Music Lessons
The JCC is proud to offer music lessons for children and adults.
Recent studies found that studying and playing musical instruments:
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Facilitates learning other subjects and enhances skills.
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Helps develop the part of the left side of the brain known to be involved with processing language.
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Leads to increases in the IQs of six-year-olds who are given weekly voice and piano lessons.
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Improves neural activity. When you’re a musician and you’re playing an instrument, you are using more of your brain.
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Improves sound discrimination and fine motor tasks.
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Is linked to improved spatial intelligence. Understanding music helps children visualize various elements that should go together, like they would do when solving a math problem.
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Helps children score higher in English and math scores on standardized tests.
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Helps with basic memory recall.
Our Music Lesson Offerings
Piano
- Welcoming students from beginners to more experienced musicians.
- Wonderful way to enrich the life of a child
- 30 minute lessons
- Instructor James Burgess (Buffalo)
- Instructor Elena Erokhina (Amherst)
Voice
- Welcoming students from beginners to more experienced musicians.
- Wonderful way to enrich the life of a child
- 30 minute lessons
- Instructor Elena Erokhina
Violin & Viola
- Welcoming students from beginners to more experienced musicians, ages 3 and up. Lessons and coaching including work on ECMEA & NYSSMA auditions and Festival preparation.
- 30, 45, & 60 minute lessons
- Instructor: Leslie Salathé
Guitar
- Welcoming students from beginners to more experienced musicians.
- Teaches discipline and enhances creativity
- 30 minute lessons
- Instructor: Zachary Steinberg
