Primary Musicianship
The kind of music classes you wish you had as a kid!
At Sounds Like This we pride ourselves on working with the children as they are.
Children will be welcomed to participate but never forced or pushed. This Big Kids Primary Musicianship class is perfect for children to participate and grow together through active music making, games, and intentional listening exercises. Just imagine the best school music class possible, except even more fun and with lots of drums.
These nurturing hands-on sessions are run by Julie Murray; a highly trained early childhood music educator.
These percussion and singing based sessions are the perfect introduction to instrumental and ensemble playing. Featuring rhymes, songs, props, fine and gross movement activities, children will learn to read notated music (if you're not sure if your child is ready for musical literacy please contact us, we're very happy to discuss it), play tuned and untuned percussion, work together as a band, play and sing in unison, in parts, and individually.
At Sounds Like This we take a creative and highly effective approach to musical literacy, converting sounds to symbols and symbols to sounds in a cleverly scaffolded while encouraging your child and growing their confidence.
Part music lesson.
Part social learning.
ALL fun.
These classes are a lesson in musicianship, deepening your child’s musical learning through singing, movement games, and percussion play. Children will also begin to read and write musical notation.
Your child will learn to take turns, arrange pieces, and perform independently and as part of the group.
Our Primary Musicianship sessions are for children aged 7-10 years old (unaccompanied) who have shown a deeper interest in music.
These sessions are for kids who are tuneful and artful and who already know how to take turns. During these sessions your child will have a greater say in the music making process, and their creativity will be encouraged.
Our percussion-based jamming isn’t just about building their musicality. It’s about social and dynamic learning and confidence building. Most importantly, it’s about FUN.
Sounds Like This provides neurologically informed, hands-on and inclusive music making education for children. Our whole person approach to learning starts when they are very little to set them and their grown-up up for a lifetime of positive learning.
These Primary Musicianship classes are limited to a maximum of 15 children, so they'll never feel lost in a crowd.
How long? Classes last 35 minutes
How much? $25 per class per child when booked with the membership, $29 per child per class if booked casually.
How often? Classes run weekly during the school term, or over a few consecutive days during the school holidays.
When and where? Our in-person Big Kids music classes, Big Kids Percussion Play, and Primary Musicianship classes are based in southeast Melbourne — at Sounds Like This’ beautiful studio within Making Waves, Mornington
Psst! We also run special workshops during the school holidays, so sing out if you’d like to be kept in the loop about new dates as they arise!
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