Sunbeams® 1, 2 and 3
Sunbeams 1 (SB1) is the entry point of the MYC® Method for 5-6 year old beginners. They are first introduced to piano geography and rhythms through our MYC Critters to help set their foundation of music knowledge and education.
Sunbeams 1 (SB1)
- Identification and development of keys and rhythm through MYC's unique keyboard critters.
- Off-the-staff reading for contour and patterns.
- Steady beat experiences.
- On-the-staff pitch reading in treble clef and bass clef.
- Grand staff reading in treble and bass clef.
- Listening to identify and use dynamics, including loud and quiet sounds.
- Listening to a rhythm pattern and writing it using rhythm writing tools.
- Coordination of LH and RH.
- Scale playing with harmonizing bridge chords in C major, a minor and G major.
Sunbeams 2 (SB2)
- Study of seven different keys with key signatures.
- Two note bridge chords grow to three note full chords.
- Coordination of left hand and right hand in playing broken chords with a melody.
- Coordination in hand-over-hand crossing over pieces.
- Grand staff reading expands to include notes from low G in bass clef to high G in treble clef.
- Staccato, or detached, and legato, or smooth, touches are explored.
- Harmonization and transposition are important study elements this year.
Sunbeams 3 (SB3)
- Study of minimum of eight keys.
- Continued study of scales harmonized with primary chords.
- Study of three forms of the minor scale: natural, harmonic, and melodic.
- Study of inversions of triads.
- Study of cadences.
- Introduction to simple analysis.
- Continued practice of harmonization and transposition, composition and arranging.