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We hope you enjoy our new look on the website!  We are here to serve you better and help you to find the best music education possible for your children!  

If you like to set up an interview with any of the teacher, please feel free to contact us!

2013-2014 Beginner Classes Schedule is available!!

Go check it out!!  Look for the class that best suit your location and schedule!  Our teachers are available to meet you personally!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of us.  Reserve your child space on his/her music journey, before spaces run out!

2012-2013 Beginner Classes Schedule

2012-2013 Beginner Schedule is uploaded!!!

Hi, parents,
The long awaited beginner schedules for all 8 studios has been uploaded:
Please click 2012-2013 Beginner Schedule.

Contact the closest studio to set up and registration interview to reserve a spot for your child!

We love to hear from you!

NOT ANOTHER SCALE!

Many children are excited about starting keyboard lessons but as the year progresses and we are learning a new scale they begin to wonder whether scales will ever end!

One of the questions that always gets asked when a student is learning to play the piano is “Why do I need to play scales?” There are many benefits of learning to play a scale when taking piano lessons.

They will help to increase finger strength and agility. They are a great warm up exercise and perfect time to focus on a good hand position. They will also help the student learn and play in different key signatures which will help in overall performance. Once the notes of a scale are mastered, they can also be used to practice different techniques.

Here are some ideas to help make things more interesting when practising scales:

Play different rhythms

Play different dynamics

Play legato / staccato

Play different tempos

Children learn to play scales during all beginner Music for Young Children classes. In the group setting, the scale is one of the first things the class is able to play as an ensemble with a steady beat.

Ms. Teresa Moser

Group music lessons that are fun!

KANATA, Ontario, April 12, 2011 – There have been many articles lately about the importance of piano lessons and boosting a child’s IQ but we should not forget how much fun it is to learn to play an instrument. It also provides children with a sense of accomplishment. The development of a healthy self-esteem and self-confidence should encourage any parent to enrol their child in music lessons. Children are curious and love to learn. Music opens their minds and reaches across cultures and needs no translation.

When is the right time to start children in music lessons? Formalized training should start as young as three. Music is like a language and the best time for that window of opportunity is from 3-10. Group lessons are one of the best ways for young children to learn because they are not only learning from the teacher but also from each other. The interaction in a Music for Young Children class is very important and the use of puppets and props emphasizes interactivity, playing and having fun.

In group lessons singing and rhythm ensembles are two of the most effective tools. Singing in a group setting makes them less self-conscious and gives them time to develop their voices. Rhythm ensembles are favourite activities of young children. Rhythm instrument ensembles promote rhythmic fluency and reinforce steady pulse and consistency of speed (tempo). This ensemble training starts in children as young as three years old in Music for Young Children using such instruments as hand drums, castanets, tambourines, triangles, rhythm sticks and claves.

Toddler music groups are good for developing social skills and also help young children overcome shyness. Classes with pre-school students need to be active and engaging and include songs, storytelling and puppetry. This keeps the children focused and entranced. Music for Young Children’s Sunrise program is a good example of this and the program delights young children with their three main characters Buddy the Frog, Mellow Yellow, a dog and Buzz, the fly.

Group piano lessons: encourage communication in a positive verbal and nonverbal manner; cooperation with peers; helps students achieve success; teach children self-control; and helps students accept the consequences of their own behaviour. Group piano lessons help students develop the positive attitudes and skills needed for collaboration, leadership and peer acceptance. And one of the benefits of group lessons is that students learn more repertoires from each other through collaborative learning.

Students naturally like to play and work together and it adds excitement to their learning. Music is doing, feeling, moving, listening and creating. The most important thing parents can know is that their child will develop in a far more enriched way with music lessons.

“Music for Young Children has provided a fun and entertaining element for our family. The kids love the fact that we can all take turns playing and that mom and dad are involved in their music experiences. TV has become less important and it is watched much less. In my daughter’s three years of MYC, I have never heard her complain about having to practice. I love to see her passionate about it.” Jill Vasy, parent.

In MYC classes the child and parent bond as a "music team" during lessons and that carries on at home during daily practice and other family activities.

“The props are awesome. The kids are having fun while they’re learning. I feel the program moves at a good pace and realize as a parent how important it is that we are there to support them and help them at practise time. I’m able to have two kids in the same program which truly is a benefit. I’d like to really stress that the FUN in MYC makes it so enjoyable for my kids. We happen to also have an exceptional teacher. What an awesome concept Music for Young Children is!” Cheryl Beatty

For more information about Music for Young Children call your closest Mississauga's MYC teacher.  We love to hear from you!

January Starting Class

If you are looking to put your child into a music class in January, you have come to the right place!!

Mrs. Helen Chu will be starting a Sunbeams 1 class for age 5-7 on Wednesday at 6:30-7:30 pm.
Mrs. Elizabeth Dettweiler also has a Sunbeams 1 class for age 5-7 on Wednesday at 5:30-6:30pm as well.

Putting your child in music lessons in January is a great time to avoid the rush of September and these teachers will be able to provide a great environment for your child's music journey!!

Beginner Music Class Schedule for 2010-2011 is available now!

Classes have started. Here is the Music for Young Children beginner class schedule for 2010-2011.

(You can click on the image for a larger view of the schedule.)

These are music lessons for beginners only, not returning students. For returning music classes schedule, please contact your respective music teacher!

