Music for Little Mozarts
Early Learning Piano Classes in Windsor, Ontario
Music Groups for Kindergarten Kids
Enhance your child’s development through music with this piano, music and movement curriculum by Alfred Music, specifically designed for ages 4, 5 and 6, developed by a team of musicians, adapted and taught by our school Director.
The course centres on the adventures of Mozart Mouse and Beethoven Bear as they learn all about music. Students experience music through singing, movement and response to rhythm patterns. Through storytelling and play, they introduce the students to new musical concepts, show them how to play instruments, and lead them in dances and sing-alongs. Students are introduced to appealing piano performance pieces, to the families of instruments, to popular, folk and rock music, symphony orchestra, opera, piano recitals and fine art.
Social and Interactive
play based leARNING
Kids aged 4, 5 and 6 learn through play and imagination. We use storytelling, props, singing, colouring, playing musical instruments and listening to music as ways of learning to make this extra fun.
CRAFTED CURRICULUM
Group Piano Lessons for Ages 4, 5 & 6.
KEYBOARD PRACTICE
Short, repeated melody phrases played on the keyboard reinforce the technique necessary to perform patterns such as intervals and five-finger patterns.
VISUAL ARTS
Connecting the elements of visual art to music at a young age helps them learn and is essential in developing a well-rounded creative individual.
RHYTHM FOUNDATIONS
Short, repeated rhythm phrases help students to internalize patterns by providing a forum for practising these patterns many times while still maintaining musical interest.
PIANO RECITALS
Early piano recitals help kids get over the fear of being on stage and understand that they need to feel prepared for an audience. We practice for real performances at an early age using play!
SINGING MELODIES
Students enjoy singing familiar songs with words they know and alternate words to reinforce musical concepts. Listening and singing melodies aids with pitch and interval study.
MUSIC DISCOVERY & MOTOR SKILLS
Songs with words and motions give a foundation in rhythm and help develop large motor coordination skills by moving to the beat of the music.
DANCE & MOVEMENT
Dances develop concentration and spatial awareness. They also create an instinctive feeling for phrasing and musical form.
- Meet The MusicFriends
Intro Course - Music ForLittle Mozarts
Full Level Course
This 4-class intro course is 45 mins weekly. It's designed for beginner students aged 4-5 who are brand new to our school. Right after Meet the Music Friends wraps up, sessions for our Music for Little Mozarts Full Level Course begin.
Group Size: 3 Students
Spring 2023 Session:
Wednesdays at 6:00pm – March 8, 22, 29, April 5 2023 (no class March 15)
Saturdays at 11:30am – March 4, 11, 25, April 8, 2023 (no class March 18 / April 1)
Summer 2023 Session:
Thursdays at 5:30pm – June 1, 8, 15, 22, 2023
Saturdays at 10:30am – June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023
Fall 2023 Session:
Thursdays at 4:30 – August 24, 31, September 7, 14, 2023
Saturdays at 11:30 – August 26, September 2, 9, 16, 2023
Winter 2023-24 Session:
Thursdays at 3:30 – December 7, 14, 21, January 11, 2024 (no classes for winter break)
Saturdays at 1:30 – December 9, 16, January 6, 13, 2024 (no classes for winter break)
Are you late into a session or not sure about 4 whole classes? There might still be space for you.
Spring, Fall & Winter Sessions include 11 weekly 45-minute classes.
Summer Session includes 6 weekly 90 minute classes.
Music for Little Mozarts Full Level Courses are for students aged 4-6. Sessions begin shortly after the Meet the Music Friends Intro Course wraps up. Students graduate from Music for Little Mozarts after completing 3 full sessions. This course usually has at least one bilingual french/english class, please ask if interested. Classes are integrated for all levels, unless otherwise noted below. Following this course, students can start private lessons in a variety of different musical instruments.
Group Size: 3 Students
Spring 2023 Session: April 13 – June 24, 2023
Thursdays at 4:30 OR Saturdays at 11:30
Summer 2023 Session: July 6 – August 12, 2023
Thursdays at 2:30pm - Levels 2 & 3
(Looking for our Level 1 course? It’s integrated into our Summer Camp for 4-5 year olds.)
Fall 2023 Session: September 21 – December 2, 2023
Thursdays at 4:30pm OR Saturdays at 10:30am
Winter 2024 Session: January 18 – April 6, 2024
Thursdays at 4:30pm OR Saturdays at 10:30am
Music For Little Mozarts Student Materials
Students in the Meet the Music Friends Intro Course are supplied with our Workbook which they will keep at the school and take home after the session is complete.
Students in the Full Level Course will use a 3-ring binder or folder with lined paper which will soon get stuffed with sheet music, printed lyrics, worksheets, drawing activities and colouring pages.
Beethoven Bear, Mozart Mouse and Music Friends plush toys stimulate the student’s imagination during lessons, a necessary component for teaching young children. They are available soon to purchase to extend the imagination into the homes of our group students!!
Kindergarten Music Class Instructor
Our school Director Miss Michelle loves working with young children to grow their minds and skills and foster their love and appreciation for the arts. She spent several years as artist-in-residence for the CSC Providence school board where she taught the arts using hands-on, innovative methods, completing large collaborative visual art and music projects with kids in classrooms all over Windsor-Essex & Chatham-Kent. Her visual arts degree is from University of Windsor and she has received additional artist-educator training throughout her career from Jumblies Theatre (Toronto), Royal Conservatory of Music, and Multicultural Council of Windsor. In 2018, Michelle developed and delivered a bilingual professional development program for Ontario-based music and visual arts educators through the Ontario Arts Council. She has worked for South Windsor School of Music since 2008, and has owed the school since 2019.