Diller-Quaile School of Music

The Diller-Quaile School of Music is a vibrant community Music School located on The ues of manhattan, providing exemplary early childhood and instrumental & vocal programs, lessons and workshops for adults, teacher training and professional development initiatives, and community programs. The 2022-2023 year was marked by Diller-Quaile's focus on advancing The mission, work, and programs of The School having successfully moved through The covid-19 pandemic. Throughout The year, The School provided mission-centered, equitable programs through in-person and live remote instruction. The early childhood program continued to operate on a trimester system with approximately 29-30 classes per week and offered 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. Students were 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. Classes featured pianists who improvised accompaniments in a variety of styles in response to The children's singing and movement, thereby fostering a musically creative environment. Enrollment increased from The previous year. In-person rug concerts resumed with many concerts at The School and one performance at The metropolitan museum of art. The instrumental and vocal department provided beginning to advanced instrument and voice study through comprehensive programs, weekly classes and ensemble instruction, and The high School certificate program. The School provided a robust calendar of student performances, and all concerts were held in-person for performers and audience. The traditions and artistic approach to teaching cultivated by founders angela diller and elizabeth quaile, shaped The School's programs. Diller-Quaile faculty guided students 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 enabled The School's skilled faculty to continue to develop The emerging artistry in each student. Diller-Quaile's instrument and voice curriculum provided students with a sequenced learning experience. Tailored to The individual instrument or voice, The curriculum focused on building technical skills as a foundation for expressive performance. Rooted in The teaching philosophy of The School's founders, The musicianship curriculum incorporated The approaches of pedagogues such as emile jaques-dalcroze, zoltan kodaly, and carl orff. Enrollment increased from The previous year. Camerata - an adult chamber orchestra - was reinstated and welcomed full audiences. The Diller-Quaile School of Music for all library - a collaborative, accessible web-based resource for early childhood professionals - was launched in 2020 and expanded in 2022-2023 with additional resources and recordings, and a new open-source section. The library is designed to support teachers - of any experience level - with The implementation of aesthetically beautiful Music in group childcare and educational settings ages birth to five. The library contains songs and activity information, recordings, downloadable scores and accompaniments, and resources for teachers. 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.

Through its community programs, Diller-Quaile advanced its mission and furthered its relationship with The new york city community. In summer 2022 Diller-Quaile celebrated The 50th year of The summer Music partnership program. The School offered an in-person program and an online program. Diller-Quaile partnered with four new york city early childhood centers from upper manhattan for The in-person program serving 116 children and 37 new york city early childhood centers representing all five boroughs for The online program, serving 115 teachers and 2,657 children. Participants in The online program joined for eight pre-recorded online Music classes specially designed for young children. The summer culminated with The 50th festival of international folk Music held online in august. The festival included The sharing and singing of Music from The entire program. The preschool partnership program provided Music program support to 10 early childhood centers, including 594 children ages 6 months to 5 years and 89 teachers. Teachers and directors from participating centers and schools were provided with individual memberships to Diller-Quaile's Music for all library. In addition, each center was offered a free online, synchronous, teacher training workshop. Through The classical access program, Diller-Quaile musicians provided interactive, engaging chamber Music presentations for children and youth in The community. There were five partnering organizations and a total of fifteen in-person presentations. Diller-Quaile worked with each partnering organization throughout The year to shape The content. Each presentation was customized to accomodate different age groups and grades, musical needs and interests, and The partnering School's curriculum. Chamber works included information on The composers' lives, compositions, and The musical elements of The pieces to be performed. The interactive sessions engaged students, faculty, and leadership at The partnering schools, serving 757 children, ages 2 through 5th grade. The senior centers partnership provided lifelong learners with opportunities for growth and personal fulfillment through Music. The School taught a weekly, in-person singing group and The classical access program provided interactive chamber Music presentations at The west 74th street senior residence in The fall and goddard riverside community center in The spring.