Summer Programs

Pow-Wow 2009

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Ages 5-11* years (students must be entering kindergarten by September 2008)

Duration: 2 weeks

Artistic Directors:

Yas Ishibashi, Nina Grimaldi, Jane Parkhouse,

Pow-Wow is an innovative, hands-on introduction to violin, piano, music and movement, acting, group singing, and arts and crafts for children ages 5-11. This program is a unique opportunity for young children to experience total immersion in a musical environment. At the end of each session the children perform an operetta written by the faculty.

Classes are Monday - Friday (no class on July 3)

Session 1: 6 Openings
      June 22-July 2, 2009 9:00 am-1:30 pm
      Performance on July 2, 7:00pm
      Instructors: Nina Grimaldi, Alexandra Hadden, Yas Ishibashi

Session 2: SOLD OUT
      July 6-July 17, 2009 9:00 am-3:00 pm
      Instructors: Alexandra Hadden, Yas Ishibashi, Jane Parkhouse

Session 3: SOLD OUT, 1 CIT position
      July 20-July 31, 2009 9:00 am-3:00 pm
      Instructors: Nina Grimaldi, Yas Ishibashi, Jane Parkhouse

Session 4: SOLD OUT 
      August 3 -August 14, 2009 9:00 am-1:00 pm
      Instructors: Nina Grimaldi, Lee Hadden, Jane Parkhouse

TUITION

• Sessions 1 & 4: $675
• Sessions 2 & 3: $875

• Materials fee: $3 per session.
• Applications fee: $15 (there is no fee for students who have paid their 2008-2009 Powers Music School annual registration fee).

REGISTRATION

• Class enrollment is limited to 28 Pow-Wow students and 2 CIT students per session.
• Each registration must be accompanied by full tuition unless submitting a financial aid application.
• Some sessions will sell out on the first day! Registration WILL CONTINUE after March 2 based upon availability.
• Families with multiple children wishing to attend Pow-Wow program must include a completed registration form for each child.
• No tuition discounts.
• Tuition and registration fee are non-refundable.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Each session lasts 2 weeks and will feature two different operettas. Sessions 1 and 4 will feature an operetta from a Caribbean story, and Sessions 2 and 3 will feature an operetta from a Hawaiian story. Operettas are subject to change.
• Sessions 2 and 3 feature the extended day program from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. Early release from these sessions is not available.
• The last two days of each session feature dress rehearsals.
• The final operetta performance takes place at 7:00 pm on the last day of each session.
• Students are placed into musical groups according to the age of the participants and the level of the student's musical experience.

FINANCIAL AID
Call (617) 484-4696 for information and an application form. Completed financial aid applications for Pow-Wow students must be submitted on March 2nd, together with the completed registration form and $15 non-refundable registration fee (if applicable). Financial aid for the CIT program is also available. All requests for CIT financial aid must be received in the office no later than 6:00 pm on March 9, 2009. LOCATION
Pow-Wow Campus:
380 Concord Avenue; First Armenian Church
Dress Rehearsals and Performance:
First Church in Belmont, Unitarian Universalist;
404 Concord Avenue, Belmont

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