For 38 years we have been celebrating the compositions of Music for Young Children students around the world. Songs composed by children ages 3 to 10 from Canada, the U.S., Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. From March 24 to April 3, each composition is played and judged within their level in four different regions – Western […]
After two weeks of carefully reviewing almost 2800 competitive compositions, 29 Regional Decisions and 1 Final Livestreamed International Decisions event, we are pleased to announce this year’s winners! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! Sunshine 1 1st – Dylan Chittenden (ON) – Trains 2nd – Alison Koon (BC) – Kitty 3rd – Lee Ern Rui Mikko (Singapore) – […]
For 37 years we have been celebrating the compositions of Music for Young Children students around the world. Songs composed by children ages 3 to 10 from Canada, the U.S., Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. From March 18 to 28, each composition is played and judged within their level in four different regions – Western Canada […]
After two weeks of carefully reviewing over 2700 competitive compositions, 32 Regional Decisions and 1 Final Livestreamed International Decisions event, we are pleased to announce this year’s winners! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! Sunshine 1 1st – Andrew Foong (Singapore) – Beautiful Rainbow 2nd – Jaxson Pavone-Adrian (ON) – The Blue Monster Truck 3rd – Wyatt Ziebert […]
We are proud and excited to be celebrating our 36th Annual Composition Festival! Such an amazing part of our curriculum! Over the past month we have received over 3600 compositions! Songs composed by Music for Young Children students from the ages 3 to 10, from Canada, the U.S., Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. From March 27 […]
After two weeks of careful reviewing, 32 Regional Decisions and 1 Final Livestreamed International Decisions event, we are pleased to announce this year’s winners! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! Sunshine 1 1st – Isabel Tso (Singapore) – Butterfly Fly So High 2nd – Alain Camiré (QB) – Camions! 3rd – Claire Kwochka (SK) – Little Groundhog […]
We are so proud and excited to be celebrating our 35 Annual Composition Festival! Such an amazing part of our curriculum! Over the past month we have received over 3300 compositions, songs composed by Music for Young Children students from the ages 3 to 10, from Canada, the U.S., Malaysia, and Singapore. From March 8 […]
Angie C’s lead single ‘Magnum Cherry’ will be released on May 7th, 2021. This electro-pop track is the first of 3 singles from her upcoming album ‘Star Seeds’. The album is set to be released in September 2021. Her album was recorded by controlling the world’s largest analog synthesizer, called TONTO, using a brainwave headset […]
Congratulations composers, teachers, and families! We are pleased to present this year’s winners. Click the song title to see these amazing music scores! Sunshine 1 1st – Sylvi Ip (BC) – This Little Bunny 2nd – Christopher Tan (Singapore) – Baby Brother 3rd – Zachary Zhu (MI) – School Bus on the Road 4th – […]
We just wrapped up our 34th Annual International Composition Festival. This year our event was done online, using Facebook Live! You can view the recording of the event below! Congratulations to all our winners! The full results will be coming soon! From January to March, 2021, compositions were submitted by over 3,400 Music for Young […]
Matthew Bates was five years old when he began Music for Young Children lessons at Suzanne de Bussac’s Calgary studio in 2009. In June of 2020 he was offered an artist management contract by Atlanta based Truth Media Group, a collective that represents artists who create beats and sources work for them. Matthew is 17 […]
Music for Young Children is brimming with creativity! We are now receiving daily entries to our 31st Annual Composition Festival. Each year, students from Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, New Zealand, Canada and the United States send their handwritten compositions to be played by a panel of reviewers. You can listen to all of last […]
Congratulations to Judy Freeman in Parry Sound, Ontario for winning MYC’s 2018 annual Teacher Referral Draw for $1000! This year a total of 26 potential teachers were referred to MYC and 11 are now teaching MYC’s curriculum. Through our network of over 24,000 students and approximately 1,000 teachers on three continents, each year Music for […]
Created by Frances Balodis over 37 years ago, Music for Young Children has helped families develop a passion and fundamental understanding of music through a proven approach that prepares graduates for Royal Conservatory examinations. Through family involvement, engaging curriculum, and highly trained instructors like Christine Gardhouse of Summit Music Centre in Collingwood, Ontario, MYC consistently […]
Kristy Hagerman began her love for playing music at the age of 6 when she enrolled in Music for Young Children classes in Ottawa Ontario. Since then, the local Greely Ontario Singer Songwriter has made a name for herself playing gigs at local restaurants, public events, music venues, weddings and performing O’ Canada during the […]
Family friendly music that parents can enjoy as much as kids is hard to find. But Juno nominee Will Stroet, star of Will’s Jams on CBC Kids and Kidoodle TV has been working to create enjoyable music that inspires kids to be active, healthy, creative, and engaged in the world through music. With a passion […]
Not only is music a skill that will spread joy throughout a lifetime, the benefits of teaching music to children have been demonstrated through multiple studies showing that music education improves memory, creativity, expressiveness, confidence and discipline. Many parents understand the value and wish to raise musical kids, but are unsure how to encourage […]
By being present in classes, parents become aware of their child’s learning styles, strengths and interests. Parent participation allows reinforcement of concepts and skill-building at home. The presence of a parent provides stability and security for the child, for whom this may be the first structured experience. Parents believe they should be involved with their […]
Musical training helps develop the brain; study after study has shown that and we all want to have smart children. The Montreal Neurological Institute and McGill University studies have shown that children who received keyboard instruction for 15 months showed greater behavioral improvements on finger motor tasks and melody/rhythmic tasks. The IQ’s of young students […]
