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Group Classes | 0 - 4 year olds
Baby Beats
0 - 2.5 years
A wonderful, hands-on start for developing a life-long love of music.
Songs, stories, games, activities, and heaps of fun percussion and music from the very start of life!
30min classes
For more information on the syllabus visit Encore Music
Tuesday 9:45 - 10:15am
Kinder Beat
2.25 - 3.75 years
An award-winning Australian designed and internationally recognised introduction to music for very young kids.
30min classes, grouped by ages.
KB-1 Thu (DOB before 28.01.22)
KB-2 Tue (DOB before 28.04.21)
Thursday 10:00 - 10:30am
(Starts Term-2)
Tuesday 10:15 - 10:45am
(Starts Term-2)
Kinder Beat is an outstanding award winning start to music. It features musical activities and skills that 21st century children need for cognitive development and accelerated learning. Setting the benchmark for early childhood music, our engaging characters Kinder Bear, Kinder Roo and Joey, embed fun into the lessons. Each class is a building block ensuring musical enjoyment is extended with each new song.
Lots of creativity, two full-colour workbooks with professional quality CDs, taught in a fun, relaxed classroom environment supported by a Parent or Carer.
30-minute weekly class
Maximum 10 students per class
A parent or carer must attend each class, siblings can attend morning class
For more information on the syllabus visit Encore Music
Instruments and Props:
Music Box, Rainbow Ring, Parachute, Streamers, Hoops, Scarves, Balls
Flash Cards, Worksheets, Specialised musical interaction via a different character toy each level
Chime Bars, Puppets, Coloured Felt Strips, Bells, Shakers, Rhythm Sticks, Tambourines
Introduction to foundation skills necessary for all musicians:
Beat, Metre, and Rhythm – Using A Wide Range of Percussion Instruments
Aural – Developing Listening Skills
Pitch – Singing Songs
Gross Motor Skills – Movement, Action, Body Percussion
Movement, Dance, Gesture
Musical Games
Kinder Beat Piano
3.75 - 4.5 years
An award-winning introduction to music for pre-schoolers, preparing little fingers to play with rhythm, coordination, and aural skills.
45min classes
1 level, Thu (DOB before 28.07.20)
Thursday 9:30 - 10:00am
(Starts Term-2)
Kinder Beat Piano has set a new benchmark for early childhood piano. Super Cool Mouse is the hip character adding that special dimension to this unique and developmentally precise exploration of the piano.
Each 45-minute weekly, interactive music programme is specifically designed to develop all aspects of early music fundamentals for this most receptive age group. Rhythm is treated as the most important foundation element because it is the basis of all music-making, no matter what instrument or style the child chooses later in life. Appropriate hand and finger shapes is carefully managed and developed while exploring creativity on both the black and white keys, as well as playing rhythmic and melodic ensembles.
45-minute weekly class
Maximum 10 students per class
A parent or carer must attend each class, siblings can attend morning class
For more information on the syllabus visit Encore Music
Focus Activities:
Pitch through singing and listening
Movement, gesture and response
Encouragement of creativity and improvisation
Body Percussion and Ensemble playing
Development of Gross and Fine motor skills and co-ordination
Rhythmic response using Percussion Instruments
Musicianship skills through songs, rhymes and rhythm
Listening Skills through Music Appreciation
Elementary Notation, Rhythmic Reading, Composition and Writing
Verbal Interaction, Discipline, Self-Control, Concentration, etc
Music Games and Activities for musical fun and social interaction
Worksheets and Flashcards
Learning to work in a Group and develop Social Skills and new friendships
Group Classes | 4½ - 10 year olds
Junior
4.5 - 6.75 years
Our internationally respected core programme for all piano beginners
Develops aural and piano skills in a fun, relaxed environment with lots of short engaging segments in each class.
Delightfully different to traditional piano lessons!
45min classes
4 levels (Jun-1 DOB before 28.10.19)
Our first class this year has BOOKED OUT, this next class will begin in Term-2.
