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Curriculum Flow

   

Toddler Tunes (ages 18 months - 3 years)   30 minutes weekly

Toddler Tunes is a joyful first music experience. Tots and parents share in a music-making program of rhythms, finger-plays, active movement games, keyboard exploration and singing.

Music in Me, More Music in Me (ages 3-4)   Two 20 week programs, 45 minutes weekly

Music in Me is a dynamic readiness program for young children with emphasis on ear training, solfege singing (Do, Re, Mi), movement, keyboard activities, pitch and rhythm awareness. Creativity is emphasized throughout each activity. Parental participation in class is required.

Harmony Road (ages 5 - 6) 2-year program, 55 minutes weekly

The Harmony Road course is carefully constructed for children to learn the basic building blocks of music. Emphasis is on ear training, solfege singing (Do, Re, Mi), keyboard playing, ensemble and rhythm activities, movement, and music creativity. This exceptional course gives the student "inner hearing," which makes transposing (writing music), improvisation and composing easily accessible in their musical studies. Parental involvement in class is highly encouraged.

The Young Musician (ages 7 - 8) 2-year program, 55 minutes weekly 

The Young Musician course introduces beginning students to keyboard performance and note reading in a comprehensive program, including the organized development of pitch, rhythm, solfege singing (Do, Re, Mi), keyboard and movement activities. Parental involvement in class is highly encouraged.

 
Keyboard Prep (ages 8 - 12)  2-year program, 55 minutes weekly

The Keyboard Prep course is designed for children ages 8 through 12 that 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. Parental involvement is highly encouraged.

Keyboard Musician Advanced Course 2-year program, 55 minutes weekly

The Keyboard Musician course is for students who have completed the Harmony Road Course, Young Musician Course or Keyboard Prep Course. Students continue to develop performance skills through the study of varied musical 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 (writing music) becomes an easily accessible activity. Students learn to accompany themselves while singing solfege (Do, Re, Mi). Students are given step-by-step techniques to develop their own creativity through musical composition. In this program students become acquainted with major composers and their place in music history. Parental involvement is encouraged.