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Main Office Location:

CREATIVE ARTS 
25 Woburn Street
(inside the 1st Cong. Church, enter via Sanborn St or via the Town Hall parking lot)
Reading, MA 01867
 

 
Driving Directions 

Contact

Maria Needham, Office Manager 
CREATIVE ARTS 
781.942.9600 
office@weteachcreativearts.org 
 

Summer Music Workshops & Classes for Ages 4-Adults

Join us this Summer for tons of fun and creativity! Summer Programs include:

Important Directions for Registration: Yes, you can register for more than one summer program and or for a sibling using the same "register now" link below. Once you hit the button, complete the info, and make your first selection, you'll scroll down to the end of the list and hit the "add" button to add another individual workshop or add a sibling. Sibling rates are valid when the sibling is in the same class.

NEW CLASSES ADDED!! ...

NEW! Suzuki Beginnings II for Violin Class
Ages 3.5-6 (with caregiver)
The perfect class for young violinists that have had some previous group lessons or are early beginners who are starting to put down fingers.
Option 1: 5 Wednesdays: 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 & 8/17; 2:30-3pm
Option 2: same dates but from 5-5:30pm
Tuition:
 $80/$40sibling; Instructor: Laura Burgess

Teen Voice Workshop: Musical Theatre
Ages 13-18
Do you want to sing duets from Wicked or big ensemble numbers from Hairspray? Why not both? In this course students learn ensemble songs from their favorite musicals as they emphasize on building confidence.
NEW DATES!! 5 Tuesdays: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9; 5:00-6:30pm
Tuition: $145; Instructor: Mariko Matsumura

Teen Voice Workshop: Popular Contemporary Songs
Ages 13-18
Sing duets like the cast of Glee or songs by popular artists? This class is designed for beginning to intermediate singers. Students will learn solos, duets, and bigger ensemble numbers of popular contemporary songs.
NEW DATES!! 5 Tuesdays: 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9; 6:30-8:00pm
Tuition: $145; Instructor: Mariko Matsumura

NEW! Story Workshop / Writer's Group
Adults
Using writing prompts, examining published and peer work, we celebrate our love of the written word in a supportive setting. Writers of any or no experience are welcomed as are seasoned writers.
Dates: 3 mondays: 7/25, 8/1 & 8/15; 2:30-4pm
Tuition: $45; Instructor: Laura Burgess 

 

Traditional and Suzuki Private Music Lessons
Whether learning to play, continuing study or rekindling a love for music, CREATIVE ARTS offers the perfect opportunity to keep your abilities in tune with private, semi-private and group music lessons. Our faculty are professional musicians who use their years of experience to teach students of all ages’ technique, theory, aesthetics, and music appreciation in a FUN and educational way!

Summer is the perfect time to try out a new instrument and to determine if you or your child(ren) are ready for private lessons! 

Trial Lesson: $30. A 30-minute time frame including a lesson on the instrument and a teacher meeting to establish goals and answer questions.

Traditional or Suzuki Private Lessons: $37.50 per 30-minute lesson. Flexible summer schedule. Longer lesson times and semi-private lessons are available upon request.

 

Traditional Education (ages 7-Adults)
Percussion ~ Piano ~ Clarinet ~ Saxophone ~ Recorder ~ Flute ~ Oboe ~ Voice ~ Bass ~ Guitar (acoustic and electric) ~ Violin ~ Viola ~ Cello ~ Appalachian & Hammered Dulcimer ~ Kalimba ~ Marimba

Suzuki Talent Education (ages 3-Adults):
Flute ~ Piano ~ Violin ~ Viola ~ Guitar ~ Cello
Developed by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, a Japanese violinist who desired to bring beauty to the lives of children, the Suzuki method nurtures and helps children develop through the study of music. The Suzuki philosophy is that “musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed.”


 

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