
This 4-semester
Yamaha Music
Education Courses program for children, ages 4 and 5, provides an incomparable foundation for future
musical study on any instrument. Children experience singing, music reading
and writing, playing the keyboard, ear training, and creating music.
Classes meet weekly and are approximately 50 minutes.
A parent, guardian, or caregiver is required to attend each class with his or
her child to serve as a learning partner. Parent meetings, which are held
periodically during the school year, cover subjects such as how to participate
in class and how to assist at home. Children do not attend the parent
meetings.
Age Requirement
To enroll in JMC, children must have reached
their 4th birthday by September 1 for fall semester classes and by February
15th for a spring semester start. This requirement helps ensure that children
are enrolled in a course for which they are developmentally ready.
Grouping
Students are grouped according to
age and maturity. Classes are occasionally regrouped to provide the best
learning environment.
Instructors
Yamaha instructors must pass comprehensive musical
examinations and attend regular Yamaha-sponsored seminars in order to gain and
retain their teaching certification. Instructors are periodically observed and
evaluated by Yamaha representatives to assist in improving and refining their
teaching skills.
Class Attendance
Only enrolled students and their parents may
attend the class sessions. In order to maintain an effective classroom
environment, we ask that parents arrange childcare for other children. Guests
may occasionally be invited with advance permission from the instructor.
JMC trains the child in the areas of:
Hearing: Listening to wonderful music helps children:
Develop emotional sensitivity
Develop an ear for music
Feel and express music in time rhythmically
Singing: Children love to sing! Singing develops:
Self expression
Correct tempo, rhythm, and pitch
Understanding of note names
Playing: Performing songs introduces children to
the joy of expressing music by themselves.
Playing also helps students:
Get familiar with the five-line staff and keyboard
Express music with both hands
Creating: Junior Music Course experiences cultivate children's:
Musical creativity
Sense of harmony
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 Concert.
An international music education system...
When you enroll your child in the Junior Music Course, you are assured of an excellent first course of
musical study. Yamaha has invested over 50 years of music education research in the United States, Japan,
Canada, and dozens of other countries. More than four million children and adult students have graduated
from Yamaha courses worldwide.
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