PrePiano1 (Ages 4 & 5 year olds)
34 week session
This class cultivates the child's musical development through songs, tonal and rhythm patterns, poetry and stories, movement activities, listening games, instrumental play and manipulative games. Rudimentary music skills such as pitch matching, beat competency, ensemble development, and music notation are dealt with using themes taken from the child's home environment and natural surroundings.
Material packets include a CD, a poster and game pieces, notation games, instrument pages and a book. Children receive 5 packets throughout the 34 week session: My Home Place, Woodlands, Marshlands, Meadow and Seashore.
PrePiano2 (Ages 5 & 6 year olds)
This class is designed to accommodate the 5 and 6 year old and is also a perfect follow-up for children who have completed Music Makers At Home in the World. In this class, children explore the music, dances and stories of different cultures. The key ingredients are singing, listening, playing instruments, lots of movement, and learning though fun tonal and rhythm games. Through echoing patterns the children build a vocabulary of musical phrases which they can recognize aurally and visually- this leads to an understanding of musical notation. Throughout the year and in a special segment in spring, the children are introduced to the piano.
Materials include CDs, maps, song pages, and notation games. Children will receive 4 packets throughout the 34 weeks: British Isles, AmerIndians, African-American Culture, Germany
35 week session
This is an exciting step on the pathway to music literacy. The curriculum for Piano 1, 2 & 3 is designed to teach children to play both familiar and new songs. All of the Piano lessons follow a sequential approach to reading and composing music, building skills through visual and aural recognition.
35 week session
35 week session
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