Yamaha Junior Course: Lessons to Build a Foundation for Piano and All Musical Performance (Tailored for 4-5.5 Year Olds)
Listening skills develop especially well at ages 4 and 5.5 Many enjoyable experiences of listening to, singing and playing music greatly enriches their “musical sense”.
What’s unique about our lessons
Children at this age show a remarkable development in their sense of listening.
Listening to, singing and playing a lot of music and embracing it with their mind and body, they learn to perceive various expressions and nuances in the music and naturally develop their “musical sense”. The “musical sense” here refers not only to the ability to understand the pitch of notes but also to the ability to perceive the various expressions of music, such as key, beat, rhythm, harmony, strength, and weakness. This musical sense makes a big difference in one's ability to perform and express oneself throughout one's life, even after elementary school.
In the Yamaha Junior Course, children naturally develop their musicality in two years through the process of singing what they hear and playing what they sing. Singing and playing with other children helps them to learn the sense of tempo, and the sense of ensemble, which are the benefits of a group lesson.
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Why Yamaha Lesson for Children
Group Lessons
When playing music with other people, one thing is more important than anything else, even technique and skill: playing together as one.
Learning Process
Comprehensive education, covering listening to, singing, playing, and creating, is an important factor that enables children to fully embrace and enjoy music.
Timely Education
We believe in tailoring music education to match children's physical and mental development, ensuring they enjoy and easily embrace musical experiences.
Course Contents
･ Aural and rhythm training
･ Solfege and lyric singing
･ Ensemble playing
･ Harmony training
･ Keyboard playing
･ Music appreciation
･ Reading and writing
YAMAHA JUNIOR COURSE DEVELOPMENT IN 4 YEARS
- 1st year
- 2nd year
- 3rd year
- 4th year
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Listening
- Feel the rhythm and embrace the music’s flow. Identify the characteristics of music (soft, energetic, etc). Associate sounds with solfège syllables (Do, Re, Mi).
- Recognise melodies and harmonies with solfège syllables (Do Re Mi)
- Recognise melodies and harmonies with solfège syllables (Do Re Mi) and play them by ear.
- Identify melodies and harmonies in 5 different keys and play them by ear.
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Singing
- Enjoy singing along with accompaniment, experiencing both lyric singing and singing in solfège syllables (Do, Re, Mi).
- Mimic music elements present in the teacher's singing, such as: melody, rhythm, dynamics, or articulation.
- Express themselves while singing along with scores.
- Sing expressively and capture the mood while paying attention to pitch.
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Playing
- Through systematic and musical approaches, learn to play keyboard games and repertoire with both hands separately and together.
- Explore playing music in different keys and time signatures. Also, learn how to play chord in 5 different keys.
- Perform ensemble pieces, keyboard harmony compositions, and repertoire in diverse styles.
- Harmonise in 5 different keys. Improvise accompaniments and perform repertoire and ensembles with peers.
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Reading
- Learn to read notes while playing the repertoire simultaneously.
- Learn to read notes in both Treble and Bass clef, as demonstrated in the repertoire.
- Learn to read notes and rhythms of various music.
- Read notes & rhythms of repertoire, keyboard harmony, sightreading pieces & ensembles.
Lesson Details
Age Range to Start
･ 4 - 5.5 Years Old
Course Duration
･ 4 Years
Lesson Type
･ Group
･ Individual (Optional)
No. of Lessons
･ 11 Lessons Per Term (3 Months)
Fees
| Yamaha Junior Course (Group) | ||||
| Level | Lesson Duration | Level Duration | Termly Course Fee (3 months) | Remarks |
| 1 (JMC) | 1 Hour | 1 Year | $498 | $36 off per term for weekday classes |
| 2 (JMC) | 1 Hour | 1 Year | $513 | |
| 3 (JXC) | 1 Hour | 1 Year | $528 | |
| 4 (JXC) | 1 Hour | 1 Year | $543 | |
* Group Size: 5 - 10 pax
| Supplementary : Individual (Optional) | ||
| Lesson Duration | Monthly Course Fee | Remarks |
| 40mins | $166 | Only for current Yamaha Junior Course Year 1 & 2 students enrolled in group classes. $12 off per month for weekday classes. |
| Yamaha Junior Course (Individual) | ||||
| Level | Lesson Duration | Level Duration | Monthly Course Fee | Remarks |
| 1 (JMC) | 45 Mins | 1 Year | $220 | Classes are available only on weekday before 6PMEnrolment will be conducted on a term basis. |
| 2 (JMC) | 45 Mins | 1 Year | $220 | |
| 3 (JXC) | 45 Mins | 1 Year | $220 | |
| 4 (JXC) | 45 Mins | 1 Year | $220 | |
* All fees are inclusive of 9% GST.
* Non-refundable registration fee of $50 (including GST)
* Fee payment upon registration is via Cash, Cheque or NETS, subsequent course fees is to be paid by GIRO.
* For non-GIRO students, a refundable deposit of $150.00 is required.
* All fees are subjected to changes.
Schedule
･ Go to course schedule page for information.
