Saturday Morning Music Classes

ESTABLISHED in 1968, Saturday Morning Music Classes (SMMC) is a locally operated nonprofit organisation.

With contributions and fees priced to be affordable for all families, SMMC aims to:

Provide tuition on orchestral instruments, voice and guitar. Encourage participation in orchestras and ensembles. Give opportunities to enjoy and share musicmaking.

Largely functioning under the Ministry of Education’s ‘‘Out of Hours Classes’’ regulations means that the SMMC is subsidised for all primary school students (although not for secondary and tertiary students, or adults).

Classes are offered at various schools in Dunedin, Mosgiel, Alexandra, and Cromwell.

It’s recommended that children younger than 8 begin with Let’s Make Music, a class for 5 to 7yearolds, which is an enjoyable introduction to structured musicmaking. Or they could start with Listen and Learn Violin (5 and over), Recorder (6 and up), or Musicianship Theory (7 and up).

For more information, visit www. smmcotago.com