STRING ACADEMY c/o Lois Clark Ramey Stivers School for the Arts, 1313 E. 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402
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Youth Orchestra 6–7:30 PM
4:30- 5:20 PM
Year 4
Year 3
Year 2
Class level: Year 1
3:30 - -4:20 PM
. Year 5
Bass
Cello
Viola
Student Instrument Choice:
Student Grade Level
Violin
Rental instrument needed? Yes
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Stivers School for the Arts STRING ACADEMY Registration Form
Did you know . . .
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String players use both sides of
their brain at the same time!
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Playing a string instrument makes
you smarter!
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Playing a string instrument
teaches discipline!
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Stivers School for the Arts
STRING
ACADEMY
Playing a string instrument
relieves stress!
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Playing a string instrument brings
a sense of achievement!
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Playing a string instrument is fun!
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People with who can play a string
instrument tend to achieve more
in life!
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Highly structured, highly
organized music helps the human
brain to function in a more
organized and efficient manner!
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String players can play every style
of music!
Violin, Viola, Cello, and
String Bass Classes
For more information, contact:
Dayton Community
Lois Clark Ramey
Elementary Orchestra
Stivers STRING ACADEMY
1313 E. 5th St.
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 542-7426 or (937) 277-6084
[email protected]
Lois Clark Ramey, Instructor
New classes begin
September 7!
Do you want to learn to play a
string instrument? Do you already play
an instrument, but want more
instruction than is available in your
school? Are you an experienced
elementary school aged player, looking
for an orchestra with which to play? This
program is designed for you! Taught by
dynamic and experienced instructors,
the Stivers String Academy opens its
doors every Tuesday.
Beginning and intermediate level
classes are offered for students in
grades 4 – 8. The cost to enroll in each
class is only $10 per term for Dayton
Public School students and $25 per term
for students from other school districts.
Lesson books and music will be
provided to every student at no
additional charge. Instruments may be
rented from the school for only $30.00.
The fall term is from September through
November and the spring term is from
January through April. A performance is
presented at the end of each term.
The Dayton Community
Orchestra is designed for students with
playing experience who want to learn
how to be a member of a large
ensemble. Two to three performances
are scheduled throughout the school
year.
Music Literature
Fees
Students will learn the fundamental
Class fees (per term)
playing skills needed to sound
DPS Students
$10.00
wonderful in many different types of
Non-DPS Students
$25.00
music. Students will apply those
fundamental skills to many different
Instrument Rental
styles of music including (but not
September to May
$30.00
limited to!) African, Arabian, Celtic,
Bluegrass, Rock’n’Roll, American Folk,
Dayton Community Orchestra
and European Classics.
(Sept. – May)
Instructors
Lois Clark Ramey is the string specialist
at Stivers School for the Arts and a
National Board Certified Teacher. She is
a frequent guest clinician at area
orchestra festivals, an adjudicator for
the Ohio Music Education Association,
and a gifted intervention specialist. Mrs.
Ramey has led many orchestras, small
ensembles, and soloists to superior
ratings at music festivals and
competitions.
Class Schedule
Beginning and Intermediate Classes
3:30-4:20 PM
4:30- 5:20 PM
Dayton Community
Youth Orchestra
6:00 – 7:30 PM
DPS students
$25.00
Non-DPS students
$50.00
Additional family member
$10.00