Fall 2008 - Winter 2009 Course Description

Baby Harmony* (ages 6 mo. - 18 mo.)
A positive musical experience for babies!  A multi-sensory approach to exploring music, including lots of singing, bouncing, moving, rhythm and age-appropriate instrument play.(30 min class)

Early Childhood Music!* (ages 2-5)
This class is designed for children & their families to experience our school on a drop-in basis. Our curriculum introduces children to music through singing, tone bells, piano, & rhythm instruments. At the piano, children will identify black & white keys, high and low notes and simple scalar songs. Note reading -readiness & note values will be taught using magnet/white boards. Children will dance, sing, and play rhythm instruments while listening to unique & varying children’s music. (30 min. class)

Guitar (ages 7 and up)
Group guitar lessons include introduction of chords, strumming patterns, finger exercises, scales and basic music theory as it relates to playing the guitar. Children will learn to tune their own guitar and practice techniques for learning guitar at their own pace to learn songs of their choice. The group experience will provide children (& adults on Monday!) with the opportunity to accompany group singing on guitar. (1 hour class)

Toddler Tunes* (ages 18 mo. – 3)
A wonderful music beginning includes singing, rocking, finger games and lots of rhythm play.  Keyboard geography includes high and low notes, black & white keys and playing/stopping concepts. (30 min class)

Music In Me (Ages 3 - 4 years)
Music In Me is a dynamic readiness program for young children with emphasis on ear training, solfege singing, movement, keyboard activities, pitch and rhythm awareness. Creativity is stressed. Parent involvement in class and at home. This is a 12 week program, 50 minutes weekly.

Harmony Road (Ages 4-1/2 - 6 years)
The Harmony Road course is carefully constructed for children to learn the basic building blocks of music. Emphasis is on ear training, solfege singing, keyboard playing, ensemble and rhythm activities, movement and music creativity. This exceptional course gives the student "inner hearing", which makes transposing improvisation and composing easily accessible in their musical studies. Parent involvement in class and at home. This is a two year program, 55 minutes weekly.

The Young Musician (Ages 6 - 7-1/2 years)
The Young Musician course introduces beginning students to keyboard performance and note reading in a holistic program, including the organized development of pitch, rhythm, solfege singing, keyboard and movement activities. Parent involvement in class and at home. this is a two year program, 55 minutes weekly.

Keyboard Prep (Ages 8 - 10)
The keyboard Prep course is designed for children ages eight through ten who are studying music for the first time. This motivating program develops the student's basic musicianship skills through ear training, solfege singing, keyboard performance and writing music. Parent involvement is encouraged. This is a 1-1/2 year program, 55 minutes weekly.

Keyboard Musician (Advanced Course)
The Keyboard Musician course is for students who have completed Harmony Road Book 4, Young Musician Book 4, or Keyboard Prep Book 3. Students continue to develop performance skills through the study of varied repertoire styles, technical studies, sight-reading songs and three and four part ensembles. Ear training is expanded to include dictation, recognition of tonal centers and chord progressions. Transposing becomes an easily accessible activity. Students learn to accompany themselves while singing solfege. Two part singing and artistic repertoire encourage expressive musicianship. Harmonic training develops an understanding of accompaniment styles. Students are given step by step techniques to develop their own creativity through music composition. In this program, students become acquainted with major composers and their place in music history. Parent involvement is encouraged.

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*Parents participate in class.  For all other classes, parents need not attend, but  may!

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