Do Re Mi Program

The number one goal of our program is to create a positive musical experience for our students. Whether your child decides to follow a musical road or becomes a doctor or a scientist our goal is to create a memorable musical childhood experience. We achieve this by creating a joyful environment that involves parents and other loved family members. In addition to the musical skills that are developed by attending the Do Re Mi Program children will also grow socially as they interact with other children and parents through singing, dancing, performing and playing musical games. They are collectively exposed to different sounds, rhythms and stories further enhancing their musical awareness.

As they get older and move on to more advanced lessons a more structured curriculum is offered inclusive of hands-on keyboard and hands-on guitar exercises.

Vocal development is accomplished by use of the Solfège Singing Method – Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti … in all the aspects of musical instruction. It is crucial that children, at a tender age, begin their musical study with Do Re Mi instead of C D E. Children will also develop their musical memory and ear training by singing songs with words or Solfège and through constant repetition of melodic and rhythmic patterns.

Solfège provides the naming of pitches through the use of words or syllables which is not only easily readable, but enables the musician to sing fluently. The syllables do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti are universally known and they perfectly correspond to the principle of singability. The alphabetical system allows more detailed naming of the notes, however, there is no musical way to sing it.

What is the benefit of the Do Re Mi Program at such a young age?
You may have attended different music classes with your child since he/she was a baby. At the age of 3.5 and up, your child probably outgrew the type of music class that is based on fun and exposure to music only. However, most children are not ready for the seriousness of private lessons at such a young age.

That’s where the Do Re Mi Program steps in as a bridge between "fun only" and "serious only." Through different games and social interactions, we will introduce note values, rhythm patterns, musical terminology, and hands on piano and guitar where every child will have their own instruments at the class, fun homework assignments, stories about famous composers and much more. At such a young age their little brains are in their full capacity to absorb enormous amounts of new information.

After a certain period of time attending Do Re Mi Classes your child will be well prepared for private lessons where they will have basic knowledge of music theory and the transition to one on one type of lesson will be smooth. Also, your child will have a better idea of which instrument he/she would like to pursue after exploring many different sounds and shapes.

What is the Do Re Mi method and why is it best for my child?
For children to grab and absorb note names and visually become familiar with their placement on the staff and then apply them by placing them on the instruments, there is a necessary bridge step, for this process to happen.

A bridge step between seeing the note and playing the note is a crucial element of the Do Re Mi Method and it constists of pointing and singing of the notes by using Solfège names (Do Re Mi).

Whole learning experience of reading and understanding notation becomes effortless, fun and melodic.

Why is my child being taught the Solfège (Do Re Mi) instead of Alphabetic (C D E)?

The answer is very simple - your child will learn both methods in a matter of months.

But here is a better answer. Every note has a First and Last Name - just like all of us. Do is the first name and C is the last name. So when we verbally say the note names we use their last names - C D E. However, when we sing the notes we use their first names Do Re Mi. This teaching approach is proven to be most effective with the youngest of children.