Address: 835 NW Saltzman Rd, Portland
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The Early Music Studio
Our Classes
Explore our thoughtfully designed programs, tailored to help your child grow and thrive at every stage.
Beginner Beats
(0-3 Years)
Parent participation is required for this class.
Designed for babies and toddlers, these engaging weekly classes are filled with singing, dancing, instrument play, and enjoyable exploration for both children and their caregivers. Through music and movement activities, you'll nurture your child’s natural musical abilities, build coordination, and create lasting memories together, while making friends.
Each class includes a take-home CD, digital code, and activity book, with optional instruments available for continued fun at home.
Together, you’ll enjoy:
🎵 Percussion instrument exploration
🎶 Singing and vocal play
🤲 Fingerplays and games🕺Movement activities
📖 Stories with musical elements
🌀 Stretchy band activities/Scarf dancing
Offered: Tuesdays at 9:15 and Fridays at 10:15
Tuition: $225 for 10 weeks
Created for: Children aged 0-3 and their carers
Preschool Beats
(3-5 years)
Preschool children are at a significant point in their musical development. Experience the magic of music and nature in The Cycle of Seasons. Designed to inspire independence and creativity, this engaging class brings the four seasons to life through music, movement, and play. Your child will sing, chant, dance, explore instruments, enjoy storytelling, and dive into imaginative musical games—all while developing focus, self-expression, and a deeper love for music. Through enjoyable interactions with peers, they’ll build confidence, embrace dramatic play, and begin to understand the language of music in a fun and dynamic way.
Family packets including music recordings are included for use at home to increase family involvement in the learning process.
Typical activities include:
🎵 Percussion Instrument Exploration
📖 Musical stories
🎤 Tonal and rhythm patterns
👂Focused listening activities to strengthen the ear
🌈 Stretchy Band/Parachute/Scarf dancing
🕺Movement activities and games
Offered Mondays 12:10, 1:10, Tuesdays 12:10
Tuition: $225 for 10 weeks
Created for: Students aged 3-5 who are interested in music and moving their bodies.
Family Beats
(0-5 years):
Join us for a lively and engaging Mixed-Age Family Musical Playgroup! Perfect for infants to 5-year-olds and their grownups, this special 4-week session offers a fun-filled introduction to music and movement. Each 45-minute class is packed with interactive activities designed to spark creativity, social connection, and musical exploration.
Together, you’ll enjoy:
🎵 Percussion instrument exploration
🎶 Singing and vocal play
🤲 Fingerplays and games
🌈 Parachute play
📖 Stories with musical elements
🌀 Stretchy band activities
Come and make music, move, and play—an unforgettable experience for the whole family! (Please note: Family materials are not included in this session.)
Tuition: $100 registered siblings $50. Siblings under 10 months are free.
4 week session
Offered Mondays and Thursdays at 11:00
Created for: Children aged 0-5 with their grownups, families, and siblings
Music Makers
(4-6 Years)
Parents are invited to attend the last 10 minutes of each class to become familiar with new material and take part in the fun of music making together.
Music Makers is a more structured class for 4-6 year olds in preparation for piano playing. There are two years of playful curriculum for your child to explore and master. Music Makers at Home in the World and Music Makers Around the World. These classes include singing, creative and structured movement, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening, as well as a developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self-expression. The language of music begins to expand from aural learning to visual pattern recognition.
These programs cultivate your child's musical development through songs, tonal and rhythm patterns, poetry and stories, movement activities, listening games, instrumental play and circle games. Fundamental music skills such as pitch matching, beat competency, ensemble development, and music notation are taught using themes taken from the child's home environment and natural surroundings for the first year and music from around the world for the second year.
Class materials included.
Offered on Mondays and Wednesdays 1:10, Wednesdays 5:00
Tuition: $293
Created for: Children aged 4-6, those interested in learning to read music and play the piano.
Group Piano Level 1
(5-9 years)
Our Group Piano curriculum represents the final stage in the journey toward musical literacy. In the first year, students will be introduced to the piano keyboard, becoming familiar with D, C, and G Major 5-finger positions, as well as D, C, and E minor positions. They will also learn about I and V7 chords for song accompaniment and be introduced to the concept of transposition.
This course follows a sequential method to develop piano skills, understand music notation, and establish effective practice habits, complementing the book Music Makers: At the Keyboard, Book One (Red)These small group piano lessons offer instrument learning from age 5-9 for budding musicians and lay the foundations for piano playing success through:
🎵Using an aural approach to learning
🎵 Providing a natural pathway to reading music and building a piano repertoire
🎵Developing piano playing technique
🎵Learning to compose and improvise
🎵Becoming fluent music readers
🎵Participating in off-bench activities/games to develop music notation, rhythm, voice tuning and aural proficiency
This specialized, versatile curriculum is designed to teach your child to play by ear and to read music. Students will quickly learn to play many songs and feel comfortable playing anywhere - without a book!
