Music for Young Children

Welcome to the world of Music for Young Children! It is our goal to create a happy habit of learning music through an activity based, game-filled program. Children are able to experience several components of music such as rhythm, keyboard activities, ear training, theory, singing, history and composing.

Mission & Values

In March of 1980, Frances Balodis sat at her kitchen table in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, with a clear goal in mind: To create a program that would fulfill the need for quality music education for young children.
Today, MYC® has more than 24,000 students annually, 900 teachers, and is taught on 3 continents. More than 400,000 students have attended MYC classes. Over time, the curriculum has been refined, reviewed and mastered to ensure that it is consistent and current with both conservatories and the music industry.
Through it all, our principles and dream has remained the same:
Music is a gift that lasts a lifetime, and all children and families deserve quality music education.
For more information, visit www.myc.com

Current MYC Instructors

Ashley Hansen
Mikayla Lozon** (Sunrise Classes)

This is a limited enrolment program and we must limit classes to 6 students and their parents.

Parents are expected to participate in each class with their child. This is one of the crowning benefits of the MYC program.

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Classes Available

Sunrise (Pre-Keyboard, ages 2-3)

The natural energy and music children ages 2-3 years old have within them is amazing. They are generally constantly singing, moving to a rhythm or beat and always ready to move! Sunrise is an exciting and innovative pre-school music & movement program with a flexible format that fits the level of development of these children perfectly.

Sunshine (Keyboard class, ages 3-4)

Sunshine 1 , the youngest of the keyboard programs, is the starting point of the MYC® Method for 3-4 year old beginners, building their foundation in music reading and playing the piano. Students experience movement through beats and rhythms, as well as developing their fine motor skills with rhythm instrument ensemble playing. Children start learning the geography of the piano and note-reading through our MYC Critters (and their stories that children can relate to).

Sunbeams (Keyboard, ages 5-6)

Sunbeams (SB) is the entry point of the MYC® Method for 5-6 year old beginners. They are first introduced to piano geography and rhythms through our MYC Critters to help set their foundation of music knowledge and education; however, the pace of learning for these Sunbeams matches their developmental stages. Vocabulary development is the focus for this age group- at this stage we introduce “big kid” terminology to introduce concepts, finger numbers, and keyboard geography.

Moonbeams (Keyboard, ages 7-9) (not available)

Moonbeams 1 (MB1) is the entry point of the MYC® Method for 7-9 year olds. The older beginner program is designed to support the students’ growing sense of independence. Reading becomes the primary focus for gathering information, while the songs, ensembles and keyboard repertoire incorporate early piano literature, folk songs, technique and harmonization.