May Art Classes Announced!

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April Art Classes Announced

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Frozen Hands – Warm Hearts Women’s Retreat Day

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Art & Soul Women’s Retreat

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Fall Registrations Underway

Registrations are now underway for the fall semester. Lesson times are filling up quickly so contact Tammie Jo with your requests.

Instrument lessons are provided in:

Guitar – (first grade and up) Mark Hartmann teachers teach rock, blues, metal, country and classical guitar lessons on electric, bass and acoustic guitars.

Piano – (4 years and up) Our piano teachers (Inne Choi, Amy Ording, John Turba) teach a variety of styles from classical to popular music. Our piano teachers have warm personalities and enjoy sharing their love for the piano with you.

Violin – (4 years and up) Rebekah Wierzchowski is a certified Suzuki teacher.  This remarkable method allows children as young as 4 to begin learning the violin in a supportive and nurturing educational environment.

Voice – Our voice teachers teach a variety of styles of music.  John Keyes, a world renowned opera singer, teaches students in 9th grade and up, while John Turba works with students 8 years and up.

Dance – (3 years and up) Lindsey Hass has been dancing for more than 28 years. She teaches tap, pre-ballet, ballet, jazz, hip hop and modern.

A recital takes place at the end of each semester to share what we have learned and prove a low pressure performance opportunity.

Kindermusik – (6 months-3 years) Kindermusik is the most trusted music and movement program for infants-preschoolers. Casey Danielson will teach a 5 week “Sign and Sing” class, plus a one week free demo, beginning  Oct. 10th at 9am.

A new offering this year is “Picasso Parties”. These are artistic birthday parties. Choose from a variety of artistic activities that will spark creativity and keep guests talking for weeks.

A variety of art classes are offered each month in a multitude of mediums including watercolor, drawing, copper tooling, jewelry, knitting, carving, basket weaving and more . Mark your calendars for “Jazzy Jack Family Night” where you will experiment with acrylic paints on canvas, creating a jazzy jack-o-lantern.  $8/person or $13 per family!

Request to be on the mailing list by contacting Tammie Jo at tammiejo@tds.net or 715-340-2136.

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Summer Spectacular Activities

All Shows 4pm-8pm

Lessons from the Art is offering several ways for children to be involved in the arts this summer:

Children’s Art Classes—$10/student

Tuesdays, ages 4-7, 1-2pm

June 15, 22, 29

Thursdays, ages 8-12, 1-2pm

June 9, 16, 23, 30

Children’s Choir—$20/student

Mondays and Wednesdays, ages 7-12,1-2pm,

June 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29

Performance at Thursday Night on Main July 14th

Children’s Theater—$20 per student

Mondays and Wednesdays, ages 9-14, 2:30-3:30pm

June 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29

Performance: TBA

(If your child is participating in Kid’s Club at the Fitness Center, they will walk your child to the above classes)

Sizzlin’ Summer Dance Sampler—$68/student

8 weeks, Wednesdays, June 22, 29, July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3, 10, 17

3:30-4:15 Tap & Ballet Combo, 3-5 year olds

4:15-5:00 Tap & Ballet Combo, 6-8 year olds

5:00-5:45 Jazz & Hip Hop, 6-8 year olds

5:45-6:30 Jazz & Hip Hop Combo, 9-11 year olds

6:30-7:15 Tap & Ballet Combo, 9-11 year olds

7:15-8:00 Jazz, Hip Hop & Modern, 12 and older

8:00-8:45 Possible adult class if there is enough interest. Options: Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz, Stretch & Strengthen, Ballet.

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Lessons from the Art – Music/Dance/Art Academy

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Lessons from the Art…Music, Dance, Art Academy

189 N Main St, Iola, WI 54945

715-340-2136          lessonsfromtheart.com

WEEKLY LESSONS

Monday: Piano, Voice

Tuesday: Guitar, Violin

Wednesday: Dance

Thursday: Voice, Piano, Dance

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Lessons from the Art – Music/Art/Dance Academy

Welcome to Lessons from the Art!   We offer private music lessons in a variety of instruments/voice/dance for all ages (including infant music/movement classes), as well as classes in a multitude of art mediums, and showcase art on consignment. The vision of Lessons from the Art is to encourage involvement in the arts by providing quality opportunities to create, interact, experience and learn, resulting in lifetime enjoyment. If all goes well we will open our doors on Main Street, Iola in October.

Private Instrument Lessons

Private lessons are available for students of  all ages. Weekly lessons last 30 minutes. Instruments choices include: piano, guitar, violin, harp and  drum. Other instruments may be available upon request.

Lessons are offered a semester at a time. Fees are $70/month. Monthly direct bank withdrawal is available. There is an annual registration fee of $10 per student, not to exceed $20 per family.

Voice Lessons

Voice lessons are offered to high school age and older by a world renowned opera tenor, John Keyes.

John Turba is also offers voice lessons. He is the Iola-Scandinavia Choral Director

Infant Music and Rhythm Classes

A certified music teacher will provide infant music and rhythm classes based on the “kindermusik” curriculum. Parent and child will participate in singing, chanting, moving, dancing, listening and playing simple instruments.

Dance

Wednesday and Thursday will be dance days at the  studio, starting at 4:30pm. Classes are 30 minutes long for ages 3-8 years and 45 minutes long for ages 9+.  The dance studio is on the 2nd floor.

Dance lessons are offered a semester at a time. Fees are $30/month for 30 minute lessons and $42/month for 45 minute lessons. Monthly direct bank withdrawal is available. There is an annual registration fee of $10 per student, not to exceed $20 per family.

Art Classes

A variety of art classes are offered throughout the year in a multitude of mediums. Some are one-time classes while others are offered over several weeks.

Please check out the “Art Classes” tab for up to date information on classes.

For more information contact Tammie Jo Berg @ 715-340-2136 or tammiejo@tds.net

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