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Music Courses Offered
MUSIC FOR KIDS I ages 2 1/2 to early 3
 Using Musikgarten's Cycle of Seasons course, this program channels the young child's energy with otal involvement in singing, drumming, dancing, listening, rhythm exercises, and story telling. Semesters are 15 weeks long and classes meet for 45 minutes once a week.
Offered in September and January $200 (plus materials) per semester
MUSIC FOR KIDS II ages 3 1/2 to early 4
 Using Musikgarten's Cycle of Seasons course, this program builds on the child’s growing independence and competencies. Activities include singing, drumming, dancing, listening, rhythm exercises, story telling, and first keyboard experiences. Semesters are 15 weeks long and classes meet for 45 minutes once a week.
Offered in September and January $200 (plus materials) per semester
MUSICLAND ages 4 1/2 to early 6
 This is our introduction to the Junior Music Course, the core Yamaha program. It is designed to give children ages 4 1/2 to 6 a taste of the exciting musical adventure ahead of them. Children sing, dance, play rhythm instruments, and explore the keyboard; basic music notation concepts are introduced. Musicland meets for 55 minutes twice a week for 2 weeks. It is a prerequisite for Primary I.
Offered in September, January, June, & August $60.00
JUNIOR MUSIC COURSE PRIMARY I, II, III, IV
 This course is a four-semester program. Primary I is a 16 week semester. Primary II, III, & IV are 20 weeks in length, and classes meet for 55 minutes once a week. We build on concepts introduced in Musicland: musical notation, rhythm, ear training, singing, key-board, solfege, melody, harmony, transposition, and ensemble.
Begins September & February
PI $260.00 (plus registration and materials)
PII, III, & IV $325.00 (plus materials per semester)
YOUNG MUSICIANS COURSE ages 7 to 8
 This is a four-semester course for beginners ages 7-8 who are studying music for the first time. Its goal is to develop each student's fundamental musicianship and to introduce basic keyboard skills, music reading, singing, by-ear playing, rhythm, and improv-isation. Students work within a group to become a music ensemble which generates individual effort. Each semester is 20 weeks in length and classes meet for 55 minutes once a week.
Begins September & February $325.00 (plus registration and materials) per semester
PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS
 Private piano lessons are offered to students who have completed courses through our school. Traditional instruction is offered by qualified teachers. Lesson scheduling is subject to availability. Payment is by semester or month. For a full stuido policy, please contact the school.
30 minute lessons $20/lesson
45 minute lessons $27.50/lesson
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WELCOME!
The Yamaha courses began in the mid-1950s in Japan under the direction of Mr. Gen’ichi Kawakami, the president of Nippon-Gakki Company, Ltd. (now called Yamaha Corporation). Mr. Kawakami believed his company was responsible not only for making a quality product, but also for teaching customers how to use the product. Consequently, he established the non-profit Yamaha Music Foundation (YMF) in 1966 for the purpose of developing and promoting music education and music popularization activities internationally. YMF guides the development of the Yamaha Music Education System in 41 countries. 
Our classes are taught by teachers who are college graduates in music. They are energetic, well qualified musicians, screened through interviews and testing, then trained by Yamaha's educational staff. You will find our teachers to be warm, bright, enthusiastic, and eager to work with young children and their parents.