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Diller-Quaile's 2009-2010 School Catalog including the Early Childhood Schedule of Courses and application form is available in PDF format on the homepage of this website.
If you would like to receive a paper copy of the catalog, please email your name and address to info@diller-quaile.org or call 212-369-1484.
To apply for early childhood classes for children up to seven years of age, please complete the application form and mail it along with the $60.00 application fee (check or money orders only, please) to Early Childhood Admissions, The Diller-Quaile School of Music, 24 East 95th Street, New York, NY 10128.
Upon receipt of your application, we will provide a contract for your child to enroll in your top class choice depending upon availability at the time. If you would like to check on availability of classes before applying, please call Dorothy Appleton,Head of Early Childhood Admissions at 212-369-1484, ext. 43 or email dappleton@diller-quaile.org.
Join us in 2009-2010 for an educational and fun music experience!
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Evening:
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 (7:30-8:30 pm)
Thursday, March 5, 2009 (7:30-8:30 pm)
Morning:
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 (8:00-8:45 am)
At the Open Houses (parents only) you will have an opportunity to meet the early childhood faculty, visit classrooms and learn more about Diller-Quaile. We look forward to meeting you and hope you will join us in 2009-2010.
(No need to RSVP)
If you missed the Open Houses and would like to visit the School, please call Dorothy Appleton at 212-369-1484, ext.43 to make an appointment.
Beginning the journey of music-making...
The Early Childhood Department – instituted in the early 1960s – offers an extensive selection of courses for introducing small groups of young children and their families to the joys of music and art. By engaging in developmentally appropriate group music experiences (listening, singing, moving, playing percussion instruments, and eventually reading and notating music), students are given the foundation for a comprehensive music education and the tools to express themselves artistically. Key to the Diller-Quaile approach is the collaboration among teachers and students, which creates a unique musical environment within each class session.
Diller-Quaile's curriculum – incorporating the pedagogies of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, Zoltan Kodaly, and Carl Orff – is taught through a repertoire of international folk songs as well as classical, modern, popular, and original music. Early Childhood classes feature pianists who improvise accompaniments in a variety of styles in response to the children's singing and movement activities, thereby fostering musical creativity.
In courses where art is studied, children begin to develop skills and an appreciation of art concepts through hands-on experiences with a wide range of media, materials and tools; viewing exemplary pieces of art; and exploring the creative process with their classmates and teachers.
Diller-Quaile's highly trained and devoted faculty is complemented by our early childhood development consultant, who works closely with teachers and is available for periodic class observations and parent consultations. Prior to the start of each academic year, parents of enrolled students are invited to an orientation including a presentation of the School's programs and Early Childhood curriculum, followed by informal meetings with their child's teachers in the classrooms. Parents of children in the Early Childhood Music and Art, and Preschool Music and Art separation classes are offered additional opportunities to meet with their child's teachers during the school year. Each fall, the Early Childhood Department presents a discussion on child development open to parents, grandparents and caregivers of children enrolled in Early Childhood classes; other School-wide events for families are scheduled throughout the year.
The Early Childhood Department offers group classes for children up to the age of seven.
A child's age as of September 1, 2009 is used for placement purposes.
Classes are conducted in the following formats:
Adult/Child: Children attend with a parent, grandparent, or other adult.
Separation: Children attend unaccompanied after a gradual separation process.
Classes begin on Monday, September 21, 2009. All classes meet for a 30-week academic year except for Music Infants class #4S which meets for 15 weeks, starting February 4, 2010.
2009-2010 Early Childhood Course Offerings (ages are as of September 1, 2009):
(please click on the course titles for course descriptions, class schedules and tuition rates):
Please click here to download a 2009-2010 Application Form.
For more information on Early Childhood classes, please call Dorothy Appleton, Head of Early Childhood Admissions at 212-369-1484, ext. 43 or email dappleton@diller-quaile.org.
