The JMC is Yamaha’s core 2-year program for children (with parent attendance), that nurtures creativity and helps to learn playing keyboard and expressing by feeling and understanding music.

The teaching style is based on the method of ‘imitation and repetition’. This is how children easily learn at this age. Imitating their teacher by listening, singing and playing, children enrich their musical vocabulary and knowledge.

What to expect at the end of JMC?
At the end of JMC, students are encouraged to take the Fundamental Skills Survey. The survey is designed so that students as well as the teacher and parents can confirm whether the comprehensive musical abilities, like hearing, singing, playing and reading, have been acquired. After completing this course, the students are promoted to the Junior Extension Course (JXC).

Target Students
4-5 years old

Number of lessons
40 lessons per year

Course Materials
Textbooks 1-4
Workbooks 1-4
Audio & Video Materials
Student’s Kit

The Junior Step Fundamental Course (JSFC) is designed based on the comprehensive method and children’s physical, emotional, social and cognitive development.

It is a condensed one-year program for children who were not able to join the Junior Music Course, due to the age limit or parents’ unavailability to attend with their child.

In the JSFC, students learn the fundamentals of music and piano playing, and they develop their solfege, singing, listening, and reading skills.

What to expect after the JSFC?
Children learn the basics of playing the keyboard/piano for about 1 year, and aim to take the Yamaha Piano Grade 11 examination. The exam will assess their listening, playing, reading and creating skills. After completing this course, children are promoted to the Junior Step Course (JSC).

Target Students
5-6 years old

Number of lessons
40 lessons per year

Course Materials
Music Adventure Books 1-2
Audio Materials

JXC is for children who have completed the Junior Music Course.
With this course, students will further develop their musical creativity, their ability for improvisation, and their performance skill, improving their overall musical proficiency.

What to expect at the end of the Junior Extension Course?
At the end of JXC, students will be ready to take the Yamaha Piano Grade 9 examination. For this examination, students are expected to reproduce melodies and harmonies that they hear as well as to sight-read a short piece of music, to create an accompaniment for a melody, in addition to playing repertoire pieces.
Once the children have completed the course, they are admitted to the Junior Ensemble Course (JNC).

Target Students
6-7 years old; JMC Graduates

Number of lessons
40 lessons per year

Course Materials
Repertoire books 1-4
Solfege and Ensemble books 1-4
Audio materials

The Junior Step Course (for graduates of JSFC course) develops further listening, singing and playing skills. Students will also learn how to write, improvise and compose their own music.

The JSC course materials are varied and rich in different repertoire pieces from different styles, as well as finger and scales exercises and many fun ensemble pieces to play together in the group.

What to expect at the end of JSC?
At the end of the 2-year Junior Step Course, students take the Yamaha Piano Grade 9 examination and advance to the next course: the Junior Ensemble Course (JNC).

Target Students
6-7 years old; JSFC graduates

Number of lessons
40 lessons per year

Course Materials
Repertoire Books 1-2
Solfege & Ensemble Books 1-4
Audio Materials

In the JNC (for JXC or JSC graduates), the individual personality and enthusiasm of students will be drawn out by music activities such as arranging, repertoire and ensemble playing.

What to expect at the end of JNC?
After JNC, students are eligible to take the Yamaha Piano Grade 8 and are admitted to the Advanced Ensemble Course (ANC).

Target Students
8-9 years old; JXC or JSC Graduates

Number of lessons
40 lessons per year

Course Materials
Repertoire books 1-2
Solfege and Ensemble books 5-6
Audio materials

The Advanced Ensemble Course is the highest course level for students who have completed the Junior Ensemble Course (JNC).

In this course, students learn deeper concepts of composition and musical analysis and develop consistent knowledge about different musical forms and structures, along with advanced performance skills.

What to expect at the end of ANC?
By completing the ANC, students are eligible to take the Yamaha Piano Grade 7. As this is the last group course provided for students, graduates are highly recommended to continue their musical studies through individual lessons.

They can join the Yamaha Piano Course (YPC), with the Pianoforte Books 11-12, after which they can aim to take the highest Yamaha Grade for students: Grade 6.

Target Students
10-11 years old; JNC Graduates

Number of lessons
40 lessons per year

Course Materials
Repertoire books 1-2
Solfege and Ensemble books 7-8
Audio materials