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STACCATO! specializes in teaching classical music to children and adults in fun, creative and unconventional way
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1.Baby Mozart
Age range: 6 months-1.5 years old
Semester 1: Rhythms and Rhymes I
Semester 2: Rhythms and Rhymes II
Class length: 45 minutes
Number of lessons: 24 lessons per
semester
Frequency: Once a week
Description
The Baby Mozart program is a perfect
boost for your babies. At this stage, children start to lift their heads, grasp
objects, babble, roll, crawl, stand alone and even start to speak mama and
dada. At such an early stage, your baby will be introduced to
development-promoting activities and music through popular nursery rhymes, and
classical music. Based from studies, introducing babies to music helps them to
develop and sharpen their memory, perception, and aural skills.
Semester
themes:
Children will be exposed with different
classical music that makes them healthier, smarter and happier (The Mozart
effect) and nursery songs while recognizing the steady beats of music that is linked
to cognitive development.
Rhythms and Rhymes I
Rhythms and Rhymes II
Learn different ways to connect with your
little angels through music and enjoy your time together. Our approach
encourages parent-involvement to strengthen parent-child relationship while fostering
children's spatial awareness, language, visual, social and emotional skills.
This is the best time to nourish all their senses through our fun music classes
and take advantage of the bonding time. Remember, it is never too early to
enjoy the wonders of music!
Information Source :
Official Website/Facebook Pages of " Staccato"
2.Beethoven Toddler
Age range: 1.5-2.5 years old
Semester 1: Dixieland and Tales I
Semester 2: Dixieland and Tales II
Class length: 45 minutes
Number of lessons: 24 lessons per
semester
Frequency: Once a week
Description
The Beethoven Toddlers program is a fun
and interactive class that your little ones (and even you!) would enjoy.
Children start to walk, run, jump, point to pictures, verbalize and speak 2-word
sentences. At this stage, children enjoy role-playing and mimics real-life
situation through play.
Our program is designed to help your kids
recognize basic rhythm, pulse, tempo, pitch and different world instruments. It
offers a creative and unique introduction to classical music with these
exciting themes:
Dixieland
and Tales I & II:
An exciting activity where kids get to
enjoy storytelling, accompanied by classical music to fuel their imagination
and involvement through roleplaying. Plus, listen and enjoy to the upbeat remix
of classical music by Cuban Brothers and the likes.
This theme will surely facilitate your
child's motor and cognitive development. Watch your tot’s confidence grow,
improve their social skills, develop their musical ear and a life-long love of
music.
Information
Source : Official Website/Facebook Pages of " Staccato"
3.Chopin Preschooler
Age range: 2.5-3.5 years old
Semester 1: Animal Carnival
Semester 2: Dancing with Nature
Class length: 45 minutes
Number of lessons: 24 lessons per
semester
Frequency: Once a week
Description
The Chopin Preschooler program is a
creative and exciting class designed to your child's growing sense of
independence and imagination. Your child will also explore the world of music
through introduction to musical terms adapted from music education philosophers
like Carl Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze. Your kid will be able to recognize basic
to complex rhythms, pulse, tempo (speed of music), define articulations and
other music terms, and identify different world instruments. This program aims
to enhance your child's imagination, cognitive, gross, fine motor and social
skills. To top it all up, we have also added some themes that will make them look
forward to their next class:
Animal
Carnival:
This fun activity is a wonderful way to
introduce your kids to classical music. Watch your child identify the sounds of
animals imitated by different orchestra instruments and sing along the lyrics
together with the music. Expose your kids to a class filled with classical
music by Saint-Saens, Rimsky-Korsakov and Rossini.
Dancing
with Nature:
Let your kid express classical music
through dancing. Who knows, it may be one of your child's hidden talents! This
theme will expose your child to catchy and danceable classical pieces like
Grieg's Norwegian Dance, Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Vivaldi's Four Seasons and a
lot more. See their gracefulness and watch them move and express themselves
like a pro.
Information
Source : Official Website/Facebook Pages of " Staccato"
4.Bach Lab (Group Keyboard)
Age range: 3.5 years old and above
Semester 1: Instruments of the Orchestra*
Semester 2: Genre of Music and Ensemble*
Semester 3: Carl Orff Ensemble*
Semester 4: Carl Orff Ensemble and Suzuki
Class length: 60 minutes
Number of lessons: 24 lessons per
semester
Frequency: Once a week
*Semesters are Pre-requisite.
Description
Let your kids interact with other kids by
enrolling them to Staccato!'s Bach Lab class. Piano class does not have to be a
one-on-one approach. The Bach Lab class allows your kid to enjoy piano lessons
in a fun social group setting. Aside from basic music concepts, basic
composition, instrument exploration, and basic improvisation, we will equip
your child with proper piano techniques which will give them the edge in piano
playing. The Bach Lab class is designed to let your kids learn piano, have fun,
and make friends at the same time. We will assign a simple music piece every
week, getting progressively more challenging over the course of the class.
Besides from learning the piano fundamentals, your child will also improve in
reading music notation (sight-reading), develop their musical ear (aural
training), understand basic music theory and build their confidence by
performing with and in-front of their peers.
Instruments
of the Orchestra:
Expose your child and be inspired with
different tone colours (timbre) of the orchestra instruments. Your child will
be able to identify different musical instruments (from different families such
as Keyboard, Strings, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion) by the way it looks, the
way it sounds, and its exact place in an orchestra setup.
Genre of
Music and Ensemble:
Music comes in different groups and even
style. Let your child learn, be amaze and have a chance to play in different
music ensembles. Aside from the chance of learning with friends, children will
learn teamwork, balance, rhythm, timing and performance etiquette. Children
will also be able to identify different emotions in their musical pieces that
may affect their moodiness, boost their confidence and reduce anxiety.
Carl Orff
Ensemble:
Music does not only mean playing piano.
This program combines music, movement, speech and drama into lessons which is
natural to children. With this approach, allows children to recognize the
importance of rhythm and exposure to different range of percussion instruments.
Suzuki
Method:
Similar to language, your child can learn
music through listening, observation, imitation and constant repetition until
your child masters how to play the musical pieces. Children will become more
comfortable with their instruments and will learn techniques through popular
pieces even before learning to read. Through a group set up, children will also
learn to socialize and will have a support system that aims to motivate one
from another.
This program is divided into four levels
that gauges your child's piano-playing skills. A different level is introduced
to your child as he progresses over time and meets the level requirements.
Level 1: Bach Explorers
Level 2: Bach Scouts
Level 3: Bach Detectives
Level 4: Bach Whiz
Let your child increasingly enjoy
learning music through our semesters while progressing in their piano and
musical skills and at the same time, making friends through Staccato's group
classes.
Information Source :
Official Website/Facebook Pages of " Staccato"
5.Elite Program for Young Talents
The Staccato Elite Program for Young
Talent (EPYT) is designed for young students who are aiming to achieve an
accelerated music education. The objective of the course is to build up
essential music skills in individual lessons, as well as to enhance their
musicianship through group classes. There are also more performing
opportunities for students in the course to attain a higher performance level.
This program includes weekly individual
instrumental lesson and bi-weekly musicianship class covering music theory,
aural skills and other musical related topics. The students will receive
mid-week video feedbacks of their practice during the week in this program.
They are also required to participate in 2 recitals, at least one competition,
and 2 masterclasses throughout the year.
Students are encouraged to participate in
external festivals or competitions to gain various experience, as well as
attend live concerts through their music journey.
Students applying DSA (Direct School
Admission) through music will be given 2 sessions of oral preparation for their
interviews.
Information
Source : Official Website/Facebook Pages of " Staccato"
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