Courses - Yamaha Music School Basingstoke

Junior Play for Keeps

Step into a world of freshness, fun and fantasy as children step out on an amazing musical adventure where anything and everything can happen! An ideal start to the basics of music for children aged between 5 and 7 years.

Play for Keeps

Inspire confidence, ambition and creativity in this highly successful course ranging from 7 years up to adult, which zooms up the ladder through a dazzling array of musical techniques.

‘Junior Play for Keeps’ teaches children from the age of 5 how to play keyboard.

The main focus of this course is:
• a fun approach to learning music
• building self-confidence
• developing co-ordination and motor skills
• introducing the basics of keyboard and piano technique
• fast-paced sequence of activities
• listening, singing and reading activities
• the aim of taking the student to an intermediate level
Who can take part? Children aged between 5 and 7 years
Lesson duration: Around 55 minutes for a group lesson
Lesson cost: £11 per lesson

‘Play for Keeps’ teaches children aged 8+, teenagers and adults how to play keyboard.

The main focus of this course is:
• to develop outstanding keyboard and piano skills
• to help the student to become an all-round musician who is comfortable in a range of styles and has a good repertoire
• to develop strong technique, fluent reading ability, a sound theoretical grasp and good aural skills
• to gain expertise in arranging and improvising
Who can take part? Children from 8 years upward, teenagers and adults
Length of lesson: Around 55 minutes
Lesson cost: £11 per lesson