Saturday 9:15 - 10:00am
(Starts Term-2)
Wednesday 3.45 - 4.30pm
(Starts Term-3 or earlier if booked out)
Junior Piano features the lovable Onkie characters, who assist in developing multiple learning layers and whole-pattern learning to promote faster, more accurate learning of music as a language, so children feel and think in musical units. It builds confidence in children because every aspect of learning the piano is purposeful, stimulating, and engaging.
Children are grouped by age in classes.
Junior is specifically designed to encompass a wide range of musical activity in short segments across different “work stations”, which enables concentration levels to be kept at the optimum during the lesson. Our classrooms are equipped with a quality Digital Piano for each student in the classroom, as well as a full range of Percussion Instruments. Magnetic Music Boards for all students simplify theoretical work and all piano pieces are learned with the additional support of Speed Variable Backing Tracks.
A Parent or Carer sits beside each student and assists with discipline, motivation, and class participation.
Students must have a suitable Piano/Digital Piano/Keyboard for home practice from the first lesson.
Maximum 10 students per class
Children from the age of 7 who’ve had no or minimal previous musical experience begin at Primary.
For more information on the syllabus visit Encore Music
In each weekly lesson, the students experience:
Songs for enjoyment, musical expression and musical foundation
Aural (Ear) – to train the musical ear for faster comprehension
Singing using words and solfege, to build a library of pitch and melodic patterns
Percussion – practical experience of learned rhythmic patterning
Finger Zips to develop keyboard skills on a micro level
Ensembles to develop part-playing skills
Keyboard Harmony skills, to play chords, transpose, play by ear, and improvise
Primary
7 - 10 years
Primary develops the same musical skills as Junior, for older beginners aged 7-10.
45min classes
2 levels (Pri-1 DOB before 29.4.17)
Starts Term-3 or earlier if booked out.
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:15pm
(starts Term-3 or earlier if booked out)
Primary is a dynamic, comprehensive series of 2 books (with Speed and Key Variable Backing Tracks,) where children learn to play hands together from the very first lesson! Because it teaches the piano using a “five finger” approach rather than the “middle C” approach, it allows students to learn the piano as both a melodic and harmonic instrument, treating the right and left hands as equal partners and establishing a musical versatility that allows the hands to swap parts with ease. A wide range of musical styles is experienced from Baroque to Rock and Jazz to Pop. Primary introduces Finger Taps which establish finger numbers, develop dexterity and reinforce fingering patterns. They are an excellent way to develop the young musician.
(For more detail see also Junior above)
A Parent or Carer sits beside each student and assists with discipline, motivation, and class participation.
Students must have a suitable Piano/Digital Piano/Keyboard for home practice from the first lesson.
A maximum of 10 children per class.
For more information on the syllabus visit Encore Music
Group Classes | 10+ year olds
Group Achiever Classes
Approx 8.5+ years
Students who complete Junior, Primary or Accent, graduate to Achiever (4 levels) developing piano skills in creativity, improvisation, composition, and technical ability through to approx Grade 4 level.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Junior, Primary, Accent levels (or equivalent).
Transfer students please see Lyndon for matching class times
Achiever is for graduates of Junior, Primary, or Accent classes, to further expand the musical and technical skills being developed. Through four excellent books (all with their own Variable Key and Speed Backings) the students learn to develop a higher level of artistry, technical proficiency and creative fun! Achiever is suitable for a wide range of ages and based on training the student in musicianship not just piano performance. The student develops practical skills in playing by ear, sight reading, exploring different voicing, transposing at the keyboard, playing along with chord progressions, keyboard harmony, scales, cadences.
This is an exciting course where students learn to bridge traditional and modern styles, and where they discover how to think outside the score, to understand the theory underpinning each song and then being able to add their own flavour to make it their own.
Achiever is carefully graded so performance pieces and musicianship skills are closely aligned with music exams for those interested in going further on piano. At the end of Achiever students will have achieved a playing standard equivalent to around grade 3 or 4. Wow!
