the seven major movements in music history, with the final class reserved for a special topic of the class's choosing. The class meets on select Wednesday evenings, 7:30-8:30pm.
Ages: 16-Adults
Semester 1: Oct. 7, 14, 21 & 28, Nov. 4 & 18, Dec. 2 & 9
Tuition per semester (8 Classes): $135/$145
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We are happy to create an ensemble or group experience based on your needs or availability. Please call us at 781-942-9600 for more details and to express your interest in a particular class.