Her Secret? Lots of Practice Alisha Dhillon, MYC graduate and student of MYC teacher Claudia Muir, of Chilliwack, BC, recently earned First Class Honours with Distinction with a score of 95% on her Grade 3 Conservatory Canada piano exam. We spoke to Alisha, her teacher and her parents to find out how MYC contributed to […]

Meet Emma and Carrie Bailey, mother and daughter MYC Teachers based in Ottawa, ON, in the suburban neighbourhood known as Riverside South. Carrie, a veteran MYC teacher, brought up her family the ‘MYC Way’ and now her eldest daughter, Emma, is 17 and on the cusp of taking her level 9 RCM piano exam, all […]

When Alexsandria Ryan was just 5 years old, she attended Music for Young Children® classes with Kathy Andrew of Dartmouth, NS. Today she is a graduate of Dalhousie University holding a Bachelor of Music with a Concentration in Composition. That love of composing all began when her composition, Angels and Rainbows, won second place in […]

KANATA – March 21, 2018 From March 5-9th, 2018, compositions were submitted by over 6,000 Music for Young Children students competing in the 31st Annual International Composition Festival. MYC students from Canada, the U.S., Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam took part. Compositions are judged within their level in four different regions – Western Canada (BC, […]

Anna-Marie Buchinski! Her art will also be featured on the Level 2 Student Activity Book. Richelle Heng’s art was chosen to grace the cover of the Level 1 Student Activity Book.   Congratulations to our Young Artists!

  Music for Young Children is brimming with creativity! We are now receiving daily entries to our 31st Annual Composition Festival. Each year, students from Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, New Zealand, Canada and the United States send their handwritten compositions to be played by a panel of reviewers. You can listen to all of last […]

Congratulations to Judy Freeman in Parry Sound, Ontario for winning MYC’s 2018 annual Teacher Referral Draw for $1000! This year a total of 26 potential teachers were referred to MYC and 11 are now teaching MYC’s curriculum. Through our network of over 24,000 students and approximately 1,000 teachers on three continents, each year Music for […]

Created by Frances Balodis over 37 years ago, Music for Young Children has helped families develop a passion and fundamental understanding of music through a proven approach that prepares graduates for Royal Conservatory examinations. Through family involvement, engaging curriculum, and highly trained instructors like Christine Gardhouse of Summit Music Centre in Collingwood, Ontario, MYC consistently […]

Kristy Hagerman began her love for playing music at the age of 6 when she enrolled in Music for Young Children classes in Ottawa Ontario. Since then, the local Greely Ontario Singer Songwriter has made a name for herself playing gigs at local restaurants, public events, music venues, weddings and performing O’ Canada during the […]

Family friendly music that parents can enjoy as much as kids is hard to find. But Juno nominee Will Stroet, star of Will’s Jams on CBC Kids and Kidoodle TV has been working to create enjoyable music that inspires kids to be active, healthy, creative, and engaged in the world through music. With a passion […]