COURSE GUIDE 2013 - Yamaha Music School

ChIlDREN ChIlDREN
MUSIC WONDERlAND COURSE
FOR AGES 3½ - 4½ YEARS
Music Wonderland is the entry point for the Yamaha program for children.
The lessons are designed to educate and foster a musical ear at this key
early developmental stage. Children begin to explore the keyboard through
music designed especially for this age and develop foundational skills that
they build on in the Junior Music Course.
ChIlDREN WIll lEARN
• To express music together with a parent in class
• Singing, movement and keyboard playing
• To listen for changes in musical elements
• Keyboard orientation
lESSON lENGTh 45 minutes
COURSE lENGTh 6 months - 1 year
GROUP SIzE 8 - 10 students
JUNIOR MUSIC COURSE
FOR AGES 4½ - 6½ YEARS
The Junior Music Course introduces children to the fundamentals of music
at an age when they can learn quickly and can absorb aural skills to the
optimum. This course provides a strong musical foundation which is valuable
for further piano or instrumental study. At the end of this course students will
sit a Fundamental Skills Survey test which provides an assessment covering
all areas of their musical development.
ChIlDREN WIll lEARN
• Keyboard performance skills
• Singing, solfege and aural skills
• Fundamentals of music including pitch, rhythm and orchestral awareness
• Musical expression and creativity
• Self-discipline and social skills
lESSON lENGTh 1 hour
COURSE lENGTh 2 years
GROUP SIzE 8 - 10 students
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