“I returned to the piano after more than 35 years and what I am learning through the Microwave program at IAM Hobart is incredible. It’s enabling me to sit at my piano and play all my favourite music.”
Kylie
Microwave Your Music
Group & Individual
13 - 82 years
Microwave Music is a quicker, easier way to play contemporary music the way it’s actually played on recordings and “live”, not like you’ll see in trad books and exams. Actual skills, actual songs! (no prereq).
45min classes
30min individual lessons
Wednesday 6:15-7:00pm
(Starts Term-3 or earlier if booked out)
Microwave Your Music is a contemporary adult keyboard class teaching a quicker, easier way to play, and sing-along with songs of your choice. This is ideal for adults who wish to enjoy music from the 1960’s onwards and who may have an interest in learning how to write lyrics and compose their own music.
Adult Group Classes
Accent
13 - 82 years
Accent is specifically developed for adult and teenage beginners, to build musical self-confidence along with a practical understanding of keyboard skills, theory, musicianship, and chords.
45min classes
2 levels (no prereq).
Starts Term-3 or earlier if booked out.
Monday 7:15-8:00pm
(Starts Term-3 or earlier if booked out)
Individual Lessons
Individual Lessons
8 - 82 years
We recommend all students develop aural and rhythm skills in our group lessons before individual lessons. But if you’re too old for Primary, individual lessons are available in all levels of Encore, plus Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Uke, Drums, Strings, Vocals, Theory, Exams.
Monday to Friday 9:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 12:30pm
We offer Individual Lessons in Piano, Keyboard, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocal. Lessons are available 6 days/week morning, noon, and night for ages 8+.
For children younger than 9 we strongly recommend starting with the IAM class lessons (see Kids’ Lessons) to build excellent skills in musicianship no matter what instrument they’re interested in later on.
Please contact us for available spots or for more information.
St Cecilia Exams
St Cecilia Exams
IAM is the only place in Hobart offering International St Cecilia Concert Exams. Available for all grades, all ages, all instruments, as well as vocals. Traditional exams also available. Dept Ed approved for bonus points towards your TCE! Non-IAM students very welcome for all exams.
Sunday June 23 (closes April 22)
Sunday November 24
Zoom/Video exams available
St Cecilia Theory & Musicianship Exams
Hobart’s only St Cecilia International Theory and Musicianship Exams, all styles, all grades, Tas Dept Ed approved for bonus points towards your TCE! Non-IAM students very welcome.
Anytime by appointment
New Student Class Timetable
If you’re an existing student looking for a current class timetable let us know next time you’re in or email us
Baby Beats
0 - 2.5 year olds | View class info
Kinder Beat
2.5 - 3.75 year olds | View class info
Kinder Beat Piano
3.75 - 4.5 year olds | View class info
Junior Group Classes
4.5 - 6 year olds | View class info
Primary Group Classes
7 - 10 year olds | View class info
Adult Accent Piano Class
13 - 82 year olds | View class info
Adult Microwave Contemporary Class (MYM)
13 - 82 year olds | View class info
Individual Lessons
8 - 82 year olds | View class info
| CLASS | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Beats | - | 9:45 - 10:15am | - | - | - | - |
| Kinder Beat | - | 10:15 - 10:45am | - | 10:00 - 10:30am | - | - |
| Kinder Beat Piano | - | - | - | 9:30 - 10:00am | - | |
| Junior | - | - | 3:45 - 4:30pm | - | - | 9:15 - 10:00am |
| Primary | - | - | 4:30 - 5:15pm | - | - | - |
| Accent | 7:15 - 8:00pm | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microwave Your Music | - | - | 6:15 - 7:00pm | - | - | - |
| Individual Lessons | Available 9am till 7pm | Available 9am till 7pm | Available 9am till 7pm | Available 9am till 7pm | Available 9am till 7pm | Available 9am till 12.30pm |
| Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass Class | - | - | - | - | - | - |
