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Port Orange Music Academy

๐ŸŽน Ages 4โ€“14

Piano lessons kids look forward to

Piano is the perfect first instrument. Students learn note reading, rhythm, and technique in small groups where they cheer each other on. Our youngest students (4โ€“6) start in Tiny Tot Piano with games and hands-on activities, while older students progress through three levels of the trusted Bastien method.

Class times

Suggested grade levels โ€” adjusted to your child's experience.

  • Mondays ยท 3:30โ€“4:25 PM

    Level 1 Piano ยท Level 1 Guitar โ€” Grades 1โ€“3

  • Mondays ยท 4:30โ€“5:25 PM

    Level 2 Piano ยท Level 2 Guitar โ€” Grades 3โ€“5

  • Mondays ยท 5:30โ€“6:25 PM

    Level 3 Piano ยท Level 3 Guitar ยท Level 2 Winds โ€” Grades 5โ€“8

  • Thursdays ยท 3:30โ€“4:25 PM

    Level 1 Winds ยท Level 1 Percussion ยท Tiny Tot Piano (4โ€“6) โ€” Grades 2โ€“6

  • Thursdays ยท 4:30โ€“5:25 PM

    Level 2/3 Piano ยท Tiny Tot Piano (4โ€“6) โ€” Grades 1โ€“3

What you'll need

Instruments aren't provided โ€” but after you register, we email exact recommendations and where to buy locally.

  • 61-key keyboard with stand and headphones
  • Bastien Primer 4-Book Set (Tiny Tot & Levels 1โ€“2)
  • Bastien Level 1โ€“4 Book Set (Level 3)
  • 1" 3-ring binder with 50 sheet protectors

The path

How piano students progress

Clear levels, clear skills, and a milestone performance at every stage.

Tiny Tot (Ages 4โ€“6)

1โ€“2 years

  • โ€ข Finding notes on the keyboard
  • โ€ข Steady beat & rhythm games
  • โ€ข First 5-finger songs
  • โ€ข Listening & following along

๐Ÿ† Milestone: Performs a song at the spring concert

Level 1

1 school year

  • โ€ข Reading notes on the staff
  • โ€ข Both hands playing together
  • โ€ข Quarter, half & whole notes
  • โ€ข Bastien Primer repertoire

๐Ÿ† Milestone: Plays a two-hand piece from memory

Level 2

1 school year

  • โ€ข Scales & simple chords
  • โ€ข Dynamics & expression
  • โ€ข Eighth-note rhythms
  • โ€ข Longer repertoire pieces

๐Ÿ† Milestone: Performs a Level 2 piece at the May concert

Level 3

1+ school years

  • โ€ข Advanced repertoire (Bastien 1โ€“4)
  • โ€ข Chord progressions & accompaniment
  • โ€ข Sight-reading
  • โ€ข Personal style & interpretation

๐Ÿ† Milestone: Featured performance piece of their choice

Give your child the gift of piano

Spots in each Piano group are limited so every student gets attention. Registration takes about two minutes.

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