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Department of Music
Community Music Center
Since
1985, the Community Music Center has offered community children
and adults high quality beginning, intermediate, and advanced music
instruction. A division of the Department of Music at Indiana State
University, accredited by the National Association of Schools of
Music (NASM), the center offers professional instruction in voice,
Musikgarten preschool classes, and all instrumental areas. For more
information, please contact Lynette Browne, Director, at (812)
237-2739.
Course Information
The following music programs will be offered
- Beginning through Advanced
- Private and/or group instruction will be offered to all age
groups
- Piano
- Strings
- Voice
- Guitar
- All brass and woodwind instruments
- Percussion
Benefits of Music Study
Early music experiences enhance overall physical, emotional, language/cognitive,
social, and musical development. Research has shown that prolonged
involvement in music experiences enhances:
- abstract reasoning skills
- increases spatial awareness
- improves listening skills
- intensifies higher brain functions required for other academic
activities
To sum it all up: MAKING MUSIC MAKES YOU SMARTER!
Early Childhood Learning - Musikgarten - an age-appropriate musical experience for children
from brith to eight years of age which includes parental involvement.
Please call 237-2739 or email Lynette Browne, Community Music
Center Director, at lschwane@indstate.edu
if you are interested in Musikgarten classes.
Adult Classes
The Community Music Center offers beginning piano and voice classes
for adults. Please contact the center for current class availability.
- Lynette Browne, Director (237-2739)
- Community Music Center voice mail (237-2739)
Learning Extension Opportunities
The Community Music Center also offers:
- Monthly recital opportunities
- Saturday Theory Classes
- Participation in local festivals
Faculty
Trained music instructors from ISUs Department of Music
and graduate students and upperclassmen who have satisfied certain
course requirements teach the weekly 60-minute, 45-minute, or 30-minute
lessons.
Facilities/Location
Students
benefit from the use of:
- Yamaha Clavinova Laboratory
- Acoustically and visually satisfying 200-seat recital hall
with two nine-foot Steinway concert grand pianos
- Large teaching studios
- State-of-the-art MIDI Laboratory
- Listening Library with more than 25,000 recordings, performance
tapes, and compact discs
- Piano Pedagogy Resource Library including over 6,000 piano
teaching publications
- Musical Games Library including music games and rhythm instruments
All lessons and Community Music Center activities take place in
the Center for Performing and Fine Arts and the Fine Arts Building
on the campus of Indiana State University. All Musikgarten classes
are held at ISUs University Hall, Room 114.
Policies
Tuition is for enrollment for the entire semester. Semesters run
simultaneously with Indiana State University calendar. For your
convenience, tuition may be paid in a single sum each semester or
in two equal payments.
Tuition does not include the cost of instrument rental or music
purchase. Supplemental group lessons, master classes, etc. are given
at the discretion of the instructor.
30-minute private lesson
$288.00
45-minute private lesson
$432.00
60-minute private lesson
.$576.00
- Fall and Spring semesters follow the ISU academic calendar
- Families with more than one child enrolled in private lessons in the same semester will receive a $25 discount
- Enrollment in the Community Music Center is a semester long
obligation. If it is necessary to withdraw from a course mid-semester,
the student is still responsible for the second tuition payment.
- Students not displaying satisfactory progress from lack of
practice or whose behavior and/or attitude are not conducive to
progress may be dismissed from the program. A one-month trial
period with notification will precede lesson termination.
- HOLIDAYS: Our academic schedule runs consistent with the ISU
calendar. For this reason, we are unable to reschedule any lessons
missed due to calendar holidays.
- All students are encouraged to perform in the Community Music
Center recitals at the end of the term, selected local festivals,
and monthly musicales.
- Students are expected to bring all books currently being used
to their lesson. Lessons may be cut short if a student does not
arrive with books or instrument.
- MISSED LESSONS: No make-up lessons will be given with the exception
of sudden extreme weather conditions that may threaten the safety
of a student. All lessons missed by the teacher will be rescheduled.
If the private teacher cannot be contacted, please leave a message
with Lynette Browne (237-2739). Event cancellations due to inclement
weather will be announced on the outgoing message of the Community
Music Center voice mail (237-2739).
Summer Music Programs
- The ISU Community Music Center offers music lessons year-round to students of all ages. Summer is an especially good time for music lessons since schedules tend to be lighter allowing more time for lessons and practice. Summer is great time to try a new style on your existing instrument or try a new instrument! We offer 2 summer sessions:
- Summer I - May (4 lessons)
- 30-minute $76.80
- 45-minute $115.20
- 60-minute $153.60
- Summer II - June/July (8 lessons)
Summer is flexible, and you can schedule your lessons around your vacations and summer camps.
