Beginner Music Theory
July 6th - August 29th
Tuesdays at 4:00-5:00 PM CST / 5:00-6:00 PM EST
$450 for the 12-week term
Instructor - Natalie Frakes
Buzz through music theory fundamentals with fun music games, activities, and music apps. We’ll work through one concept at a time so students can build music theory mastery, build rapid response and connect the dots between theory and music making. Focus will be on music theory basics — music staff, rhythms and time signatures, note identification, major scales and key signatures, common terms and signs. This class is recommended for beginners who have just started on their instrument or have been working in Suzuki Book 1.
July 6th - August 29th
Tuesdays at 4:00-5:00 PM CST / 5:00-6:00 PM EST
$450 for the 12-week term
Instructor - Natalie Frakes
Buzz through music theory fundamentals with fun music games, activities, and music apps. We’ll work through one concept at a time so students can build music theory mastery, build rapid response and connect the dots between theory and music making. Focus will be on music theory basics — music staff, rhythms and time signatures, note identification, major scales and key signatures, common terms and signs. This class is recommended for beginners who have just started on their instrument or have been working in Suzuki Book 1.
Natalie Frakes, violin
Natalie Frakes is a Detroit-based violinist, teaching artist, and music educator who believes deeply in using music as a vehicle for social change. When she’s not teaching, she keeps busy performing with some of Detroit’s best musicians and has been part of live productions for current artists such as Wordless Music Orchestra, Kygo, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, and more. Natalie is a passionate educator and has a diverse background as a teaching artist and educator in the public schools and with El Sistema-inspired programs. She was Director of Orchestras for Oxford Community Schools and has been a teaching artist with the Detroit Symphony's Civic Youth Ensembles, MSU Community Music School-Detroit, and El Sistema-inspired programs including Accent Pontiac, Baltimore Symphony's OrchKids, the Archipelago Project, and recently completed an intensive Global Leaders Bootcamp in Chile. Natalie currently works with the Sphinx Organization, the Detroit Metropolitan Youth Symphony, University Musical Society, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Music Theory "Try It and See" with Ms. Natalie
Saturday, April 4th at 11:00 AM CT
Saturday, April 4th at 11:00 AM CT