SCHOOL OF MUSIC
SPRING 2008
The mission of the music program at the Fairmount Center is to create a positive environment where students learn to access their abilities as individual musicians and as members of a constructive, creative community. It is our firm belief that all
children are musical and will enjoy a lifetime of making music if given a nurturing environment.
Fairmount’s Suzuki program at the Church of the Western Reserve in Pepper Pike and at our Mayfield Village Campusoffers weekly individual lessons PLUS group instruction in violin and viola.
PRIVATE INSTRUMENTAL INSTRUCTION FOR VIOLIN, PIANO, VIOLA, CELLO, GUITAR, AND VOICE LESSONS For children and adults. Call the office at 440.338.3171 for information.
SUZUKI MUSIC TRAINING
Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano
The Church of the Western Reserve
Different days are available to fit your schedule. You may discuss schedule with your teacher.
Private Lessons by Appointment
 Book One Violin Group Class
Mondays 5:00 - 5:45 pm
Church of the Western Reserve
Pre-Twinkle Violin Group Class
Thursdays 5:30 - 6:15 pm
Church of the Western Reserve
And
Mayfield Village Performing Arts Center
Continuous Enrollment.
Different days are available to fit your schedule. You may discuss schedule with your teacher.
$22.00 for a half hour private session - plus a group fee of $35.00 each session
WHAT IS SUZUKI?
The mission of the music program at the Fairmount Center is to create a positive environment where children learn to access their abilities as individual musicians and as members of a constructive, creative community. Parents, other caregivers and children will develop positive relationships in which people communicate respectfully and desire to create beautiful music.
The Suzuki program at the Fairmount Center offers weekly individual PLUS group instruction in piano, violin, and viola. Instruction typically starts at age 3½ to 5, but the older child is encouraged as well. Parents learn to play the Twinkle Variations and how to teach their child. Group class meets 2 or 3 times a month, where students learn to play as both leaders and individuals of the group. Parents meet once a semester with the instructor as a large group to discuss the Suzuki philosophy and issues that come up in home practicing and group class.
Students are encouraged to reinforce their skills in our Theory class. Students perform in recitals and outreach programs each semester as soloists or as a group.
In addition to the Suzuki program, The Fairmount Center offers weekly traditional private instruction in guitar, piano, violin, viola and voice.
Teens and adults are encouraged study an instrument or voice through private lessons. The more accomplished teen and adult musician may join the Chagrin Valley Chamber Orchestra (see description below).
Alternative music ensembles include the Fairmount Youth Pops Orchestra and the School of Rock. Whether the instruction is Traditional or Suzuki-based, all families become part of an active enrichment program that is child-focused. It is our firm belief that all children are musical and will enjoy a lifetime of making music if given a nurturing environment when they are young.
For information, locations and to schedule observations call the office at 440.338.3171.
LESSON FEES ARE $22.00 FOR A HALF HOUR PRIVATE LESSON.
IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE A GROUP FEE OF $35.00
EACH SESSION FOR SUZUKI STUDENTS.
MUSIC THEORY FOR EVERYONE!
Mayfield Village Civic Center
(5-7yrs)
Sat 1:00-1:45 Gabriele Fuldauer $80
Level 1, no prior musical experience required
(7-10yrs) Sat 1:45-2:15 Gabriele Fuldauer $80
Level 1-intensive, for junior musicians with
little or no knowledge of theory
*Upon request classes at all other levels of skill will be made available.
Suzuki Theory is designed to enhance the Suzuki experience by
giving young musicians solid note and rhythm reading skills attained through playful drills and games which are presented following the Suzuki tradition. Developed by the Suzuki Theory Department of The Cleveland Institute of Music, the program will lead the student to proficiency in sight singing, rhythm, and at the advanced level will also lay the foundation for the concepts of composition.
VOICE INSTRUCTION FROM YOUTH THROUGH ADULT
- DAVID FULLER
Federated Church in Chagrin Falls
Youth age nine or older through adult can benefit from private voice training. You decide what style of music you wish to explore, whether it’s Disney, musical theatre, classical or sacred music. You have the opportunity to perform in two recitals each, in early November and June. David has thirty-five years of professional experience, including fourteen years of teaching voice.
VOICE INSTRUCTION FROM TEEN THROUGH ADULT
– SEAN SZALLER
Mayfield Village Civic Center in Mayfield Village
If you are a serious singer age 13-adult, then private voice lessons are an invaluable tool to keep your voice in top form. Sean’s focus is on proper use of breath, a thorough understanding of vocal pedagogy, muscle relaxation, and “freeing” a natural sound. Any style of music is available for study. Sean has been teaching throughout Cleveland for the past 4 years. Interested students should call the Fairmount Center at 440.338.3171 to register.
 The program includes experienced musicians an opportunity to play and perform with the Chagrin Valley Chamber Orchestra.
Contact the Fairmount office to purchase concert tickets and/or to inquire about joining the orchestra. See More information
2006-2007 CONCERT SCHEDULE AND PROGRAM
Under the Musical Direction of Greg Bassett
Donation: $10:00; senior citizens and students, $5.00
All concerts are located at ST. MARTIN’S CHURCH:
corner of Solon Rd and River Rd in Bentleyville
(6295 Chagrin River Road)
440.338.3171 for information.
