Little Musician is designed to prepare young children who are interested in playing the piano. This group class is a perfect beginning to prepare students for individual private lessons. Preparatory Piano Lessons are great fun because the child gets to not only master the basics but also have fun interacting with other children. The children in the group will be introduced to the piano, taught the keyboard, the musical alphabet (rhythm values, rests, grand staff, and notes) through fun and interesting games so they will not even realize that they are going through the learning process.

Group guitar classes are offered in two different age groups, 5-8 and 9-12, according to the physical size and development of the students. Purchase of a 1/2 size or 3/4 size guitar is required.

We offer children and parents the opportunity to learn the beautiful Mandarin language through the ease and fun of music making while strengthening the bond between parent and child. Children will learn basic Mandarin vocabularies, instrument exploration, object manipulation, active listening thru Chinese
folk songs and traditional Western melodies sung in Chinese. This program will benefit families who would like for their children to learn Mandarin as a second language, or families who want to encourage their children to practice and retain proficiency with their mother tongue.

Kindermusik is a music and movement program. Each week in class you’ll play, listen, and dance to music that will impact you and your child in profound ways. That’s because every song, story, and two-step has a carefully chosen purpose in this creative curriculum—one that’s designed to stimulate and strengthen the vital neural wiring taking place in your child’s mind, right now. A Kindermusik educator will guide you every step of the way so you know how each activity contributes to your child’s overall growth and development.

Our goal is to cultivate/nurture a love for music in all our students to helthem develop into well-rounded musicians with strong technique, excellent listening skills and thorough knowledge of music styles. We will help each student to develop his/her full potential into a functional musician in all areas of music (sight-reading, technique, theory, transposing, improvising, performance, etc.) In addition, we hope to help foster a love of music in all of our students, and to help create an interest or curiosity that will encourage the student to want to learn.

The activities in this class train the body to solve musical problems leading to the improvement of the student’s performance and retention of musical fundamentals. In this class, music directs students. They have to respond quickly to what they hear and express them through body movements. This will greatly increase listening and coordination skills, which are vital in the mastery of any musical instrument. Music theory is also integrated in this class together with solfege and improvisation.

It's never too late to learn music. Group Class for Adults is offered to adults with any music background from none to some. Student will learn rhythm, basic techniques of piano playing, reading music, creating simple accompaniment, and music appreciation. Group Class for Adults has 4 levels and one specialty level. Each level is a 12-week program that requires weekly attendance of a 45-minute session. An end-of-program test will be required.

Group Class for Children is designed to give children as young as 3 years old an excellent start in their musical life. APAM’s focus is first to naturally cultivate a love of music in every child and to foster an understanding of music second. Therefore, musical concepts will be introduced in a fun way using the Dalcroze method - music education through body movement. Every activity is designed to teach a musical concept through multi-sensory approach - aural (listening and singing), visual (reading, recognizing symbols and notes) and kinestic (movement and games).

Individual lessons are offered to those who want undivided attention to learn and deepen their understanding of music. In this program, students will receive individual instruction about technical skills and appreciation of music on their chosen instrument and in voice using Ms. Anna Poklewski’s unique philosophy of teaching. This program is available for all ages.