Instruments

What instruments will they learn?

At what stage would you recommend more specialised instrumental tuition?
How can we make the most of the classes?
What can we expect from the first class?
What if my child doesn't settle in the first class?
How can I encourage my child at home if I'm not attending the class?
My child is very active: how will they fit into a class?
Can my child be in the same class as a friend who is a year younger?
I'm unable to sing in tune & would consider myself unmusical: is it a problem?
Why choose a Colourstrings / Kodaly music class?
How many in each class?
What is the cost?

The main instrument we use is the voice. If children learn to pitch and feel the rhythm and pulse it can then be transferred onto any instrument.
We use a variety of tuned and untuned percussion instruments throughout the classes: drums; maracas; claves; guiros; castanets; woodblocks; bells; finger cymbals; triangles; glockenspeils and tone bars.
We also use a Finnish folk instrument called the Kantela which allows the children to play a simple accompaniment to the folksongs.