DILLER-QUAILE SCHOOL OF MUSIC INC
24 EAST 95TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10128 www.diller-quaile.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DILLER-QUAILE'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP THE INNATE MUSICALITY IN EACH INDIVIDUAL, INSPIRING PARTICIPATION FOR A LIFETIME.

THE DILLER-QUAILE SCHOOL OF MUSIC DEVELOPS THE INNATE MUSICALITY IN EACH INDIVIDUAL, INSPIRING PARTICIPATION FOR A LIFETIME. DILLER-QUAILE VALUES ARTISTRY, MUSICIANSHIP, CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION, COMMITMENT; OFFERS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MUSIC INSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS ENSEMBLE AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, TO STUDENTS OF ALL LEVELS AND AGES; FOSTERS MUSICIANSHIP AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPRESSIVITY THROUGH RESPONSIVE TEACHING; INSPIRES ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXCELLENCE, AND FURTHERS INNOVATIVE THINKING THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING COURSES, PROGRAMS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES; PROMOTES CULTURAL VIBRANCY AND LIFELONG ENGAGEMENT IN THE ARTS THROUGH STUDENT CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES BY FACULTY AND GUEST ARTISTS, MASTER CLASSES, AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.

THE DILLER-QUAILE SCHOOL OF MUSIC IS A VIBRANT COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN, DEDICATED TO EARLY CHILDHOOD AND INSTRUMENTAL & VOCAL PROGRAMS, LESSONS AND WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS, TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. CURRICULA EMANATE PRIMARILY FROM INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC AND CLASSICAL MUSIC. THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, RUG CONCERTS, MASTER CLASSES, STUDENT RECITALS, PERFORMANCES BY FACULTY AND GUEST ARTISTS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS ARE OFFERED. DILLER-QUAILE PROVIDED WEEKLY INSTRUCTION TO APPROXIMATLEY 840 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL'S COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BROUGHT THE MISSION AND SPIRIT OF DILLER-QUAILE TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY.THE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF COURSES FOR INTRODUCING SMALL GROUPS OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO THE JOYS OF MUSIC AND VISUAL ART. BY ENGAGING IN DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE GROUP MUSIC EXPERIENCES (LISTENING, SINGING, MOVING, PLAYING PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS, RESPONDING TO AND CREATING MUSIC), STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION AND THE TOOLS TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES ARTISTICALLY. KEY TO THE DILLER-QUAILE APPROACH IS THE COLLABORATION AMONG TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, WHICH CREATES A UNIQUE CHILD-CENTERED MUSICAL ENVIRONMENT WITHIN EACH CLASS SESSION. THE SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM INCORPORATES THE PEDAGOGIES OF ANGELA DILLER AND ELIZABETH QUAILE, EMILE JAQUES-DALCROZE, ZOLTAN KODALY, AND CARL ORFF, SHINICHI SUZUKI, MARIA MONTESSORI, AND EDWIN GORDON. CLASSES FEATURE PIANISTS WHO IMPROVISE ACCOMPANIMENTS IN A VARIETY OF STYLES IN RESPONSE TO THE CHILDREN'S SINGING AND MOVEMENT, THEREBY FOSTERING A MUSICALLY CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT.THE INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDES BEGINNING TO ADVANCED INSTRUMENT AND VOICE STUDY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS, WEEKLY CLASSES, OR ENSEMBLE INSTRUCTION, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. THE TRADITIONS AND ARTISTIC APPROACH TO TEACHING CULTIVATED BY THE SCHOOL'S FOUNDERS, ANGELA DILLER AND ELIZABETH QUAILE, SHAPE THE SCHOOL'S PROGRAMS. DILLER-QUAILE FACULTY GUIDE STUDENTS IN A VIBRANT AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH AN APPROACH UNITED BY THE PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF USING REPERTOIRE OF ENDURING QUALITY, TEACHING TECHNIQUE MUSICALLY, AND LEADING STUDENTS TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRUCTURE OF MUSIC. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MUSIC EDUCATION ENABLES THE SCHOOL'S DEDICATED AND SKILLED FACULTY TO DEVELOP THE EMERGING ARTISTRY IN EACH STUDENT. DILLER-QUAILE'S INSTRUMENT AND VOICE CURRICULUM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A SEQUENCED LEARNING EXPERIENCE. TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL INSTRUMENT OR VOICE, THE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON BUILDING TECHNICAL SKILLS AS A FOUNDATION FOR EXPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE. EARLY STUDY BEGINS WITH FOLK SONGS AND PROGRESSES TO THE STANDARD LITERATURE OF EACH INSTRUMENT. ROOTED IN THE TEACHING PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCHOOL'S FOUNDERS, THE MUSICIANSHIP CURRICULUM INCORPORATES THE APPROACHES OF PEDAGOGUES SUCH EMILE JAQUES-DALCROZE, ZOLTAN KODALY, AND CARL ORFF. PERFORMANCE IS CENTRAL TO INSTRUMENT STUDY AT DILLER-QUAILE AND THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES A ROBUST SCHEDULE OF VARIED OPPORTUNITIES AT EVERY LEVEL OF STUDY.THE SCHOOL PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF MUSIC OFFERINGS FOR ADULTS AND TEACHER TRAINING COURSES. THE DILLER-QUAILE SCHOOL OF MUSIC IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITING COMMISSION FOR COMMUNITY AND PRECOLLEGIATE ARTS SCHOOLS, IS AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC AND IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUILD FOR COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION.DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BEGINNING IN MARCH 2020, THE SCHOOL QUICKLY TRANSITIONED TO DELIVERING PROGRAMS THROUGH VIRTUAL MEANS. ALL INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL LESSONS, CLASSES, AND ENSEMBLES CONTINUED THROUGH THE FULL SCHOOL YEAR, EVEN AS STUDENTS RELOCATED TO OTHER AREAS BEYOND NEW YORK CITY. DILLER-QUAILE DEVELOPED & PROVIDED WEEKLY CURATED CONTENT TO EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS THROUGH THE FULL SCHOOL YEAR; CONVERTED TO LIVE, REMOTE LESSONS, CLASSES, AND CONCERTS IN THE INSTRUMENTAL & VOCAL DEPARTMENT; AND DEVELOPED CUSTOMIZED CURATED CONTENT AND INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS.

THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, DILLER-QUAILE ADVANCES ITS MISSION AND FURTHERS ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY. THE SUMMER MUSIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (SMPP) PROVIDES TUITION-FREE MUSIC EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN AND TEACHERS FROM DAY CARE CENTERS, HEAD START AND NYC EARLYLEARN PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOLS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES IN AND AROUND THE HARLEM AREA. USING A DIVERSE REPERTOIRE OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC, THE FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM DEVELOPS EACH PARTICIPANT'S INNATE MUSICALITY IN A COLLABORATIVE, SUPPORTIVE SETTING. THE SMPP CULMINATED IN SUMMER 2019 WITH VIBRANT FESTIVALS OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC & A DISPLAY OF COLLABORATIVE MURALS MADE BY THE CHILDREN. TEACHERS WHOSE CENTERS PARTICIPATE IN THE SMPP ARE INVITED TO ATTEND SUMMER MUSIC TEACHER DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. DILLER-QUAILE'S 15-WEEK COURSES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC OFFER TUITION-FREE TRAINING IN MUSIC FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS FROM PUBLICLY FUNDED PRESCHOOLS, CENTERS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. TEACHERS GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN AND ACQUIRE SKILLS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL FOLK MUSIC CURRICULUM IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM. THESE COURSES HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AND RECOMMENDED FOR COLLEGE CREDIT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF REGENTS NATIONAL COLLEGE CREDIT RECOMMENDATION SERVICE (NATIONAL CCRS). PARTICIPANTS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE COURSE WORK MAY BE ABLE TO TRANSFER RECOMMENDED UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE CREDITS TO FULFILL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE DILLER-QUAILE SCHOOL OF MUSIC'S TEACHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR CONTINUING TEACHER AND LEADER EDUCATION (CTLE) BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.THE PRESCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES CLASSROOM MUSIC SESSIONS, ON-SITE MENTORING, AND STAFF WORKSHOPS TO THREE PARTICIPATING DAY CARE CENTERS IN THE BRONX AND MANHATTAN. CLASSICAL ACCESS BRINGS CHAMBER MUSIC TO DAWNING VILLAGE DAY CARE CENTER, CENTRAL PARK EAST II SCHOOL (CPE II), THE LILLIAN WEBER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS (P.S. 84), THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY FOR LEARNING AND SOCIAL CHANGE, AND P.S. 102 JACQUES CARTIER SCHOOL. DESIGNED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO CHAMBER MUSIC FOR GROUPS OF CHILDREN, AND YOUTH, THESE RESIDENCIES ARE A SERIES OF ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE PRESENTATIONS AT EACH INSTITUTION. THE SENIOR CENTERS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES LIFELONG LEARNERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND PERSONAL FULFILLMENT THROUGH MUSIC. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, THE SCHOOL LEADS A WEEKLY SINGING GROUP AND THE CLASSICAL ACCESS PROGRAM PROVIDES INTERACTIVE CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS AND PRESENTATIONS AT THE WEST 74TH STREET SENIOR RESIDENCE.

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