Kids Can Music

Kids Can Music provides a preparation class for private music lessons, which focuses on giving your child the skills they need to learn a musical instrument. Kids Can Music aims to provide:

Small classes ages 4-5 years old (no more than 6 students per class)

Interactive hands on learning (students will be using rhythm sticks and by the end of level three, they will use reorders. A recorder is a flute-like instrument that has a whistle mouthpiece.)

Pitch matching - through singing students will acquire the ability to sing the exact same note that they hear.

Kinesthetic reinforcement - through the use of hand motions students will better remember what they are learning

Steady beat – through marching and dancing students will learn how to keep a steady beat.

Music Notation – students will be taught how to read and copy basic music symbols.

Kids Can Music classes consist of three different levels, and at the completion of all three levels your child will have learned to sing in tune, read basic music, and play simple tunes on the recorder. Student’s advancement through each class level is determined by their ability to demonstrate the required skills for advancement. Each level lasts three months, which is a reasonable expectation for this age group to develop the necessary skills to advance. The difference between each level is listed below:


Level 1 -	learning to hear and match a pitch vocally. Learning to keep a steady beat. Learning the difference between high and low pitches as separate concepts from loud and soft sounds.

Level 2 -	The skills acquired in level 1 are improved upon and deepened in complexity and the introduction to music notation begins.

Level 3 -	The skills acquired in levels 1 and 2 are improved upon and deepened in complexity. Recorder instruction begins. Children will learn to recognize quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes. Children will be able to identify notes from the treble clef staff. Upon the completion of level three students will be able to play “Mary Had a Little Lamb” and Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” on recorder.

In addition to group lessons for preschoolers Kids Can Music also offers individual instruction. Lessons are available for the following instruments: piano (beginning to intermediate all ages), electric and acoustic guitar (beginning to intermediate all ages), alto saxophone (beginning to intermediate ages 8 and up), and acoustic and electric bass (beginning to advanced ages 8 and up). Please call (707) 693-0446 for more information.

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