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Diller-Quaile's 2010-2011 School Catalog including the Early Childhood Schedule of Courses and application form is now available.
If you would like to receive a copy, please email your name and mailing address to
info@diller-quaile.org or call 212-369-1484.
Evening:
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 (7:30-8:30 pm)
Thursday, March 4, 2010 (7:30-8:30 pm)
Morning:
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 (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 2010-2011.
(No need to RSVP)
Diller-Quaile's 2010-2011 School Catalog is available in pdf format on the homepage of this website.
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 order only, please) to Early Childhood Admissions, The Diller-Quaile School of Music, 24 East 95th Street, New York, NY 10128.
Applications are considered on a first come, first served basis. Preference is given to returning students and siblings who apply early. The first round of enrollment contracts will be mailed mid-March.
For more information on Early Childhood classes, please contact Dorothy Appleton, Head of Early Childhood Admissions at 212-369-1484, ext. 43 or email dappleton@diller-quaile.org.
Join us in 2010-2011 for an educational and fun music experience!
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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, Zoltán Kodály, Carl Orff, and Shinichi Suzuki – 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 dedicated 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 evening 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. The Early Childhood Department also presents discussions on child development that are open to parents, grandparents and caregivers of children enrolled in Early Childhood classes; other School-wide events for families are scheduled throughout the year. Year-end student reports provide an overview of each child's experiences and growth.
The Early Childhood Department offers classes for children up to the age of seven.
A child's age as of September 1, 2010 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.
All classes meet for a 30-week academic year except for Music Infants class #4S which meets for 15 weeks.
2010-2011 Early Childhood Course Offerings (ages are as of September 1. 2010):
(Please click on the course titles for course descriptions, class schedules and tuition rates.)
Please click here to download a 2010-2011 Application Form.