Puget Sounds Piano Studio’s Preschool Piano Program is designed to nurture and build upon a child’s innate love of music.  Students begin working with familiar melodies early on,  initially reading by color.  Gradually, traditional notation will replace the colorful pre-notation.   Preschool Piano Classes are taught in small groups of three to five students, ages 3-4.  All levels of the Preschool Piano Program include singing, listening, movement, working with rhythm instruments, and playing the piano.  Parents are encouraged to attend and participate.  A piano or keyboard at home is encouraged but not required.  Each 8-week session is concluded with a small performance for family and friends. 

Please register by contacting the studio at 206-384-0578 or by email at studio@pugetsoundspianostudio.com

Introduction to Preschool Piano- A four-week preview of Puget Sounds’ Preschool Piano Program.  In addition to working with universal musical elements such as rhythm, beat, and pitch, students will learn basic logistics of the piano, finger numbers, and how to play several familiar songs. 

Cost: $63 for the 4-week session, includes materials

 

Preschool Piano A- Have fun learning familiar tunes while building a good foundation for future piano playing.  In Preschool Piano A, songs are learned by reading music by color.  Students will also learn finger numbers, white note names, rhythm and rhythmic notation symbols, and good hand and body position at the keyboard.  Prerequisite: Completion of Intro to Preschool Piano.

Cost: $126 for the 8-week session, includes materials

            

 

Preschool Piano B- Continue learning familiar songs reading by color, while gradually transitioning to standard notation with previously learned songs.  Students also start to explore creative sounds at the piano, and ensemble playing with the rest of the class.  Prerequisite: Completion of Preschool Piano A.

 

Cost: $126 for the 8-week session, includes materials

  

Preschool Piano C- Continued work on progressively more difficult familiar songs, while simultaneously learning simple, unfamiliar songs through traditional notereading.  Students will complete Preschool Piano C with a solid understanding of reading and playing the 10 middle-C position notes, and will be ready for traditional private lessons.  Prerequisite:  Completion of Preschool Piano B.

 

Cost: $126 for the 8-week session, includes materials

Preschool Piano Schedule: Fall 2008