Music Mentors provides free one-on-one applied music lessons for members of the Miami Valley community. The faculty is comprised of Student Mentors who have been nominated by their applied teacher and come with high recommendation. Faculty mentors hail from Central State’s internationally renown Music Department.
Lessons are held at Central State’s main campus in Wilberforce, Ohio in the Paul Robeson Center for Music and the Performing Arts every Saturday. Lesson times are at the discretion of each teacher. They will run according to the academic year, beginning on August 23rd, 2008.
Lessons are offered in piano, bass, guitar, voice, percussion, clarinet, and brass. Additional classes in music theory, percussion ensemble, and group piano are also available.
Each student will learn:
- fundamental music theory
- how to read music
- repertoire according to each student’s skill level
Each student must have an instrument to practice on at home.
The program director of Music Mentors is Dr. Jennifer Cruz, assistant professor of Piano and Music Theory at Central State University. She received her Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral Degrees from Indiana University-South Bend, Manhattan School of Music, and University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music, respectively. She has worked with the Boys Choir of Harlem School and taught at the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University. She has played on the international stage including recitals in Israel, the Czech Republic, Guam, Italy, and in many cities in the United States. Her goal for the program is to provide free music instruction to empower the community and instill basic skills that can aid students in their academic learning.
Dates to Remember: Thursday, August 21st, 2008, 7:00 p.m. -
MANDATORY Orientation Meeting for Parents Saturday, August 23rd - Term begins Saturday, December 6th - Student Recitals
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