Sunshine One
Ages: 3-4
Sunshine One is a program developed for pre-school aged children. The class involves a variety of activities designed to suit the fine motor skills of 3 and 4 year olds and capture their attention. This level is rich in singing, hands on activities, games and stories about ‘critters’ used to help the children learn their notes as the students are introduced to keyboard geography.
Parental involvement is a vital part of the learning dynamic which allows students to experience maximum success of students and sees the parents actively involved both in class and at home.
During the year, we cover the keyboard geography from A-G and introduce notes on the treble clef C, D & E as well as bass clef middle C and B. Students also identify patterns, incorporate solfege (hand signs), reinforce songs through singing and rhythm dictations and ensembles.
Sunbeam One
Ages: K & Grade 1
Sunbeams One is an enthusiastic level for both parents and students. Our class is interactive, enthusiastic and exciting as we incorporate games, singing, solfege, rhythm ensembles, compositions, patterns and a variety of means to teach the well-rounded program to these beginners.
The program teaches the keyboard geography through ‘critters’ and by the end of the course we have covered the scales of C and G Major Scales and a minor (harmonized with bridges). The majority of notes are covered on both the treble and bass clefs by the end of the year.
A rewarding and challenging program for all involved!
Moonbeam One
Ages: Grades 2, 3 & 4
Students in Moonbeams One are ready for full sounding songs. The curriculum is laid out in such a way as to incorporate harmonizing scales with chords right from the beginning. These students learn quickly through means such as patterns, the circle of 5ths, singing, solfege, rhythm dictations, ensembles and composing.
We cover the Major Scales of C, G, D and F as well as a and e minor throughout the year. The patterns learned through harmonizing scales with chords allows students to begin transposing materials and composing with great ease.