As you can see, there are less music classes available now on the image. That is because some music classes have been filled up and they are taken off the image. So if you are interested in putting your child in the best children music lessons available that teach them how to play piano, and also provide a music education, please contact the respective music teacher of your choice.

If you have any questions, you are free to contact any music teachers. We will be glad to answer your questions. Spaces are filling up fast, so come and reserve your space for a musical experience that you'll never forget for you and your child!!

A typical Music for Young Children™ class

So, have you ever wished you could listen in on what happens in a typical Music for Young Children™ class? I could tell you that, in the Music for Young Children™ classes, we sing songs, play rhythm ensembles, play keyboard solos and ensembles, play theory games, play scales (harmonized, in most levels). We “play” a lot !!! Young children learn music best through play!

What happens as a result of this holistic approach? In MYC music lessons, children learn to train their musical ear, build memory skills, improve problem solving skills, learn to cooperate, develop a positive self-image, broaden their attention span, develop physical dexterity and hand-eye coordination skills, develop a sense of beat through ‘ensemble’ playing, learn to read and understand the language of music, develop time management skills through their practice at home, and spend quality time with their parent or guardian who participates with them.

These are some of the benefits observed by parents and teachers. It’s enlightening to listen in on a class though, so listen - and watch - as Mississauga music teacher Gwen Fedorowich provides an overview of the Music for Young Children program in this interview with Rogers Cable. Observe, also, as her music students and their parents express how they feel they have benefited: First Local – June 3, 2010. If you would like to participate with your child in this wonderful music program, contact the Music for Young Children teacher nearest you. Music Lessons Registrations are currently taking place.

Perhaps you have been in an Music for Young Children class this past year. How do you feel your child has benefited from the music class?

Piano lessons increase your EQ

News Release For Immediate Release

KANATA, Ontario, February 01, 2010 –
We often hear about how music lessons increases a child’s IQ but it also increases their EQ, emotional quotient.

EQ is the measure of emotional intelligence including empathy, intuition, creativity, flexibility, resilience, coping, stress management, leadership, integrity, intrapersonal skills and interpersonal skills. So basically, EQ is the ability to understand and manage your emotional life, which in turn will affect the life of others around you.

Optimists have high EQ and treat obstacles as minor, while the pessimistic low EQ group personalizes all setbacks.

As Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” Those of us who survive and thrive in this complex world are not only the most adaptable, but also the most optimistic and the most likely to have a high EQ.

Your EQ has more to do with your success and happiness in life than your IQ and the good news is that it can be learned.

So what does EQ have to do with piano lessons? Group piano lessons: encourage communication in a positive verbal and nonverbal manner; cooperation with peers; helps students achieve success; teach children self-control; and helps students accept the consequences of their own behavior. Group piano lessons help students develop the positive attitudes and skills needed for collaboration, leadership and peer acceptance. And one of the benefits of group lessons is that students learn more repertoire from each other through collaborative learning. Students naturally like to play and work together and it adds excitement to their learning.

Music is doing, feeling, moving, listening and creating. The most important thing parents can know is that their child will develop in a far more enriched way with music lessons. The successful Music for Young Children program founded in 1980 by Frances Balodis is taught in small groups with adult and child both participating. It includes piano instruction, singing, rhythm ensembles, sight reading, ear training, theory and composition. MYC is taught by independent teachers throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam with approximately 24,000 students enrolled this year.

“Music for Young Children has provided a fun and entertaining element for our family. The kids love the fact that we can all take turns playing and that mom and dad are involved in their music experiences. TV has become less important and it is watched much less. In my daughter’s three years of MYC, I have never heard her complain about having to practice. I love to see her passionate about it.” Jill Vasy, parent.
For more information contact MYC Mississauga.

www.myc.com. Janice Reade, Public Relations in Ottawa 613-592-7565

"I can only play the song the piano teacher taught"...

I always feel bad to hear that from a music student. Usually, you can hear this from a student who rushed through the RCM programme and never took the time to understand the concepts. Most of the time, a piano teacher's hands were tied, since a parent insisted on finishing RCM by a certain number of years and with only 30 minutes in a lesson, the teacher will have to spoon fed the child in order to finish the task at hand.

But the sad truth behind spoon feeding the student is that they never learn to feed themselves. So after they grow up, without the teacher by their side, they can't enjoy music on their own and many quit as a result...

After teaching the Music for Young Children programme, I truly believe that it is so important to take the time to lay down the foundation. So that if the child is interested, they can learn songs on their own. In other words, be able to eat by themselves (play songs on their own) and be able to pick food that they like (play their favorite music genre) and love eating (love music).

But laying the foundation requires patience, it'll take more work and it'll be slower. As a mom, I can relate to that. Imagine me trying to teach my 3 years old to eat with chopsticks, she'll drop much food on the floor for me to clean up and she'll take forever to finish what is in front of her. It'll be easier for me just grab the bowl and feed her (and to finish the meal within 15 min). But if I feed her, she'll never learn to hold a spoon or the chopsticks. And I'll probably have to feed her until she is 10 years old.... :)

Don't rush your child and be patience with your child. It's important for a child to understand what they are playing instead of just playing a fancy song without knowing what she is playing. Music for Young Children incorporates important concept in every little songs. They are fun and easy to play; so that at the same time, the children won't notice that they are learning important concepts. Soon, they'll become a musician and turn into a butterfly right in front of your eyes.

Ms. Esther Ng