About
Quadratum is a school for ages 8 and above that aims to produce intelligent, self-reliant young people through rigorous musical doings. The core music practices include traditional Ghanaian Drumming and Singing, South Indian Solkattu, sung musics written prior to the 17th century, musics from the late 20th and early 21st centuries, newly composed sung musics, and games intended to test deduction and cognition as pertains to sound and music relationships. Our members strive towards balance and strength in their physical and psychical capacities. To recommend a young person who enjoys rigorous doings, or for other inquiries, write directors@quadratum.online.
Our directors, Brian Parks and Catherine Moulton, bring decades of pedagogical thoroughness which imbue every conversant, instructive, and ludic moment. Whether demystifying musical grammar and syntax; collaborating with students on developing questions and answers concerning musics' ancient and modern purposes; showing a novice how to hold and play the gankogui bell; or helping a student ski down a mountain for the first time, Brian and Catherine never take the lesson or the adventure for granted. True comprehension may reveal itself at any time. The same is true though for total ambiguity, a state of thought which is undoubtedly more helpful. The sheer joy of figuring things out undergirds their teaching; the Quadratum students in turn live out that joy in all their various doings.
Novice Rehearsal Schedule
Mondays at the Strand Theatre on the Marietta Square.
All Novices 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Apprentice Rehearsal Schedule
Mondays at the Strand Theatre on the Marietta Square.
All Apprentices 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Tuition
Novices: $500 per semester
Apprentices: $1,450 per annum
Adepts: $1,450 per annum