Sing, DANCE and Create! with WeMusic
A Beginners Musical Theatre Class (ages 4 -9)
Join WeMusic as your child through an exploration of musical themes and story challenges through singing, dancing, and imaginative play right in your own living room. Learn songs from some of your favorite Broadway shows and Disney Musicals. We explore songs and movements from shows like The Little Mermaid, Shrek, and Frozen 2. These courses provide students an environment to freely explore their vocal techniques, character development, and music from a popular Broadway musical that ends in a virtual performance for your kids!
APRIL CLASSES HAPPENING NOW!
SATURDAYS
11:15am-12:15pm EST/ 10:15am-11:15am CST
Class Dates: 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1
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Sing, MOVE and Play! for ages 3 & 4
Designed for toddlers and preschoolers where kids play games and participate in interactive activities to help them explore the foundational skills in music classes. WeMusic provides a nurturing environment to freely explore music and dance for your kids! Let your child join WeMusic through an exploration of musical themes and story challenges through singing, dancing, and imaginative play right in your own living room. We explore songs and movement from kid friendly shows and movies like the The Mickey Mouse Club and The Lion King!
APRIL CLASSES HAPPENING NOW!
TUESDAYS
11:00am-11:30am EST/ 10:00am-10:30am CST
Class Dates: 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4
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Sing, ACT and Create! to your favorite Tony-awarding musicals
for ages 9-14
Classes will develop budding musical theatre enthusiasts crafting unique storytelling techniques through song. Students will focus on basic vocal technique and learn about character development through play, observation, and song. Focusing on using sections of popular broadway show tunes to explore emoting (acting out emotions), we will work together on creative expression and the power of performance.
APRIL CLASSES HAPPENING NOW!
SUNDAYS
1:30pm-2:30pm EST/ 12:30pm-1:30pm CST
Class Dates: 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2
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WeMusic Presents: "This is Me"
from The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Breaking Free Through Song
Age-Appropriate Class for all ages
In this course, you will learn how to sing and use your voice to express yourself through music. You will start to learn the difference between singing solo, vocal, or choir parts within a song. You will be taught how to approach a piece of music to effectively tell a story within music through popular song techniques and exercises. Throughout the course, we will be working on exploring the basics of music production together, collaborating on a music video for the finale of our program. Students will learn how to create a music video by creating a theme, recording their own vocal parts, and submitting a video of them performing the popular music.
Skills Enhanced:
Critical thinking, Ensemble Singing, Solo Singing, Musical Collaboration, Aural Listening
By the end of this course, students will:
1. Have enhanced their ability to interpret popular music.
2. Understand how a character can affect the music.
3. Have gained the ability to understand how to learn vocal parts through pre-recorded learning tracks
4. Understand the process of making a music video.
Take a Peek at our Introductory Lesson!
Instructor: Blake Brauer
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Illinois Wesleyan University -- ​BFA Music Theatre​
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Music Director and Teaching Artist at New York Pops Ed
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Experienced jazz pianist, vocal coach, and songwriter
Instructor: Ashley Jackson
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MM, University of Kentucky Lexington
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Broadway Bound Dance Instructor and Choreographer
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Former Singer with The National Chorale
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Experienced in serving as a music, dance & acting instructor for students with intellectual and developmental delays.
Meet Our Voice & Musical Theatre Teaching Artists!
Instructor: Kyla Gabka
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Columbia College Chicago BA Music & Musical Theater
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Associate Director of the singing group Musicality, as seen on America’s Got Talent
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Leading Actress of The Little Mermaid in Concert, playing “Ariel”
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Experienced in audition, teaching, and performance