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In-School Music Programs
Music education with Keiko Studios is not limited to our Jamaica Avenue location. We also teach at DOE, charter, and private schools. We care about providing programs to schools that are missing this essential subject and building a more involved and unified community through music education. We offer in-school music programs to all grade levels: pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools. This is an opportunity to educate, challenge and stimulate students through singing, movement, instrument playing, reading, and performance. Students learn from our professionally trained musicians/educators, who not only give them musical knowledge, but the confidence to let their talents be known.
Our In-School Music Programs offer:
- Choir (Glee Club)
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Drums
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Guitar
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Vocals
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Keyboard
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Recorder
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Preschool Music (Keiko Kids)
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Private Lessons
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General Music Education
Choir
Our choir program provides students in grades 1 through 12 with a multitude of skills and well-roundedness we entrust with our professional instructors.
With Keiko Studios' In-School Choir Program and Glee Club we supply your students with the collaborative skills, stage presence and showmanship, the creativity and confidence they desire as well-rounded individuals.
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Students learn to master vocal technique, breathing control, phonation, resonation and articulation as well as grasping concepts such as tone, expression, musicality and meaning.
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Learning musical concepts like tempo, dynamics, pitch, form, musical notation and sight singing: where they will understand how to read and recognize notes along with lyrics on any written sheet of music through our lessons on music theory.
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Ear training allows them to identify pitches, intervals, melody, chords, rhythms and other basic musical elements.
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Learning to sing in unison or in two-to-three part harmonies. Our music program offers a variety of genres from pop to musical theater and many more!
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At the end of the term, students will have the opportunity to perform the pieces they have learned. This also extends to solo opportunities for our more advanced students.
Best For: Students Grades 1 to 12
Our in-person Guitar lessons are an excellent gateway to the fundamentals of playing the guitar in a group setting. The skills curated from these lessons are applicable to the electric guitar and across many genres.
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With the acoustic guitar technique, students learn drumming techniques and rhythms, maintaining a steady beat, playing two-part harmonies and solidifying musical concepts through playing song.
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By studying music theory, our students will grasp concepts such as tempo, dynamics, form and musical notation which is the capability to read and recognize notes on written sheet music.
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At the end of the term, students will perform harmonic group pieces that they have learned as well as be granted opportunities for solo performances.
Some children may be too small to comfortably hold a full-sized guitar.
Best For: Students Grades 4 to 12
Instrument purchase may be necessary*
Guitar
Keyboard
Keiko Studios' Keyboard program is a great way of cementing the piano playing fundamentals in a group environment. The skills they learn from these lessons on the keyboard are applicable to the acoustic piano or organ and can be employed across many genres.
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Learning proper posture, fingering and strengthening their grasp on musical concepts through playing songs while stationed at their individual keyboards.
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Learning musical concepts such as tempo, dynamics, pitch, form and musical notation.
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Students will have the chance to perform group pieces they have learned throughout the term as well as solo opportunities.
Best For: Students Grades 1 to 12
Instrument purchase may be necessary*
Keiko Kids
Our In-School Preschool music program is both educational and fun for young students who are just beginning their musical education! Keiko Kids teaches basic concepts through percussion instruments, listening, singing and movement to children ages 2 to 4 years old. Keiko Studios' professionally trained and skilled early childhood music educators use age-appropriate activities to elevate fine motor skills and inner-hearing as well as enabling a natural transition to instrument lessons.
Lessons are available for virtual attendance.
Best For: Students Grades Pre-K and Kindergarten
General Music Education
Keiko Studios' General Music Education Program provides students with the opportunity to gain a comprehensive and well rounded education on the basics of music primarily oriented at the beginner's level.
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Students will be singing in unison or two-to-three part harmonies accompanying body percussion and movement.
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Students will learn concepts such as tempo, dynamics, pitch, form, musical notation and how to read and organize notes on written sheet music.
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Playing precession instruments, students will learn the appropriate techniques, rhythms, maintaining a steady beat, playing two-parts and solidifying musical conception through songs.
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With ear training, our program instills a mastery of identifying pitches, intervals, melody, chords, rhythms and other basic elements of music solely based on hearing.
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Engaging in movement will accelerate the students' grasp on tempo, dynamics, pitch, form and rhythm supplemented by our activities.
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Students will perform group pieces they have learned as well as opportunities for solo performances from particularly exceptional students at the end of the term.
Lessons are available for virtual attendance.
Best For: Students Grades Pre-K to 12
Instrument purchase may be necessary*
Drums
Our lessons in Drums excels your students' navigation through the fundamentals of playing drums or percussion in a group setting. Such skills are applicable to the drum kit and interchangeable across a multitude of genres.
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Reinforcing the drummer's technique, students will be given drum pads and sticks to learn percussion methods, rhythms, a steady beat, playing two-parts and solidifying musical concepts through playing songs.
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Utilizing musical concepts such as tempo, dynamics, form and musical notation : how to read and recognize notes on written sheet music.
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At the end of the term students will be given the opportunity to perform group pieces they have learned and solo performance opportunities will be provided for more advanced students.
Best For: Students Grades K to 12
Instrument purchase may be necessary*
Vocals
Our Vocal program is very similar to our General Music Education program however, with this area of learning, students will be focused on making music through singing instead of instruments. This curriculum benefits schools and or programs that do not have access to percussion instruments of their own.
Lessons are available for virtual attendance.
Best For: Students Grades Pre-K to 12
Recorder
Lessons learning the recorder help students navigate playing a wind instrument in a group setting. This skill is also applicable to the saxophone, clarinet and flute as well as fluidity throughout genres.
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Students will learn to maintain rhythm, playing two-part harmonies and solidify musical concepts through playing songs.
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Our course teaches the 4 musical concepts.
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At the end of the term, students will perform group pieces that they have mastered as well as the opportunity to perform solo pieces.
Best For: Students Grades 1 to 12
Instrument purchase may be necessary*
Private Lessons
Through specialized pairing, we match each student with their best-suited instructor. We look at the student's schedule, learning style, musical preferences, and more to accurately organize private lessons. Our skilled registration staff is trained to identify the needs of the student and see what matches their method of learning if that may be structure, flexibility, or both. We carefully craft our private lessons to ensure the success of each student.
Lessons are available for virtual attendance.
Best For: Students Grades K to 12
Instrument purchase may be necessary*