Piano Classes for Beginners
WINTER-SPRING SEMESTER 2020
(Jan. 27, 2020 through June 16, 2020)

Music in Me (MM)

Ages 3 years

• 15 Weeks per semester (2 semesters)
• 30 Minutes per week
• Parent participation

Emphasis on ear training, movement, singing, rhythms, and keyboard geography.

Harmony Road Course (HR)

Beginning ages 4 years and 5 years

• 18 Weeks per semester (4 semesters)
• 50 Minutes per week
• Parent participation

The ideal time to begin musical training is between 4 and 6 years.  This is when a child’s sense of hearing is most receptive and the desire for self-expression through music is forming.  This course is designed to make the most of that sensitive time in a child’s life.  Through singing, ear training, rhythm, solfege (pitch identification through “do, re, mi” syllables), introduction to keyboard, and preparation for reading and ensemble playing, a Harmony Road instructor will work to nurture your child’s natural love for music. 

One or both parents attend class, serving as learning partners to their child, both in class and at home.  This course provides an incomparable foundation for future direction in music a child may wish to take.  Graduates progress to the Keyboard Musician course.

Young Musician Course (YM)

Beginning ages 6 years and 7 years

• 18 Weeks per semester (4 semesters)
• 50 Minutes per week
• Parent participation recommended
  

A musicianship course for 6- and 7-year-olds.   Emphasis is on keyboard skills, reading, and composing, while maintaining a strong singing and ear-training program.  Graduates progress to the Keyboard Musician course.
 

Keyboard Prep (KP)

Beginning ages 8 years through 11 years

• 18 Weeks per semester (3 semesters)
• 50 Minutes per week
• Parent participation — optional
  

Elementary age children, who are too old for the Harmony Road course, may still enjoy the benefits of the Harmony Road method through Introduction to Keyboard classes.  This curriculum includes ear training, reading, and ensemble on keyboard performance.  By playing keyboard instruments that provide a stimulating variety of tone color, the group becomes a musical ensemble which stimulates individual effort.  Students also learn through singing and through the use of percussion instruments. 

The goal of the course is to develop each student’s fundamental musicianship and introduce basic keyboard skills.  Graduates progress to the Keyboard Musician course.