SINGING: Songbirds Introductory (Ages 6 - 9)
🎵 Vocal Play & Warm-Ups
We start each class with playful vocal warm-ups, silly sounds, and pitch games to get voices moving and ready to sing. These activities also help children explore their voices confidently and develop healthy vocal habits.
🎤 Singing Skills
Children learn foundational singing skills like pitch matching, breath support, rhythm, diction, and expressive singing. Everything is taught in a fun, age-appropriate way that makes learning feel like play.
🧠 Musical Thinking
We gently introduce music concepts such as rhythm, melody, dynamics, and musical patterns. This lays the groundwork for future music learning and builds strong listening skills and confidence.
🎶 Songs & Repertoire
Each term, students learn a small collection of carefully chosen songs with meaningful lyrics and fun melodies. We focus on songs that support skill development while helping kids feel proud of their progress.
💡 Confidence & Creativity
Our classes are designed to build confidence, spark creativity, and support each child’s unique voice. Students are always encouraged to explore and express themselves in a safe, inclusive space.
🌱 What Makes Our Classes Special
Parents often share that they’ve noticed their child becoming more confident, expressive, and excited about music since starting classes. While we focus on singing, what we’re really nurturing is each child’s sense of self, their curiosity, and their love of learning — all through fun, playful music-making.
Overview
Our beginner class for students ages 6+
This program is specially designed with young singers in mind. This level is developed for students ages six and up who are new to music lessons and are developing pitch accuracy. Students will learn foundational singing concepts such as pitch, breath energy, diction, and rhythm as well as vocal exploration and musicianship in a fun and inclusive environment. Classes include carefully selected songs with age-appropriate lyrics that children can relate to for expressive singing.
Backing tracks for their songs and exercises are also provided on an as-needed basis for practice at home so they are guided all the way! This class is a great introduction to voice for children at an affordable expense for parents.
Our classes introduce and foster a love of music first and foremost. We aim to have fun engaging lessons while always learning something new 🎶
SINGING: Little Songbirds (Ages 4 - 5)
SINGING: Songbirds Level One (Ages 9 - 12)
SINGING: Songbirds Level One (Ages 9 - 12)
Little Songbirds is an introductory singing class for children ages 4-5 who love to sing!
Students will learn foundational singing concepts such as pitch, breath energy, diction, and rhythm as well as vocal exploration and musicianship in a fun and inclusive environment. Classes include carefully selected songs with age-appropriate lyrics that children can relate to for expressive singing.
Our classes introduce and foster a love of music first and foremost. We aim to have fun engaging lessons while always learning something new 🎶
Pre-readers
Little songbirds is designed for children who are not yet at reading level but will still explore lyrics, sight words and expressive words enhancing their literacy and lyric knowledge
Technique
Little Songbirds teaches foundational singing concepts, vocal exploration, and musicianship in a FUN and inclusive environment
SINGING: Songbirds Level One (Ages 9 - 12)
SINGING: Songbirds Level One (Ages 9 - 12)
SINGING: Songbirds Level One (Ages 9 - 12)
Songbirds Level One is a continuation of our singing journey, designed for older beginners or students with some experience in music or choir.
In this class, students build on the foundations learned in Songbirds Introductory with more in-depth vocal technique, new challenges, and fun musical goals.
They'll learn about breath control, posture, dynamics, and performance technique, while exploring a range of age-appropriate songs that build pitch accuracy and confidence.
Each class includes vocal warm-ups, group singing, rhythm and movement games, and song-based activities. Students begin learning about music theory and ear training through playful activities that feel more like fun than study.
Whether your child is new to singing or continuing from our earlier levels, this class helps them become more confident singers while nurturing creativity, self-expression, and a lifelong love of music.
BEGINNER PIANO: KeyNotes Storytellers (Ages 6 - 9)
BEGINNER PIANO: KeyNotes Storytellers (Ages 6 - 9)
BEGINNER PIANO: KeyNotes Storytellers (Ages 6 - 9)
The Storytellers program features five themed workbooks, each lasting around 12 weeks. Students learn piano through familiar stories, with songs that bring characters to life and games that teach key musical skills in a fun, engaging way.
Designed for group learning, each song can be played solo or as part of an ensemble, with multiple difficulty levels to suit different learners.
Both pre-reader and reader versions are available, making the program ideal for a range of ages and abilities.
Key Objectives
Musical Elements - each workbook focuses on a different musical element which both informs learners' understanding of the foundations of music, but also helps to make the learning musical and engaging
- Dynamics
- Tempo
- Structure
- Pitch
- Melodies
Pitch Names/Notation
- Pre-readers - melodic contour with rhythmic notation
- Readers - treble clef notation - middle C to treble F
Technique and Articulation
- Hand posture
- 5-finger C position - RH
- moving hand position
- playing octaves (across RH and LH)
- concept of staccato and legato, beginning technique
Rhythm and Time Signatures
- Quarter, Half, and Whole notes
- Songs in 2/4, 2/4, and 4/4 time
Scales, Chords, and Keys
- Songs in C Major, A Minor
- C Major Scale
- Chords I and Vb in C Major
Composition
Each workbook includes a composition, where students get to compose for a particular part of the story or character, bringing together all of their knowledge and understanding about how music can illustrate feelings and characters.
BEGINNER PIANO: KeyNotes Play (Ages 9+)
BEGINNER PIANO: KeyNotes Storytellers (Ages 6 - 9)
BEGINNER PIANO: KeyNotes Storytellers (Ages 6 - 9)
KeyNotes Play is the perfect starting point for older beginners who are ready to dive into piano with confidence and creativity. This group class introduces music reading, technique, and ensemble skills in a fun and supportive environment, using colourful stories, games, and layered challenge levels so every student can progress at their own pace.
Key Objectives
Each unit focuses on building core musical skills through engaging pieces, rhythmic activities, and student reflection. Students learn to:
- Develop music reading using landmark notes and directional reading
- Recognise and apply rhythmic values from crotchets to quavers and dotted rhythms
- Play with musical expression, using dynamics, tempo, and articulation
- Track their own learning through self-evaluation and "What do I know?" boxes
Pitch Names & Notation
- Treble clef and bass clef reading
- Middle C to high A, including skips, steps, and intervals to a 5th
- Introduction of accidentals (flats and sharps) and enharmonic notes
- Reading and identifying chords and lead lines
Technique & Articulation
- Proper hand posture and finger independence
- Playing in 5-finger C and G minor positions
- Moving between hand positions and learning octave placement
- Exploring legato, staccato, and syncopated rhythms
- Playing triads and 12-bar blues basslines
Rhythm & Time Signatures
Reading and performing with:
- Semibreves, minims, crotchets, quavers, dotted minims
- Quaver and crotchet rests
- Playing in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time
- Tied notes, syncopation, and rhythmic improvisation
Scales, Chords & Keys
- Songs in C Major, G Minor, A Minor
- C Major scale and triads
- Primary chords (I, IV, V) and 12-Bar Blues
- Understanding and identifying chord symbols (I, IV, V) and positions