MUSIC
Sessions
INSTRUMENT SESSIONS
We currently offer 30 - 45 min sessions for
Vocals | Ukulele | Piano | Keyboard | Violin
Drums | Guitar | Bass | Electric Guitar
Exams for instruments are available at the student's request, however at Excite Academy our focus is on learning to not only play, but perform.
Every year we offer opportunities to perform in Music Recitals held at the end of each term - an informal way to start performing in front of an audience of friends and family, and to hear other Excite Academy students. Our End of Year Concert is an opportunity for select students to perform in collaborative items across all of our Performing Arts disciplines.
"group or individual?"
Benefits of Group Sessions
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Economical fees
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Students can learn in a social and encouraging environment with students of a similar age and ability level
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Students will also develop listening skills and learn to play in sync, while having opportunities to collaborate and work as a team
Benefits of Individual Sessions
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Quality one-on-one learning with the teacher
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Ideal for older and/or more experienced learners
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Recommended for exam students
INTRO TRIAL SESSION $22
Students who are beginners or have been learning for less than 6 months in a group environment will begin with a group introduction session.
ASSESSMENT SESSION $22
Students who are not beginners or have been learning for more than 6 months in a group environment will begin with an individual assessment session.
"Should my 3-6 year old be learning an instrument?"
While many children are very interested in music at a young age, unless a child is exceptionally gifted, most are not ready for the discipline of sitting at one instrument for a half hour lesson, practicing regularly at home during the week and enduring for the long haul. What they learn over a year at the age of 6 can be picked up in a few weeks when they are 8 years old. For parents this equates to a substantial amount of financial investment while wanting their child to 'experience' music.
As an alternative we recommend the Intro to Music classes, a 45 minute interactive and engaging class once a week covering the fundamental elements of music in a fun way on several instruments, with no practice required at home between sessions. Find more information on these classes below.
If you think your child is exceptionally talented an assessment trial is available for $22. However, we do ask you to trust our judgment on the outcome.
For children aged 6-7 who are interested in learning an intro to one category of instruments only, we recommend the Jr sessions, 30 minute classes once a week for Keys, Drums, Strings, or Vocals. These are subject to sufficient numbers required to run a group.
Instrument & Vocal Gallery
Intro to music
for 3-6 years
45 min class once a week
$150 per term
a free trial is available
These classes are designed to grow young students into music by embracing movement, singing, actions, playing instruments, and creating music - all the fundamental aspects needed to grow them into choosing an instrument to pursue further when they are ready.
In these sessions students will develop in-tune singing using hand signs, play a range of percussion and melodic instruments, and also begin conventional music literacy starting with pictorial notation and leading towards conventional notation.
Our older students will also get tasters of instruments such as xylophones, ukulele, recorder and hand drums.
No practice is required during the week.
Intro to Music for ages 3-4
Thursday 3.30-4.15pm
Intro to Music for ages 5-6
Class 1 | Thursday 4.15-5.00pm
Class 2 | Thursday 5.00-5.45pm
(repeat session)
Jr music Groups
for 5-6 years
30 min class once a week
$150 per term
These small group classes are perfect for the young child who is not ready for the serious discipline of playing one instrument for half an hour each week plus practicing at home.
They are a great introduction to playing an Instrument with many principles and activities included from the Intro to Music Series.
No practice is required during the week.
Jr Vocals
(Monday afternoons - enquire)
Jr Keys
(Enquire)
Jr Drums
(Enquire)
Jr Strings
(Enquire)
