MUSIC @ NYPT

Storytellers introduces a music curriculum for children (ages 6-8) that is BOTH about learning the fundamentals  of piano AND creating a musical journey based in story that resonates with the imagination of young students. 

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​The focus is on how music can convey character, mood, and feelings: in addition to the "nuts-and-bolts" of playing piano, students focus on using the piano as a tool of expression.  Interactive games and songs are used to make music fun, while at the same time.  ensuring they gain strong, secure piano fundamentals.  Our aim is to develop a love of music, the piano, and create an opportunity for youthful artistic expression.

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​​In each 12-week program, students focus on ONE story (complete with a workbook). Each of the 12 lessons  in the workbook contain 1 (short and simple) song that "musically-describes" (through the use of simple tone colours, rhythms, and articulations)  one incident in the story.  By the end of the course, each students is assigned 2- 3 of these very short, simple songs to polish-- with the goal of recording them on an mp3. This recorded music is then combined with a recorded narration of the story performed by a young NYPT acting student! The result is:  a recorded story and simple soundtrack made by the students!​​

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​Suitable for both complete beginners and those with about 1 year previous traditional piano lessons.