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Pianokids
No
- Prerequisite
30 or 45 minutes
- Duration
Private, in-person & online
- Class size
4 to 9 years
- Age range
Personalized course using mother-tongue approach
- Specification
Pianokids 1
Learning music is as natural as learning to speak. Pianokids I helps children to play simple pieces in white keys in A minor and C major scales. It teaches children foundational musical concepts including time values, pitches, rhythmic precision, notation, and dynamics, while encouraging the development of proper finger, arm, and body positions.
Pianokids 2
Building on the concepts explored in Level 1, Level 2 aims to enhance students’ confidence and improve their technique. Students receive instruction in the fundamentals of piano play and study score reading, proper pedal use, phrasing, and other concepts and techniques. The virtues of practice, discipline, posture, and technique are conveyed in a fun, upbeat environment. The repertoire is drawn from a variety of styles, from highly lyrical works to rhythmic pieces. Homework is assigned each week, with parents tracking their child’s progress.
Prerequisite: Pianokids 1, or permission of the instructor.
Pianokids 3
Level 3 studies deepen the link between theory and practice by further developing students’ awareness of expression, contrast, and tone. Particular attention is paid to basic musicianship and body awareness, including techniques for expressing tone through arm weight.
Prerequisite: Pianokids 2, or permission of the instructor.
Violinkids
No
- Prerequisite
30 or 45 minutes
- Duration
Private, in-person
- Class size
4 to 9 years
- Age range
Personalized course using mother-tongue approach
- Specification
Violinkids 1
At the end of this course, children will be learning how to use bow smoothly, and playing simple pieces on open strings. Also, Level 1 teaches children foundational musical concepts including time values, pitches, rhythmic precision, notation, while encouraging the development of proper finger, arm, and body positions.
Violinkids 2
Building on the concepts explored in Level 1, Level 2 aims to enhance students’ confidence and improve their technique. Students receive instruction in the fundamentals of violin play and study score reading, proper bow use, more attention to left hand position, phrasing, and other concepts and techniques. The virtues of practice, discipline, posture, and technique are conveyed in a fun, upbeat environment. The repertoire is drawn from a variety of styles, from highly lyrical works to rhythmic pieces. Homework is assigned each week, with parents tracking their child’s progress.
Prerequisite: Violinkids 1, or permission of the instructor.
Violinkids 3
Level 3 studies deepen the link between theory and practice by further developing students’ awareness of expression, contrast, and tone. Particular attention is paid to basic musicianship and body awareness, including techniques for expressing tone through the arm and wrist.
Prerequisite: Violinkids 2, or permission of the instructor.
Guitarkids
No
- Prerequisite
30 or 45 minutes
- Duration
Private, in-person & online
- Class size
4 to 9 years
- Age range
Personalized course using mother-tongue approach
- Specification
Guitarkids 1
At the end of this course, children will be learning how to pluck the strings through the thumb, index and middle finger on the Guitar, and playing simple pieces on open strings. Also, Level 1 teaches children foundational musical concepts including time values, pitches, rhythmic precision, notation, while encouraging the development of proper finger, arm, and body positions.
Guitarkids 2
Building on the concepts explored in Level 1, Level 2 aims to enhance students’ confidence and improve their technique. Students receive instruction in the fundamentals of violin play and study score reading, more attention to left hand position, phrasing, and other concepts and techniques. The virtues of practice, discipline, posture, and technique are conveyed in a fun, upbeat environment. The repertoire is drawn from a variety of styles, from highly lyrical works to rhythmic pieces. Homework is assigned each week, with parents tracking their child’s progress.
Prerequisite: Guitarkids 1, or permission of the instructor.
Guitarkids 3
Level 3 studies deepen the link between theory and practice by further developing students’ awareness of expression, contrast, and tone. Particular attention is paid to basic musicianship and body awareness, including techniques for expressing tone.
Prerequisite: Guitarkids 2, or permission of the instructor.
Sing & Play
No
- Prerequisite
30 or 45 minutes
- Duration
Private, in-person & online
- Class size
4 to 7 years
- Age range
Fun & Entertaining
- Specification
Sing & Play
Sing & Play program captures the attention of preschoolers, helps them discover their voice, and sets them on a path towards musical proficiency. Through playful exploration of rhythm, song structure, and melody, preschoolers are introduced to singing and other instruments such as Piano, Violin, and Ukulele.
Prerequisite: No
Sunshine Program
No
- Prerequisite
45, 60, 90 minutes
- Duration
Group classes with parents
- Class size
1 to 5 years old
- Age range
Fun & Entertaining using Kodaly approach
- Specification
Sunshine I, ages 1-3 (Toddlers), 45 min
Sunshine 1 helps your child to improve her/his musicianship and cognitive development. We utilize singing, playing, and dancing as tools to unlock your child’s full potential. Also, the course helps your child to empower her/his memory by memorizing more and more songs through repetition with their teacher using nursery rhythms. Enhancing your child’s hand-eye coordination ability, which is the golden key to the world of music, is another crucial aspect of the course.
Sunshine II, ages 3-5 (Preschoolers), 60 min
Sunshine II offers an active, hands-on approach to music to enhance your child’s hand-eye coordination ability to build a strong foundation for their performance ability in the future. Also, singing, dancing, playing, and teamwork music activities are the main body of Sunshine II.
VCM Orff Program
No
- Prerequisite
120 minutes
- Duration
Group class
- Class size
4 to 7 years old
- Age range
Fun & Entertaining using Orff approach
- Specification
Orff Schulwerk Program
VCM Orff program is designed for children aged 4 to 7 to shape their musical foundation. In this program, students learn musical skills through imitation, exploration, improvisation, and composition.
Children understand the concept of rhythm, time values, music notation and terminology, basic improvisation, and composition. In the VCM Orff program, children spend thirty minutes on improving their musicianship skills, thirty minutes on the piano basics, thirty minutes on the xylophone, and thirty minutes on the recorder. In addition, our instructors prepare children to perform at the annual VCM Music Festival.
