Course curriculum

  • 1

    Sunday, July 5, at 7:00 p.m. Orientation for Parents and Students

    • [Connect] Zoom Orientation at 7:00 p.m.

    • [Review and Print] Schedule and Class Descriptions

    • [Review and Print] Music Assignments for the Week

    • [Review and Print] Schedule for Individual Classes

    • [Review] Slides from Orientation Presentation

  • 2

    Music Sheets for All Students [Violin and piano]

    • [Print] ALL VIOLIN Students Music Sheets -Second Piece

    • [Print] ALL VIOLIN Encore Music Sheets

    • [Print] ALL PIANO Students Music Sheets -Second Piece

    • [Print] All PIANO Encore Music Sheets

    • [Print] William Encore Music Sheet

  • 3

    Piano Accompaniment Tracks for Violin Students

    • Joaquin -First Piece- Humoresque Dvorak

    • Joaquin - Second Piece - Gypsy Melody

    • Joaquin -Encore Piece- Por Una Cabeza from Scent of a Woman

    • Santiago - 1st Piece - Vivaldi Concerto RV 356

    • Santiago - Second Piece - Hungarian Dance

    • Santiago -Encore- You'll Be Back from Hamilton the Musical

    • Siddharth - First Piece - Violin Concerto in B minor 1st Mov

    • Siddharth - Second Piece - Musical Pastime

    • Shiddarth -Encore Piece- The Force from Star Wars

    • Vivian - First Piece - Moto Perpetuo

    • Vivian -Second Piece - Mazurka

    • Vivian -Encore Piece- Hakuna Matata from the Lion King

    • William - First Piece - Violin Concerto in G 1st mov

    • William - Second Piece - Minuet

    • William - Encore Piece - Imperial March

  • 4

    Monday, July 6, 2020 Lesson

    • [Connect] PIANO Students for Private 30-minute Lesson 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect ] VIOLIN Students 30-minute Private Lessons 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] ALL STUDENTS Music Styles Class -11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

    • [CLASS PRESENTATION] Music Styles

    • Music Styles Quiz

    • [Connect] Optional Games at 1:00 p.m. and VIOLIN Students Studio Class -1:30 - 2:30 pm

    • [Connect] PIANO Students Studio Class 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

    • [Watch] Listening Assignment #1 Baroque

  • 5

    Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Lesson

    • [Connect] PIANO Students for Private Lesson 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] VIOLIN Students Zoom 30-minute Private Lesson 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] VIOLIN Students Technique Class 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

    • [Review and Print] Violin Technique Lesson

    • [Connect] PIANO Students Technique Class 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

    • [Review and Print] Piano Technique Lesson

    • [Connect] Special Guest 1:00 and VIOLIN Students Studio Class -1:30 - 2:30 pm

    • [Connect] PIANO Students Studio Class 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

    • [Watch] "Spring" Sonata, Op. 24, First Movement by Ludwig Van Beethoven -Classical-

  • 6

    Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Lesson

    • [Connect] VIOLIN Students 30-minute Private Lessons 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] PIANO Students for Private 30-minute Lesson 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] VIOLIN Students Sight Reading Class - 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

    • [Review and Print] Violin Sight Reading Music Sheets

    • [Connect] PIANO Students Sight Reading Class - 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

    • [Review and Print] Piano Sight Reading Music Sheets

    • [Connect] ALL STUDENTS Optional Games 1:00 p.m. and VIOLIN Studio Class -1:30 - 2:30 pm

    • [Connect] PIANO Students Studio Class 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

    • [Watch] Mozart - Piano Concerto 3nd mvt Daniil Trifonov -Classical-

  • 7

    Thursday, July 9, 2020 Lesson

    • [Connect] VIOLIN Students 30-minute Private Lessons 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] PIANO Students for Private 30-minute Lessons 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] ALL STUDENTS Rhythm and Ear Training Class -11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

    • [Connect] ALL STUDENTS Optional Games 1:00 p.m. and VIOLIN Students Studio Class -1:30 - 2:30 pm

    • [Connect] PIANO Students Studio Class 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

    • [Watch] Antonín Dvořák - Serenade for strings in E major (1876) -Romantic-

  • 8

    Friday, July 10, 2020 Lesson

    • [Connect] VIOLIN Students 30-minute Private Lessons 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] PIANO Students for Private 30-minute Lesson 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

    • [Connect] ALL STUDENTS Special Guest-11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

    • [Connect] ALL STUDENTS Teacher's Performance -1:30 - 2:30 pm

  • 9

    Saturday, July 11, 2020 Final Performance

    • [Zoom] Final Performance 4:00 p.m.

  • 10

    Videos for Music Styles' Class

    • Baroque Dance - Menuet / Il Giardino Armonico

    • Introducing the Harpsichord

    • Introducing the Clavichord

    • J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Minor "pour le luth" BWV 999; David Tayler, archlute

    • Johanna Rose "Viola da Gamba"

    • Bach, Contrapunctus 1, Art of Fugue

    • Vi ricorda, o boschi ombrosi - L'Orfeo - Claudio Monteverdi

    • Homophonic texture example

    • Hadyn Abschiedssymphonie: IV. Finale (Neujahrskonzert Wien 2009 Barenboim)

    • Jean Rondeau records 'Vertigo' for harpsichord (Royer)

    • Schubert: "Die Forelle" (Fischer-Dieskau, Moore)

    • Waltz of snowflakes. The Nutcracker

    • Hear the World’s Oldest Piano at The Met Museum

Student Outcomes

  • Gain confidence in their ability to progress and advance in a short period.

  • Understand the foundational and theoretical characteristics of different music styles that are key to music education.

  • Synthesize their knowledge and ability to apply it in problem-solving to advance their unique musical understanding.

  • Accelerate training on instrument-specific technique, theory, and performance.

Instructors

Anna Nizhegorodtseva

Piano Instructor

Aside from her solo career, Anna is an active chamber music performer and an educator. Anna holds a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music from Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory, Artist Certificate from Azusa Pacific University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Catholic University of America.

Enrique Reynosa

Violin Instructor

An accomplished violin soloist, Dr. Reynosa is an educator with more than 15 years of teaching experience. Dr. Reynosa has a Doctorate in Musical Arts from The Catholic University of America under the direction of maestro Jose Cueto, he holds a Master's Degree and an Artist Certification in Violin Performance at Azusa Pacific University (APU) in California and a Bachelor's degree in Violin Performance at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA. Dr. Enrique Reynosa was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and resides in Washington, D.C.