Sunday November 19th 3:00 pm
Mozart Overture to “The Marriage of Figaro”
Faure Fantasy for Flute and Chamber Orchestra
Carol Dann, Flute
Gliere Concerto for Coloratura Soprano
Bonnie Savage, Soprano
Mozart Symphony # 41
Sunday March 4, 2007 3:00 pm
Sibelius Valse Triste
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Ken Johnston, Violin
Mozart Kyrie in D Minor
Ave Verum Corpus
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Choir
Prokofiev Classical Symphony
April 29, 2007 3:00 pm
Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Beethoven Piano Concerto # 4
Nate Carterette, Piano
Beethoven Symphony # 8
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FACULTY (in alphabetical order)
SUSAN BRITTON – received a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music
from the University of Michigan and was an Artist Diploma student at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
She is a member of the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Cleveland Opera Orchestra, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, and the Akron Symphony. Susan has performed in the Norfolk Festival, Taos Chamber Festival, and Chamber Music, Maine. She is also certifi ed as a Montessori teacher.
JENN BURNS , Director of Suzuki and Children's Music - Suzuki violin and viola. Ms. Burns is currently a student of Jeffrey Irvine at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she is a MM degree student in viola performance. She is a registered Suzuki violin and viola teacher through book 4, and continues her Suzuki training with Kimberly Meir-Sims of the Sato Center for Suzuki Studies at CIM.
CAROLYN DOWNIE - Interim Director, The School of Music; Assistant Director of Marketing and Administration Carolyn also has a long history with Fairmount. A musician with a violin specialty, an administrator with excellent marketing skills, she will be interim director of the School of Music providing administrative, programming and faculty oversight and direction until the new director is officially named.
JON FITZGERALD– Bachelor of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music. Jon is currently completing a Master of Music degree at CIM, studying classical guitar with Jason Vieaux. His pedagogical studies include guitar pedagogy with Tom Poore, and Eurhythmics pedagogy with David Brown. As a soloist, Jon has performed for numerous organizations around the country, including the Greater Cleveland Classical Guitar Society and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In 2003 and 2005, he was honored as the recipient of the Rosalia Ablan Memorial Prize in Guitar. Not limited to classical guitar, he has extensive experience performing and teaching many styles of music.
GABRIELE FULDAUER has been hired to teach theory. She is an active piano and theory teacher in the Cleveland area, teaching mostly at the CIM Preparatory Program and now at the Gilmour Academy through the Fairmount Center. Mrs. Fuldauer is an exciting teacher who engages students through games of many different types.
David Fuller
Masters in Music
Voice from Boston Conservatory of music. Member of National Association of Teachers of Singing and American Guild of Musical Artists. David has taught voice through the Boston Conservatory Division of Special Programs, Cleveland State University and Lakeland Community College. He was a 1976 and '77 finalist in the New England Regional Metropolitan Opera Auditions.
David performed as an apprentice artist with the Santa Fe Opera Co. American Bicentennial production of "The Mother of Us All," by Virgil Thompson, recorded on New World Records. His musical theatre experience includes the "Dreamboat" Cruise entertainment in Boston. Presently, David is the Coordinator of Liturgical music for St. Anselm Church in Chesterland and has taught voice at Fairmount since 1995.
LEAH GOOR – received her Bachelor of Music from The Eastman School of Music and her Master of
Music from The Cleveland Institute of Music. She has also attended the Encore School for Strings,
Music Academy of the West, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, New York String Orchestra Seminar,
Weathersfi eld Music Festival and Meadowmount School of Music. She has studied violin, chamber
music and has attended various master classes with many well known string teachers.
TANYA GROYS - Ph.D. in Music from the Moscow Conservatory. Tanya is an accomplished piano
soloist and accompanist. Her performances include WCLV Radio, Chicago Suzuki Institute, Park
Synagogue, and the Broadway School of Music. Tanya was formerly on the staff of the Broadway
School, and University of Akron and has accompanied ballet classes at Cleveland State University. She incorporates both Suzuki and traditional techniques when teaching piano and theory.
TARA KLEIN is a recently graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music with a Professional Studies diploma in cello performance. She participated in Suzuki cello teacher training workshops with the famed Tanya Carey, and is registered through book 3. Ms. Klein also enjoys exploring celtic, bluegrass, folk, pop, and rock styles with her cello.
LILIYA NIJEHOVSKY - BA of Arts in Music-Piano Teacher, Accompanist, from State Musical College,
Voroshilovgrad, USSR, and MA in Music-Piano Teacher, Accompanist, Soloist, from State Musical
Pedagogical Institute. Liliya’s past experience includes accompanying at the Cleveland School of
Ballet and teaching at the Preparatory and Continuing Ed Department at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In addition, Liliya performs chamber music with several ensembles.
KIMI NOSE’- has a BA in Early Music Keyboard Performance from Case Western Reserve University
in Ohio. She also has a Suzuki Piano Teacher Training Certifi cate for levels 1A and 1B from the
International Music Festival at Baldwin Wallace College and holds a Master of Music degree in Organ
Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Kimi is a member of The Suzuki Association and
is presently Director of Music Ministries at Holy Cross Church in Euclid, Ohio.
RACHEL SHULTZ comes to us from the prestigious Preucil School of Music in Iowa City, where she established the school’s first eurhythmic’s program. Ms. Schultz is a registered Suzuki piano teacher, and has been a guest Dalcroze Eurhythmics clinician at several music institutes around the country. She will teach both Suzuki piano and Dalcroze classes.
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