For advance tickets, call 277-0780. The summer session begins Monday, June 4, with private instruction available for children and adults at all levels in piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ and music theory. In addition, voice lessons are offered for adults and youths age 15 or older. During June and July, the Digital Piano Lab will offer beginning group piano classes. Designed for young children through adults and grouped by the students' ages, these classes provide a solid foundation in keyboard fundamentals.
Discounts are available for faculty and staff and their families.
To obtain additional information or to enroll, call the Drake University Community School of Music office at x4011. Drake volunteers will be serving Pepsi beverages and bottled water to thirsty festival goers. The Des Moines Arts Festival, ranked among the top 10 arts festivals in the nation, will again be held on the streets and bridges of Des Moines' downtown riverfront. Last year's festival drew 140,000 people, and this year organizers are expecting to break that record. Volunteers will receive a free Des Moines Arts Festival T-shirt.