![]() ![]() A solid foundation aids children on what is a long musical path and assists them in their quest to find music’s hidden treasures.Ĭottage’s programmes develop these all-important skills through a range of fun and stimulating approaches. The combination of these activities helps to ensure that learning takes place on secure musical soil. Intensive musicianship training provides a sense of mental stimulation that passive experiences do not.Ĭhildren undertaking instrumental training also need to develop high-level ensemble and musicianship skills. Many studies have shown that quality musicianship training enhances learning in other subject areas, such as sciences, mathematics, and languages. Our classes for 6, 7, 8-10, 10-12 and 12-16 provide further development in a wide range of musical skills. Designed for parents and children, these classes place an emphasis on the development, creativity, and self-expression of each child using music drawn from a wide range of cultures. These fun-filled classes explore the fundamental elements of music through games, singing, rhythm, movement and dance. Our Early Childhood Classes for 2, 3, 4 and 5 year-olds provide the perfect start for your child. The skills and instincts developed at this early stage of training remain with them for life. It enables them to find their own voice and to develop an intrinsic sense of music as an art form. Musicianship training allows children to explore and discover hundreds of elements of music theory through fun activities and games. These classes allow children to develop a wide range of skills such as musical reading & writing, understanding of form & structure, creativity, memory, ensemble skills, co-ordination, left/right brain skills, independence, as well as pitch/rhythm skills. ![]() A sense of ownership at each stage is essential if children are to develop musical independence thus, each stage the issue should not simply be one of attainment, but of mastery.Ĭottage’s Musicianship programme is offered for children aged 2-16 years. If children do not understand the music they are playing they may be less prepared to continue with the disciplined practice required. This raises a serious issue, principally to do with ownership and understanding. As the child progresses through the graded levels on their instrument, the music they encounter becomes more and more complex. This programme provides the ideal preparation for, and accompaniment to, instrumental training. ![]()
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