Keyboard Kids

These classes are the perfect preparation for your child's future private or group vocal or instrumental instruction. Children ages 4.5 to 7 years who participate in all four semesters (two years) of the Keyboard Kids program will develop a working knowledge of rhythm, notes, and musical symbols through activities which emphasize singing, movement and dancing, instrument playing, and reading and writing music as well as basic keyboard skills. These classes include a variety of materials including original songs (which teach musical concepts) as well as new music learning software program. These classes are FUN and get better every year! Children do not have to have a keyboard at home. Materials include a home CD and a weekly home project which reinforces each concept covered in class.

YEAR 1, SEMESTER 1 (September, 2005) The focus and content includes working with a steady beat, percussion and brass families, melodic direction, exploring the staff, and rhythm basics including quarter and eighth notes and rests. Themes include: "Finding Music", "Steady Beat in my Feet!", "Drums and Mallets", "Composing Like Mr. Mozart", "Discovering Opera!"

YEAR 1, SEMESTER 2 (January, 2006) This will continue to build on semester one as students complete the F pentatonic scale and learn about piano/forte, crescendo/decrescendo, legato/staccato, string and wind instruments, and half and whole notes and rests. Themes include: "Musical Celebrations", "Peter and the Wolf", and learning about "Mr.Beethoven."

YEAR 2, SEMESTER 3 (September, 2005) This will explore folk music of many countries beginning with the United States. Musical concepts covered include call and response, improvisation, time signature, dotted half note, and half rest. Themes include: "Music of Appalachia", "Music of the Sea", "Music of our American Heritage", and "The Nutcracker Ballet".

YEAR 2, SEMESTER 4 (January, 2006) This final session will complete the C major scale, and introduce the bass clef,treble clef, and the whole rest Many musical forms and their parts are covered including: solo and chorus, verse and refrain, binary song form (AB), ternary (ABA), and rondo. Themes include the songs and sounds of different cultures including Hawaii, China, Japan, Indonesia, and Germany.

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Year One:

Thursday

1:00 PM

Year Two:

Wednesday 4:00 PM

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