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PHONE 01908 528808
Yamaha Music Point
Aims to provide musical education for students of all ages.
Employs professional musicians who are
specifically trained by Yamaha to ensure quality teaching on all courses.
Yamaha Music School specialises in group
tuition giving the student a more enjoyable musical experience throughout each lesson.
Tuition is given after school hours and
all day on Saturdays.
Students are prepared for examinations through Yamaha Trinity, Yamaha Rockschool
and Trinity.
Student concerts are held on a regular basis which provides students with the opportunity of
performing in front of an audience.
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Yamaha Music Point
Tuition available at Yamaha Music Point
Play for Keeps : Keyboard course for beginners aged from 9 and upwards.
Junior Play for Keeps : Keyboard course
for beginners aged between 5 and 6 years.
Piano Mate : Piano based Course for beginners aged 9 and upwards .
Guitar Encounters : Guitar course for beginners aged from 8 and upwards.
Drum Encounters : Drum course for
beginners aged from 8 and upwards.
Vocal Encounters : Singing course for Beginners aged from 8 and upwards.
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Assessment lessons are available for any of the courses listed above.
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PHONE 01908 528808
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Play for Keeps keyboard course is for beginners aged from 9 and upwards. Play for Keeps is an exciting popular music-based course ar-ranged so that the beginner progresses in easy steps to pro-vide a lesson full of fun and learning. Play for Keeps lessons are “LIVE” group lessons - no head-phones! Play for Keeps lessons are only £11.00 for an hour’s lesson. Play for Keeps course material supports music at National Curriculum Key Stage 2 and 3 and GCSE and “A” level. Play for Keeps course material includes lots of tunes suitable for all tastes in music arranged in modern styles. Play for Keeps course material is fully accredited with Trinity College of Music Examination Syllabus.
Play for Keeps
Keyboard Course
Yamaha Music Point
Drum Encounters Course is de-signed to be a fun, leisure course, with continuous assessment for beginners aged from 8 and up-wards in small classes. The course takes the student from be-ginner to an advanced level with professional drum teachers. Drum Encounters Course combines the best elements of tradi-tional one-on-one drum lessons with a creative modern ap-proach resulting in quality group teaching. Drum Encounters Course students learn to play in a state-of-the art Yamaha drum studio using the best drums and practice pads. Drum Encounters lessons are “LIVE” group lessons – pupils warm up with exercises on drum pad followed by technique development on drum kits. Students also play along to all kinds of music on CD. Drum Encounters Course material includes drum notation and drum patterns to supplement the skills and techniques the students will learn.
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Drum Encounters Course
Tuition Payments 2012
GROUP TUITION FOR ONE HOUR
Play for Keeps 7 lessons £77.00 PFK textbook & CD £20.00
Junior Play for Keeps 7 lessons £77.00
JPK textbook & CD £20.00
Piano Mate 7 lessons £77.00
Piano textbook £10.00
Guitar Encounters 7 lessons £77.00
Guitar Textbook& CD £20.00
Drum Encounters 7 lessons £77.00
Drum Textbook & CD £20.00
Vocal Encounters 7 lessons £77.00
Vocal textbook & CD £20.00
INDIVIDUAL TUITION FOR HALF an HOUR
Individual tuition 7 lessons £105.00
Invoices are sent out at the start of each
session and must be paid within 14 days upon receipt of invoice.
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Session Dates 2012
Session 1………... 7 lesson payment from
Tuesday 3rd January to Saturday 25th February inclusive.
Half term from 13th February - 19th February.
Lessons start again on Monday 20th February 2012.
Session 2…………7 lesson payment from
Monday 27 Feb to Saturday 28th April inclusive.
Easter holiday from 2nd April – 15th April.
Lessons start again on Monday 16th April 2012.
Session 3……………………. 7 lesson payment from
Monday 30th April to Saturday 24th June inclusive.
Half term from 4th June - 10th June.
Lessons start again on Monday 11th June 2012.
Session 4………………………7 lesson payment from
Monday 25th June to Saturday 22nd September
Summer holiday from 23rd July - 1st September
Lessons start again on Monday 3rd September 2012.
Session 5………………………….7 lesson payment from
Monday 24th September to Saturday 17th November
inclusive.
Half term from 29th October - 3rd November.
Lessons start again on Monday 5 November 2012.
