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Title: Melody in Me


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At Melody in Me , the parent and child share the
joy of music making in the class time.
Melody in Me
Parent Orientation
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Early Childhood Music Education
Each of us has two native languages ... both
are learned early... both stay with us a
lifetime...  One is MUSIC!   
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Early Childhood Music Education
  • Research has shown that very young children can
    develop an awareness of pitch and musical
    concepts. If left untapped, this natural feeling
    for music may never be developed.
  • Several studies shown musicians who learn to
    play a musical instrument at an early age appears
    to have larger areas of the brain devoted to
    touch perception of fingers, as well as more
    highly developed nerve fibers linking both halves
    of the brain.

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Children Development
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Our Goal
  • Our goal is to provide the musical training,
    which will aid the child's growth and development
    and enhance all future musical activities.

Bringing students to music step by step With
total musicianship
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Why Group Lesson
A group lesson format helps children through this
difficult starting-up phase by making music study
an enjoyable activity. Group teaching is the most
enjoyable way to begin music study. Each lesson
provides a diversity of musical experiences
playing piano, singing the melodies and
harmonies, playing rhythm instruments, reading
and writing music, learning accompanying skills
and some activities that are not possible in
private lessons like ensemble playing and group
performances .  Children develop relationships
with other students who also play piano.  This
peer support helps keep students in the piano
experience.
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Course Philosophy
  • Melody in Me features Harmony Road Music
    Courses. It provides a wholistic approach to
    musical training.
  • Not Just a Piano Class....  Our goal is to bring
    students to music step by step. The music will
    become a natural part of the students daily life.
  • Students experience musical concepts and absorb
    patterning through ear training, solfege singing,
    and rhythmic activities.
  • As concepts are absorbed, students will gradually
    develop note reading and keyboard performance
    skills.

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TeamWork
Parent involvement is a key factor of a students
success.
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How can parents help
  • Regular attendance keeps learning continuity
    strong.
  • Try not to repeat the teachers directions to
    your child. Quietly help find a page in the book
    or a piece of equipment if needed.
  • This is a class for parents and children! You
    will be learning music too. Activities will be
    repeated and reinforced and there will be
    adequate time to achieve our musical goals.
  • Keep a positive attitude. Children will have
    good and bad days. A positive enthusiastic
    attitude will keep the learning experience
    enjoyable.

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How can parents help
  • Share at home activities with your child. Do the
    same variety of activities that have been
    experienced during class.
  • When assisting children with keyboard playing
    please dont push the childs fingers down on the
    keys. Simply point above the key if help is
    needed.

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The Learning Process
  • Kids learn by experiencing
  • Imitative singing to develop pitch and develop
    melodic patterning By Copy, By EAR With Hints,
    and By EAR.
  • After melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic patterns
    are introduced. Sort patterns will soon become a
    part of longer phrases. Phrases will be combined
    to make songs!
  • The voice is our first and most natural
    instrument. When patterns are heard by the ear,
    sung by the voice, then played with singing on
    the keyboard - a wonderful circle of musical
    learning is achieved.

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Solfege singing
  • Solfege singing is the musical language that
    opens the ears, frees the voice, and enhances
    keyboard playing.
  • Solfege refers only to musical activities, so it
    is considered a right brain activity. The
    physical act of singing and saying letter names
    is considered a left brain activity.
  • We use the fixed DO solfege system to help
    students develop a very strong sense of pitch,
    and awareness of key centers.
  • It enables most students to develop inner
    hearing which leads to composing and arranging
    activities.

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Rhythmic development
  • Our first goal for rhythmic development is to
    feel and keep a steady beat or pulse.
  • We learn in By Copy clapping and body rhythm to
    learn patterns.
  • Add verbalization of rhythmic syllables to set
    patterns and note value. (tahnqtr note, tahn__
    half note, ta ta for 8th note, extra
  • Learn proper use of rhythm instruments and apply
    rhythms to keyboard playing.
  • Write rhythms.
  • Identify rhythms by hearing and by seeing.

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Keyboard
Bring music from the ear-through the voice to the
fingers. Then the keyboard serves as the outside
music teacher, helping connect ears, eyes,
fingers, and minds.
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Reading Skills
  • Reading experiences will be developed in an
    appropriate manner for specific age groups.
  • Young students should experience and internalize
    patterns then see them- make them with magnets,
    respond physically, point and sing or say, and
    write patterns.
  • Older students should experience this same
    internalization process But will obviously be
    expected to sight play sooner because of their
    ability to abstract symbols and their experience
    with other reading processes.

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Course Flow
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Contact us
For more information, please visit our
website www.melodyinme.com Or email
us music_at_melodyinme.com Or call at 630-302-7190

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Be Enthusiastic enjoy music
Children will grow with their music. We want
their lives and yours to be enriched by wonderful
Music!!!
We all have two native languages. Both are
learned early Both stay with us a lifetime One
is MUSIC
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