Jan Harvey's Music and Movement for Children - Kelowna's preschool music program.

Jan Harvey Music and Movement for Children, Kelowna, BC

Jan Harvey Kelowna

Jan's program is based on the Orff Schulwerk, a program for musical education devised by German composer, Carl Orff. Children create and enjoy music in groups, actively participating in a process that motivates and excites them about the joy of music.

The elements of music, pitch, timbre, dynamics, duration, tempo, form, colour and texture are explored daily. Children participate in speech, singing, movement, use of instruments, notation and theory development. Jan's program is creative, ever changing and fascinating to children, being based on their own interests and the events and seasons of their young lives. The transition to private lessons for students from Jan's program is easy.

Above all, the program builds a lifelong love of music and the confidence to express this love through participation in musical experience. What greater gift could be given to a child?

Jan Harvey currently offers both music and music/art classes. Weekly lessons are 45 minutes long, with caregivers joining in for the final five minutes. Jan provides a folder and duotang for each child which is filled with musical lessons and exercises over the course of the year.

There are two semesters in Jan's teaching year: September through December, and February through May. She has found that taking a break in January is great for both families and teachers alike.

Music Classes
Classes are divided into age groups and are available to children aged 3 through 7.

Music and Art Classes
In its second year, this program alternates one week music and one week art. The art class is led by Natasha Harvey (BFA and BEd), Jan's dynamic daughter.

LINKS TO JAN'S FAVOURITES:

www.NatashaHarveyArt.ca.

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