Town4kids School Programmes

Introduction | General Musicianship & Keyboard Programme
Town4kids/LCM Electronic Keyboard Course | Creative Music Programme
AMIS Integrated Music Programme | Partnering Schools

Town4kids Music Programmes offer a comprehensive solution for schools seeking to enhance the planning & implementation of music lessons.

Each programme incorporates the MiDisaurus Music Prodigy Kit, a well-established multimedia courseware for music. MiDisaurus is the winner of the 1999 International EMMA Award in the category of Education and Home Learning. It is also licensed by the McGraw-Hill School Division, for use in schools throughout USA.

The Digital Resource Library (DRL) for Music contains hundreds of multimedia lessons and activities designed to support music teachers in school. The resources will greatly enhance the teaching of music in schools by making music lessons fun and exciting for students. The library also contains an easy-to-use lesson-planning tool for teachers to customize lessons and activities to enhance learning. Students are also able to access the DRL from home through a customised Student DVD. Teachers can send lesson plans online for students to explore or revise to enable continual learning from school to home.

The Digital Resource Library (DRL) for Music comprises a series of modules that covers wide-ranging topics on music:

Lessons & Activities Aural Skills Musical Notation Note Values Articulation Dynamics Tempo Intervals Time Signatures Key Signatures Accidentals Scales Chords & Harmony Musical Forms Musical Terms Music Composition	Keyboard Finger Drills Scales & Cadences Repertoire in various keys	Songs & Rhymes Community Songs Folk Songs Recorder Pieces
	World Instruments Africa Europe Middle East North & South America Central & East Asia South Asia Southeast Asia Australia & the Pacific Islands	Introduction to Composers Vivaldi Bach Handel Haydn Mozart Beethoven Schubert Mendelssohn Chopin Schumann Liszt Brahms Wagner Strauss Tchaikovsky Dvorak
	Orchestral Instruments Strings Brass Woodwinds Percussion Keyboards

Town4kids General Musicianship & Keyboard Programme

The Town4kids General Musicianship and Keyboard Programme is designed to be integrated into schools’ music lessons and conducted during curriculum time. The two-year programme introduces keyboard and music theory, and is tailored to meet the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABRSM) Grade 1 and Grade 2 Music Theory standards.

Through an effective mix of teacher guidance, frontal teaching and interactive learning facilities, the programme cultivates children’s musical skills and interest through a fun-based learning approach and group work. Students develop not only an interest in music but also the ability to read, play, and appreciate music and the creative process of music making.

At the end of the programme, depending on the levels pupils will be able to:

>	Acquire knowledge of music theory as required by ABRSM
>	Develop their music listening skills
>	Develop keyboard playing skills on contemporary and folk pieces
>	Enhance logical reasoning skills and creativity through experimenting hypotheses and consequences.
>	Understand the concept of music theory such as notation, rhythmic notes values, musical forms, time signature, etc.

Year 1 Objectives:
Keyboard: Songs in C, and move on to Left Hand single note accompaniment.
Solfa & Scale: Start with Doh to Mi, and move on to Doh to High Doh
Notation: Treble Clef: Middle C to G, Bass Clef: Low C to G
Note values: Whole Note, Dotted Half Note, Half Note, Quarter Note and Rests
Dynamics: Pianissimo to Fortissimo, Crescendo and Diminuendo
Performance: Ode To Joy with singing, percussion and keyboard
Music Appreciation: Get to know Percussion and String Instruments

Year 2 Objectives:
Keyboard: Songs in C with Left Hand accompaniment.
Solfa & Scale: Low Soh to High Doh
Notation: Treble Clef: Middle C to High G, Bass Clef: Low G to Middle C
Note values: Dotted Quarter Note, Eighth Note and Rests
Terms and Signs: Contrast In Music, Tie and Slur
Performance: Minuet In G with singing, percussion and keyboard
Music Appreciation: Get to know Woodwind and Brass Instruments

Town4kids / London College of Music (LCM) Electronic Keyboard Course

The Town4kids/LCM Electronic Keyboard Course combines the best in music learning with Town4kids' wide-ranging music multimedia resources and LCM's well-established approaches in music education that involve creative thinking, practical skills, critical thinking, a broad stylistic range in its repertoire, along with a strong emphasis on the acquisition and demonstration of knowledge and skills.

