Group Piano Programs

Programs uniquely designed for students age 3.5 to 11!

Wunderbies & Musical Friends (3.5-4.5 y.o.)

Join our Wunderbies friends and meet Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse in a fun group piano and musical adventure through the Music for Little Mozarts and WunderKeys for Preschoolers Piano Program! 

This group lesson includes: singing, listening, movement, rhythm activities, and beginning activities on the keyboard.

​This group piano program has 3 levels with each level consisting of 10-14 sessions each.

More info on program

Skills & Concepts

Musical Elements

• Dynamics: concept of loud/soft
• Tempo: concept of fast/slow
• Structure: 2-bar repeated melody
• Pitch: concept of high/low/middle
• Melodies: move by step
• Math Concepts: Numbers 1-5, one-to-one correspondence, patterns (AB/ABA/AABB)

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Pitch Names/Notation

• Pre-reader – melodic contour with rhythmic notation
• All note names as animals
• Focus on black keys

Listening

• Classical music, traditional folk music, and music composed for lessons while colouring pages with illustrations of the lesson

Singing

• Folk Songs for interests
• Songs with words with a focus on rhythm and/or melody
• Songs to expressive musical elements for creativity

Movement

• Songs with words and motions
• Creative movements
• Structured movements

Techniques & Articulation on Piano

• Bubble hand
• LH and RH Recognition
• Finger Independence
• Concept of held notes and short
  notes 

Rhythms & Time Signatures

• Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Whole Notes
• Songs mainly in 4/4

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Keys

• Introduction to note names on the keys

Musical Instruments

• Body Percussion (stamps, claps, etc)
• Percussion Instruments (hand drums, sticks and wood blocks, shakers, jingle bells, triangles,etc)
  • Adding "colour" to stories and songs
  • Illustrate pattern changes
• Pitched Instruments (xylophones)

Session One

• Term Dates: Fall 2021
• Sessions: 10 
  • 10 weekly
• Time: 30 minutes total weekly
  • 15 minutes live lessons
  • 15 minutes video lessons
• Workbooks: WunderKeys Piano For Preschoolers, Book 1 
  • Purchase on Amazon.

WUNDERBIES & MUSICAL FRIENDS (3.5-4.5 Y.O.)	WUNDERBIES & MUSICAL FRIENDS (3.5-4.5 Y.O.)
Free	Upon Request
Join us for a free lesson to see if this program is right for you and your child!	11- Weekly Sessions 15 - minutes online live / weekly ​15 - minutes recorded lesson / weekly Total = 30 minute weekly sessions
Sign Up	Sign Up
1:4	1:4
Parent participation is required.	Parent participation is required.
Books and materials will be supplied digitally.	Purchase books and materials separately.
-	Annual Membership Fee: $88
-	Access to additional digital learning worksheets and activities.
-	Recorded Video Lessons
-	​1 Group Performance Event
-	And, much more features for members!

More INFO HERE

​Little KeyNotes Group Piano (4.5-5.5 y.o.)

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We are super excited to offer the Little KeyNotes Group Piano program for ages 4.5-6, providing foundations of piano playing for our budding learners, using songs, and games.

​This program introduces students to musical elements (i.e., dynamics, tempo, structure, pitch, melodies, pre-reader - keyboard notes, technique (i.e., bubble hand, 5 Finger Scales), rhythm, time signatures, and songs!

Students will obtain secure knowledge of keyboard geography, finger independence, basic rhythms, and the ability to apply learning to other activities and tasks.

First Session: Animal Alphabet (Recommended)
Next Sessions: Minibeasts, Under the Sea, Weather Songs (Taken in any order)

Little KeyNotes - Skills and Concepts

Musical Elements

• Dynamics: concept of loud/soft
• Tempo: concept of fast/slow
• Structure: 2-bar repeated melody
• Pitch: concept of high/low
• Melodies: move by step or in 3rds

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Pitch Names/Notation

• Pre-reader – melodic contour with rhythmic notation
• All note names as letters

Techniques & Articulation

• Bubble hand
• 5-finger C position – RH
• 5-finger G position – RH
• C and B in LH
• Concept of held notes and short
  notes and technique
• (Extensions: LH octaves with RH)

