What  is  Forte Music education pedagogy?

Forte School of Music launched in 1994 and developed it's own pedagogy method for teaching music.  We specialise in early childhood music education and generations of young children have grown up learning music at Forte.
We are thrilled to be old enough to have may students who learnt at Forte now teaching for us along with parents who were once Forte students themselves bringing their child to us! 

The Forte method is a comprehensive music education system and combines & incorporates the very best in music educational philosophies and pedagogy as seen in other world renowned systems (see the Forte Philosophy)

• keyboard/piano based (Yamaha)
• Strong emphasis on aural development (Orff-Schulwerk, Kodaly, Suzuki & Yamaha)
• Strong emphasis on Keyboard harmony & ensemble playing (Yamaha)
• Strong emphasis on pattern recognition​ 
• use of percussion instruments (Orff-Schulwerk), 
• singing using solfege (Kodaly - Forte uses fixed Do which is used in advanced Kodaly training)
• movement & dance (Dalcroze)
• involving parents in the learning process (Suzuki & Yamaha - parents are learning partners for their children)

Watch the excitement and the joy that these children have from learning music in this class environment.  Forte has been a successful music school network in Australia for over 20 years. 

Jungle Music

Miss Irene (Owner Forte School of Music Black Forest, Adelaide) teaches Jungle Music class for 2 - 3 year olds.  

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Junior Keys

Watch Mr Paul, Director, Forte School of Music, teaches Forte Junior Keys class (4 and 5 year olds). ​

Advantages of learning in a group environment...

Whilst learning in a small group may be still a very new phenomenon to most, it is this unique environment along with our philosophy which has so many advantages over traditional private lessons:

• learning as a team means you're making friends at music - so learning piano doesn't become a solitary experience - see how the children are really having fun.  As piano teachers we are constantly battling against all the other things children do: ballet, sport, drama, computer games, etc. The class environment means children are more likely to be engaged and having fun.

• aural development is achieved through singing. Singing is a lot easier to achieve in class setting.  In a one on one experience it is sometimes very difficult to get children, especially boys, to sing.
• involving the parents means mums and dads are involved and committed to their children's education. Each week students are rewarded for practising 6 or 7 days.  Parents are the ones that make this happen and when they are involved they are able to help make this happen.  
• when children start in Forte's Jungle Music program from 6 months, by the time they are 6 years old, their musical abilities are quite amazing.  It is the immersion in quality music education from a young age that lays the ground work for the future making it seamless.  
• children who learn in a class environment (from little ones) are set up for school. They know how to listen and follow directions. They know how to share, take turns and learn in a social situation.
• Performance confidence is built one stepping stone at a time. Every couple of weeks children are ready to play a solo in front of the whole class.  
• Ensemble performance means children learn how to play as a group; listening, singing, reading and playing cohesively in time with the music - important skill for playing in the school band in the future.

Forte has students of all ages and levels. Many choose to prepare for exams and some go on to studying music at a tertiary level. Above all, it is the joy of learning and playing music that is so precious to us. 

For more information please contact Paul Myatt or Gillian Erskine, Director Forte School of Music below: