The Haydn piano programme combines planned materials, term goals and progress checks. Children build the basics step by step and learn to read music, practise and play a piece all the way through. Parents can see where the learning is heading and how far it has come.
Let music give a child confidence for life.
Meet Haydn Music · 1-minute video
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We want children to learn more than a single piece. Haydn links its materials, term goals and progress checks, so children understand the music and learn how to learn. Weekly practice tasks, plus a piece and feedback each term, show parents what their child is learning and what comes next.
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Western classical, Chinese traditional, and music theory — taught under the same Pathway.
Materials are chosen for the child's starting point and stage, so reading, rhythm, playing and understanding music build on each other.
What parents getYou know why your child is learning this, and what comes after it.
Each term has a clear focus, so parents know which skills their child is building.
What parents getYou don't have to guess at progress from the number of pieces played. There are specific things to look for.
A performance piece and a progress check show what your child can already do on their own and what still needs help, and lead into the next step.
What parents getYou know where your child is now, and how to help with what comes next.
Wendy graduated in music education from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music. She has been around music since childhood and began teaching while still a student. Before founding Haydn, she taught music in China and started a music school there.
At Haydn she is mainly responsible for the four areas below. Her hope is that children gradually learn to read music on their own, know how to practise, and have the courage to perform.
Teachers teach, talk with parents and give progress feedback within Haydn's programme. You book with Haydn, and the school arranges the teaching.
First, the goals for the first term. Then, what each of the four stages builds.
Foundation启蒙阶段
Development进阶阶段
Mastery考级冲刺阶段
Performance表演阶段
What parents can look for
Every week you receive specific practice tasks, so you know what to practise at home and how. At the end of term, a performance piece and a progress check show what your child can already do on their own, what still needs help, and what comes next.
Term assessment highlights
2024 Term 2 assessment
Lessons combine piano playing, rhythm games, listening and singing, and playing with the teacher's accompaniment, so children meet the same musical idea in several ways. The teacher practises with the child step by step, helping them gradually learn how to work through problems. Specific practice tasks each week also tell parents what to practise at home and how.
AMEB Online Theory of Music Grade 2 results · some of our students, names hidden
Exam certificates of some of our students
Public Google reviews of our Box Hill listing, quoted as written.
“老师很有耐心，课程紧凑不拖拉，课后有问题问老师，老师也都很快回复，非常棒的学校”[Translated from Chinese]The teachers are very patient, lessons are tight and never drag, and when I ask the teacher a question after class they reply quickly. A great school.
“非常好的钢琴机构，老师教学非常认真，小朋友学得特别快”[Translated from Chinese]A very good piano school. The teachers teach very conscientiously and the children learn especially fast.
“Love this place, teachers are amazing. My daughter loves playing her piano all thanks to her lovely teacher Cloe.”“Very friendly environment for all aged kids, Always made my son and daughter feel very welcome and comfortable in the environment. Great learning opportunities with great management at a reasonable price. Quite flexible time management. Very impressed!”Learning music also means performing a piece from start to finish. By performing their pieces and playing in concerts, children gain stage experience and gradually build confidence in performing.
Term assessment recap
Piano · Assessment
Playing in the piano room
Piano · In studio
Violin holiday programme highlights
Violin · Holiday programme
Haydn Music was founded in Box Hill, Melbourne, in 2019. We care about children's continued growth, from their first steps in music through the basics to more advanced study. We value a clear learning path, and we care whether a child has really understood and learned the method. Our hope is that, over time, children can read music on their own, know how to practise, and perform with confidence.
Haydn began in a small space in Box Hill: a little over 80 square metres, with five teaching rooms. The founder taught and handled the administration herself.
The first concert was held in a classroom, with students and parents there together to hear the children play.
To give students a better learning experience, the school moved to a new teaching space.
We have gradually refined the piano programme and the links between its stages, adjusted how practice is structured in lessons, and added ensemble instruments and more chances for students to perform.
We start by breaking “learning to play” into specific goals. In the first term we hope your child will gradually be able to find the starting key on their own, make sense of the markings in beginner music, play in time with the beat, and finish a short piece that is ready to play for others. Each term, a performance piece and a progress check show what your child has learned and what comes next.
The timing of an exam depends on your child's starting point, attendance, practice and how secure their skills are. Haydn builds the skills needed step by step along the way, then decides from your child's progress at that stage whether to begin exam preparation.
Each week parents receive specific practice tasks, so they know what to practise and how. The teacher explains and practises with the child in the lesson. If something is difficult, we talk with parents about what suits their child.
The piano trial lesson is 30 minutes. You can first talk with the school about a time that suits. Once the school has confirmed the time with you, your trial lesson is booked. Until then, nothing is booked and nothing needs to be paid.
The piano trial lesson is 30 minutes. Tell us your child's age and any piano experience, and we will help find the right starting point.
