Center of the Arts
where music & art come to life ...
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The Center of the arts brings YOU the BEST teachers in all the artistic fields.
The Center of the Arts is a unique music, drama, fine arts, and linguistic school. Implementing Old European teachings and methods. Learn about the physiology of the body in relation to singing, and fine tune your breathing technique with Terlusollogie, widely recognized, taught and used in the finest Universities and Opera Houses in Europe.
Our music division specializes in vocal training & performance, it is also a specifically designed to establish and nurture the love of classical music in young children, through related courses and classes as well as through the use of instruments, such as piano and violin. The Center of the Arts also houses a fine arts division, which is second to none. Our Theater and drama division challenges children to break out of their shells, whilst building the confidence and skills needed for success.
The Center of the Arts has the highest standards and expectations as taught in OLD EUROPEAN ART SCHOOLS.
With two locations one in Thornhill and the other in Newmarket, Ontario, it is easily accessible for those in the GTA, York Region, and East/West Guillimbury.
Our music and vocal teachers are international opera singers with valuable experience in the world of classical music. Whether you need basic technique, polishing, exam or audition preparation our expertise and insight prepare the singer for life on the stage. We at the Center of the Arts are very proud to be the
only school in Ontario to offer the Old European Methods and Techniques of
TERLUSOLLOGIE.
The Center of the arts is now affiliated with the prestigious
Victoria Ballet Academy, which is not only a ballet academy but an excellent private academic institution. .
The Center of the Arts has taken great time and care to make a music program for children that will fuel their imagination, embrace their individuality, give them a sense of accomplishment and give them the tools to think "outside the box". Our children's music programs are geared towards the understanding and early appreciation of opera and classical music.
There have been numerous studies done on the effects of music. It builds so many different skills, alters how the brain functions, teaches children how to work well with others, as well as many other long term benefits * (see link below).
We help to build this love of music with basic music skills, using the KODÁLY** technique which is intertwined through the magic of roll playing, dress up, crafts, storytelling and so much more...
The Center of the Arts has a fantastic fine arts division. Studios flooded with lots of natural light make it an ideal place to hold classes. Master painter and artists conduct these courses. Focusing on each individual strengths, students on every level will learn, refine and master techniques! Our principal in house Master is Gyongyi Kay, who learnt her skills in Europe.
WELCOME ABOARD to our new Director of Theater and Drama....TIMOTHY NORTON!
Victoria Ballet Academy provides the students with the tools and leadership they need to master the delicate balance between art and academic achievement. Graduates leave the academy with an
Ontario Secondary School Diploma as well as an Artiste de Ballet diploma. Coupled with self-confidence and strong cultural appreciation, our graduates are ready to excel in all of their future endeavours.
Just 15 minutes a week of private keyboard instruction, along with group singing at pre-school, dramatically improved a kind of intelligence needed for high-level math and science, suggests a new study.
Music lessons appear to strengthen the links between brain neurons and build new spatial reasoning, says psychologist Frances Rauscher of University of California-Irvine. "Music instruction can improve a child's spatial intelligence for long periods of time - perhaps permanently, " Rauscher told the American Psychological Association meeting here. Her study compared 19 pre-schoolers who took the lessons and 14 classmates enrolled in no special music programs. After eight months, she found:
- A 46% boost in spatial IQ's for the young musicians
- 6% improvement for children not taught music.
"If parents can't afford lessons, they should at least buy a musical keyboard.... or sing regularly with their kids and involve them in musical activities," Rauscher says. She's next going to test grade-schoolers. "If we can show it enhances spatial IQ in primary kids, this is a very powerful method to assure that every child reaches his or her potential in math and science," Rauscher says.
** Kodály musical training always involves active music-making. Musical learning evolves from a variety of experiences including singing games and dances, folk songs and art songs; singing songs in unison, rounds, canons and in parts; singing themes from great instrumental music; and listening and moving to music. All these are the cornucopia from which musical concepts are drawn and through which musical skills are practiced (Choksy et al., 2001, p.101).
