In our Violin classes for children 5 years & upwards.....

Instrumental lessons begin when the child is ready musically and expresses a desire to play.

Weekly one-to-one lessons are supplemented by group musicianship and ensemble classes which further enhance their musical skills and provide a wonderful social opportunity to make music together.

Children are stimulated by the colourful notation & the use of familiar songs which invite them to explore the new world of the violin by building on their Kodaly musical play experiences. Musicianship games and an overall sense of play engages the children into highly focused studies.

Our teaching approach encourages sound technical development alongside creative thinking which develops the musical ear, musical literacy & understanding through colouring, copying, composing, transposing,performing and improvising.

Lessons build on the foundations laid in the Kodaly musical play classes, developing the child's instrumental and musicianship skills side by side. With the basic musicianship skills learnt in the Kindergarten at the child’s disposal, they will be free to concentrate on the technical aspects of instrumental playing and are usually found to progress more quickly.

Children that have not had the benefit of the Music Kindergarten or pre-instrumental training will still easily learn and understand the basic principles of the music through the carefully devised material. This approach continues through to advanced/ conservatoire level.

Some approaches to instrumental teaching delay music reading and bring quick and attractive results in the beginning but can deprive the child of the complementary development of technique, intellect and emotion by reducing the complex activity of instrumental playing to little more than imitation and copying movements. Undoubtedly, reading does slow down progress slightly in the early years but sight connects the learning with the brain and raises the child’s artisanship to an intellectual level. Knowledge that is achieved through more than one sense is deeper and long-lasting.

A Colourstrings trained child learns to hear inwardly what he/she is reading and therefore plays with a much deeper sense of understanding and musicality. Through our approach virtually all children, even those who would once be thought of as ‘tone deaf’, can learn an instrument and become competent players.

Violin lesson times are arranged privately and are given on an individual basis.

$25 per 30 minutes (Beginner level)

$38 per 45 minutes ( Intermediate Level)

$50 per 1 hour (Advanced Level)


RECITALS

All students are given the opportunity to perform solos at informal recitals and take part in chamber music and musical games days. Formal recitals take place towards the end of each academic year.
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