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Conservatory
Dates
June 4 - 15, 2007 (two weeks)
Registration/Orientation
Monday, June 4, 2007
Daily
Hours
8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., M-F
Tuition
$395 (scholarships
are available)
Areas
of Study
violin, viola, cello, bass
Ages
Graduating 4th - graduating 8th grades
Department
Description
AFA’s innovative curriculum for middle school string players is
now in its fifth year serving graduating fifth through graduating eighth
grade students. This half-day program, modeled on the established full-day
orchestra/chamber music program, provides students with a thorough and
challenging curriculum that culminates with two performances for the
Houston community.
Orchestra
Orchestra emphasizes preparation, concentration, imagination and teamwork
as part of the highest level of music making. In 2007 and dependent
on enrollment, AFA will feature both Intermediate and Advanced orchestra
for graduating 4th through 8th grade students. Placement in either the
Intermediate or Advanced groups is made at the sole discretion of the
AFA Middle School faculty and orchestral conductor. In both groups,
students will take part in daily rehearsals of standard orchestral literature
and new works.
Chamber Music
Chamber music students receive daily coaching from AFA’s outstanding
faculty of clinicians and performers in quartets and quintets from the
standard repertory. Chamber music workshops emphasize teamwork, active
listening skills, communication skills and leadership as students work
together to perform in a more individual context. A final concert for
the AFA community gives students valuable performance experience in
small ensembles.
Musicianship Class
Musicianship class gives students in the middle school program a valuable
context and framework for all of the skills they develop while in the
program. Featuring sectionals, technique classes, performance practice,
music history and theory, students learn how every aspect of music frames
their experiences as performers and interpreters of the music they play.
2007 Enrollment Quotas
Intermediate Orchestra
Violin 18-24
Viola 9-12
Viola 9-12
Bass 2-3
Advanced Orchestra
Violin 12-16
Violin 6-8
Cello 6-8
Bass 1-2
