Music @ NYPT
Music @ NYPT
This year, starting in January 2025, NYPT partners with The Willow School of Music (Nanaimo) and Keynotes Music (U.K.) to offer a unique music curriculum that goes BEYOND traditional lessons, immersing student in a world where music becomes a language of character, moods, feeling, and storytelling through the use of "story frames" and differentiated learning tasks appropriate for the skill level of each individual learner. Suitable for both absolute beginners on the piano as well as students with some previous experience.
Tuesday is MUSIC DAY
at NYPT!
Ages 6-8
Musical Storytelling
at the Keyboard
"Golidlocks & the Three Bears"
Tuesdays, 4:15 pm
Ages 9-12
Musical Storytelling
at the Keyboard
"The Time Traveller"
Tuesdays, 5:15 pm
Creative Learners
Through improvisation and composition, our learners explore how different ways of playing the piano can portray moods, characters and storylines, Creative approaches are learner-centre red and enable students to express themselves.
Performers
Our Storytellers learner performs every lesson! Structured performance time at the end sees all students performing both solo and as an ensemble.
Musical Elements
We discover what the elements are that make music and then match them to stories and characters! Storyteller learners develop the musical vocabulary to describe the impact of what they hear.
Listening
In our classes, we listen to a variety of genres of music in order to develop appreciation for different styles, and the skills to describe how they are different.
Interval Training
To be able to master reading music, students need to understand intervals up and down, on the stave. We begin this important skill by using just one line, and building on all five.
Games
Games help to introduce and consolidate concepts and skills. Each game aims to embed learning , give students an opportunity to collaborate, and are super fun!
Singing
Singing is a key skill when learning any instrument, and our Storytellers sing the songs that they learn to play, using text from the song. We also encourage our learners to sing finger numbers and letter names.
Technique
Technique is addressed in a creative way where our Storytellers learners consider how their piano playing can sound like .... knocking on a door.... or like a lullaby.....
Rhythm & Pulse
Every lesson has activities that engage learners with rhythms: listening to them, tapping them, writing them, creating them, through which they develop an excellent sense of pulse!
Group Music Making, Individual Progress
Our strategies for differential and cyclical structures mean that while our learners learn and play together, they are able to further challenge themselves individually when needed. This means that no learner is left behind nor held back. We cover every learning style through our delivery and ensure that every learner thrives.
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Hall
4235 Departure Bay Road (behind Country Club Mall)
Ongoing enrolment! Join anytime!
Jan 7 - Mar 11, 2025
3-class trial = $60
Cost $80 per month
or $240 for all 12 weeks
+ 1-time $10 material fee (workbook)
Yes! All students have access to their own keyboard while in class!
Do they need to have a keyboard at home to practice on? Well.... it helps, but isn't absolutely necessary.
Our aim is simply to provide your chid with a rewarding musical experience.