Curriculum
Introductory Curriculum
I offer two pre-keyboard classes for young children followed by beginning keyboard classes. Pre-school age children will enjoy the "Cycles of Seasons" preschool class. Kindergarten and first grade students will enjoy the "Music Makers" class. Both classes are preparatory courses which lay a solid foundation for piano study. These classes are followed by beginning keyboard study. If a child is seven years old or older, I will start him directly in a beginning keyboard class. Brief descriptions of the three introductory classes follow.
Cycle of Seasons (ages 3-4)
This class celebrates children's love of nature and growing independence through activities which focus on the seasons of the year. Classes are designed to build attention and self-expression and include singing, chanting, moving, focused listening, musical games, exploring musical instruments, creative movement, and storytelling. I encourage mothers to participate in this class with their children.
Music Makers (ages 4-5)
Children are now ready for this sequential two-year music program. Music Makers includes singing, creative and structured movement, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening, as well as developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self-expression. Mothers are encouraged to attend the last fifteen minutes of each week's class.
Keyboard 1-2 (ages 6-10)
Students come to the piano ready to play the songs they have learned to sing, dance, and love. Small group lessons at the keyboard capitalize on children's delight in making music with others and allow the children to gallop through the beginning keyboard levels with delight. Parents are asked to participate in the final fifteen minutes of the weekly class.