Enthusiastic Yamaha Parents and Friends Join Adult Music Classes
Yamaha Schoool Offers Music Courses for Adult Beginners in Keyboard, Singing, and Guitar
For the past few years, Yamaha Music School has offered group keyboard classes for adults. This fall, however, things took a special turn when the school offered free introductory keyboard, guitar, and singing classes to parents of current Yamaha students.
“I enjoy my child’s Yamaha classes so much, I decided to give it a try myself,” one parent says.
The classes give parents a chance to learn music for the first time, or re-visit a favorite instrument, in a fun, supportive group setting. The groups of five to eight students learn a variety of musical styles, from pop and jazz to classical. Keyboard Encounters teacher Yuki Shibata has a jazz background, and her laid-back teaching style make the class accessible and interesting for students from many different backgrounds.
Convenient and wallet-friendly, the classe
s are offered in the evening during after-work hours, and there’s no need for anyone to bring an instrument with them on the commute. For the Popular Music Course, all students use brand new Yamaha electric guitars provided by the school. Students in Keyboard Encounters can borrow a portable keyboard for at-home practice.
Emily Murphy, who has been teaching Keyboard Encounters for nearly three years, loves the curiosity and dedication that adult students bring to the classroom. “It’s fun to see the palpable interest these students have,” she says, “Keyboard Encounters classes give adults the opportunity to do something that they’ve always wanted to do.”
To learn more about our adult programs and new classes beginning in the spring, please speak with the front desk.
