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Let’s Play Music is the premier program for developing the complete musician starting between the ages of 4-7 years. A child’s young brain is able to absorb high level musical concepts best at this age range through folk songs, creativity, games, imagination, and instruments geared to their learning abilities. Beginning students learn staff awareness, rhythm reading skills, ear training and solfege hand signs using engaging approaches and instruments to improve motor abilities. The skills are then transferred to playing the piano while also learning chord notation, intervals, and harmonic improvisation. The third year culminates in transposition, sight-reading, composition with a self-written piece performed in the final semester. Many graduates continue with piano lessons, but some change instruments to guitar, violin, choir, band, etc. having learned lifelong musical abilities transcending typical piano learning.

2022/2023 Enrollment Information

• Classes start in August of each year with enrollment beginning in February. A free class is required unless another family member has been in the program. Space is limited in the fall classes so contact Certified Let’s Play Music Teacher, Emily Gibby((480) 289-0510 / emilygibby@letsplaymusicsite.com ), to be put on an interest list and then you will be invited to a free class starting in February.
• There are 15 weeks per semester, observing the Chandler School District fall, winter, and spring breaks. A recital is held each spring. The recital fee is included in the annual registration fee.
  • First year students learn to sing folk songs, play tone bells and the autoharp, read the lines and spaces on the staff, study classical music and more. A parent (or another adult) participates every other week (lessons 1, 3, 5, 7, etc). Classes meet weekly for 45 minutes.
  • Green Turtle Shells/Yellow Arrows students begin to play on individual keyboards, building our knowledge of the grand staff, learning notation, improvisation and spatial knowledge of the keys. A grown-up participates monthly with each child. Classes are weekly for 50 minutes.
  • In the third year, we learn all the notes on the staff, self-accompany level 1 & 2 piano repertoire, learn to change key signatures, and finally write a piano composition. Parent (or another adult) participates monthly. Classes are weekly for 1 hour.
• After the free class, enroll online at www.letsplaymusicsite.com using the enrollment ID provided during the class or by contacting the teacher Emily Gibby by phone or e-mail.
• Classes are located in the East Valley School of Music Performance Hall.

Let’s Play Music and Sound Beginnings are nationally recognized music programs with instructors all over the country. We are happy to bring this curriculum to your community! Other teachers in the area can be found at www.letsplaymusicsite.com.