Keyboard classes are available for ages 4+.

Sunrise is a pre-keyboard program for ages 2.5-4.

Family discounts are available to those with 2 or more children in MYC programs.

Keyboard Classes:

Tuition is $54 per month for nine months (Sept-May).

The registration fee for Level 1 keyboard students is approximately $160, which may be paid all at once or in 3 installments. This covers all books and materials for the entire year.

Registration for Level 1 includes the following materials:

- Three large student manuals (A, B, and C), with sections for rhythm ensembles, keyboard playing, scores for songs, listening activities, and colouring/homework

- Student activity book

- Tin sheet: a magnetic board with a picture of the keyboard on one side and the grand staff on the other

- Castanets

- Parent guide

- Sturdy canvas bag to organize and carry supplies

- Technique Toolbox (not included in Sunshine 1)

You may also wish to purchase a songs CD for an additional charge.

Sunrise:

Three payment options:

#1: Registration fee of $44 plus 8 post-dated monthly cheques for  $44 each (Oct-May)

#2: Registration fee of $130 plus 2 post-dated cheques of $130 (Nov 1 and Feb 1)

#3: Pay all fees at the time of registration: $390.

Sunrise Materials include:

- 3 newly recorded CDs featuring a variety of musical styles and accompaniments

- 3 spiral bound books with 70+ pages each, including craft/activity pages and scores for songs we will sing in class, with ideas for use at home

- child-size pair of claves (rhythm sticks), tambourine, and shakers

- 3 finger puppets for added enjoyment at home and in class

About Sunrise:

The Sunrise program offers an introduction to music through rhythm and singing. Sunrise lays strong foundations for both keyboard and academic achievement, with an emphasis on rhythms, patterns, and left-to-right reading.

Each class is 45 minutes long and is attended by 4-6 children and their parents/caregivers. It is a wonderful opportunity to bond with your child in a fun learning environment, and to give them experience learning in a group setting and interacting with other children in an organized yet playful format.

Children will sing many songs, including old favorites (such as "Old MacDonald"), new songs written especially for the Sunrise program (such as "Buddy Croak"), and personalized songs using the children's own names (such as "________ had a Drum"). Rhythm is taught using bears: Walking Bear is a quarter note (1 beat), Standing Bear is a half note (2 beats), and so on.

Classes also include rhythm instruments, stories, games, stickers, and movement.

Students will have a chance to perform informally at a retirement home every 6-8 weeks and participate in the year-end recital in May with keyboard students.