{"id":150,"date":"2022-05-04T09:47:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T09:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomasrodriguez.com\/landingpage\/?page_id=150"},"modified":"2022-05-05T08:21:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T08:21:01","slug":"program-description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tomasrodriguez.com\/tomasguitarstudio\/program-description\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Description"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"150\" class=\"elementor elementor-150\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f66858b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f66858b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5564be92\" data-id=\"5564be92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ecde24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62ecde24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program Description<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ba3ef4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66ba3ef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd7c382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cd7c382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE PROGRAM<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1036fa34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1036fa34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTomas Rodriguez offers  a comprehensive, honors-level guitar program for young people that is rooted in the Suzuki Method.  The curriculum consists of private lessons, an ear training component and group classes.  Parents learn and practice alongside the child, functioning as home teachers and custodians of an optimal home environment that encourages the young student.    The program consists of 32 private lessons and 16 group lessons occurring between September and June.  In addition, there are two formal recitals, in the winter and the spring.  Participation in the program requires a full year commitment. The features of the program include: \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4214c07c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4214c07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color: #AA9862\">Student Community and Private Performances<\/strong> - Beginning in mid-October of the fall semester,  students are given monthly opportunities to perform publicly in solo, duo\/trio and ensemble  settings.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color: #AA9862\">Ear Training Program<\/strong> - Through a partnership with master music educator Rick Beato, a complete and systematic approach to improving students\u2019 capacity to hear music off of the instrument is realized  through use of a sophisticated web-based program. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color: #AA9862\">Student Composition<\/strong> - Each semester students have the option to apply  the skills that they are learning on the guitar to compose their own song or instrumental piece under the guidance of the teacher. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color: #AA9862\">Recording Studio Session<\/strong> - All students have the opportunity to record in a professional studio  an original composition or a selected piece from the academic year\u2019s repertoire to document and demonstrate their progress.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color: #AA9862\">Intensive Student Assessment and Support<\/strong> - through use of a web-based learning management system, students record their practice time.  Each week the teacher monitors progress and offers additional support where needed.   A leaderboard for the ear training program allows students to track their progress along with other students<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong style=\"color: #AA9862\">Ongoing Parent Support<\/strong> - Parents are offered ongoing support in the form of four mini-conferences during program year in which a vision for each student is developed and three-month goals are set.  In these conferences the teacher shares resources and practice ideas.   <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ea6864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73ea6864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CLASS FORMAT AND DURATION<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d63fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29d63fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are two class times available:  50 minutes and 80 minutes.  There are two formats:  all remote instruction and hybrid remote\/in-person instruction.   Remote only instruction is only available to students 8 years and up and does not include group classes.   All students enrolled in hybrid instruction participate in a bi-weekly group class and in at least two community-based public performances each semester. All students participate in the winter and spring in-person recitals. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf0ccff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf0ccff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in enrolling in the program, you must attend a parent orientation, complete a class observation and do an in-person interview with the teacher to be considered for the program. \u00a0 If you are interested in beginning this process, please fill out the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tomasguitarra.wufoo.com\/forms\/z8vjqvg1p7ny5o\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family Information Form<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-740e1c57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"740e1c57\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49fe1f05\" data-id=\"49fe1f05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Description ABOUT THE PROGRAM Tomas Rodriguez offers a comprehensive, honors-level guitar program for young people that is rooted in the Suzuki Method. 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