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The Young Musicians Tree
A comprehensive plan for your child’s musical growth
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2024–2025 Schedule
August 26, 2024 – June 2, 2025
Annual Tuition: $1008
Material fee: $30–$60
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YM Infants
Saturdays
10:15 am
Sharon Weed -
YM 1
Saturdays
9:30 am
Sharon Weed -
YM 2
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YM 3
Thursdays
10:15 am
Sharon WeedSaturdays
9:00 am
Mary AlonsoSaturdays
10:00 am
Mary Alonso -
YM 4
Tuesdays
3:00 pm
Mary AlonsoWednesdays
3:00 pm
Rachael DennySaturdays
11:00 am
Mary Alonso -
YM 5
Wednesdays
4:00 pm
Rachael Denny -
YM 6
Thursdays
4:00 pm
Rachael Denny -
YM Ensemble
Saturdays
11:00 am
Rachael Denny -
YM Jazz
Saturdays
10:00 am
Sherry Luchette -
Bridge to Piano 1
Tuesdays
4:00 pm
Rachael Denny and Renee GilorminiSaturdays
9:00 am
Rachael Denny and Renee Gilormini -
Bridge to Piano 2
Saturdays
10:00 am
Rachael Denny and Renee Gilormini
Class Descriptions
Research has shown that babies prefer the sound of their caregivers’ voices over any other kind of music. YM Infants class, for children ages 4–11 months, is a special opportunity for babies and caregivers to bond through musical experiences including musical massage, bouncing, swaying, playing instruments, and singing.
A care provider accompanies their child for all classes for this course.
Enrollment is for the entire school year. Annual tuition includes 36 weeks of instruction.
Expand your child’s musical skills through movement, and further develop cognitive skills in fun and engaging ways.
The positive atmosphere of this class helps foster lifelong connections with music, builds strong parent-child emotional bonds, and develops the foundation for basic cognitive skills including attention, memory, perception, and cognitive flexibility. Through PCM’s Young Musicians curriculum, you and your child will learn about the fundamentals of music by moving your bodies, singing, and playing. In every class session, you will learn multicultural songs and games with particular attention paid to beat, rhythm, and listening skills.
A care provider accompanies their child for all classes for this course.
Develop your child’s musical abilities through more independent activities and expand cognitive skills through creativity and self-awareness.
Set your child on the right path by engaging them in multicultural music, movement-based play, and developmentally-based learning. This class focuses on cognitive skills relevant to music, such as sustaining attention, remembering songs, and recognizing perceptual cues as well as developing gross motor function in toddlers by encouraging them to move their bodies in time to sounds and music. Children will practice listening and singing, playing simple instruments like maracas and drums, and taking turns, leading to musical competence, confidence, a sense of belonging, and increased social skills. You and your child will participate actively in the class, while you support the development of your child’s musical creativity and build further skills for musical interaction together.
A care provider accompanies their child for all classes for this course.
Singing, dancing, playing games – children adore this active, play-based learning environment.
This developmentally-based class supports the growth of your child’s cognitive skills through activities such as recognizing musical patterns, focusing on the most important aspects of music, and understanding connections across artistic representations. Your child will learn foundational musical skills such as tempo, meter, pitch, and volume, and play a wider variety of percussion instruments. They’ll also play with picture-based pre-notation and collaborate in musical activities with other children designed to foster basic musical knowledge and encourage individual and group creativity.
A care provider accompanies their child for all classes for this course.
YM 4 classes engage children in activities that strengthen their emerging understanding of music as a language. Children learn to recognize melodic and rhythmic patterns through singing, chanting, dancing, and creating. Students will have opportunities to play a wide variety of pitched and unpitched percussion instruments.
A care provider accompanies their child for all classes for this course.
Enrollment is for the entire school year. Annual tuition includes 36 weeks of instruction.
