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Smart Start: 4 Years

Smart Start: 4 Years
Smart Start Classes
  • Available:  September 23, 2023 - June 9, 2024
  • Duration:  60 minutes
  • Instructor:  Oscar Peterson School Faculty
  • Discipline:  Early Childhood (Smart Start)
  • Course Type:  Early Childhood, Group Classes, Smart Start
  • Student Type:  4 years, Early Years (0-7)
  • Difficulty:  Beginner

Course Description

The benefits children gain from music study enrich every aspect of their lives.

My child's birthday happened before the Summer Term. Shouldn't they move to the next level/age group?

Summer Smart Start is a stand-alone program designed to consolidate learning at the end of a term for current students or give new students an introduction to the program. As with all Smart Start classes, the program is organized by birth year to allow us to plan appropriately for the learning needs and experience level of the children. Current students remain in their own cohort to prepare for the next level of Smart Start in September.
The teaching techniques employed in this course are designed to improve and support children's socialization, fine motor skills, self-confidence, and attention span through instruction in fundamental musical concepts such as pitch, metre, rhythm, dynamic and tempo. Listening skills are developed through exposure to a wide array of musical elements through singing games, basic instruments, and guided listening. Singing, dancing, listening, instruments and multi-arts activities all factor into the Smart Start curriculum.

By age four, children start organizing and better understanding their world. Smart Start classes are designed for the four-year old to use their increased attention, organization, and planning to aid their musical creations. Children begin to learn the basics of music theory, and are encouraged to apply their creativity to musical and artistic activities. These Smart Start classes provide the framework for learning a musical instrument, singing, or any other type of musical activity.

In this class the children experience the beginning steps musicianship and theory with simple rhythmic and melodic notation. This class begins to bridge children The Royal Conservatory's formal music instruction.

Students are registered by age as of December 31.

Smart Start: 4 Years

Playing Together! (Birth Year 2019) 

Winter/Spring Term


SATURDAY

January 20-June 8, 2024
8:30-9:30 am
Instructor: Saloomeh Fassaiezadeh
$545
CLOSED

February 10-June 8, 2024
9:00-10:00 am
Instructor: Colleen Didur
$545
SOLD OUT!

February 10-June 8, 2024
9:30-10:30 am
Instructor: Saloomeh Fassaiezadeh
$545
SOLD OUT!

February 10-June 8, 2024
10:30-11:30 am
Instructor: Ewa Krzatala
$545
SOLD OUT!

February 10-June 8, 2024
2:30-3:30 pm
Instructor: Bahareh Ameri
$545
SOLD OUT!


SUNDAY

February 11-June 9, 2024
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Instructor: Bailey Grineage
$545
SOLD OUT!


MONDAY

February 12-June 3, 2024
4:00-5:00 pm
Instructor: Ewa Krzatala
$545
SOLD OUT!