In our popular Mighty Musicians class, students in Kindergarten, first and second grade will sing, dance, improvise, and develop their musical senses. The curriculum is infused with elements from Dalcroze, Eurhythmics, and Orff.
This 8-week class for students in K-2 includes a variety of skill-based activities such as:
• Songs: multicultural, call and response, and game
• Vocal warm-ups: beginning solfeggio, tongue twisters, pentatonics
• Instrument families: mini introductions / listening awareness
• Rhythmic imitation: hand and body, rhythm sticks
• Musical nomenclature: written and oral recognition
Winter/Spring 2025 – Session One Dates
The Fall session for Mighty Musicians will be held on Thursday afternoons at 3pm. Class dates are as follows:
Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 13, Feb 27, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27
There is no class on Feb 20 due to Hastings school break.
Location:
Hillside Elementary
120 Lefurgy Ave
Hastings On Hudson
Fees & Registration
Fee for the 8 sessions are due at the time of registration.
Tuition: $350 per child
Additional Fees: Registration Fee $20 per family
Contact Information
Instructor: Katey Dolezel
For further info: Claudia Knafo, Music Program Manager cknafo@riverarts.org
Faculty
Katey Dolezal has taught in the New York City area for the past ten years, specializing in early elementary music with a focus on vocal, recorder, and piano repertoire. She studied classical piano and psychology at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN and began teaching Elementary Music at Escuela Caracol in Guatemala. She completed her Waldorf Elementary Music Teaching Training at Sunbridge Institute and taken choral conducting at Westminster Choir College in Princeton. She has worked at the Rudolf Steiner School for the past 8 years teaching elementary music to students in grades 1-8, singing and ukulele to high school students, and conducting various vocal ensembles of combined ages. She strives to meet students where they are at in their developmental stage and learning styles and create lessons that are fun and engaging.