“The journey of a thousand songs begins with a single note.” Developing one’s musical abilities at a young age can create a lifetime of rewards. With knowledge of how to play a musical instrument as well as music theory, a musician can more deeply appreciate and understand the omnipresent music around them.
Sure, listening to music is enjoyable, but even better is knowing how to play and create music yourself. Fortunately, Pittsburgh has an abundance of places and spaces where kids of all ages can discover music and unlock its mind-expanding creative power.
kidmental’s Synergy Lab at Hackers Guild PGH
Known for their impromptu live looping beatbox music and the monthly Free Theme Song Initiative, kidmental brings improv and massive creative energy to guests of the Synergy Lab at Hackers Guild PGH.
What does “a live loop interactive jam session” mean? It means that no two visits to Synergy Lab will ever be alike as you experience kidmental’s mind-bending creativity.
Conduction.Live
Proving that music class doesn’t have to be “music class,” Conduction.Live twists-and-turns learning music in an imaginative way. Learning comes easy when a classroom is immersed in experimenting, developing, collaborating, and receiving feedback on their own musical compositions.
That’s right, with Conduction.Live, students can create a digital composition and their sheet music will then be performed by local musicians. It’s a back-and-forth-and-forward way of thinking about music education that hits all the right notes.
Pittsburgh Music House
Offering private lessons, group classes, and clubs for students ages 16 months – 99 years, Pittsburgh Music House brings the joy of music home. Offering lively, playful, creative musical experiences, they aim to create positive and joyful experiences for each of their students.
Pittsburgh Music House approaches each musician as the individual that they are, ensuring each student’s learning plan is a right-for-them fit that ignites a passion for lifelong musical learning. For those who just wanna have some musical fun, they also offer birthday parties and adult jam sessions.
Kathy’s Music
Nurturing a lifelong love of music in students of all ages, Kathy’s Music guides a student along a learning continuum.
With a research-based approach to music classes for children, students learn at their own speed and progress to the next level once ready. Students learn musical principles and grow in experience through Kindermusik classes, private lessons, group lessons, and summer camps.
PYCO School of Music
Committed to exceptional music education, the PYCO School of Music offers music lessons, classes, and events. With programming for children ages 0+, PYCO School of Music knows that within every child is the ability to learn and love music even from the earliest of ages.
Singing, movement, instrument play, games, and ear training activities naturally evolve into music theory class with note reading. From there, students can opt for private lessons and focus on a particular instrument with faculty members who run their studios independently—allowing the development of meaningful student-teacher relationships alongside the kid’s musical development.
This content was provided by a local, independent contributor to Made in PGH, a lifestyle blog.
