Yamaha Music Education Courses

YOUNG MUSICIAN'S COURSE

Young Musicians Course (YMC): Ages 6–8

Class activities in this three-year program include ear training, keyboard repertoire, keyboard harmony, music theory, exposure to arranging, singing, ensemble playing, and improvisation.

Classes meet weekly and are approximately 50 minutes.

Age Requirement: To enroll in YMC, children must have reached their 6th 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 situation.

Instructors: Yamaha instructors must pass comprehensive musical examinations and attend regular Yamaha-sponsored seminars in order to gain and retain their teaching certification. Teachers are often observed and evaluated by Yamaha representatives in order to refine and improve their teaching skills.

Class Attendance: Parents are not required to attend class regularly with their children. However, they may asked to attend initially to become familiar with the goals of the course and to learn how to most effectively support their child’s study at home.

Please be on time for class so that your child may benefit from a full lesson. It is also helpful for students to bring a pencil to make notations in the music and home assignment.
 

Keyboard Purchase: All YMC students must have access to a keyboard for practicing.  Our school is selling USED Yamaha Electone EL7s. Click HERE for more info.

Musicianship is taught through the use of a keyboard
Children will be involved in the following activities:

Singing
Ear training
Repertoire (keyboard pieces)
Ensemble playing (group performance)
Keyboard harmony
Arranging
Keyboard technique
Sight singing
Sight playing
Theory

High Technology: The Yamaha Electone® Keyboard
This is a programmable electronic keyboard that lets your child experience an incredible variety of sound ranging from the classical violin to the modern electric guitar. Whether performing solo or as part of an ensemble, children love the sophisticated music right from the start. This acts as a powerful motivator to learn on their own.

Upon Completion of the Course. Your child may take the Yamaha Grade Examination and receive a certificate of achievement. Students may continue in one of Yamaha's advanced courses. As skills develop, children are encouraged to compose and perform their own music.

An International Music Education System
The Young Musicians Course offers your child an excellent first course of musical study. While conducting over 30 years of music education research in dozens of countries, Yamaha has graduated more than four million students worldwide.

 

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