Group Piano Classes at Miss Jane’s Music Studio

Are we the right choice for you and your child?

Do you believe that music and the study of piano is important to the developing brain? We do!

Do you believe that all children, regardless of aptitude, can benefit from the study of music and piano? We do!

Are you willing to encourage and reinforce reasonable practice at home, helping practice to become a regular habit in the home environment? We’re here to help you!

If so, read on!

Why should you consider group piano classes for your child?

Group collaboration is an ideal setting in which to learn the fundamentals of music and piano playing.

Group creates a fun learning environment. Working together, students explore on and off the bench activities that include singing, instrument-playing, dancing and playing piano.

Group encourages an exchange of students ideas and generates a sense of accountability and healthy competition.

Group help students to develop critical listening and communication skills.

Group develops focus and concentration. Playing as an ensemble helps students sense the sight, sound and emotion of music all at the same time.

Group has shown increased student motivation and better quality of preparation.

Group students have the opportunity to practice new concepts while still with the teacher, thus heading off possible mis-practicing mistakes made at home.

Group provides an opportunity for students to experience the joy found in making music, and when students learn joyfully they will become lifelong lovers and learners of music and piano.

Benefits of group piano clases at Miss Jane’s include:

• Collaboration
• Socialization
• Affordability
• a research-driven curriculum based upon how children LEARN and how they LEARN music.
• Flexibility
• On-line resources that reinforce classroom instruction

About the piano curriculum at Miss Jane’s Music Studio:

Miss Jane’s curriculum allows for flexibility. New songs are introduced every week. Although all students are encouraged to learn each song, it it not necessary to master EVERY piece to progress. There may be a piece that is not a personal favorite, but then they get excited by the next one and the progress continues. Pieces are scaffolded so that as new concepts are introduced, challenges arise, but then the level of difficulty may ease back on the next selection, thus allowing for faster and greater success.

Traditional Piano Teaching (private lessons) vs. Miss Jane’s Music Group Piano Classes

What beginning piano students learn in group:

• How to sing in Solfege and read notes using the “moveable do” method
• The Gordon rhythm syllable system. Both Gordon and solfege begin with an aural approach, ear before eye, a similar approach to how language is learned
• How to play and read familiar 5 finger melodies with a chord accompaniment, thus using both hands almost immediately
• How to play and transpose to several different hand positions, both major and minor
• How to play individually and in ensemble
• How to notate five finger melodies and simple chords

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Although Miss Jane’s Music strives to serve as many willing children as possible, we may not be a good fit for everyone. Please alert us to any learning issues that are diagnosed so that we may best serve the student. Students will be expected to make appropriate behavioral choices and may be asked to leave if behavior affects the class progress.

To be fluent in a language, one must not only be able to read and write, but think in that language.  At Miss Jane’s Music Studio, we are teaching children to think in the language of music.  Thus when children read music at the appropriate age they are not “translating” note by note but come to a full understanding and can express the music as a whole.

How do we teach musical literacy? As with language, the child is surrounded by from the earliest of ages.

HEARING leads to SPEAKING which leads to READING

HEARING:  From infancy, we are surrounding the child with music in varying styles, meters and modalities.   Music stimulates the brain and encourages movement.  Babbling turns into rhythm patterns.  Cooing turns into singing.  The ear is the central organ in all music-making.

SPEAKING:  Children are taught the syllables of Moveable Do (tonal) and Gordon Rhythm Language (rhythm).  Children can discern and find these patterns in songs just by hearing them.  If a child can sing a musical phrase correctly, they will be successful in reading and performing that phrase on an instrument.

READING: Think of the notes as letters, words as patterns and sentences as musical phrases.  We lead children to an understanding of the whole (musical phrase or sentence) by working first with patterns (words).

For more information on the pathway to musical literacy, click here: The Path to Musical Literacy

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Music’s melodic and rhythmic patterns awaken and stimulate neural pathways in the brain that help develop memory, math skills, and powers of abstract and creative thinking.

Music touches all spheres of development, including language, self-expression, concentration, social interaction, fine motor skills, listening, problem-solving, teamwork. goal-setting, coordination, confidence, self-esteem, music-playing, creativity, family involvement, poise, bonding, voice expression, family interaction, and emotional developoment.

Overall, music activities are ideal for your growing child.

• Music immerses the child in language
• Evokes movement
• Stimulates the brain
• Fosters physical coordination
• Develops listening skills, the foremost necessity for learning

All in a group setting that builds community.

Before contacting us regarding private piano lessons for your school-age child, please read the 2019-20 Piano Lesson Policies and Procedures

If your child is age 6 or under, please consider a group music class experience which will prepare them well for instrumental study at the appropriate age.  You can learn more by visiting Class Descriptions.

For school-aged children grades 1 – 5, a group piano class experience is strongly encouraged. You can learn more about group piano classes at Miss Jane’s Music Studio here: Group Piano Classes

To inquire about private lesson availability, please fill out the following inquiry form or contact us.