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Show . , , Vf ,--ta,v . 5,'- "V ' v : H .-JL f w " i - - 1 .:i.r-WK"" SKd"" THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. Merietta Oviatt, 3, shows.Grizz Oleen, 3, how the Suzuki approach to music teaches youngsters to play musical instruments. Private school employs Suzuki music program The Country Meadows Early Education Center will expand its curriculum, when it opens its doors this fall, to include an early childhood music program patterned after the Suzuki approach to music. The Suzuki Music Progam will be taught by director of the education center, Ora Fay Oviatt. The program will be an optional prpgram for all children attending Country Meadows, Mrs. Oviatt said. Piano, violin and cello instruction will be available for children between the ages of three and eight. Instruments will be available through Country Meadows. The Suzuki program involves one weekly group lesson. Separate Suzuki programs are available for children who attend the regular Country Meadows program and for those who only enroll in Suzuki. Mrs. Oviatt has taught music since 1959. She has taught piano, voice and flute in private studio, and she has taught band, orchestra and choir in Uintah and Duchesne School Districts. She will be teaching orchestra for the Uintah School District during the 1980-81 1980-81 school year. Additional information and enrollment for regular Country Meadows program or the Suzuki programs may be obtained by contacting con-tacting the school. According to Mrs. Oviatt, the purpose of the private school is to provide language stimulation and group association and promote physical and intellectual development through an early childhood development based on firsthand experiences in a farm environment. |