Music Classes and Workshops
Lucy Moses School has a wide range of weekly group music classes tailored to suit a variety of ages and skill levels—from pre-school through adult, beginners through advanced learners. Small group lessons can be an ideal way to try out an instrument. With plenty of individual attention, students become familiar with the instrument and begin playing simple pieces as preparation for private lessons. Group instruction is offered in guitar, piano, recorder, flute and voice.
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Advanced Musicianship
Lucy Moses School’s Advanced Musicianship classes for young people extend knowledge of music, enhance instrumental or vocal studies and supplement compositional work.
Chamber Music
Chorus and Chorale
Dalcroze
The Dalcroze School at Lucy Moses offers a unique and comprehensive musical training. Its three core subjects are: Eurhythmics, the study of rhythm; Solfége, ear training and musical literacy; and Improvisation, spontaneous musical expression at the piano. These courses are offered in Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced levels.
Early Childhood Music
Ensembles
Playing with others is an invaluable part of musicianship. Ensemble work develops listening, team, and leadership skills, and gives participants the wonderful experience of creating music with others.
Whatever your age, subject, or skill level, our staff will help you choose an appropriate ensemble experience to suit.
Most ensembles run on a yearly basis but students may enter during the year by audition and with permission of the conductor and coordinator of the Adult or Young People's Division.
Group Flute
Group Guitar
Group Instruction
Small group lessons can be an ideal way to try out an instrument. With plenty of individual attention, young children become familiar with the instrument and begin playing simple pieces as preparation for private lessons.Group Piano
Group Recorder
The recorder is ideal for introductory music making. A challenging instrument on its own, the recorder is also an excellent tool for learning the fundamentals of musicianship. Fingerings mastered on the recorder can be transferred easily to other wind instruments as well as other members of the recorder family.
Recorder Plus combines basic recorder skills with note reading, rhythms, listening skills and ensemble playing. Students will create their own tunes and have the opportunity to learn and demonstrate performance skills.
Group Voice
Jazz
Directed by celebrated jazz guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, this unique program is designed for singers and instrumentalists of all levels, from beginners to advanced students. We offer ensemble classes as well as private instruction. Our faculty members are some of the top jazz musicians in New York City, here to provide you with a fun and satisfying learning experience that can’t be found anywhere else in New York.
“Roni’s taken a troop of avid amateurs and molded us into a tight band. He fosters our musicianship and teaches us to listen to each other and draw ideas from what others are playing. And we always swing.” — Jazz Program student
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Music History
Musicianship and Music Theory
Our music theory classes are designed for students who want to accelerate their music learning. Classes range from exploring theory fundamentals to practical applications, such as composition.
Sight-Singing
If you love to sing and want to join a choir, pursue solo work or just get a solid grounding in musicianship, these music-reading classes are a must. Using repertoire of all styles as a base, students progress rapidly, gaining a practical understanding of music theory and composition techniques along the way. All classes are taught by Liz Fleischer, hailed by New York Magazine as "one of New York's great teachers" and The New York Times as "a teacher who gets results..."
Suzuki
The Suzuki program, developed by Sinichi Suzuki, encourages students, parents and teachers to collaborate in a stimulating and nurturing environment. A parent serves as the “home teacher” and attends with the child, learning to play alongside them if need be.
