Junior Music Course
Capture the opportunity to explore music with your child through singing, movement and playing musical instruments. No matter what direction your child may take in the future, the musical skills develop in this course are a foundation they will cherish.
Through rapid advances in their sense of hearing, children at the ages of four and five absorb and retain sounds better than at any other time in their lives. This is the perfect time to start music lessons, as children can learn music as naturally as they do language – through listening and imitating the sounds in their immediate environment.
In the Junior Music Course the emphasis in each lesson is on expressing musical sounds and the development of musical sensitivity. Children experience music aurally before being introduced to music notation, just as they learn to speak before understanding the written word. Our approach begins with listening, followed by singing and playing, and then reading and writing.
Course Outline
Subjects
- Songs for Enjoyment enable children to express themselves through music in the most enjoyable way.
- Solfege Singing nurtures children's musical sensitivity and develops their "musical ear".
- Keyboard Games capture children's interest in playing the keyboard, and introduce new elements which appear in the Keyboard Repertoire.
- Keyboard Repertoire enables children to experience the joy of musical expression through playing solo pieces on the keyboard.
- Keyboard Harmony develops children's understanding of chords and their relationship with melody.
- Rhythm Training develops coordination skills and an inner sense of rhythm and tempo.
- Music Appreciation nurtures children's musical sensitivity through "active" listening to music of various styles.
- Music Theory confirms practical musical experiences through reading and writing, leading to a deeper understanding of the elements of music.
Further Opportunities
- School Concerts
- Creativity Workshops
- Holiday Workshops
* Age guidelines apply
Timetable
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