Music in the Clubhouse

A partnership that “fills gaps” in music education

HYS has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, to offer FREE music classes through the HYS Academy’s Music in the Clubhouse programming.  Music4Kids, general music classes for students 5-10 years, and the Boys & Girls Club Band, a beginning band class for students 10 years and older are all offered free of charge, including supplies and music.  These programs are generously funded by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the  Julia Temple Davis Brown Foundation.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASS:

***As of 8/15/11 – All Music4Kids classes are full*** 

  • Download Music in the Clubhouse Registration Forms
  • Mail completed forms (4 pages), with $1 membership fee, and a copy of the child’s birth certificate to:
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    Hawaii Youth Symphony
    Music in the Clubhouse
    1110 University Ave., #200
    Honolulu, HI  96826

MUSIC4KIDS   

5 – 10 year olds
Week of  September 6, 2011 – Week of May 8, 2012

Music4Kids is a general music class for 5 – 10 year olds that provides an early exploration into music. Students learn the “basics” of music (steady beat, pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, melody, harmony, form, improvisation, reading simple notation) through singing, speech ostinati (patterns), listening, dancing, creative movement, music games and playing the recorder. It was created to replace the many general music programs that have been eliminated from elementary school curriculums. HYS provides students with their own recorders and gives them access to guitars and ukulele. Each semester includes a performance showcasing student learning.  Students will be expected to practice at home and complete homework assignments, when given.

Music4Kids A
(5 – 7 year olds)

Tuesdays or Thursdays
4:30 – 5:30 pm

Parent/Guardian required to participate with child at every class.


Music4Kids B
(8 – 10 year olds)

Tuesdays

3:15 – 4:15 pm

An additional free ukulele class will be held on Thursdays for students who show commitment and aptitude in this class.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BAND

For ages 10 years and older
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4:45 – 6:00 pm
September 6, 2011 – May 3, 2012

The Boys & Girls Club Band targets students who do not or cannot take music in their secondary schools and homeschool students in need of musical outlets. Resulting from a partnership with the Music Center of Hawaii, HYS provides all the instruments and equipment to participants at no cost. This program includes two concerts in a formal concert hall setting. This program  is not intended to replace instruction delivered by school band directors. The course is geared towards beginners or those with little experience on a band instrument, and will teach students how to play an instrument alone and in an ensemble, basic note reading, articulation and rhythm. Students are expected to attend class on a regular basis to ensure satisfactory progress made. In addition, all students are expected to perform in two formal concerts in December and April. Exemplary behavior is required of all students at all times. Classes are taught by Wayne Fanning, band director at Niu Valley Middle School.