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Kittyko Music & Education

                               Kittyko Music & Education

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Kittyko is Kris Kitko, licensed teacher, private music instructor, recording artist, performer, and curriculum developer.  

Kittyko Music & Education is private instruction and tutoring offered by Kittyko (Kris Kitko). Students creatively reach across the curriculum to fully engage as learners. In addition to the option to study music in a traditional "music lesson" format, students can:  

  • Combine language arts & music composition to create slideshows or short films with original soundtracks  
  • Use technology to write original compositions that can be printed & shared  
  • Compose music for original short podcasts featuring poetry or stories  
  • Learn how to use technology to share creative works with others in a variety of formats  
  • Share (perform) music at community events, such as the Bismarck Street Fair, Designer Genes Buddy Walk, Dakota West Arts Council's Kids Summer Stage, and literally hundreds of opportunities  

ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE ARE PART OF MUSIC LESSON TIME--NO EXTRA CHARGE. 

In the schools: 

At residencies, workshops, and conferences, Kittyko shares ideas and activities with teachers and students. Music and sound help us teach and learn in all content areas--you don't need to be a musician or music teacher to be creative with music and sound in the classroom! Incorporating these ideas in many aspects of instruction also helps educators with classroom management. 

                                          Kittyko Music students learn:

  • Piano
  • Guitar
  • Bass guitar
  • Ukulele
  • Mandolin
  • Drums/percussion   

Lessons are typically 30 (or 60) minutes long, once per week.  ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED BELOW ARE PART OF LESSON TIME--NO EXTRA CHARGE!  

                                                 Students have opportunities to:
    •  Create slideshows or short films with original soundtracks 
    • Write out (transcribe using technology or by hand) original compositions that can be printed & shared 
    • Compose music for original short podcasts featuring poetry or stories 
    • Share (perform) music at community events
    • Record CDs of songs learned or created           

    Personalized Sheet Music

    Here's an example of a short original piece by a young student. The song was recorded on multiple tracks using free software, and the slideshow was created by photos that are from a website that offers royalty-free photo downloads. The music score was transcribed using free software and is available for viewing or download (see "links" below for more information on these programs/apps). All of the work was done at Kittyko Music studio.
    CLICK the SHEET MUSIC BELOW to VIEW, PRINT, SHARE or LISTEN.

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    (Header photos of Kittyko performances © 2018 Eileen Walsh)

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