SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Music instruction and performance benefits people of all ages.  In addition to learning to read and play music, it also promotes self-expression and creativity and the benefits can be grouped into four categories:

• Success in society
• Success in school
• Success in developing intelligence
• Success in life

Music education helps our children and adults in real and substantial ways. But the sad reality is that music and performing music groups funding is being cut back more and more everyday. The Fairmount Center offers private instruction taught by some of the highest level professionals in their field in a variety of instruments available Monday – Saturday, day and evening depending on the individual instructor.  Suzuki Instruction for violin, viola, cello and piano is available for children that are ready as early as 3½ years old.  Recitals are scheduled throughout the year and are free and open to the public.  To learn more about the music program, locations and to talk to an individual instructor at Fairmount call 440.338.3171.

MUSIC FACULTY

VIOLIN:        
Jenn Burns
Andrea Belding
Leah Goor

VIOLA:          
Jenn Burns
                       
CELLO:        
Tara Klein
                       
PIANO:         
Tanya Groys
Gabriele Fuldauer
Lilyia Nijehovsky
Kimi Nosé
Rachel Schultz
                       
VOICE:         
David Fuller
                       
GUITAR:      
Jon Fitzgerald

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION - INSTRUMENT
(Reading Age through Adult)         $23.00 per half hour 
Private weekly lessons are available for all levels, beginning through advanced.  Private lessons are great for students already in an orchestra or performing group at school and our highly qualified instructors will further enhance the musical experience.  Instructors will guide you through where to purchase or rent an instrument.  Instruction is available in:

SUZUKI INSTRUCTION - INSTRUMENT
(3½ years through Youth)   $23.00 per half hour  
$38.00 per session for required Group Classes - violin and viola only
Private weekly lessons are available in the Suzuki method FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO and PIANO,  is based on the premise that children learn to play an instrument in the same way they learn to talk- by listening, imitation and repetition. This enables the very young child to begin an instrument before learning to read.  Parent involvement at the lesson and the home practice are a key part in the teacher-parent-child relationship.  Group Classes are required where the children play and perform together.  Observations are required before beginning this program.   

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION – VOICE   David Fuller
(9 yrs through Adult)   $23.00 per half hour   
David Fuller offers private music instruction in a variety of musical styles - musical theatre, Disney, classical or sacred music. You have the opportunity to perform in two recitals a year. David has over thirty-six years of professional experience, including over fifteen years of teaching voice.

EARLY CHILDHOOD ARTS
MUSICAL ARTISTS  for 3 - 5 year olds  Wed  9:30-11:30  Dalcroze Eurhythmics/Art         
Brigitte Fiorille and Jon Fitzgerald
Art activities and Dalcroze Eurhythmics are combined in a fun-filled atmosphere.  In the first hour we will create expressive art projects. The second hour we will provide Dalcroze that teaches fundamental musical principles through movement and games using live piano and guitar. It is the ideal way to begin musical instruction for children who are too young for traditional private lessons, or for those already taking Suzuki. Students will develop rhythmic and aural skills, as well as learn basic music notation as they engage in various activities involving listening, responding, and experimenting with musical instruments. Children must be 3 years old and toilet trained at the start of class.  Snack provided - please advise of any dietary limitations.  Dress: loose comfortable clothing, tennis shoes.

MUSIC THEORY CLASSES
Sat  (5-7yrs) 1:00-1:45  Level 1, no prior musical experience required.  Gabriele Fuldauer 
Sat  (7-10yrs) 1:45-2:15  Level 1-intensive, for junior musicians with little or no knowledge of theory.  Gabriele Fuldauer

Classes held at Mayfield Village Civic Center   6622 Wilson Mills Road  (Corner of Rt. 91 and Wilson Mills Road)
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.
*Upon request classes at all other levels of skill will be made available

ENSEMBLES
Chagrin Valley Chamber Orchestra   
Conductor:  Greg Bassett
Teen through Adult      $35 Annual Membership
Rehearsals  Wednesday  7:30-10:00pm     Location: TBA
This group provides experienced (intermediate to advanced) musicians an opportunity to play and perform 3 concerts a year.

FACULTY (in alphabetical order)

JENN BURNS , Director of Suzuki and Children's Music - Suzuki violin and viola.  Bachelor of Performance , Univ of Illinois and MM in Viola Perofrmance from Cleveland Institute of Music.  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 – Received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied 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, with recent appearances for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and the Cleveland Flute Society. In 2003 and 2005, he was honored as the recipient of the Rosalia Ablan Memorial Prize in Guitar. Very active in the local guitar community, Jon serves on the board of the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society, and teaches all levels of students at the Fairmount Center for the Creative and Performing Arts and the Cleveland Music School Settlement. Not limited to classical guitar, he has extensive experience performing and teaching many styles of music. He also conducts Dalcroze Eurhythmics classes for preschool age children at the Fairmount Center and Horizon Montessori School.

GABRIELE FULDAUER – BM and MM in Piano and Organ performance and pedagogy, Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Frankfurt, Germany 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, Weathersfield 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 Our Lady Redeemer in the Cleveland region.