around 3.5yrs we send him to kindermusik at tanglin mall. he seemed to like it though he didnt really want to participate in singing etc. (he would sing chinese songs though) he was very keen on playing xylophone there and i wanted to buy him one but the teacher at the centre told me to wait till he start the 4yr old class.
but at christmas, i just couldnt resist getting him one. we got him a cheat one that comes with the music sheets. i showed him how to follow the music sheet (which comes in numbers-and not do re me) to play on xylophone. in 2 weeks, he memorised the notes for songs (oh susanna, twinkle twinkle litte star, jingle bell) and started playing w/o looking at the sheet.
i knew then that i needed to do something quickly. so we signed him up for yamaha junior music course (JMC). it started on 3rd jan 09. he loves the course, he even does the actions for the songs. now they are learning to play do and re notes in the class.
at home he plays his keyboard day and night. its a really good baby-sitter for us. :-) he can now play a few songs from the list of songs that came with the keyboard. and he and his dad are racing to see who can play better w/o looking at the keyboard. (me? i'm allergic to hard work so i dont practice/play)
i sent him to music class because i thought it would be very hard for him. i wanted him to try and learn hard things, i didnt want him to have such a easy life where he learns things w/o much effort. but now....i'm facing another happy problem.
should i get someone to teach him to play piano in parallel with JMC? i wonder if yamaha allows its teachers to give ad-hoc classes. now he's playing well but i think his finger positions are not right. taking him out of JMC is out of the question, because i really want him to mix with other kids and learn with them.
i feel JMC is a good course, the make music learning interesting.
ReplyDeleteat this stage, build up their basic and right posture is more important. Don't go too fast....
yes JMC is really good. we really like the dvd and cd that they use. last sat, though he was down with fever, he wanted to go for the class. i was suppose to call them and ask about the last sat lesson that we missed but i thought ah nevermind. and today, in the post i found letter from them with the lesson they taught last sat and homework that he needs to do. they are so organised.
ReplyDeleteoh, they even post you letter about the passed lesson you missed? So good.
ReplyDeleteSo far we never missed any class, but dun think the Yahama centre here will do the same like yours.