MUSIC SPEAKS Early Childhood Music Classes at Bergen PAC to Begin 6/28

beyondMUSIC presents Music Speaks.  Music Speaks is an early childhood music program that provides developmentally appropriate music for infants, toddlers, and pre-school children, ages 0 through 4 1/2 years old. The music program uses a mix of traditional and contemporary songs with a world beat bringing out the innate musical nature of young children. Parents interact with their children and live music in sessions aimed at expanding creativity, bonding, and the proven cognitive development gained by introducing children to music at a young age.

"We are pleased to offer this important new program aimed at pre-K music enrichment" said Executive Director David Rodriguez "at this time when budget cuts have eliminated access to arts education for many, the needs have never been greater to create opportunities that enrich and are accessible to our young people. We thank the teachers, artists, parents and donors who have made this program a reality."

Wendy Bain has been selected to run Music Speaks at bergenPAC and brings with her over a decade of direct experience in arts education for children.

The Summer Program begins Tuesday, June 28th and runs for 7 weeks, ending the week of August 9th and the Fall Program beings Tuesday September 13th. The classes run for 45 minutes, and are designed to introduce musically driven activities such as chants, finger plays, and small and large movements using a variety of age appropriate musical instruments. The classes allow children and their parents/caregivers to explore, learn and discover the wonders and benefits of music!

The theater brought together musical volunteers including Broadway vocalist, Kelli Agresta as well as side men from New Jersey based bands including Bon Jovi and Southside Johnny who all volunteered their time to create the unique music CD that will be given out to enrolled little ones.

Music Speaks is part of bergenPAC's Beyond Education program, offering arts instruction to over 30,000 young people throughout northern New Jersey each year. Through this program, world class artists offer opportunities for master classes, performance and enrichment. Scholarships allow this program, like all other education programs at bergenPAC, to ensure no child is turned away because of an inability to pay.

For Enrollment or more information about Beyond Education, call (201) 816-8160 ext 49.

FREE DEMONSTRATION CLASS JUNE 24TH at 10am

Summer Session: Tuesday June 28th
Fall Session: Tuesday September 13th

beyondEDUCATION Classes Enrolling NOW!

beyondDANCE, New Jersey's premiere school for creative movement, offers classes in a myriad of disciplines for all children. World class teachers from Broadway, Alvin Ailey, ABT as well as dancers and choreographers from current music videos teach students in classes ranging from hip-hop to ballet, tap to jazz, modern to ethnic and much more.

beyondTHEATER is an after school and summer program where students mount original musical theater and dramatic works, receive instruction on acting, vocal, and audition technique, and learn about theater and the professional process through "hands on" experience. Students can audition for final projects including bergenPAC's touring Glee Club and this summer's musical production of "Fame."

beyondRECORDING is collaboration between bergenPAC and Grammy-winning Bennett Studios where students take classes to learn about record production and music. Students create final projects based on local school ensembles, local talent and high school musicals. Selected students work on major recording projects as collaborations between Bennett Studios and BergenPAC.

beyondSTAGE includes a series of Master Classes and Artist Talk Backs where students experience workshops with professional arts instructors and performing artists. Dionne Warwick, stage designers from the Pink Floyd Experience, Itzhak Perlman, The Russian National Ballet, Lewis Black, acrobats from Cirque Mechanics, Robert Wuhl and principal dancers from Pilobolus will all participate in the program this year!

For more information about beyondEDUCATION at bergenPAC call
201. 816.8160 Ext. 49 or visit our website at www.bergenpac.org

bergenPAC 30 North Van Brunt Street Englewood, NJ 07631
For more information, please visit:  www.bergenPac.org

ABOUT BeyondEDUCATION:

beyondEDUCATION is a world class arts education program, which offers top quality programming to families and children to stimulate learning and spark creativity and imagination. This is the arts center for children to explore their own unique talent. By offering a variety of classes, beyondEDUCATION can meet each child's individual interests and talents, where they can be identified and honed in a fun and professional learning experience where students will flourish into well-rounded performers on stage and off working with high-quality seasoned professionals who bring their experience and love of the theatre to the program. bergenPAC has helped enrich the lives of thousands of children from underprivileged backgrounds by introducing them, for the first time, to theater, dance and the arts. Inquire about scholarships for the beyondEDUCATION classes at 201 816 8160 ext. 49.

ABOUT BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:

Known as The John Harms Center for 27 years, this cultural hub in Englewood; has been reborn as Bergen Performing Arts Center or bergenPAC. This 1367- seat theater is a landmark, and in its seventh season as bergenPAC it remains one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States. The legendary Tony Bennett and Canadian crooner k.d. lang recorded their 2003 Grammy award-winning CD live on bergenPAC's own stage through a broadband fiber-optic connection with Bennett Studios. bergenPAC is the home of a media production system that is unparalleled, upholding its reputation as a venue for outstanding music, dance and theater. As a non-profit corporation, bergenPAC has thrived thanks to the aid and generosity of sponsors, donors and patrons.

 

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