Group Classes
Preschool/Kindergarten Group Classes
Starting in January, I am very excited to be offering group music/piano classes for 4-6 year olds using the innovative Music Moves for Piano series. Created by Marilyn Lowe, based on the Theories of Audiation by Edwin E Gordon, this series teaches students how to audiate (internally hear and think about) music. Just like we need to visualize what we see or think about what we are saying or writing, students need to be able to think musically. This program not only starts children on the basics of piano, but also focuses on listening, singing, ear training. The class consists of not only piano playing, but also games, singing and whole body movement exercises designed to help internalize rhythm & meter and melody.
In Music Moves for Piano students learn to:
• Improvise, play by ear, transpose, and harmonize
• Compose, arrange, read, and write music notation
• Sing and play - accompany singers and instrumentalists
• Perform with comfort and fluency in a variety of social settings
• Play with technical ease and freedom from muscular tension
• Listen to and perform music with understanding - they audiate
• Become independent music thinkers
Music Moves for Piano:
• Is based on research
• Is versatile and adaptable - appropriate for all ages
• Helps students to learn music as an aural art - 'sound before sight'
• Builds lifetime skills through movement, chanting, and singing
• Is creative - students make music from the beginning
• Develops the entire musician
• Internalizes improvisation and audiation skills
Class Info:
-Maximum 4 students per class. Small numbers mean more attention to each student.
-45 class each week, 15 week semester
-$210/15 week semester (works out to $14/class) plus $30 material fee (includes course book, binder and weekly handouts). Different payment options available.
Weekly Class Outline Example:
-hello song
-rhythm and movement exercise
-go over song from previous week
-intro to new song
-music game
-goodbye song
Class Expectations:
-this is an unparented class.
-students are expected to have a piano or keyboard at home. Students are asked to play their songs 4 times a week for family/friends with the focus being on having fun playing. Some weeks a fun worksheet will also be included to do at home.
-my goal with these classes is to provide a solid and well rounded introduction to music and piano that will set the groundwork for musical success as well as foster a love of music.
Music Moves for Piano is a revolutionary new piano series for the 21st century that builds on Orff, Kodaly, Suzuki, and Dalcroze and applies Edwin E. Gordon's Music Learning Theory (theories of audiation) to the teaching of piano.