Rhythms & Time Signatures

• Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Whole Notes
• Songs mainly in 4/4, occasional
  2/4 and 3/4

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Scales, Chords & Keys

• Songs in C Major
• 5-finger C scale
• Occasional C and E, 2-note chord

Sample Session

• Game or song to introduce new concept
• Making a virtual piano with laminated keyboards and using pompoms to find the note for the lesson
• Finding the note on the piano, colouring it in on our workbook and drawing the letter name
• Singing and playing the song for the lesson, singing lyrics, finger numbers and letter names
• Children practice at their home keyboards (with headphones) and perform their piece as both a solo and ensemble once they are all ready
• Lesson ends with a game/song!

Never miss a lesson again!
If you happen to miss a class, you can rewatch the live lesson and learn at your own time.

PIANO PARTY FOR KIDS (4.5-6 Y.O.)	LITTLE KEYNOTES GROUP PIANO (4.5-6 Y.O.)
Upon Request	Upon Request
Intro to Piano Trial 3-Session Package ​​30-minutes	12 Weekly Sessions 1 Performance Session ​30-minutes
Sign UP	​SIGN UP
1:6	1:6
Parent participation is required.	Parent participation is required.
Books and materials will be supplied digitally.	Complimentary workbooks supplied digitally.
-	Annual Membership Fee: $88
-	Access to additional digital learning worksheets and activities.
-	Recorded Video Lessons
-	​1 Group Performance Event
-	And, much more features for members!

More info here

KeyNotes Storytellers Group Piano (7-11 y.o.)

​We are super excited to offer the KeyNotes Storytellers Group Piano program for ages 7-11, providing foundations of piano playing for our budding learners, using songs, and games. There are 4 fun fairytale-based story workbooks in this program and at the end of our 12 weeks, we will do a online group performance!

Meet new friends, jump right into line notes, learn at your own pace, and most importantly, learn a new musical skill!

Please Note: Students who have completed the Little KeyNotes Program can join Storytellers. Students have have never had piano lessons before can also join the Storytellers.

First Session: Goldilocks & the 3 Bears (Recommended)
Next Sessions: Jack & the Beanstalk, The Gingerbread Man, Tortoise and the Hare (Taken in any order)

Storytellers - Skills and Concepts

Musical Elements

• Dynamics: pp, p, f, ff, crescendo
• Tempo: Adagio, Andante, Allegro, Presto
• Structure: Using A, B and C to describe sections; AB Binary form; finished and unfinished phrases
• Pitch: Middle C, treble C
• Melodies: move by step, 2nds, 3rds, 5ths and octaves

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Pitch Names/Notation

• Pre-reader version – melodic
  contour with rhythmic notation
• Reader version – treble clef notation – middle C to treble F

Pitch Names/Notation

• Bubble hand
• 5-finger C position – RH
• Moving hand position
• Playing in octaves (across RH and LH)
• Concept of staccato and legato, beginning technique

Rhythms & Time Signatures

• Quarter Notes, Half Notes, Whole Notes
• Songs in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4

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Scales, Chords & Keys

• Songs in C major, A minor
• C major scale
• Chords I and Vb in C major

Never miss a lesson again!
If you happen to miss a class, you can rewatch the live lesson and learn at your own time.

PIANO PARTY FOR KIDS (7-11 Y.O.)	KEYNOTES STORYTELLERS GROUP PIANO (7-11 Y.O.)
Upon Request	Upon Request
Intro to Piano Trial 3-Session Package 30-minutes	12 Weekly Sessions 1 Performance Session 30-minutes
Start HEre	start here
1:6	1:6
Parent "on-the-side" support is required.	Parent "on-the-side" support is recommended.
Books and materials will be supplied digitally.	Complimentary workbooks supplied digitally.
-	Annual Membership Fee: $88
-	Access to additional digital learning worksheets and activities.
-	Recorded Video Lessons
-	​1 Group Performance Event
-	And, much more features for members!

More info here

⭐Be creative. Be committed. Be the best you!⭐​