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\n\n\n\n\n National Standards for Music Education<\/a>\n Followed\n<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n- Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.<\/li>
- Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.<\/li>
- Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.<\/li>
- Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.<\/li>
- Reading and notating music.<\/li>
- Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.<\/li>
- Evaluating music and music performances.<\/li>
- Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.<\/li>
- Understanding music in relation to history and culture.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nInstruction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPrivate Lessons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n![](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dan-teaching-a-vocal-lesson.png\")
\n\n Voice<\/h4>\n \n We specialize in voice training, including age-appropriate songs. Our advanced vocal techniques are made simple using adaptations of traditional European opera methods.\n Our vocal training workbook<\/a> is custom-designed to encourage tracking of individual progress.\n Topics covered:\n
\n \n - Breathing and posture<\/li>\n
- Vowel placement and bridging<\/li>\n
- Vocal tone and placement<\/li>\n
- Diction and expression<\/li>\n
- Recording technique<\/li>\n
- Interpretive speech-level- ‘pop\/opera\/young to mature voice’<\/li>\n
- Vocal fatigue\/damage\/illness consultation<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n 30-minute lesson once a week for beginners\n
\n 60-minute lesson once a week for intermediate\/advanced student projects*\n
\n
\n *(Option to record a CD or DVD in-house full digital audio and video state-of-the-art recording studio).\n
\n
\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/teaching2.jpg\")
\n\n Instruments<\/h4>\n \n Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Drums – alone or with vocal training.
\n Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass
\n Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet
\n
\n Features Dan Whitley’s methods to make the learning of scales and jazz improvising fun for young students.\n Music learned can be played in the performing groups. Methods developed over 30 years.\n Original method books<\/a> and recordings<\/a> available for purchase at the online store<\/a>.\n
\n 30-minute lessons once a week\n <\/div>\n
\n SEE PRICING AND ENROLL IN PRIVATE LESSONS NOW…<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
\n![](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keith-Teaching-large.png\")
\nClasses<\/h3>\n
\n\n Beginning Music Program using Kodaly Method<\/a> (Ages 3\u20136)<\/h4>\n \n Do, re, mi…
\n Music theory and sight singing
\n Vast variety of music and song selections (childrens\/light opera\/pop\/folk)
\n Matching tones\/hearing\/harmony\n <\/div>\n
\n Voice<\/h4>\n \n Comparative training in a friendly atmosphere
\n Passagio<\/a> training
\n Breathing exercises \u2014 young\/the very young\/working musician\/vocalist
\n Preparation for performing and recording
\n Stage manners, M.C. training, basic broadcasting\n <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n![](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Disney-Prodigy-4.png\")
\n\n Performing Groups<\/h4>\n \n Public performances 4 times per year (Jazz Band\/Youth Chorus\/Pops Orchestra)
\n Recitals held by teachers of private lessons for beginning students
\n Vocal Chorus & Pops Orchestra – all players sing\/all singers play
\n Dan Whitley is the leader for all the performing groups.\n <\/div>\n
\n Each are 60-minute sessions once a week\n
\n
\n \n SEE PRICING AND ENROLL IN CLASSES NOW…<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\nLearn about our teachers…<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"School Features National Standards for Music Education Followed Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines. Reading and notating music. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. Evaluating music and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":133,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3043,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/3043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\n\n\n
Instruction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPrivate Lessons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n Voice<\/h4>\n \n We specialize in voice training, including age-appropriate songs. Our advanced vocal techniques are made simple using adaptations of traditional European opera methods.\n Our vocal training workbook<\/a> is custom-designed to encourage tracking of individual progress.\n Topics covered:\n
\n \n - Breathing and posture<\/li>\n
- Vowel placement and bridging<\/li>\n
- Vocal tone and placement<\/li>\n
- Diction and expression<\/li>\n
- Recording technique<\/li>\n
- Interpretive speech-level- ‘pop\/opera\/young to mature voice’<\/li>\n
- Vocal fatigue\/damage\/illness consultation<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n 30-minute lesson once a week for beginners\n
\n 60-minute lesson once a week for intermediate\/advanced student projects*\n
\n
\n *(Option to record a CD or DVD in-house full digital audio and video state-of-the-art recording studio).\n
\n
\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Instruments<\/h4>\n \n Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Drums – alone or with vocal training.
\n Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass
\n Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet
\n
\n Features Dan Whitley’s methods to make the learning of scales and jazz improvising fun for young students.\n Music learned can be played in the performing groups. Methods developed over 30 years.\n Original method books<\/a> and recordings<\/a> available for purchase at the online store<\/a>.\n
\n 30-minute lessons once a week\n <\/div>\n
\n SEE PRICING AND ENROLL IN PRIVATE LESSONS NOW…<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nClasses<\/h3>\n
\n\n Beginning Music Program using Kodaly Method<\/a> (Ages 3\u20136)<\/h4>\n \n Do, re, mi…
\n Music theory and sight singing
\n Vast variety of music and song selections (childrens\/light opera\/pop\/folk)
\n Matching tones\/hearing\/harmony\n <\/div>\n
\n Voice<\/h4>\n \n Comparative training in a friendly atmosphere
\n Passagio<\/a> training
\n Breathing exercises \u2014 young\/the very young\/working musician\/vocalist
\n Preparation for performing and recording
\n Stage manners, M.C. training, basic broadcasting\n <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n\n\n Performing Groups<\/h4>\n \n Public performances 4 times per year (Jazz Band\/Youth Chorus\/Pops Orchestra)
\n Recitals held by teachers of private lessons for beginning students
\n Vocal Chorus & Pops Orchestra – all players sing\/all singers play
\n Dan Whitley is the leader for all the performing groups.\n <\/div>\n
\n Each are 60-minute sessions once a week\n
\n
\n \n SEE PRICING AND ENROLL IN CLASSES NOW…<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\nLearn about our teachers…<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"School Features National Standards for Music Education Followed Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines. Reading and notating music. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. Evaluating music and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":133,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3043,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/3043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\n\n\n
\nVoice<\/h4>\n \n We specialize in voice training, including age-appropriate songs. Our advanced vocal techniques are made simple using adaptations of traditional European opera methods.\n Our vocal training workbook<\/a> is custom-designed to encourage tracking of individual progress.\n Topics covered:\n
\n \n - Breathing and posture<\/li>\n
- Vowel placement and bridging<\/li>\n
- Vocal tone and placement<\/li>\n
- Diction and expression<\/li>\n
- Recording technique<\/li>\n
- Interpretive speech-level- ‘pop\/opera\/young to mature voice’<\/li>\n
- Vocal fatigue\/damage\/illness consultation<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n 30-minute lesson once a week for beginners\n
\n 60-minute lesson once a week for intermediate\/advanced student projects*\n
\n
\n *(Option to record a CD or DVD in-house full digital audio and video state-of-the-art recording studio).\n
\n
\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Instruments<\/h4>\n \n Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Drums – alone or with vocal training.
\n Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass
\n Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet
\n
\n Features Dan Whitley’s methods to make the learning of scales and jazz improvising fun for young students.\n Music learned can be played in the performing groups. Methods developed over 30 years.\n Original method books<\/a> and recordings<\/a> available for purchase at the online store<\/a>.\n
\n 30-minute lessons once a week\n <\/div>\n
\n SEE PRICING AND ENROLL IN PRIVATE LESSONS NOW…<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nClasses<\/h3>\n
\n\n Beginning Music Program using Kodaly Method<\/a> (Ages 3\u20136)<\/h4>\n \n Do, re, mi…
\n Music theory and sight singing
\n Vast variety of music and song selections (childrens\/light opera\/pop\/folk)
\n Matching tones\/hearing\/harmony\n <\/div>\n
\n Voice<\/h4>\n \n Comparative training in a friendly atmosphere
\n Passagio<\/a> training
\n Breathing exercises \u2014 young\/the very young\/working musician\/vocalist
\n Preparation for performing and recording
\n Stage manners, M.C. training, basic broadcasting\n <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n\n\n Performing Groups<\/h4>\n \n Public performances 4 times per year (Jazz Band\/Youth Chorus\/Pops Orchestra)
\n Recitals held by teachers of private lessons for beginning students
\n Vocal Chorus & Pops Orchestra – all players sing\/all singers play
\n Dan Whitley is the leader for all the performing groups.\n <\/div>\n
\n Each are 60-minute sessions once a week\n
\n
\n \n SEE PRICING AND ENROLL IN CLASSES NOW…<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\nLearn about our teachers…<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"School Features National Standards for Music Education Followed Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines. Reading and notating music. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. Evaluating music and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":133,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3043,"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/3043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danwhitleymusic.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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- \n
- Breathing and posture<\/li>\n
- Vowel placement and bridging<\/li>\n
- Vocal tone and placement<\/li>\n
- Diction and expression<\/li>\n
- Recording technique<\/li>\n
- Interpretive speech-level- ‘pop\/opera\/young to mature voice’<\/li>\n
- Vocal fatigue\/damage\/illness consultation<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n 30-minute lesson once a week for beginners\n
\n 60-minute lesson once a week for intermediate\/advanced student projects*\n
\n
\n *(Option to record a CD or DVD in-house full digital audio and video state-of-the-art recording studio).\n
\n
\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nInstruments<\/h4>\n
\n Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Drums – alone or with vocal training.
\n Violin, Viola, Cello, Upright Bass
\n Trumpet, Saxophone, Clarinet
\n
\n Features Dan Whitley’s methods to make the learning of scales and jazz improvising fun for young students.\n Music learned can be played in the performing groups. Methods developed over 30 years.\n Original method books<\/a> and recordings<\/a> available for purchase at the online store<\/a>.\n
\n 30-minute lessons once a week\n <\/div>\n
\nSEE PRICING AND ENROLL IN PRIVATE LESSONS NOW…<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
\n\nClasses<\/h3>\n
\n\nBeginning Music Program using Kodaly Method<\/a> (Ages 3\u20136)<\/h4>\n
\n Do, re, mi…
\n Music theory and sight singing
\n Vast variety of music and song selections (childrens\/light opera\/pop\/folk)
\n Matching tones\/hearing\/harmony\n <\/div>\n
\nVoice<\/h4>\n
\n Comparative training in a friendly atmosphere
\n Passagio<\/a> training
\n Breathing exercises \u2014 young\/the very young\/working musician\/vocalist
\n Preparation for performing and recording
\n Stage manners, M.C. training, basic broadcasting\n <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n\n\nPerforming Groups<\/h4>\n
\n Public performances 4 times per year (Jazz Band\/Youth Chorus\/Pops Orchestra)
\n Recitals held by teachers of private lessons for beginning students
\n Vocal Chorus & Pops Orchestra – all players sing\/all singers play
\n Dan Whitley is the leader for all the performing groups.\n <\/div>\n
\n Each are 60-minute sessions once a week\n
\n
\n \n SEE PRICING AND ENROLL IN CLASSES NOW…<\/strong>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\nLearn about our teachers…<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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