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• 6, 7, or 8 year-old child
• minimum 61-key instrument at home (keyboard or piano)
• 1 parent/caregiver to attend each class for the first few years (no musical background is required: it's like 2 for 1 lessons!)
• YMC book set (includes textbook, CD, and sticker sheet)
• Yamaha book bag
• 38 lessons from September to June
• lessons are 55 minutes
• max. 6 students per class;
• 1 keyboard for each student
• 2 levels completed per year
The
Young Musicians Course (YMC)
is designed for 6 to 8 year-old beginners. In the
spirit of the Yamaha Philosophy, this comprehensive
course focuses on developing not just pianists, but
well-rounded musicians.
The YMC curriculum includes materials and an approach that are all age-specific, and produce excellent results.
Each level centers on a specific theme that will appeal to the children of this age group. The first level, Let’s Go to the Zoo, contains pieces (specifically written for this course) about animals. Students are taught in a natural way to play with attention to expression (e.g. a song about a peacock would sound staccato; a song about a lion would sound forte), in the hope that they will be able to transfer these ideas to their own compositions and future performances.
Ear-training is also an important part of the course, as it will aid the students in future to play music by-ear, improvise, and even compose. Ensemble-playing (playing as a group) also allows students to develop a better sense of rhythm, tempo, balance and even song form, thus deepening their understanding of music.
Plus, it's so fun!
The YMC curriculum includes materials and an approach that are all age-specific, and produce excellent results.
Each level centers on a specific theme that will appeal to the children of this age group. The first level, Let’s Go to the Zoo, contains pieces (specifically written for this course) about animals. Students are taught in a natural way to play with attention to expression (e.g. a song about a peacock would sound staccato; a song about a lion would sound forte), in the hope that they will be able to transfer these ideas to their own compositions and future performances.
Ear-training is also an important part of the course, as it will aid the students in future to play music by-ear, improvise, and even compose. Ensemble-playing (playing as a group) also allows students to develop a better sense of rhythm, tempo, balance and even song form, thus deepening their understanding of music.
Plus, it's so fun!
Course areas include:
• Solfege Singing
• Lyric (Song) Singing
• Repertoire
• Ensemble (singing, rhythm, and keyboard)
• Harmony/Arrangement
• Improvisation/Composition
• Rhythm Instruments
• Rudiments (Theory)
• Solfege Singing
• Lyric (Song) Singing
• Repertoire
• Ensemble (singing, rhythm, and keyboard)
• Harmony/Arrangement
• Improvisation/Composition
• Rhythm Instruments
• Rudiments (Theory)
Colorful
textbooks and beautifully orchestrated music on CD
help to inspire the students.
For
the first year of YMC, students will need access to
a keyboard instrument with at least 61 full-sized
touch-sensitive keys. In the subsequent years of
the course, a keyboard/piano with 88 fully-weighted
keys is strongly recommended, and will help develop
technical proficiency.
If the student has access to a digital instrument (i.e. electronic keyboard), a variety of (realistic) sounds and rhythms is recommended. These kinds of features inspire creativity and make practice time more fun!
If the instrument at home is an upright/grand piano, please make sure that it is properly in tune. Digital instruments do not generally require tuning.
If the student has access to a digital instrument (i.e. electronic keyboard), a variety of (realistic) sounds and rhythms is recommended. These kinds of features inspire creativity and make practice time more fun!
If the instrument at home is an upright/grand piano, please make sure that it is properly in tune. Digital instruments do not generally require tuning.