Foundation Music - Schoolwide music

The school wide music program is a comprehensive music curriculum for all children during school hours. Each cohort will have a 30 minute session once a week customized to the developmental stage of the children and their interests. At just 700yen per child weekly, bring quality and inclusive music education to your school.

During each 30 minute session, we work on the following goals:

1. Nurturing children's musicality
All children will be exposed to the musical instruments such as:
Bell, Tambourine, Shaker, Drum, Ukulele, Castanet*
*instrument may vary slightly according to school.

All children will be exposed to the following elements of music:
Beat, Pitch, Rhythm, Dynamics, Melody, Tempo, Form, Harmony, Timbre

2. Developing other essential skills
All music sessions will also work skills as written in the minim philosophy.

Customized curriculum for each cohort:
PN | 1-2 years | The engaging world of music
N1 | 2-3 years | The building blocks of music
N2 | 3-4 years | Confident musicians
K1 | 4-5 years | Music constructors
K2 | 5-6 years | Composers of tomorrow
Daycare | 0-5 years| Our musical community

Duration
30 minutes per cohort

Frequency
Once a week

Lesson fee
700yen per child per lesson
School package designed based on average attendance rate on the selected day

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PN | 1-2 years | The engaging world of music

Children will engage in a multi-sensorial musical experience throughout the year. They will be exposed to different musical instruments and a wide range of songs and movement.

Musical skills emphasized
Beat, Rhyhthm, Dynamics, Melody

Skills emphasized from minim philosophy
Sensorial sensitivity, Fine and gross motor skills, Social skills

Lesson structure
Hello song
Music and Movement
Songs with instruments
Song book
Solo section (involving turn taking)
Goodbye song

N1 | 2-3 years | The building blocks of music

Children will be exposed to a variety of songs focusing on building numeracy and literacy. Many of their songs and dance will require lots of teamwork.

Musical skills emphasized
Pitch, Melody, Dynamics, Beat, Rhyhthm

Skills emphasized from minim philosophy
Social skills, Literacy, Numeracy, Fine and gross motor skills

Lesson structure
Hello song
Music and Movement
Songs with instruments
Song book
Solo section (involving turn taking)
Goodbye song

N2 | 3-4 years | Confident musicians

Children will be given many opportunities to analyze their favourite stories from a musical perspective and decide on how they can enact the story out through songs and instruments.

Musical skills emphasized
Timbre, Pitch, Melody, Dynamics, Beat, Rhyhthm, Tempo

Skills emphasized from minim philosophy
Physical coordination, Social skills, Literacy, Numeracy, Fine and gross motor skills, Creativity

Lesson structure
Hello song
Music & Movement
Song book
Music analysis
Goodbye song

K1 | 4-5 years | Music constructors

Children will be introduced musical notation as one of the building blocks to music writing. They will also engage in many team music games and different music genres to build their sensitivity towards music.

Musical skills emphasized
Timbre,  Pitch,  Melody,  Dynamics,  Rhythm, Beat,  Tempo,  Form

Skills emphasized from minim philosophy
Physical coordination, Social skills, Literacy, Numeracy, Fine and gross motor skills, Emotional skills, Creativity

Lesson structure
Hello song
Music & movement
Music notation
Team music games
Goodbye song

K2 | 5-6 years | Composers of tomorrow

Music classes will be focused on having the children create their own music and building that confidence to express themselves musically. They will discover how to make use of different instruments to add depth to the music they want to create.

Musical skills emphasized
Timbre,  Pitch,  Melody,  Dynamics,  Rhythm, Beat,  Tempo,  Form, Harmony

Skills emphasized from minim philosophy
Physical coordination, Social skills, Literacy, Numeracy, Fine and gross motor skills, Emotional skills, Creativity

Lesson structure
Hello song
Creating music through music notation
Music listening and analysis
Team music games / creating new music

Daycare | 0-5 years| Our musical community

Children can look forward to an interactive session where the older children make requests on songs that would like to learn and customizing instruments and movements for all younger and older ones to enjoy.

Musical skills emphasized
Pitch, Melody, Dynamics, Rhythm, Beat, Tempo

Skills from minim philosophy emphasized
Social skills, Literacy, Numeracy, Fine and gross motor skills, Creativity

Lesson structure
Hello song
Music and Movement
Songs with instruments
Song book
Solo section (involving turn taking)
Goodbye song