Lessons & Enrolments
5 year oldS
Introduction to Music (5 year olds)
This special class is for children who start year 1 at school. The class is about body movement with music, singing and rhythm.
Lessons are 40 minutes and held on Saturday mornings.
Classes are structured on a Kodaly syllabus, designed by Rowsell and Vinden (2008). Zoltan Kodaly (1882 - 1967) was a Hungarian composer and educator who believed that singing should be the foundation of all music education. He considered that when children learn naturally through singing games, play, poems, and tonal instruments (such as xylophones) they develop a 'musical ear'.
Roswell, C., & Vinden, D. (2008). The music handbook; Teaching music skills to children through singing. Jolly Learning Ltd https://www.jollylearning.co.uk.
This special class is for children who start year 1 at school. The class is about body movement with music, singing and rhythm.
Lessons are 40 minutes and held on Saturday mornings.
Classes are structured on a Kodaly syllabus, designed by Rowsell and Vinden (2008). Zoltan Kodaly (1882 - 1967) was a Hungarian composer and educator who believed that singing should be the foundation of all music education. He considered that when children learn naturally through singing games, play, poems, and tonal instruments (such as xylophones) they develop a 'musical ear'.
Roswell, C., & Vinden, D. (2008). The music handbook; Teaching music skills to children through singing. Jolly Learning Ltd https://www.jollylearning.co.uk.
Two basic years: 6+ year oldS
First basic year: recorder (6+ years old)
Children aged 6 are put into a class with children the similar age and learn recorder and music appreciation.
All first year students attend recorder lever 1, after one year recorder class, students can choose to continue with recorder lever 2.
Second basic year: (7+ years old)
After the first year of recorder, they can either take recorder, keyboard, ukulele or violin , unless they have prior music knowledge in which case they may be able to join an instrument class at the discretion of the teacher.
If students who wish to learn brass or wind instruments later, we highly recommend to learn second year recorder.
Children aged 6 are put into a class with children the similar age and learn recorder and music appreciation.
All first year students attend recorder lever 1, after one year recorder class, students can choose to continue with recorder lever 2.
Second basic year: (7+ years old)
After the first year of recorder, they can either take recorder, keyboard, ukulele or violin , unless they have prior music knowledge in which case they may be able to join an instrument class at the discretion of the teacher.
If students who wish to learn brass or wind instruments later, we highly recommend to learn second year recorder.
3rd year: main instrument
After students have two year basic years (recorder, keyboard, ukulele or violin), they can start learning main instrument as shown below:
Third year:
Students can choose between the following instruments:
Students are required to attend Concert band or Orchestra after two years main instrument lesson.
Third year:
Students can choose between the following instruments:
- String instruments: guitar, violin, cello
- Wind instruments: flute, clarinet
- Brass instruments: saxophone, trumpet, trombone
- Ukulele (Level 1 only)
- Drum
Students are required to attend Concert band or Orchestra after two years main instrument lesson.