Lessons for kids
What makes jam for joy lessons unique?
I combine my training and experience in children's education with my long experience of guitar/music teaching. My goal is to tailor the lessons to the students, to provide very rich and engaging learning activities, and nurture a life long love of music in students.
I have found private music teaching for children often has one of two flaws: 1. it is either too old fashioned and structured too rigidly (every student is demanded to learn the same way) OR 2. the lessons are taught by musicians who are players first and teachers a distant second (leading to haphazard teaching of a tune here, a chord there, a scale at another time).
The kinds of learning activities to expect in our lessons:
Lessons at 1 Carling Ave: 40 minutes long - $30
Lessons at your own home: 40 minutes long - $50
What makes jam for joy lessons unique?
I combine my training and experience in children's education with my long experience of guitar/music teaching. My goal is to tailor the lessons to the students, to provide very rich and engaging learning activities, and nurture a life long love of music in students.
I have found private music teaching for children often has one of two flaws: 1. it is either too old fashioned and structured too rigidly (every student is demanded to learn the same way) OR 2. the lessons are taught by musicians who are players first and teachers a distant second (leading to haphazard teaching of a tune here, a chord there, a scale at another time).
The kinds of learning activities to expect in our lessons:
- A huge and growing repertoire of musical games on the instrument
- Using digital audio recording (recording progress - producing recorded music that kids can take home)
- Listening games that will improve kids' musical ear
- Approaching music reading from an alternative perspective (connecting symbols to sounds)
- Rhythm activities, using the guitar as well as other instruments
- ...and lots of other fun things (ideas are always brewing)
Lessons at 1 Carling Ave: 40 minutes long - $30
Lessons at your own home: 40 minutes long - $50