WeBop is an early-childhood jazz education program in which children (ages eight months - five years) and their parents/caregivers learn about jazz's improvisation, creative process, instruments, styles and great performers. The classes provide a creative outlet for parents and children to explore jazz as a tool to educate and express themselves together.
Learn the ABCs of Jazz in WeBop this Fall!
Join us for the Fall Term of WeBop (September 25-November 18, 2012) as we focus on swing, blues, improvisation, and other jazz essentials. Over the course of eight weeks, you and your child will explore your imagination, creativity, and musicality.
Together we'll:
Swing favorite nursery songs
Stomp the blues away
Solo like Satchmo
Jam with a live jazz quartet
Have a blast swingin’ with your friends and family!
Public On-Sale begins June 4. A form will be posted here at that time.
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2012 Fall Term
ABC’s of Jazz
September 25- November 18, 2012
Hipsters
(8-16 months old)
Tue 9:30am-10:15am
Sat 9:30am-10:15am
Sun 9:30am-10:15am
Scatters
(Walking-23 months old)
Tue 2:00pm-2:45pm
Thu 9:30am-10:15am
Sun 9:30am-10:15am
Sun 11:30am-12:15pm
Stompers
(2-3 years old)
Tue 10:30am-11:15am
Tue 11:30am-12:15pm
Thu 10:30am-11:15am
Thu 11:30am-12:15pm
Sat 10:30am-11:15am
Sat 12:30pm-1:15pm
Sun 10:30am-11:15am
Sun 12:30pm-1:15pm
Gumbo Group
(3-5 years old)
Tue 3:00pm-3:45pm
Thu 4:45pm-5:30pm
Sat 1:30pm-2:15pm
Sun 12:30pm-1:15pm
Syncopators
(4-5 years old)
Thu 3:45pm-4:30pm
Sat 11:30am-12:15pm
Fall Term Trial Classes Saturday September 8, 2012
9:30am-10:15am Hipsters (8-16 months)
10:30am- 11:15am Stompers (2-3 years)
11:30am- 12:15pm Scatters (walking- 23 months)
12:30pm- 1:15 Stompers (2-3 years)
2:00pm-2:45pm Gumbo Group (3-5 years)
3:00pm-3:45pm Syncopaters (4-5 years)
Please register for your free trial class by emailing your name, child’s name, birth date, and desired class to webop@jalc.org or by calling 212-258-9922. Trial class reservations are taken on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability.
Public On-Sale begins June 4. A form will be posted here at that time.
Registration
Registrations are taken on a term-by-term basis. The fee for each eight-week term is $350. You may register according to the registration deadlines by calling 212-258-9922 or by faxing in your enrollment form to 212-258-9900. Order forms are available for download on our website beginning the first day of public sale each term. Confirmations will be sent out via email within three business days of your enrollment.
Makeup Classes
Families are permitted a maximum of two (2) makeup classes per term. All makeups are subject to availability, are scheduled on a first come first served basis, and may not be rescheduled if missed. Families are allowed to attend another class appropriate for their child’s age group that is within the existing schedule. To schedule a makeup class please email webop@jalc.org or call 212-258-9922.
Refunds
Tuition fee is fully refundable up to two weeks prior to the start of each semester. A 50% refund is available for registrations cancelled within the first two weeks of class. Norefunds will be issued after the first two weeks of class.
Location:
Classes are held at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center at 60th & Broadway. Take the silver elevators next to the box office up to the 5th floor, and then take a left to enter the Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC). The Louis Armstrong Classroom is the last room on the right.
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Produced in collaboration with Lori Custodero, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Irene Diamond Education Center Each 8-week Fall, Winter, or Spring Term: $350.
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