Music Readiness Classes for Ages 5-7
New in Ahwatukee & Gilbert for Summer 2010
Classes in Prescott since Fall 2009
This Parent/Child Music Class will help you determine your child's readiness to begin private music lessons.
There are five stages of rhythm and tonal development. Traveling through these stages is called Primary Music Development. When a child has completed his fifth stage of rhythm and tonal development, he has achieved Basic Music Competence or the ability to sing in key and accurately keep a beat throughout his body. Children need to be developmentally ready to being private lessons. If a child starts formal training while he is still in the Primary Music Development stage, it will be difficult, frustrating, and often unsuccessful.
Considerations beforing beginning Private Lessons:
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Does the child have Basic Music Competence?
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What kind of attention span does he/she have?
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Are small motor skills developed sufficiently?
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Does the child know left from right consistently?
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Are visual & spatial skills ready to read music?
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Are parents ready and willing to be involved?
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Whose desire is it, the parent's or the child's?
The "Am I Ready?" series performs two functions simultaneously. It will help you observe and understand how your child is developing musically AND it will provide you and your child with a wide range of musical activities that actually build readiness.
Activities include:
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Tonal & rhythm development
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Spatial & coordination skills
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Fine motor skills
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Movement
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Singing
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Keyboard readiness
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Note & staff reading
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Games
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Individual Musical Observations (written)
Partner Drumming "Find that Key"
Discovering the Musical Staff
Clapping & Playing Rhythms on Keyboard 
Reading Notes & Clapping Rhythms
Pretending to be Music Notes
(Identifying Lines/Spaces)
8 Week Series
Class length: 1 hour
Tuition includes CD, Songbook, Parent Materials and Handouts so that families can continue musical activities at home.
1st child: $135
2nd child(sibling): $85
REGISTRATION FEE:
New families $15
Returning families $5
Phoenix Valley Classes run Summer, Fall, Winter, & Spring Sessions
1st child: $120
2nd child(sibling): $70
REGISTRATION FEE:
New families $10
Returning families $5
Prescott Classes have ON-GOING start dates in addition to the dates listed below. Call for next available date and to add your name to list.
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End Date |
Teacher |
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AHWATUKEE
CENTER POINTE DANCE
4855 E Warner Rd
Ahwatukee, AZ 85044
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SE Corner of Warner and 48th St. (Basha's Plaza - Burger King/Taco Bell) Dance studio is in the center of the 'L' plaza. Enter and go to Studio C, second door on the right. |
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Monday 4:00 PM |
Jul 12, 2010 |
Aug 30, 2010 |
VAL JAHN |
GILBERT
ALOHA AQUATIC CENTER
1011 N Val Vista Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85234
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ALOHA Aquatic Center
located on N.Val Vista Dr. in between Baseline and Guadalupe, on East side of road, just south of intermediate stoplight 'Raleigh'. |
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Thursday 4:15 PM |
Jul 08, 2010 |
Aug 26, 2010 |
MICHELLE IGLEWSKI |
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Thursday 5:15 PM |
Jul 08, 2010 |
Aug 26, 2010 |
MICHELLE IGLEWSKI |
PRESCOTT-TriCityMusic
TRI-CITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC, LLC
1151 W Iron Springs Rd, Suite B
Prescott, AZ 86305
(View Map)
SE Corner of Haining St and Iron Springs Rd. |
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Friday 3:30 PM |
Jul 09, 2010 |
Aug 27, 2010 |
VAL JAHN |
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Saturday 10:00 AM |
Jul 10, 2010 |
Aug 28, 2010 |
VAL JAHN |
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