Session 6…………………………5 lesson payment from
Monday 19th November to Saturday 23rd Dec inc
LESSONS COMMENCE AGAIN ON Monday 7th January
2013
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Guitar Encounters is for begin-ners aged from 8 to 70!! Guitar Encounters is a contemporary course for the electric, acoustic and electro-acoustic guitar. Guitar Encounters uses a variety of modern material to cover a wide range of popular music styles. Guitar Encounters uses exciting backing tracks to help students develop their skills when practising at home. Guitar Encounters develops talent quickly and enjoyably using the unique Yamaha teaching method suitable for all ages. Guitar Encounters classes are for one hour in a group environ-ment which is both stimulating and educational, and students have 100% involvement throughout the lesson. Guitar Encounters encourages students to take guitar exami-nations with Yamaha Rockschool.
Guitar Encounters
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Yamaha Music Point
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Vocal Encounters Vocal Encounters is for students aged from 8 and upwards who want to learn to sing! Lessons are given in small groups and activities include group and solo per-formance. Background vocals and harmony singing are taught. Vocal Encounters brings an exciting new dimension to voice training. Lessons always begin with a warm up and a multi-tude of techniques – phrasing, tone, and breath control will be taught which will strengthen and enhance the singing voice. Vocal Encounters lessons are “LIVE” group lessons – pupils al-so learn the fundamentals of music theory and get the chance to learn to accompany themselves if they can already play gui-tar, keyboard or piano. Vocal Encounters course material is primarily geared towards popular music, and microphone techniques are also covered. Continuous assessment is carried out by the teacher. By the time, you graduate from the course, you’ll be ready to take to the stage !
PHONE 01908 528808
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Junior Play for Keeps Keyboard Course
Junior Play for Keeps is for children aged 5 to 6 years. Junior Play for Keeps establishes a good playing keyboard ability. Junior Play for Keeps uses a variety of activities including singing, keyboard games, musical appreciation and rhythm work. Junior Play for Keeps is a structured course, each textbook follows a theme and the course lasts for between 3 to 4 years. Junior Play for Keeps is taught for one hour in a group environ-ment. Students have 100% involvement in the lessons and parents are encouraged to attend the lessons. lessons.
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Piano Course for Children is for beginners aged 9 years and upwards. Piano Mate is a successful piano-based course which develops piano skills from the first lesson. Piano Mate is a group lesson which includes rhythm work, no-tation work and singing. Jogging exercises and scales form an essential part of the lesson. The teacher will encourage students to progress to taking Trin-ity Piano examinations.
Piano Mate
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Terms and Conditions
We have produced a set of guidelines to improve the level of ser-
vice to all our students at the Yamaha Music Point. We reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions where appropriate.
FEES: Invoices for tuition are sent out in advance of each session.
Payment must be made within 14 days each session. Failure to pay ANY INVOICE will automatically cancel any further tuition at the Music School.
WITHDRAWAL FROM TUTION: A pupil can withdraw from tuition
by giving WRITTEN notice by the FOURTH week of the current Session.
Written notice MUST be sent to the Principal Teacher of the
Yamaha Music School. VERBAL notification cannot be accepted. Termination of invoices and tuition will then take effect at the start of the next session.
CANCELLATION: The school cannot issue credits for lessons can-
celled by STUDENTS. This is the policy of the Yamaha Music School and applies to both Group and Individual lessons. Credits are given when a teacher cancels lessons and they are shown on the INVOICE for the NEXT session.
RESPONSIBILITY: The Yamaha Music School acknowledges its
responsibility for the supervision of students during lessons and that the parent is responsible at all other times.
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Yamaha Music Point
Yamaha Music Point Staff
Principal Teacher : Paul Daggett
Teachers: Chris Davy Mike Lee Duncan Lee Dave Cookson Mirka Knoth Joscelyn Alexander Joe Garratt Margaret Smith James Knowles
Receptionists: Vanessa Bowman Sarah Beach
Tuition times: Monday to Friday: 4.00pm - 9.00pm Saturday: 9.00am - 4.00pm
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PHONE 01908 528808
YAMAHA MUSIC
SCHOOL @ THE VENUE
WALTON HIGH
FYFIELD BARROW
WALNUT TREE
MILTON KEYNES
MK7 7WH
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
TUITION
AND FREE
TASTER LESSONS
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Yamaha Music Point
Enrolment Form 2012
Student’s name..........................................................................
Address ......................................................................................
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Postcode......................................................................................
Home phone no...........................................................................
Mobile phone no.........................................................................
Email address.............................................................................
Date of birth (if under 18).....................................................
Course of lessons enrolled on.................................................
How did you hear about us?....................................................
Name of Person to whom invoice should be Addressed
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I have read the Yamaha Music School Terms and
Conditions and I agree to abide by them.
I give permission for the above to appear in photographs and video
footage in relation to Yamaha promotions YES/NO
Signed..........................................................................................
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Walton High (A on the map), is on Fyfield Barrow, which is off the V11
Tongwell Street, in Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes. There is parking opposite
the school, please report to The Venue reception.
