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SMARTS Spring 2024 Classes

Enrollment for Spring 2024 classes opened on Tuesday, January 16 @ 1pm, and were filled on a first-come, first-served basis. SMARTS is excited to hold 32 classes for the Spring semester! Please see below for our Spring 2024 catalog and class schedule. Please call SMARTS at 330.574.2787 Ext. 2 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you!

If you missed this round of classes, don't worry! We will announce our Summer Workshops in May 2024. In the meantime, feel free to follow us on Facebook (SMARTSartschool) or Instagram (@smarts_art_school) for program updates and special event information!

SMARTS Intro to Modern Dance, Grades 4-8

SMARTS Intro to Modern Dance, Grades 4-8 (Makenna Liller) Explore a contemporary style of dance. The Modern dance style is an opportunity to explore movement without the rules of ballet. Modern dance encompasses elements of jazz, ballet, hip-hop, yoga, and organic movements. Modern dance focuses on expression and the connection between movement and the dancer.…

SMARTS Puppet Promenade, Grades 2-6

SMARTS Puppet Promenade, Grades 2-6 (Marites Eldred) Bring your 3D sculptures to life and make art that can make moves. Experiment with a multitude of materials to create rod puppets, hand puppets, and marionettes. Play with light and dark to put on a shadowy show. Build your own ensemble of show stoppers that can boogie…

Virtual SMARTS Piano Lab 1B, Grades 3-12

Virtual SMARTS Piano Lab 1B, Grades 3-12 (Haley Beverburg) This is the second beginner-level piano lab class in a series offered at SMARTS for grades 3-12. Piano Lab 1A is a prerequisite for this class. If a student has prior piano skills, they may opt to take a skills assessment with a SMARTS Instructor by appointment…

SMARTS Piano 2A and Beyond, Grades 3-12

SMARTS Piano 2A and Beyond, Grades 3-12 (Haley Beverburg) This is the third-leveled piano class offered by SMARTS for grades 4-12. This class covers more advanced piano techniques and skills. Students will be placed in this course based on completion of Piano 1A, and 1B. Students that have prior experience, may opt to take a…

SMARTS Steel Band, Grades 2-5

SMARTS Steel Band, Grades 2-5 (Daniel Shiller) Originating in Trinidad and Tobago, the steelpan was born from musicians playing instruments such as bamboo, biscuit tins, dustbins, and oil drums. While beating the oil drum, the musicians began to cause dents in the metal. Finding the dents, they created had different pitches, they started to dent the…

SMARTS Steel Band, Grades 6-12

SMARTS Steel Band, Grades 6-12 (Daniel Shiller) Originating in Trinidad and Tobago, the steelpan was born from musicians playing instruments such as bamboo, biscuit tins, dustbins, and oil drums. While beating the oil drum, the musicians began to cause dents in the metal. Finding the dents, they created had different pitches, they started to dent the…

SMARTS Guitar Lesson/Studio (1A & 1B), Grades 5-12

SMARTS Guitar Lesson/Studio (1A & 1B), Grades 5-12 (Simon Kenneally) With guitar, you can learn to play all the songs you love and even write your own music! In this class, you will learn how to tune and hold your guitar, strum basic rhythm patterns, and learn beginner chord progressions that will get you playing…

SMARTS Advanced Guitar, Grades 5-12

SMARTS Advanced Guitar, Grades 5-12 (Simon Kenneally) The guitar is among the most popular instrument in the world. The iconic guitar sound can be heard in most music genres including rock, jazz, funk, soul, metal, pop, bluegrass, country, and many more. This class will build on the basics taught in Guitar 1A & 1B, to…

SMARTS Adventures in Piano 2, Grades K-2

SMARTS Adventures in Piano 2, Grades K-2 (Rachel Cline) This is the second beginner-level piano class in a series offered at SMARTS for grades K-2. Adventures in Piano will teach you the basic rhythm, music reading, and listening skills needed to take piano later in the SMARTS Piano Lab. Explore the piano using all your…

SMARTS Adventures in Piano 1, Grades K-2

SMARTS Adventures in Piano 1, Grades K-2 (Rachel Cline) This is the first beginner-level piano class in a series offered at SMARTS for grades K-2. Adventures in Piano will teach you the basic rhythm, music reading, and listening skills needed to take piano later in the SMARTS Piano Lab. Explore the piano using all your…

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About Us

SMARTS, Students Motivated by the Arts, is a 501(c)3 non-profit community art school.

Address: 25 East Boardman Street, First Floor, Youngstown, Ohio 44503

Phone: 330-574-2787

Email: info@smartsartschool.org

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SMARTS classes have been free and open to the public since 1997. To become a SMARTS student and receive regular communication about our class offerings, complete a new student application. Classes are filled on a first-come, first serve basis.