{"id":47,"date":"2009-08-19T16:04:42","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T20:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicboxmusicstudio.com\/blog\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2019-08-16T01:05:39","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T05:05:39","slug":"myc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musicboxfmc.com\/blog\/programs\/myc\/","title":{"rendered":"Music for Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Music For Young Children was founded in 1980 by Canadian Frances Balodis.\u00a0 Mrs. Balodis is recognized as a leading music educator in Canada and abroad. Her understanding of learning styles and developmental stages has played a leading role in the development of the\u00a0 MYC curricula which is why children of differing strengths, interests and abilities can all find success with the program.\u00a0 Today MYC can boast a roster of over 800 teachers from around the globe who contribute their talents and expertise to the MYC\u00a0 program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What makes the Music For Young Children program the best program for early music education?<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>children learn in small groups with the support of their teacher, parent and peers<\/li>\n<li>group format allows for fun activities like games, special themed days, cooperative practice incentives<\/li>\n<li>group format offers children regular opportunity to perform in front of a small group building self-esteem and confidence<\/li>\n<li>children learn basic note-reading, keyboard geography and theoretical concepts through age appropriate, hands-on activities<\/li>\n<li>proper technique is stressed through fun, upbeat activities and songs<\/li>\n<li>classes included keyboard activities, listening activities, rhythm ensembles, games, singing, movement, crafts, stories and more<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">composition (music writing) is part of the curriculum each year as is participation in the annual international composition festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130 size-medium\" title=\"MBIII (2)\" src=\"https:\/\/musicboxfmc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MBIII-2-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Graduates of the MYC program have completed Conservatory grade 1 and the requirements for theory 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicboxfmc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MBIII-2-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/musicboxfmc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MBIII-2-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/musicboxfmc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/MBIII-2.jpg 1730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graduates of the MYC program have completed Conservatory grade 1 and the requirements for theory 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">There is a Music For Young Children program for every age group from 2\u00a0 1\/2yrs\u00a0 &#8211; adult.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Music For Young Children students perform with Bob from Sesame Street!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qCgYQlcg-cw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qCgYQlcg-cw&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music For Young Children was founded in 1980 by Canadian Frances Balodis.\u00a0 Mrs. Balodis is recognized as a leading music educator in Canada and abroad. 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