EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC (ECM) CLASSES

Early Childhood music progresses through three stages. Stages one and two are called Early Childhood Music Classes (ECM) and stage three is called Childhood Music Education (CME). Classes are progrressive and teachers place children in the appropriate classes according to age and ability.

Following these three stage we have Transition Classes for children aged 6 - 8 where they do 5 weeks of each of the following: Guitar, piano, violin, recorder, percussion and singing. This leads to group or individual tuition on the chosen instrument.

Everyone has musical ability! It's true.

	Stage I ECM	Stage II ECM	Stage III CME	TRANSITION*	Children's Choir
LISMORE NRCAC	Tuesday Age 2 - 4 9.30-10.30am		Tuesday Age 4 - 6 4.00-5.00pm	Tuesday Age 5 - 8 4.15-5.15pm	Tuesday Age 7- 11 5.00-6.00pm
	Thursday Age 2 - Age 4 9.30-10.30am	Thursday Age 3 - Age 4 10.30-11.30am			Wednesday Age 12 - 16 6.00-7.00pm
BANGALOW Anglican Hall	Wednesday Age 1 - 2 9.30 - 10.30am		Wednesday Age 3 - 4 10.30 - 11.30am
LENNOX HEAD Recreational Hall Park Lane	Wednesday Age 2 - 4 9.30 - 10.30am				Info Sheet

EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC = ECM CHIDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION = CME

• Each child must have an individual carer present. Families involved together with music provide further rich experiences for both parents and children.
• We will look for term payments wherever possible. This will ensure your child's place in the programme and do away with time-consuming monetary transactions during or after class time.
• Term payment also attracts a 5 percent discount

Every child is born with musical ability, but if it's not tapped into early enough then it can fail to develop. Being 'unmusical' is more likely to be an outcome of poor training or lack of opportunity than it is from lack of ability. Everyone has the capacity to improve their musical skills.

Each child will be placed according to their individual developmental level.

Research published in early 2001 indicates that all babies are born with perfect pitch-it's how they are able to recognize their mother's voice and to learn a language. But if they don't learn to use their perfect pitch, they then lose it. Early music lessons help a child to retain that fundamental musical skill, which is also so critical in learning a mother tongue as well as foreign languages.

Playing music improves concentration, memory and self expression

A massive two-year study in Switzerland run with 1,200 children in more than 50 classes scientifically showed how playing music improved children's reading and verbal skills through improved concentration, memory and self expression. Younger children who had three more music classes per week and three fewer main curriculum classes made rapid developments in speech and learned to read with greater ease. Other effects revealed by the study showed that children learned to like each other more, enjoyed school more (as did their teachers) and were less stressed during the various tests. Source: Australian Music Association.

All children have musical potential. Music is a natural and important part of a young child's growth and development, creating a firm foundation for which future learning is built.

This childhood Music Education programme aims to develop the enjoyment and understanding of music. We provide opportunities for all students to learn through participation in musical activities at levels consistent with their stage of development.

An understanding of musical concepts and confidence in performance gives your child the edge when it comes to learning an instrument or performing at any other time in their life.

Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre