The Music Squad Difference
Music-making that kids love
A bold, new approach to learning a musical instrument.
How it began...
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After graduating with a first-class degree in Music, Hannah got her first full-time job teaching piano in schools. But something didn’t feel right.
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The kind of teaching she was asked to do didn't reflect any of the fun or enjoyment she felt music was all about. The lessons were serious and one-dimensional, the material dull and unimaginative.
Out with the stuffy, in with the silly!
Inspired by the adventure that Hannah knew music was supposed to be about, Music Squad was born! Music Squad exists to share the joy, friendship and adventure that music can bring to all children.
Forget the stuffy, boring lessons of the past; Music Squad teaching is the kind of stuff that kids love.
The Music Squad Difference
We like to think of it as BMS (Before Music Squad) vs. AMS (After Music Squad)…
BMS
(Before Music Squad)
Learning an instrument is a lonely, one-dimensional activity often seen as a repetitive chore
Lessons are stuffy and formal
Daunting and intimidating
100% chance of seriousness
AMS
(After Music Squad)
Learning an instrument is lively and fun, with an emphasis on the enjoyment of making music with others
Lessons are fun, interesting and different
Relaxed and inclusive
100% chance of silliness
How should learning an instrument feel?
We're pretty obsessed with how music should make children feel. Spoiler, it shouldn't feel boring. Music Squad exists to help children to feel as good as they possibly can about themselves and we do that by making our lessons as fun, as silly and as joyful as learning an instrument should be.
Fun
Silly
Joyful
Our (not so) secret ingredients
The Squad Star programme
Exciting piano lessons can't exist without exciting material. Fact.
Our unique 'Squad Stars' programme has been specifically written to guide Squaddies from their first day to their first exam with steady, unhurried progression to suit all abilities. The books are packed with 100% original tunes, lively lyrics, exciting puzzle pages, tonnes of duets and positive reinforcement at every step. No teddy bears. No nursery rhymes. Just fun, relevant learning.
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Underpinned by robust music theory and 15 years of teaching experience, the books have been carefully designed to maximise musical development without compromising on enjoyment. Because fun learning is good learning.
Learn with your friends
Whether you do individual lessons or our club, we want every Squaddie to fall in love with making music with others. Squaddies are part of a Squad and perform regularly to their friends - Squaddies and not! Every performance is designed to be light, informal, always great fun and boosts confidence at a young age.
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We are on a mission to provide fun and engaging music lessons that bring the immense value and joy of music-making to every child. It's a brand new way for children to embrace music and to learn to love playing a musical instrument as much as we do.
Weekly videos home
To maximise the benefits available from properly good music lessons, a child needs to be engaged. And to maximise a child's engagement, everybody needs to be engaged around them too. That includes their school, their piano teacher (or Squad Leader), and their grown ups at home, too.
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Keeping you in the loop is our priority. We invest in a platform which we use to share weekly videos and pictures from every lesson, so you know exactly how your little one is getting on. This platform gives you a direct line of communication to your Squad Leader too, so you're always completely in the know! Comms = sorted.
