Transcript At Melody in Me , the parent and child share the joy of music making

At Melody in Me , the parent and
child share the joy of music making
in the class time.
Early
Childhood Music E
Each of us has two native languages ...
both are learned early...
both stay with us a lifetime...
One is MUSIC!
Early
Childhood
Music
•Research has shown that very young children
can develop an awareness of pitch and musical
concepts. If left untapped, this natural feeling for
music may never be developed.
•Several studies shown: musicians who learn to
play a musical instrument at an early age appears
to have larger areas of the brain devoted to touch
perception of fingers, as well as more highly
developed nerve fibers linking both halves of the
brain.
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Our Goal
Our goal is to provide the musical
training, which will aid the child's
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Why
Group
Lesson
A group lesson format helps children through
this difficult starting-up phase by making music
study an enjoyable activity. Group teaching
is the most enjoyable way to begin music study.
Each lesson provides a diversity of musical
experiences: playing piano, singing the melodies
and harmonies, playing rhythm instruments,
reading and writing music, learning
accompanying skills and some activities that are
not possible in private lessons like ensemble
playing and group performances . Children
develop relationships with other students who
also play piano. This peer support helps keep
students in the piano experience.
Course
Philosophy
Melody in Me features Harmony Road
Music Courses. It provides a wholistic
approach to musical training.
Not Just a Piano Class.... Our goal is to
bring students to music step by step. The
music will become a natural part of the
students daily life.
Students experience musical concepts and
absorb patterning through ear training,
solfege singing, and rhythmic activities.
As concepts are absorbed, students will
gradually develop note reading and keyboard
performance skills.
TeamWork
Parent involvement is a key
factor of a student’s success.
How can
parents
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Regular attendance keeps learning continuity
strong.
Try not to repeat the teachers directions to
your child. Quietly help find a page in the book
or a piece of equipment if needed.
This is a class for parents and children! You
will be learning music too. Activities will be
repeated and reinforced and there will be
adequate time to achieve our musical goals.
Keep a positive attitude. Children will have
good and bad days. A positive enthusiastic
attitude will keep the learning experience
enjoyable.
How can
parents
Share at home activities with your child.
Do the same variety of activities that
have been experienced during class.
When assisting children with keyboard
playing – please don’t push the child’s
fingers down on the keys. Simply point
above the key if help is needed.
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The
Learning
Proce
Kids learn by experiencing
Imitative singing – to develop pitch and
develop melodic patterning : By Copy, By EAR
With Hints, and By EAR.
After melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic
patterns are introduced. Sort patterns will
soon become a part of longer phrases.
Phrases will be combined to make songs!
The voice is our first and most natural
instrument. When patterns are heard by the
ear, sung by the voice, then played with
singing on the keyboard - a wonderful circle
of musical learning is achieved.
Solfege
singing
Solfege singing is the musical language that
opens the ears, frees the voice, and enhances
keyboard playing.
Solfege refers only to musical activities, so it
is considered a right brain activity. The
physical act of singing and saying letter names
is considered a left brain activity.
We use the fixed DO solfege system to help
students develop a very strong sense of pitch,
and awareness of key centers.
It enables most students to develop inner
hearing which leads to composing and arranging
activities.
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Our first goal for rhythmic development is to
feel and keep a steady beat or pulse.
We learn in By Copy clapping and body rhythm
to learn patterns.
Add verbalization of rhythmic syllables to set
patterns and note value. (tahn=qtr note, tahn__=
half note, ta ta for 8th note, extra…
Learn proper use of rhythm instruments and
apply rhythms to keyboard playing.
Write rhythms.
Identify rhythms by hearing and by seeing.
Keyboard
Bring music from the ear-through the
voice to the fingers. Then the
keyboard serves as the outside music
teacher, helping connect ears, eyes,
fingers, and minds.
Reading
Skills
Reading experiences will be developed in an
appropriate manner for specific age groups.
Young students should experience and
internalize patterns – then see them- make
them with magnets, respond physically, point
and sing or say, and write patterns.
Older students should experience this
same internalization process… But will
obviously be expected to sight play sooner
because of their ability to abstract symbols
and their experience with other reading
processes.
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Contact
us
For more information, please visit our website
www.melodyinme.com
Or email us
Or call at
[email protected]
630-302-7190
Be
Enthusiastic
Children will grow with their music.
We want their lives and yours to be
We all have two native languages.
enriched by wonderful Music!!!
Both are learned early…
Both stay with us a lifetime…
One is MUSIC
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