Published: March 2009 Music & Art

African Drum Classes for Beginners
883 Ames Ave., Palo Alto
Phone: 650-493-8046
Web: www.villageheartbeat.com
E-mail: zorina@villageheartbeat.com
Village Heartbeat drumming classes are designed to allow anyone to learn the basics of drumming in an hour and a half, regardless of previous musical experience.

Art For Well Beings
2800 West Bayshore Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 650 776 8297
Fax: 650 855 9067
Web: www.artforwellbeings.org
E-mail: me@judyg.com
Art for the Special Child is a nurturing art class geared specifically for young artists with special needs, but all children are welcome. We will explore paint, gels, charcoal and other materials. We will study known artists and their images as a reference for exercises to discover our artist within. Offered by City of Palo Alto Class # 5941. Mondays, 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Resident $119. Nonresident $137. Jan. 26-March 30 (no class Feb. 16 or March 23).

Art For Well Beings
2800 West Bayshore, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-776-8297
Fax: 650-855-9067
Web: artforwellbeings.org
E-mail: me@judyg.com
Art for Well Beings (AFWB) offers art classes especially welcoming people with special needs. AFWB is open to the public. Drop-in or 6-8 week sessions are available. All materials provided. Please call to register or visit Web site for more information.

Art For Well Beings
2800 West Bayshore Road, palo Alto
Phone: 650 776 8297
Fax: 650 855 9067
Web: www.artforwellbeings.org
E-mail: me@judyg.com
Art for Well Beings (AFWB) offers art classes especially welcoming people with special needs. AFWB is open to the public with classes tailored toward people with developmental disabilities, at-risk youth and people recovering from illness or injury. AFWB art classes are designed to give voice, through creative expression. Any and all beings interested in experiencing firsthand the transformative power of art are welcome.

Art with Emily
402 El Verano Ave., Palo Alto
Phone: 856-9571
Web: www.artwithemily.com
E-mail: info@ArtWithEmily.com
Emily Young teaches mixed-media, multi-cultural art lessons for children at her fully equipped studio in Palo Alto. Individual lessons or small group classes available.

Children's music workshops
P.O. Box 60756, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-306-0332
Kids music classes and private lessons for guitar, piano and voice. Locations in Palo Alto and Mountain View. Music for special needs children too.

Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
Phone: 650-917-6800
Fax: 650-917-6813
Web: www.arts4all.org
E-mail: info@arts4all.org
April 14-18 vacation camps now enrolling. Visual Art Camps for Grades K-8. Morning and afternoon sessions; extended day supervision available. $140 per camp; register same child for 2 camps and save $30. Computers and art camps for ages 10-teen. Learn animation, web design, digital photography, blogging, more. Full-day camp, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm; $375.

Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
Phone: 650-917-6800
Fax: 650-917-6813
Web: www.arts4all.org
E-mail: info@arts4all.org
Arts for All! The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) offers classes year-round in Music, Visual & Digital Arts for ages 18 mos. to adult! Vacation & summer camps, one- and two-day arts workshops offered throughout the year. Private music lessons offered, taught by international faculty. Financial assistance available. Visit www.arts4all.org for more information.

Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
Phone: 650-917-6800
Fax: 650-917-6813
Web: www.arts4all.org
E-mail: info@arts4all.org
Digital arts classes for ages 10-adult. Music, visual art, photography and video, animation, web design, more. Six-week classes begin March 18; one- and two-day workshops offered throughout Spring. Register online at www.arts4all.org.

Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
Phone: 650-917-6800
Fax: 650-917-6813
Web: www.arts4all.org
E-mail: info@arts4all.org
Preschool music and art classes for ages 18 months to 4 years. New seven-week session begins April 19. Parent/caregiver attends with child. Bilingual classes available. $120/7 weeks. Visit www.arts4all.org for details; register in person or online.

Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
Phone: 917-6800
Fax: 917-6813
Web: www.arts4all.org
E-mail: info@arts4all.org
Teen/adult visual arts. Classes Begin Jan. 22 and include painting, drawing and ceramics. Beginner and intermediate levels. One-day workshops begin Jan. 12 in jewelry-making, collage, painting, ceramics and textile arts. Spring/summer catalog available online in late December. $15 discount with early registration by Jan. 15. Preschool program, digital arts, music classes, visual arts for kids and camps also available. Financial aid available.

Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center
230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View
Phone: 650-917-6800
Fax: 650-917-6813
Web: www.arts4all.org
E-mail: info@arts4all.org
Visual-art classes for children through adults. Eight-week classes begin March 25. Ceramics, drawing painting, fashion design, photography, batik and tie dye, more. One- and two-day art workshops for teens and adults; ongoing. Visit www.arts4all.org for details.

International School of the Peninsula (ISTP)
151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto
Phone: 251-8519
Web: www.istp.org
E-mail: beatricebergemont@istp.org
Join ISTP for after-school programs for preschool, elementary and middle-school students. Classes include French cooking, Asian cooking, chess, science, robotics, Chinese dance, art and craft, watercolor, gymnastics, soccer and multi-sports. For a complete list of classes, visit the Web site.

Kindermusik with Wendy
Mountain View
Phone: 968-4733
Web: www.kindermusik.com
E-mail: wendymusikmom@aol.com
Group music classes for children ages birth to 7 and their caregivers. All classes include singing, instrument play, movement, musical games, and home materials, and aim to develop the whole child through music. Five levels of classes as well as a multi-age class. Cost per class session ranges from $100 to $225 depending on class and session length (8-15 weeks per session).

Kindermusik with Wendy
1404 Bonita Ave., Mountain View
Phone: 650-968-4733
Web: wendyofmv.kindermusik.net
E-mail: wendymusikmom@aol.com
Group music classes for children ages birth to 7 and their caregivers. All classes include singing, instrument play, movement, musical games and home materials, and aim to develop the whole child through music. Five levels of classes. Cost per class session ranges from $70 to $235 depending on class and session lengths (8 - 15 weeks per session, except summer with 5-week session).

Midpeninsula Community Media Center
900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 494-8686
Web: www.communitymediacenter.net
The Media Center offers classes every month in a wide range of media arts, including publishing media on the Web, podcasting, digital editing, field production, TV studio production, Photoshop for photographers, citizen journalism, and autobiographical digital stories. One-on-one tutoring is also available. Biweekly free orientation sessions and tours. Web site has specific dates, fees, and scholarship information.

Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School
333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View
Phone: 940-1333
Web: www.mvlaae.net
The MV-LA Adult School has a long history and commitment to adult education. Improve your skills. Offering: Beading, ceramics, chorus, digital photography, drawing, guitar, Ikebana, orchestra and painting (watercolor, oil, acrylic). Older-adult classes (55+, $18).

New Mozart School of Music
305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto
Phone: 650-324-2373
Web: www.newmozartschool.com
E-mail: info@newmozartschool.com
New Mozart provides private lessons on all instruments and excellent early childhood music classes for children 2-7 years of age. Come visit and talk to our friendly staff to find the best music program for you or your child. See for yourself why New Mozart is the choice of 350 students and growing!.

Opus1 Music Studio
2800 W Bayshore Rd, Palo Alto
Phone: 408-821-5080
Web: musicopus1.com
E-mail: musicopus1@gmail.com
Opus1 Music Studio is offering private & group music lessons for all kinds of instruments to aged 1.5 and up. Beginners to advanced level. 

Pacific Art League
668 Ramona St., Palo Alto
Phone: 650-321-3891
Web: www.pacificartleague.org
E-mail: www.pacificartleague.org
Art School & Galleries: 60+ classes and workshops in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, photography. Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-- 4 p.m.. Register online, mail in, or call. J

Pacific Art League
668 Ramona St., Palo Alto
Phone: 650-321-3891
Fax: 650-321-3617
Web: www.pacificartleague.org
E-mail: frontdesk@pacificartleague.org
Classes in painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, for the non-artist to the advanced. Taught by accomplished, professional artists.

Palo Alto Adult School
50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-329-3752
Fax: 650-329-8515
Web: www.paadultschool.org
Broad range of art classes include watercolors, oil/acrylic painting and photography. Check out the new acoustic guitar and jazz classes offered this September. Experience the thrill of performance by signing up for symphonic band.

Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 329-2366
Web: www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter
E-mail: lynn.stewart@cityofpaloalto.org
Classes and workshops for adults in ceramics, painting, drawing, jewelry, book arts, printmaking, collage and more. Register online or stop by the Art Center for a class brochure.

Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 329-2366
Web: www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter
E-mail: lynn.stewart@cityofpaloalto.org
The Palo Alto Art Center offers classes and workshops for adults in ceramics, painting, drawing, jewelry, collage, bookarts and digital art. See a complete listing of classes and register online at www.paenjoy.org.

Private Piano Instruction by Eyesha.
Phone: 650-224-0150
E-mail: ainan@stanfordalumni.org
Private piano teacher, with an emphasis in classical music, beginner to intermediate levels. First class is free. Subsequent classes are $50/ hour.

Village Heartbeat
883 Ames Ave., Palo Alto
Phone: 493-8046
E-mail: zorina@villageheartbeat.com
Village Heartbeat is an organization dedicated to building and educating a rhythmic community. The organization facilitates classes in African drumming, dancing, and TaKeTiNa. Classes offer the opportunity to learn adapted traditional music of the African Diaspora, as well as modern trance grooves.