Musical Preludes
What is Musical Preludes?
Musical Preludes is a music program for children, designed to introduce children aged 3 to 4 yrs to the wonderful world of music. The course includes the basic elements of music, rhythm and pitch as well as our unique live demonstrations of various musical instruments.
What makes this program different from others?
Our Musical Preludes teachers give instrument demonstrations throughout the term, where instruments such as the violin, cello, or clarinet are shown to the children, talked about how they work, and played for them. The children are also given an opportunity for a hands-on experience with each instrument - an opportunity to try out a small size cello, for example, or to press the keys of a flute being played to see how the pitch changes. These opportunities allow your child to be drawn to the instrument of their choice. No one else offers this course, because we created Musical Preludes! The aim of MP courses is to instill the love of music while teaching them the basics of music, and to also prepare our young students for private instrumental music lessons.
Musical Preludes is offered as two 16 week sessions during the year with age-appropriate introductions to these basic music principles:
FAST - SLOW
HIGH - LOW
LOUD - SOFT
We explore these principles in five ways:
1. Traditional children's songs, rhymes, action songs, circle games and kneeplays.
2. Movement
3. Sung stories or stories about music or sound
4. The use of simple instruments
5. Live instrumental demonstrations
The structure of the class will be emphasized through repetition, since this is how young children learn, through familiarities.
Who is teaching the classes?
When is Musical Preludes offered?
Musical Preludes is offered as follows for 2011-2012:
Session I: September to January
Session II: February to May
Saturdays 10:00-10:45am - Session II starts February 4, 2012
Cost of Musical Preludes:
$260 per 16 week session of 45 minute classes
Each additional sibling of the same family receives at 25% discount!
*prices are subject to change without notice
