This comes at a time when kids are spending a lot of time on screens, alone at home without other children in some cases, and often without any music programs provided by public schooling.
Students will:
Be Inspired: We believe that exposing students to great music and high-quality performances play an important role in inspiring musical accomplishments. Each Kids n Keys class includes critical listening activities. Our goal is for our students to leave class each week feeling excited about music.
Sight-read: We expect all of our students to learn to read music. The ability to sight-read opens doors to an entire world of music.
Play by ear: Traditional piano instruction, in most cases, ignores this important skill. To be a well-rounded musician and, more importantly, to be able to spontaneously create music with other musicians as a group, music students must be able to play what they hear. Bach To Rock incorporates many concepts from the famous Suzuki method to accomplish this goal.
Play as a group: Studying music within a group provides a unique opportunity for young musicians to begin to develop the skill of playing music with their peers. This is highly motivating because it closely resembles a “team” atmosphere and it is a social experience.
Extensive studies have shown that exposure to music at an early age supports both cognitive and intuitive foundations for musical growth. Studies also link music-making to greater spatial intelligence and improved learning abilities and problem-solving well into their adult years.
Kids n Keys offers students a playful environment where they encounter the concepts, symbols, and sounds that form the basis of music literacy. Young students have the ability to make music on the keyboard even before they can even read music. In every class, students learn to play popular melodies on the piano and prepare for a fun group concert.
Small classes of 6 students of less allow for the ideal balance of social-distancing, safety, individual attention, and positive peer interaction. We have a large, clean space, and masks and other local regulations must be followed to ensure compliance and safety for students and instructors.
The skills and intuitive musical understanding developed in Kids n Keys prepare a child for success in the study of any musical instrument.
Learn more at Bach2Rock Tanasroune in Hillsboro.