The LCM syllabus provides opportunities for students to:
- express one’s personal response and own feelings through listening and performance of the repertoire;
- consider the expressive nature of music and ways in which music may be a response to a particular culture or tradition;
- consider the ways in which music may express or explore issues and emotions.

LCM - The Key Tutor

The course is conducted in a friendly, fun and approachable environment that enables students to maximize their full learning potential.

Unique features:

>	Contemporary and engaging: Learn to play the electronic keyboard in solo and group, play with different instrument sounds and learn rhythmic accompaniment styles. The contemporary repertoire and course work is relevant and more engaging to beginners, compared to classical piano or other keyboard courses.
>	Balanced combination of theory and performing skills: Students develop relevant and usable musical knowledge and practical playing skills, in a learning environment that is creatively challenging and technologically relevant to students.
>	Certification: The course provides the options to take a graded test provided byTown4kids, or LCM examinations conducted by UK examiners. External exams by LCM are optional. Students who pass the LCM examination will acquire an accredited certification from London College of Music, the music college under Thames Valley University in UK.

Town4kids Creative Music Programme

The Town4kids Creative Music Programme is designed to cater to a seamless implementation of the music curriculum in primary schools. It enables music teachers in schools to effectively implement a tried-and-proven music curriculum without requiring students to have a textbook each.

The programme comprises a detailed and progressive lesson plan to cover the full-year music curriculum from primary to lower secondary levels. The curriculum is fully supported by a suite of teaching materials that include projection slides that can be used for frontal teaching; interactive multimedia resources that include songs, videos and activities; comprehensive teacher guide for each lesson; activity books for students; and music workshops to enhance the formal music curriculum. The supplied resources will enable teachers to conduct music lessons in a fun and engaging manner, while effectively cultivating students’ appreciation for music.

Summary of Creative Music for Primary 1 to Primary 4

Summary of Creative Music Modular Package (for Upper Primary & Lower Secondary)

Benefits for teachers:
–Carefully guided lesson plans
–Include comprehensive interactive lessons and activities
–Mapped lesson plans in teacher laptops and music rooms
–Training for music teachers

Benefits for students:
–Activity Book for each student bundled with songs & activities in CD-ROM, plus online lessons
–2-hour music workshop for students supported by professional instructors, to be conducted during curriculum time (timeframe to be decided by school)

Town4kids AMIS Integrated Music Programme

The Town4kids AMIS (Art & Music Instructor Scheme) Programme provides schools with a resident AMIS-registered music instructor to plan and administer the music curriculum for Primary 1 to Primary 6. Besides conducting music lessons, the instructor will work closely with the school’s music coordinator to ensure the school’s music objectives are met; conduct student assessment and progress reports; and manage the music programme to ensure pupils of differing abilities are able to develop their potential to the fullest.

Students will be introduced a series of modular music programmes that infuse elements of cultural music, percussions, singing, musical play, rhythm and movement, and composition activities through a series of carefully designed music workshops. Lessons are supported with a suite of interactive multimedia resources to infuse fun and excitement in music learning. Students will learn the fundamentals of music, experience different music genres, and create simple compositions.

Partnering Schools

Anglo Chinese School Junior
Blangah Rise Primary School
Bukit View Primary School
CHIJ Katong Primary School
De La Salle School
Edgefield Primary School
Geylang Methodist Primary School
Guangyang Primary School
Hougang Primary School
Macpherson Primary School
Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' Primary School
Princess Elizabeth Primary School
Stamford Primary School
Xishan Primary School
Yew Tee Primary School
Zhangde Primary School