Jonge Maestro
Jonge Maestro is a two years program music group lesson for children aged 5-7 years old. The lesson combined general music and instrumental lessons. This year each student can choose between piano or violin. For school year 2023-2024, children born between 1 August 2017 and 1 October 2018 are welcomed to register.
We will open a separate class for older children. If your child is born between 1 July 2016 and 31 December 2016, you are also welcomed to register!
General Music
Children will learn the basic musical elements through singing together and musical games
Instrumental
Children choose between piano or violin to focus on
Chamber Music
Children from both piano & violin class will play together
Learning music through playing and in a group setting benefits children as they learn various social skills and develop cognitive, motor and emotional skills through meaningful and engaging musical activities.
Interested? Please register here and come to the trial lesson!
What the program offers
- 36 lessons in one academic year, divided into three group of 12 lessons
- 1.5 hours per session (including shorts breaks): 25 min of general music lessons, 35 min of group instrumental lessons, followed by another 20 min of closing activities
- Inclusive three students’ concerts
- Free ticket(s) for teachers’ concert*
- Regular feedback and Q&A sessions for the parents
- Lessons in Dutch or English
Schedule
- Date : Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Time : 13:00 – 17:00
- Place : Ambachtshof 68 2632 BB Nootdorp – Free Parking
Pricelist
A different price is applied for this program. The lessons are offered in three packages
Teachers' Biography
With Bárbara and Petra!
Bárbara de Souza is a Brazilian violist and music teacher based in Amsterdam. She obtained her bachelor’s in viola performance at Conservatorium van Amsterdam and her master’s in music education at The Royal Conservatoire The Hague. Besides working as a freelancer musician, Bárbara is passionate about teaching kids, works as a violin and viola teacher in several projects in Noord-Holland, and has her private teaching studio in Amsterdam.
Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, Petra Ruth Alexandry moved to the Netherlands when she was 18, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in classical piano performance at Conservatorium van Amsterdam in 2016 and two master’s degrees in classical piano performance and music education at The Royal Conservatoire of The Hague in 2019 and 2022 respectively. Her love for teaching children brought her to seminars and workshops on various teaching methods (e.g. Kodaly, Dalcroze, and Piano Safari, among others), further developing her teaching skills. She was involved in group teaching as an accompanist and a substitute teacher at Rudolf Steiner College and PI: Muziek voor kleuters at The Royal Conservatoire of The Hague. Petra owns her private teaching practice, Petrassissimo Music Studio, since 2016.