We offer a 3 - year introductory piano program which divides lessons into six 15-week semesters. Each class is one hour long, with the last 15 minutes devoted to parent participation and group music making/education. The Early Music Studio will provide a complete music education through exploring percussion instruments, playing games and exploring off-bench activities which will develop and build on the student’s piano playing skills. The teacher will engage the children in singing and moving activities which help tune the voice and refine the body to become a rhythmic, graceful instrument to complement their piano playing. Students will play their song repertoire, develop keyboard technique, improve their aural skills, learn to compose and improvise, and become fluent music readers. In developing comprehensive musicianship at the piano, children are building self discipline and cooperation, learning to multi-track and concentrate, which will help them in other areas of study.
Parent Participation: Parents play a vital role in establishing good practice habits at home. For this reason, parents/carers are required to come into the classroom for the last 15 minutes of class. During this time, parents can get the chance to become familiar with new material and it gives the teacher the opportunity to model learning techniques used in this method.
Materials included:Group Piano 1 curriculum materials includes 1 student book, notation games and 2 CDs (with digital downloads).
For home practice work, you will receive a listening and practice CD with digital download codes containing special tracks for practice each week. Notation games, repertoire pieces, sight-reading pieces, opportunities for composing, and more are in your child’s comprehensive learning materials that will help them to stay excited about playing and encourage them to make music long after the lessons stop.
Students will need a either a piano or a keyboard for practice at home (small is okay)
**Please note that we are unable to issue refunds once the class session has started!
Class fee: $525
Offered Thursdays 4:45
Created for: Children ages 5-9, with some exposure to music and interested in learning to play the piano.
School and Community Programs (Bi-lingual options in Spanish or French)
(All Ages):
Preschools, schools, Childcare Centers and Community Centers can arrange for an Early Music Studio instructor to come to your school. Weekly classes for continued comprehensive learning or monthly as part of an enrichment program.
We can customize classes to accommodate different learning styles and needs, as well as English learners. We can also teach bilingual classes with Spanish or French with advanced notice. Typical class activities depend on the age group of the children, and your center’s learning goals. We work with community centers, private preschools and elementary schools and offer both our more structured Musikgarten curriculum-based classes and playgroup classes, which follow more of a Family Beats rhythm.
Want a free sample class? We can send an instructor to deliver a complimentary sample class. All instruments and materials will be provided by The Early Music Studio.For more information on pricing and class content, please email us at [email protected]
Tuition: Please contact studio for information on pricing
Mini Maestros Summer Camps
(All Ages):
Welcome to our vibrant and dynamic Music and Movement Summer Camp for preschoolers! Get ready to embark on a rhythm-filled journey where young minds and bodies come alive through the power of music and dance. Our half-day camp is designed to ignite creativity, foster social interaction, and develop fine motor skills in an engaging and joyful environment. From toe-tapping tunes to playful dance routines, each day promises exciting adventures and opportunities for your little ones to explore the wonderful world of music and movement. Led by experienced preschool and founders of The Early Music Studio who are passionate about early childhood and musical development. Our camp ensures a week filled with laughter, learning, and lasting memories. Join us as we harmonize, groove, and discover the joy of expression through music and movement!
Music camp is held on the ACW campus, in room 12. There will be a recess time when campers will use the playground and play with bubbles, chalk and further develop musical concepts at their own rhythm. The session is designed for ages 4-5. Maximum number of kids attending: 18. Each day of our camp will be filled with music, spanish learning, open art and free play!
Please send your child with a lunch (Peanut Free) and water bottle
Please apply sunscreen before camp and wear close-toed shoes as we will be going out on the small playground
On the last day of camp, we will hold an end of camp fiesta to celebrate our new musical skills and the friendships we have made
What activities can you expect?
-Instrument Making, Art & Crafts
-Fine Motor Development Activities
-Sensory Play
-Circle games
-Singing Circles
-Drumming activities
-Spanish songs and activities
-Dramatic Play
-Storytelling
-Dance
Praise from a 2024 Camper's Mom:
"We loved the early music studio camp! The teachers are amazing and my child came home smiling and sharing new things he learned!" - Kirsten S.
Cost: $280 per week
Weeks: June 2-6 2025 and June 9-13
Time: 9-12:30
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