At the end of the
instruction year. I took photos of my students at different levels
holding up their certificates during their last classes and emailed
the photos to their parents. One of the parents replied saying that
“It's amazing how my daughter went from zero to how she plays the
piano now. I'm really impressed at her achievement.”
Truly, a lot has
been covered during the year, even in the first year! Students learn
how to read notes on the grand staff, how to count the rhythm, and
apply dynamics and music knowledge to how they play the
piano/keyboard independently during the process.
I also recall
another student, after a second scale had been introduced to her,
told me that she had tried out all the scales of other keys over the
week, and she demonstrated her skill to me.
One other
student, after his fifth lesson in the year, composed his own song by
drawing critters on plain paper and was teaching and explaining what
he had learned in class to his friend during playtime.
Why can MYC
students do that? That’s because they are all trained and educated
under a well-written, comprehensive, goal-directed music curriculum
by the Music for Young Children. It is not merely Music lessons but
an ENABLING PROCESS!! The students understand fully what they are
doing and have ownership of their accomplishments.
If you also want
to witness these and more of these exciting learning outcomes, call
and register your child into the program with any of the Mississauga
group of teachers in May ! See you in the fall!!
Yours truly,
Ms Helen Chu
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