Junior Music Course (JMC)

Ages of students: 4+
Course length: 2 years
Class schedule: One class per week
Private Lessons: Optional
Parent participation: Required (participation enables parent to be an effective “at home” learning partner)

Overview

The in-class musical experiences nurture creativity and help instill the basis for playing and expression through feeling and understanding music.  Lessons include:

• Hearing    Listening to wonderful music helps children to develop emotional sensitivity, an ear for music and to feel and express music in time rhythmically

• Singing      Children love to sing! Singing develops self expression, correct tempo, rhythm, pitch and understanding of note names
• Playing      Performing songs introduces children to the joy of expressing music by themselves. Playing also helps students to become familiar with the five-line staff and keyboard and express music with both hands
• Creating   Junior Music Course experiences cultivate children’s musical creativity and sense of harmony
  

Keyboard Rental or Purchase: All JMC students must have access to a keyboard for practicing.

Upon Completion of the Course
Once your child has completed the Junior Music Course, he or she will take part in a “Fundamental Skills Survey” to confirm his or her musical achievement. Teachers refer to Survey results to correctly place students in advanced courses of study such as the Junior Extension Course and Junior Special advanced Course.  As the children develop more advanced musical skills, they are also encouraged to express themselves by performing and composing their own music through programs like Junior Original Composition Concert.