CLASSES
Introducing children to music during one of the most
integral phases of growth and development
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To enroll, please complete the Music Discovery 2024-2025 registration form.
One of our staff members will then review your submission (including your child's age and any relevant previous experience) and get back to you to confirm your child's placement for next year or discuss further. Once placement in either Year One or Year Two is confirmed, you will then receive further details on how to pay the tuition fees.
We recommend signing up as soon as possible to ensure a spot is held for your child while we review the incoming registration applications.
TUITION ASSISTANCE
Music Discovery offers tuition assistance so that all families can allow their children to experience the joy of music. We are strongly committed to our financial aid program and the principle that financial need should not be a barrier to enter our programs.
Music Discovery is committed to making quality music education programs accessible and affordable to any child or family who wants to participate and experience the joy of music. We are happy to support this goal by offering tuition assistance to eligible families.
To apply for need-based assistance, please either complete the online application, or download the PDF application and submit in-person or via email.
Supporting documentation must be submitted with the application. All information will be kept confidential and only used for the purposes of determining eligibility for assistance. Please remember to block out your SSN on any documents you submit.
Upcoming Application Deadlines: June 30, 2024
OUR CLASSES
A solid music foundation sets the stage for a lifetime
of musical enjoyment, learning and participation.
Music Discovery is a unique two-year program, specifically designed for children ages 5-7 to develop a solid foundation of musical skills. The program is designed to support and enhance school readiness, and builds on children’s previous musical experiences, such as participation in ChIMES.
Music Discovery classes focus on the fundamentals of music literacy, rhythmic competency, and learning to sing in tune. The program is designed to be completed in two years, and the curriculum allows ample time for students to work together as a whole ensemble, in small groups, and as soloists.
Both the Year One and Year Two Music Discovery programs mirror the academic year and run from October through May (26 weeks, no classes during holidays and select dates).
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN MAY 1, 2024
MUSIC DISCOVERY: YEAR ONE
(October 2024 - May 2025)
Mondays, 4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
Liberty Station (2820 Roosevelt Rd.)
Teaching Artist: Mariana Jones
OR
Wednesdays, 3:00 – 3:45 p.m.
Liberty Station (2820 Roosevelt Rd.)
Teaching Artist: Mariana Jones
Cost: $715
The first year of the program is focused on musical learning such as note reading, part singing, and rhythmic activities, and introduces beginning terminology in music theory. Orff xylophones, hand drums, and other percussion instruments are used in every class.
Age Requirement: We recommend children are at least age 5 by the start date of the program in September (typically, children who would be going into kindergarten or first grade), but will consider children that will be turning 5 within a couple of months. Maximum age to start this first-year Music Discovery program is 7 years old.
MUSIC DISCOVERY: YEAR TWO
(October 2024 - May 2025)
Wednesdays, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Liberty Station (2820 Roosevelt Rd.)
Teaching Artist: Mariana Jones
OR
Saturdays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Balboa Park, Casa del Prado Room 204
Teaching Artist: Lowri Casimiro
Cost: $715
The second year builds on the skills and concepts learned in Year One, and expands upon them with more in depth music theory, ear training, and ensemble work. Additionally, children are introduced to the families of musical instruments and gain hands-on exposure to orchestral instruments, setting the stage for them to join a musical ensemble, such as the KeyNote’s San Diego Youth Symphony program (for ages 7-8+)
Age Requirement: We recommend children are at least age 6 by the start date of the program in September (typically, children who would be going into first grade), but will consider children that will be turning 6 within a couple of months. Maximum age for Year Two Music Discovery program is 7.5 years old.
*It is highly encouraged that students applying for Year Two have completed Year One. For students who were not enrolled in Year One, we will consider applications based on previous music experience, such as at least six months of piano lessons or at least one school year of general music classes.
Registration will open on May 1. If you have any questions, please email music-discovery@sdys.org.