Music Counts
Music Counts is an after-school music program for early elementary students that provides comprehensive curriculum of general music instruction once per week. The program was developed in response to the recent dramatic cuts in music education funding in the Milwaukee Public School (MPS) district, leaving many children without access to regular music education through their elementary school.
Music Counts is a sequential, standards-based curriculum is ideal for families without a music program in their schools or those that would like additional opportunities for young students.
The program's core curriculum is comprised of two classes:
- Foundations of Music - Each week students engage in fun, hands-on music making where they learn to play together, read notes and rhythms, understand music terminology, and improvise their own melodies and rhythms.
- Developing Voice - This class trains the ear and the voice through fun, age-appropriate instruction in a choral setting.
Additional Classes:
- Orff Orchestra
- Hand Drum Ensemble
Music Counts Spring semester starts Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Students will be placed in the correct level following an assessment on the first day of class. The semester runs for 12 weeks and enrollment is not restricted to MPS students.
Classes will be held at Elm Creative Arts School, 900 W. Walnut Street in Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoons.
Sliding Scale Tuition
City of Milwaukee Residents with household income of:
|
Per Semester Rate |
| $70,000 and above |
$115 |
| $60,000 - 69,999 |
$92 |
| $50,000 - 59,999 |
$69 |
| $35,000 - 49,999 |
$46 |
| $25,000 - 34,999 |
$34.50 |
| under $24,999 |
$23 |
Tuition assistance made possible by the Victor Soward Music Counts Scholarship Fund.
The Music Counts Program is made possible by the Helen Bader Foundation.
For more information or to enroll in the Music Counts program call 414/276-5760.