Singing, rhyming, creative movement, and folk dancing complement the beginnings of rhythmic notation and identifying melodic patterns. In YM 5, ensemble training and creative improvisation begins as children sing and play together using a wide variety of pitched and unpitched percussion instruments. Performing for an audience is also introduced.
A care provider accompanies their child for all classes for this course.
Enrollment is for the entire school year. Annual tuition includes 36 weeks of instruction.
Students will explore music through playful activities that teach pitch matching, ear training, intervallic awareness, and rhythmic literacy. Singing, playing Orff percussion instruments, movement, improvisation, and beginning composition are a part of this class. Parents attend for the first few classes only.
This class is intended for music beginners who are interested in exploring music making using their voices, percussion instruments, and wind instruments. It is a “bridge” to voice, woodwind, brass, percussion, and piano lessons. The class will feature instruction on the recorder as a suitable beginning wind instrument for young children, as well as vocal technique, pitch matching, and ear training. Parents do not need to attend this class with their children.
Teacher and author of The Flying Jazz Kittens, Sherry Luchette, will engage students in learning music through the medium of Jazz. Featuring movement, play, listening, improvisation, and instrumental play, students will learn musical foundations, history, and love of America’s native musical style.
A care provider accompanies their child for all classes for this course.
Family Ukulele is a multigenerational space to come together and learn the ukulele. Students learn basic chords and rhythms, 5 strumming patterns, simple songs and even some novice improvisational skills that can lead you to have your own jam sessions at home! Ms. Jasso helps you ride that musical wave and gives you the confidence you need to work together, make beautiful music, and best of all have fun learning the Ukulele!
Children ages 7+ with an accompanying adult are invited to enroll.
Prerequisite: Participation in one year of YM classes and age 5 as of September 1, 2024
In Piano Bridge 1, students will have the opportunity to both experience making music through PCM’s YM 5 and 6 curriculum and to learn the fundamentals of piano. Students will sing, move, and play and use their musical knowledge as they learn about the piano keyboard, rhythm and melody reading, and playing along together. Students who take this course as 5–6 year olds will be better prepared to begin piano lessons in the piano department the following school year.
A care provider accompanies their child for all classes for this course.
Enrollment is for the entire school year. Annual tuition includes 36 weeks of instruction.
Continuing students from Bridge to Piano ONLY. No new students.
For students ages 6–8, Piano Bridge 2 follows the same curriculum as Piano Bridge 1, but allows for older children to proceed at a faster pace as their developmental skills allow. This class is an excellent first step to piano lessons in a less strenuous practice setting.
Enrollment is for the entire school year. Annual tuition includes 36 weeks of instruction.
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Information for New Families
Placement
The placement in a class is based on the child’s age as of September 1st. Enrollment for the entire school year is required.
Parents Attend
In the class levels YM Infants through YM 6, a parent or caregiver must attend class with the child. Parents learn how children develop musically and how to encourage musical experiences at home to enhance and reinforce what is learned in class.
Trial Class
Before enrolling in any of the Young Musician’s classes for the first time, a free trial class is available.
To make an appointment, call 626.683.3355 or e-mail music@pasadenaconservatory.org.
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Resources
The Young Musicians Handbook
A guide to getting the most out of the Young Musicians program.
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Playlist
PCM faculty perform favorite songs from the Young Musicians curriculum.
Meet Our Young Musicians Faculty
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Mary Alonso
Young Musicians -
Natalie Brejcha
Stringsviolin, violaYoung Musicians -
Stephen Cook
Piano Department ChairPianoYoung Musicians -
Rachael Denny
Young Musicians and Adult Studies Department ChairYoung MusiciansAdult Studies -
Renee Gilormini
PianoYoung MusiciansTechnology, Theory, and Composition -
Sherry Luchette
JazzbassStringsbassYoung MusiciansAdult Studies -
Jeff Silverman
Young Musicians -
Sharon Weed
Young MusiciansWorld Music