Piano Time Music

Mission Statement

To teach piano lessons in a fun and nurturing environment, inspiring the love of music in every student.

Why Music?

Music has the power to engage, relax, and energize us… and has also been shown to make children smarter. In studies conducted by early childhood specialists, preschoolers who received regular music lessons over several months showed marked advantages over their playmates who did not. Children dramatically improved their abilities to work mazes, copy patterns of colour and draw geometric figures. These skills reflect spatial intelligence, the foundation for more complex types of reasoning (such as those used in math and science).

Music has been found to stimulate every area of the developing brain, and similar studies with youngsters have linked early musical exposure to superior motor skills and even social abilities. Although the ability to learn continues throughout life, hands-on participation in music between the ages of three and ten seems to train the brain for higher thinking, and children who miss out on the fun of playing music may also miss some critical developmental opportunities.

Essentially, music provides a healthy, natural and invaluable opportunity for individual expression while encouraging the development of the whole child, enhancing cognitive, social, physical, and emotional skills.

The fact that MUSIC IS FUN should not be underestimated. Stimulating, amusing activities like playing music will capture and hold your child’s interest and satisfy their craving for fun, while providing them with invaluable lessons that will endure the rest of their lives.

How Playing Music Benefits Your Child

Aids academic aptitudes in mathematics, science, and the arts.
Promotes large and small motor development.
Increases scholastic participation.
Teaches the value of achieving goals.
Cultivates concentration and focused Listening.
Fosters early vocal development and enhanced social abilities.
Bolsters self image and self assurance.
Inspires self-sufficiency and appreciation for teamwork.

“One group of three year olds received weekly piano lessons and participated in group singing. Another group did not. After a year, the musically trained children scored 80% higher on tests of spatial and temporal reasoning, an ability that underlies many kinds of mathematics and engineering skills. Playing music can increase the creation of neural pathways.”

Source: Alberta Registered

Music Teachers’ Association

Piano Time Music provides piano lessons to children and adults in Edmonton and St. Albert.

Private piano lessons are provided in our home studio in the Forest Lawn area of St. Albert.

Lessons are also offered in the comfort of your own home through independently contracted piano teachers. Visit Mobile Piano Lessons for more information on in-home lessons.

In-studio group music lessons to preschoolers through two programs:

Music for Little Mozarts

Kids’ Music Round