JUNIOR MUSIC COURSE

Ages of students: 4 and 5 year olds
 

Course length: 2 years
 

Class schedule: One class per week
 

Parent participation: Required (participation enables parent to be an effective "at home" learning partner)

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

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

Yamaha teachers are dedicated...

They are also eager to work with young children and parents. Committed to providing happy, rewarding first musical experiences, these college-trained musicians and educators have passed demanding tests in musicianship while completing rigorous training prior to certification by the Yamaha Music Education System.

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 30 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.