Mr. Travis KnaussMusic TeacherThis is my fifth year teaching Music here at Beverly City School and I can't wait to see even more success from our young musicians! Here at Beverly City School, I teach General Music, Band, and Choir. In each of the performing groups as well as General Music the students will learn a bit of traditional music, modern popular music, and everything in between. I am a graduate of The College of New Jersey with a Bachelors Degree in Music Education. In addition to teaching, my instrumental focus of study has been on percussion. I have played percussion ever since third grade and have played in various local, state, and national honors ensembles throughout the years. Outside of music I love Philadelphia sports, being outside, kayaking, and woodworking. In the end music has been my inspiration throughout my entire life and I hope to inspire each and every one of you in your own way.
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BandAfter School Band Tuesdays from 3-4 In School Lesson Days Advanced Winds Lesson - A Week Thursdays, B Week Wednesdays, C Week Mondays Intermediate Winds Lesson - Fridays Beginner and Basic Brass Lessons - Tuesdays Beginner and Basic Woodwind Lessons - Fridays All Percussion Lessons - Tuesdays Performance Resources |
Upcoming Performances
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ChoirAfter School Choir Thursdays from 3-4 In School Lesson Days Choir 1 Lesson - A Week Mondays, B Week Thursdays, C Week Wednesdays Choir 2 Lesson - A Week Wednesdays, B Week Mondays, C Week Thursdays Performance Resources |
Do you need extra help?
Ask Mr. Knauss if you can stop by sometime after school for a little bit of individual assistance.
Ask Mr. Knauss if you can come in for extra help during recess.
Ask Mr. Knauss about private music teachers in our area and sign-up for private lessons outside of school time.
Why Teach Music?
Music is a Science
It is exact, specific; it demands exact acoustics. A conductor's full score is a chart, a graph which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of time.
Music is Mathematical
It is rhythmically based on the subdivision of time into fractions which must be done instantaneously, not worked out on paper.
Music is a Foreign Language
Most of the terms are in Italian, German, or French; and the notation is certainly not English - but a highly developed kind of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas. The semantics of music is the most complete and universal language. Also, many songs we study are from other cultures.
Music is a Physical Education
It requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lip, cheek, and facial muscles, in addition to extraordinary control of the diaphragmatic, back, stomach, and chest muscles, which respond instantly to the sound the ear hears and the mind interprets.
Most of all, Music is Art
It allows a human being to take all these dry, technically boring (but difficult) techniques and use them to create emotion. That is one thing science cannot duplicate: humanism, feeling, emotion.
Music is a Science
It is exact, specific; it demands exact acoustics. A conductor's full score is a chart, a graph which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of time.
Music is Mathematical
It is rhythmically based on the subdivision of time into fractions which must be done instantaneously, not worked out on paper.
Music is a Foreign Language
Most of the terms are in Italian, German, or French; and the notation is certainly not English - but a highly developed kind of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas. The semantics of music is the most complete and universal language. Also, many songs we study are from other cultures.
Music is a Physical Education
It requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lip, cheek, and facial muscles, in addition to extraordinary control of the diaphragmatic, back, stomach, and chest muscles, which respond instantly to the sound the ear hears and the mind interprets.
Most of all, Music is Art
It allows a human being to take all these dry, technically boring (but difficult) techniques and use them to create emotion. That is one thing science cannot duplicate: humanism, feeling, emotion.
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How to Contact Metknauss@beverlycityschool.org
Phone: 609-387-2200 Ext. 135 |
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About Beverly City SchoolBeverly City School is a Preschool through 8th grade school located in Beverly City, New Jersey.
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Contact Us by Phone(609) 387-2200
Contact Our SuperintendentMs. Elizabeth Giacobbe
egiacobbe@beverlycityschool.org |
Location601 Bentley Avenue,
Beverly City, NJ 08010 |
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