includes these elements: speech, singing, movement, and instrumental play.
Based on the Carl Orff approach.....is holistic, experiential and process oriented. It advocates "sound before symbol", experience preceding and ultimately facilitating literacy.
Sound/goodday.mp3 Sound/welcome2.mp3 Sound/harmony.mp3
PROGRAM
Students will be active participants in music making! The program encourages participation, listening, creativity, and personal music growth. Children learn through doing, exploring, and improvisation. For those young beginners just starting out in music they will acquire a strong grounding in the elements of music. Students are introduced to beat, rhythm, rhythmic patterns, pitch, melodic contour, dynamics, and form. This program aims to give young students those fundamental musicianship skills, that will give them a head start to study a particular instrument such as piano, recorder or guitar.
Children meet in groups of 4 - 6 in their own age category. Lessons are 45 minutes in length. There is one lesson a week for a 12 week Session. Sessions begin in September, January and April. Sessions are ongoing. Tuition $120 is due at the beginning of each Session of 12 weeks. There is no registration fee.
This course is highly recommended for those students studying privately on a particular instrument. Students in private lessons often miss the social aspect of making music in a group. It is also the opportunity to put into practice musicianship skills already learned and to also improve upon those fundamental skills.
After the first session and as the children progress the Soprano Recorder is introduced.
The instruments used are various percussion instruments such as hand drums, wood blocks, tambourines, triangles, cymbals, bells, claves, sand blocks, etc. In addition, we use barred instruments such as glockenspiels and xylophones. Also, unique percussion instruments from around the world are used.
Children are encouraged to participate in sharing music and performing for each other and parents in our Annual Concert Event!
The program has been in existence since 1993. We are growing rapidly and we hope to always maintain a personalized and friendly atmosphere. It is a fun learning environment and our teacher Lisa M. Jones will help share the gift of music among every child.
Location: Scarborough Southwest
For registration and more information contact: lisa @ lmjmusic.com