PRELUDE PIANO PROGRAMS

 

  The PRELUDE PIANO PROGRAMS for young children encompass two formats:

  1. small group piano-discovery classes for toddlers and preschoolers and small group piano lessons for kindergarten and first graders held at Music Works Academy and only available at the Bethany Home location; and,
  2. KiddyKeys® small group piano discovery classes for preschoolers ages 3 – 5 on-location.

Piano-Discovery Classes for children ages 18 months – PreK contain age-appropriate activities for young musicians. Toddler Tunes classes are for children ages 18 months – 3 years; and Music in Me/More Music in Me classes are for children ages 3 – 5.

Activities are geared toward developing musicianship skills leading to piano classes. The piano is one of many instruments used in these classes. Finger plays aim at developing piano fingers; solfege singing transfers to the piano as students progress through the classes; rhythm patterns on the big gathering drum find their way into songs on the piano in later classes, etc.

The Piano Classes for kindergarten students (Harmony Road) and first grade students (Young Musician) integrate three curricula to insure that young students are exposed to all elements of music necessary for playing the piano. The Harmony Road Music Course, the All-in-One Lessons A and B, and PianoFonics® address four areas of basic piano skill development.  (See the links below)

  1. COORDINATION: finger awareness, finger isolation and left/right hand orientation is first a gross motor activity with hands on a gathering drum and then transferred onto the keyboard with piano fingers;
  2. RHYTHM: drumming promotes rhythm reading and steady beat; percussion ensembles require counting by all musicians; playing the keyboard with a midi background accompaniment develops an internal pulse;
  3. AURAL PERCEPTION: ear training with solfege singing helps young students ‘feel’ high and low in their body; by-copy playing trains ears to listen and speak with piano fingers; playing with midi backgrounds promotes careful listening skills; and,
  4. READING directional interval reading lays the foundation for understanding music notation

 

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Class Descriptions:

TODDLER TUNES: Toddlers: 18 months to 3 years old Two sequential semesters

Toddler tunes provides little ones a joyful early music experience. Tots and parents share in a music-making program of rhythm and percussion, finger plays, active movement games, keyboard exploration, drumming, and singing. An awareness of “Piano Fingers” start to develop at this early age! Piano or keyboard at home is suggested. Parents share in the group experience.

15 WEEK SEMESTERS    •    30 – MINUTE CLASS    •    $250 – Tuition includes materials.

 

MUSIC IN ME: Preschooler: 3 to 4  years old Two sequential semesters
MORE MUSIC IN ME: Pre-K student: 4 to 5 years old Two sequential semesters

Children explore music through keyboard and percussion ensembles and activities, ear training and solfege singing, movement, rhythm and finger games. Music in Me classes are for the Preschooler, ages 3 – 4. More Music in Me classes are for the Pre-K student, ages 4 – 5. Piano or keyboard at home is strongly recommended. Parents share in the group experience.

15 WEEK SEMESTERS    •    45 – MINUTE PIANO DISCOVERY CLASS    •    $305 – Tuition includes materials.

 

HARMONY ROAD: Kindergarten: 5 to 6 years old Two sequential semesters
YOUNG MUSICIAN: Grade 1: 6 to 7 years old Two sequential semesters

The PRELUDE Piano Classes for kindergarten and 1st grade students expose young children to the basic building blocks of music through beginning piano activities and songs.

15 WEEK SEMESTERS    •    60 – MINUTE PIANO CLASS
Harmony Road 1 or Young Musician 1: $385 – Tuition includes materials.
Harmony Road 2 or Young Musician 2: $300 – Tuition does NOT include materials.

These classes include a variety of core experiences for young musicians:
1)    ear training with solfege singing and by-copy keyboard playing,
2)    ensemble and percussion activities for rhythmic development and listening skills,
3)    music reading readiness training with directional interval reading,
4)    drumming for hand awareness and left/right orientation as well as development of a steady pulse, and
5)    fun with piano friends.

Keyboard or Piano at-home required. PianoParent helpers share in the class time and are guided in at-home PianoPlay activities.

 

SUMMER INTRO CLASSES: Ages 3 to 7 years 5-Day Summer Session

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FIVE 45 – MINUTE CLASSES    •    One Week

Hello Music: Ages 3 to 5
MusicTime: PreK and Kindergarten
Primer Musician: First Grade

 

 

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Carolyn Inabinet, NCTM
Owner, Director and Piano Instructor

"I am absolutely convinced that music study not only provides a unique opportunity for an exceptional adult/child relationship to unfold but also encourages recreation and recreative expression in the adult and senior community.

To this end, I have created a space for both young and old to embark upon a musical journey that will hopefully last a lifetime."