Goodday ya'll
It was a tremendous adventure we had in Musicland with Valerie, Lila,Katelyn and Maggie as learned about Caves and Castles, our friends inMusicland, and Rhythm, Tempo and Dynamics etc. I believe each of thestudents have absorbed many aspects of music, and I hope that you willcontinue to nurture the enjoyment of music in your child's life.
My original goal was that the kids will learn the names of the noteson the piano, have age-appropriate control of left and right handfingers, and play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by heart. Although noone was ready to play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" by heart,hopefully the building blocks are there and the printed sheet music(with alternate words) is found in the back of the Musicland ActivityBook.
WHATS NEXT?
"Alumni" of Musicland Adventures 1 get 50% for a future group classsession with other kids since the similar material will be repeated.My regular piano students began formal private lessons at age 7,though age six is probably a good age to start in my opinion.
For your child's age at present, I truly recommend "Music for YoungChildren" more information and local area teachers found athttp://www.myc.com/. Maggie had enrolled in the Sunrise program this pastsummer.
YELLOWCAT PUBLISHING GAMES
Here is the website where I purchased the Musicland books for myprogram. Here is a link to their games too.http://www.yellowcatpublishing.com/category.cfm?id=5If you are interested, I have on hand a few items to sell: MusiclandPlay at the Piano game $5, F Clef Deck $5 and G Clef Deck $5, RhythmKitchen Rhythm reader (4 stories, $6). The game we used in class withthe full-colour piano keyboard game is available on order for $12.95plus $3 shipping.
KINDERCONCERT SERIES
The NAC offers terrific concerts for children aged 3 to 8.All concerts are held in the NAC Panorama Room on the floor. Bring acomfy cushion and join in the fun!http://nac-cna.ca/en/family/kinderconcerts.cfmBuy tickets online, about $6.50 each.
Best wishes,
Deborah Tang
I am a new Suzuki Piano Teacher with many years of experience teaching classical piano at the beginners and intermediate levels to children of all ages. I am creating this blog to capture some of my rough notes from teacher training, pedagogy books, workshops and experiences from my own studio. The earlier entries are taken from the lesson notes for the pre-Twinkle level class I had taught outside the formal Suzuki method. Your comments and feedback are most helpful. Enjoy!
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