M.int Leaves

M.int Music Exploration Course (for ages 4.5-6)

Suitable for: ages 4.5-6

Term: Spring 2024 –  January to June (20 weeks)

Instructor: Alex L / Candy

Course Format: Group - Unaccompanied (60 minutes)

The M.int Leaves course is designed to be taken before or alongside instrumental lessons to form an unrivalled, balanced, and comprehensive music education. Each Leaves class will be divided into two halves. In the first 30 minutes, students will be taught musicianship fundamentals inspired by the Kodály Method of musical education, a world-renowned approach that specialises in child-friendly game-based learning. Leaves will have their musical understanding of concepts and terminology reinforced through playground songs, rhymes and rhythmic movements. They will continue to build on skills learned in Sprouts, and learn to sing at pitch (both in a group and individually) and develop a strong conscious understanding of pitch, rhythm and beat.

In the latter 30 minutes of the class, students will be introduced to classical music composers from two of the four main periods: Romantic and 20th Century and their most famous works, such as Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1, John Williams’ Star Wars theme, Strouse and Charnin’s Annie the Musical and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Students will grow their musical knowledge and learn about different composers and genres of music (such as concerto, ballet, musical, jazz, film music); they will also build their instrumental knowledge and theory concepts through learning about these famous repertoires.