- We offer 3 different levels of music camps.
- Intermediate Piano Camp (ages 10-14 with 3-5 yrs. of study) July 6-10
- Early Level Piano Camp (ages 7-10 with 1-2 yrs. of study) July 13-17
- General Music Camp (ages 6-8 with no prior piano study) July 20-24
- Learning music through theory games, music ensembles, composer videos and playing the piano. All camps are 9 a.m. - noon Monday - Friday. Camp tuition is $100 for the week which includes all materials. Camps are held on the ISU campus in the Fine Arts Building Clavinova lab, room 316. Camps are led by Dr. Lynette Browne of the ISU music faculty.
- Nature Trail
- This is a music, nature, arts & crafts camp for children ages 4 - 7, June 15-19. Camp is held from 9 a.m. - noon, Monday - Friday. Each day is based on a part of nature - Trees, Weather, Bugs, and Water, with Friday being our "Nature Celebration." Tuition is $125 which includes all craft supplies. Camp is led by Dr. Lynette Browne of the ISU music faculty.
Please call or email Lynette Browne at (812) 237-2739 for more information.
Summer Theater Programs
"June Bugs" - Creative Drama for Young Performers
June 8-12 ~ 9AM-Noon or 1-4 p.m. Fee: $125
Instructors: Lynette Browne and Sherrie Herner
(Enrollment limited to the first 12 registrations.)
One-week theatre arts camp designed for ages 6-8. This camp will introduce young participants to theatre basics through creative drama. Camp activities include: theater games; exercises in singing and movement; and theatre-related workshops. The camp will culminate with a staged showcase presented free to family and friends on Friday, June 12 at 3:00 p.m.
Camp will EITHER run 9-noon or 1 - 4 Monday - Thursday. Friday's camp will be noon v 3:00. Please mark if you have a preference on your registration form.
Registration deadline: Monday, May 18, but camp is expected to fill! Call or email Lynette Browne for registration materials: 812 - 237 - 2739. A $25.00 non refundable deposit is required to reserve a camp spot.
"Theater Rocks!"
June 21 - 26 ~ 9AM - Noon or 1 - 4 PM Monday - Thursday Fee: $125
Friday Noon - 3 PM
Sunday June 21, 2 - 4 p.m.
Instructors: Lynette Browne and Sherrie Herner
(Enrollment limited to the first 12 registrations.)
One - week theatre arts camp for ages 9 - 12. This camp is designed to instruct the young performer in theatre basics. Camp content includes: "acting on the stage" instruction, acting and improvisation games, and theatre - related workshops. All activities will be geared toward improving performance abilities.
The camp will culminate with a staged showcase presented free to family and friends on Friday, June 26 at 3:00 p.m.
Camp will EITHER run 9 - noon or 1 - 4 Monday - Thursday. Friday's camp will be noon - 3:00. Please mark if you have a preference on your registration form.
Registration deadline: Monday, May 18, but camp is expected to fill. Call or email Lynette Browne for registration materials at 812 - 237 - 2739. A $25 non - refundable deposit is required to reserve a camp spot.
"Theater Rocks and 'Roles'"
June 13 - 19
Camp hours: Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- *Friday, June 19: 1 p.m - performance (dinner will be provided) Fee: $175
- *Saturday, June 13: 9 a.m. - noon audition workshop
- *Sunday, June 14: 1 - 4 p.m. roles and character work
- *Friday, June 19: 6:30 p.m. performance
- Instructor: Sherrie Herner and Pat Wheeler
- (Enrollment is limited to the first 20 registrations.)
An advanced level camp for kids ages 8 - 12 with significant theater experience. (This should be outside of school and church.) Please list acting experience on the registration form to qualify. Monday thru Thursday hours will be 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Campers should bring a sack lunch on those days. A refrigerator is available. Camp will culminate in the performance of a play on Friday, June 19. Camp activities include: discussing character, plot, theme, and setting in stories; examining dramatic genres; exploring the use of voice to express character and feelings: and audition and performance experience.
Registration deadline: Monday, May 18, but camp is expected to fill. Call or email Lynette Browne for registration materials at 812 - 237 - 2739. A $25 non - refundable deposit is required to reserve a camp spot.
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