4-TISSIMO
4-tissimo is our course planned specially for four-year-olds.
Children will learn about music in a fun, group setting, through songs, games and creative activities.
Whilst the children focus on learning through play and exploration, this course is carefully structured to teach essential foundation skills for young musicians, including:
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Understanding the foundations of music notation
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Developing skills in pulse, rhythm and pitch
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Developing solo and group singing skills
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First steps in musical composition
The children will be gaining complex skills as they have fun creating and listening to music.
Every session provides opportunities for children to explore, internalise, and truly understand musical concepts, helping them to progress and develop as confident young musicians. They’ll be building a foundation of music skills that will be the very best preparation for when they are ready to pick up an instrument for the first time – be that violin, flute, piano or trumpet!
Fourtissimo! runs as a rolling course, for children to continue to develop their understanding, technical control, creativity and enjoyment of music.
MUSICIANSHIP (5-6 YRS)
A unique opportunity for musical development.
Our Musicianship course provides engaging, comprehensive music learning, in a way that isn’t possible in instrument-focussed lessons - children develop core musical understanding of concepts such as pulse, rhythm, pitch and melody, aural skills, technical control, musical creativity, notation skills, confidence, inner hearing, singing voice and communication and ensemble skills, through progressing activities involving percussion instruments, singing, composing and other activities.
Learning in this way will often give a stronger foundation in music than would spending the same amount of time learning an instrument, and this foundation helps children to make faster progress once they do later begin learning an instrument.
The course draws on Kodály and Dalcroze music education methods and has been developed through wide research and extensive practical experience of teaching students from first beginnings through to grade 8 and beyond.
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Develop musical understanding and creativity which will make learning an instrument more rewarding and enjoyable
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Refine aural skills, singing, and music literacy
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Gain confidence improvising and creating music as part of a group
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Develop expression and confidence performing
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Have fun making music - and making friends!