Piano
Heritage Music Academy provides one-on-one piano classes in-person and online. Our lessons are taught by our highly qualified faculty and we accept students starting from as young as 3 years of age. You can never be too young or too old to start learning piano!
Our weekly private lessons can run from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours long depending on the needs of the student. We encourage students to participate in our school recitals as well as music festivals around the city/nationally. We can also prepare students for Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) examinations. On-site lessons will be taught on professional Yamaha pianos.
We approach piano lessons with these tenets:
- Customize the method book and teaching plan for each student
- Work with students on music repertoire to reach their musical goals
- Integrate theory and ear training to create a well-rounded understanding of music
Strings
The Strings Program at Heritage Music Academy aims to teach students the skills of independent learning so that, by applying acquired knowledge, students can find solutions to technical and musical challenges presented in pieces and compositions.
In other words, Heritage Music Academy seeks to teach students to become their own teachers. In so doing, Heritage Violin Programs utilize key aspects of successful pedagogies such as the Russian, Franco-Belgian, Central European, and British violin methods and traditions.
Basic, yet critical, constituents of violin technique are taught in detail, including intonation, vibrato, position changes, trills, harmonics, pizzicato, and double stops for the left hand, and bowings such as detaché, martelé, staccato, spiccato, sautillé, ricochet, saltando, arpeggio, parlando, and col legno for the right hand.
Different types of bow holds are canvassed and analysed, and so is the issue of whether or not to play with shoulder rest. Emphasis is placed on tone production, and the impact and effects of sounding point, bowing angles, bow pressure, bow speed, and bow division on the produced sound.
Heritage Music Academy offers a comprehensive approach to violin technique, ear training, rhythm, and musicianship, and students have the opportunity to participate in chamber music groups, ensembles, or attend group lessons.
Suitable violin literature is tailored for each student’s musical requirements and instrumental progress, comprising compositions and concertos of interest to the student as well as a balanced selection of scales, studies, and chamber music. Studies, also referred to as etudes that may be used to master specific technical or musical difficulties include those by Wohlfahrt, Schradieck, Mazas, Sevcik, Kayser, Kreutzer, Dont, Fiorillo, Gavinies, Rode, or Paganini.
The taught repertoire consists of a range of genres such as compositions of the baroque era, classics, romantics, and jazz, to contemporary, country, and folk music. We also have a collection of Chinese music arranged for violin and piano that students may choose to play.
Students at Heritage Music Academy are encouraged to undertake Royal Conservatory of Music examinations, for which they receive competent instruction and preparation. Regular performances, workshops, or master classes are also held at school premises and surrounding venues.
Voice
Students generally begin vocal programs at age 6 or older. Private lessons can run from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours depending on the needs of the student. We also offer voice lessons online through the high fidelity Zoom interface. We encourage students to participate in our school recitals as well as music competitions around the city/nationally. We can also prepare students for Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) examinations.
Guitar
Here at Heritage Music Academy, we tailor the guitar program to suit your particular needs, whether it be finger-style, acoustic guitar, classical or any other style! Our teachers prepare you for playing in any setting, be it a conservatory exam, solo, or in a band.