Harmony Road Music Course Descriptions
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Toddler Tunes (ages 18 mo. to 3 years old) 30 minutes weekly
A joyful first music experience. Tots and parents share in a music-making program of rhythms, finger plays, active movement games, keyboard exploration and singing.
Hello Music (ages 3 - 4 ) 4 - 45 min. sessions
Hello Music offers an introduction to solfege singing, movement,
rhythm, keyboard playing, and creative activities. This program
gives the child a strong readiness for continued musical
involvement. Parents share in class time.
Music in Me & More Music In Me (ages 3 - 4) 2 - 16 week programs, 45 minutes weekly
Music in Me is a dynamic readiness program for young children with
emphasis on ear training, solfege singing, movement, keyboard
activities, pitch and rhythm awareness. Creativity is stressed.
Parent involvement in class and at home.
Musictime (ages 4 - 5 ) 4 - 45 min. sessions
Musictime offers an introduction to solfege singing, movement,
rhythm, keyboard playing, and creative activities. This program
gives the child a strong readiness for continued musical
involvement. Parents share in class time.
Harmony Road (ages 41/2 - 6) A 2-year program, 55 minutes weekly
The Harmony Road course is carefully constructed for children to
learn the basic building blocks of music. Emphasis is on ear
training, solfege singing, keyboard playing, ensemble and rhythm
activities, movement and music creativity. This exceptional course
gives the student "inner hearing", which makes transposing,
improvisation and composing easily accessible in their musical
studies. Parent involvement in class and at home.
Young Musician Intro (ages 6 - 7 ) 4 - 45 min. sessions
Students learn beginning music concepts through singing, ear
training, note reading, keyboard solo and ensemble playing, rhythm
ensemble and creative activities. This course provides a strong
basis for further musical study. Parents share in class time.
The Young Musician (ages 6 - 7) A two year program, 55 minutes weekly
The Young Musician course introduces beginning students to keyboard
performance and note reading in a holistic program, including the
organized development of pitch, rhythm, solfege singing, keyboard
& movement activities. Parent involvement in class & at home.
Keyboard Prep Intro (ages 8 - 11) 4 - 45 min. sessions
An exciting introduction to keyboard / piano playing. Sessions
include ear training, solfege singing, note reading, composing, and
solo and ensemble playing. Parents are involved.
Keyboard Prep (ages 8 - 10) A 1 1/2 year program, 55 minutes weekly
The Keyboard Prep course is designed for children ages 8 through 10
who are studying music for the first time. This motivating program
develops the student's basic musicianship skills through ear
training, solfege singing, keyboard performance and writing music.
Parent involvement encouraged.
Keyboard Musician (advanced course) A 2-year program, 55 minutes weekly
The Keyboard Musician course is for students who have completed
Harmony Road Book 4, Young Musician Book 4 or Keyboard Prep Book 3.
Students continue to develop performance skills through the study of
varied repertoire styles, technical studies, sight-reading songs and
three and four part ensembles. Ear trainings expanded to include
dictation, recognition of tonal centers and chord progressions.
Transposing becomes an easily accessible activity. Students learn to
accompany themselves while singing solfege. Two part singing and
artistic repertoire encourage expressive musicianship. Harmonic
training develops an understanding of accompaniment styles. Students
are given step by step techniques to develop their own creativity
through music composition. In this program students become
acquainted with major composers and their place in music history.
Parent involvement encouraged.
Junior Music Camp (Summer - Ages 4 - 6)
two hours daily for one week