Group Piano Classes
Group classes for ages 4-5 - "Mini-Musicians"
My Mini-Musicians class is an educational program that focuses on teaching piano concepts and music appreciation to children 4 to 5 years old. By appealing to individual learning styles, this program enables your child to explore the piano and easily learn music concepts. We will use the piano, table bells, scarves, and small percussion instruments to enjoy our music-making! There is no practice requirement for this course. It is a great introduction to the piano for students who will take private lessons in the future!
Group classes for ages 5-10 - Beginner Pianists
Piano is the heart of the group classes and each student will have their own keyboard in class! We will also use fun age appropriate activities and games to enhance general music theory concepts. For the younger students, we will be using table bells, scarves, and all ages of students love using hand percussion to work on rhythms! We listen to and sing songs and I also have a library of over 100 music theory games which students love! Classes start without a book and once I am confident they are ready for a method book we will begin working through one together. I use a combined approach in the classes which includes group work and some individual attention as well. The students each have a keyboard with headphones in class. Sometimes they use the headphones and once the class has been together awhile we do unplug and play songs together (which is a really cool challenge only the groups can really do). We work both at the keyboards and off the bench as well. Students perform for each other weekly!
Classes are grouped by ages 5-7 and 7-10 being in class together. Each student will have their own keyboard in class and encouraged to have an instrument at home for practice.
Group class info:
Summer Session (5 Weeks) Mondays on July 1, 8, 15, 29, and August 5
Mondays 3:00-3:45 - ages 4-5
Mondays 4:00-4:45 - ages 5-7
Mondays 5:00-5:45 - ages 7-10
Continuation sessions: There may be an option to renew to a Fall Session if enough interest to form a class
Location: My studio is in a commercial building called the Aquidneck Tradesman Center on Aquidneck Avenue, unit 8 Second floor. There are two rooms, one of which is a waiting area for family members. I have found that students do much better without parents in the room so during classes I ask family to please wait in the waiting area or you may leave and return for pickup time.
Fee: The cost for 5 class session is $175 .
Registration: $35 non-refundable registration fee will be due upon registration for the class and will be applied to the first class fee. If you end up changing your mind you will not receive the registration fee back. To register just let me know you would like to enroll and I will collect payment and more information. Email me at loraleespiano@gmail.com
General Policies:
-No refunds for missed classes
-If I cancel for any reason, including inclement weather, I will refund the cancelled class
-Class size limited to 4 students
-Each student will have their own keyboard to use during classes and are not required to have an instrument at home for summer classes, but will be required to have on for continuation sessions in the fall.
Practice is not required for the younger ages however once we start into a method book it becomes necessary for retention of the material.
