Music Makers at the Keyboard

Pamela DeBoard, PhD, a certified Musikgarten piano teacher, will offer Music Makers at the Keyboard, a curriculum that was created by Musikgarten to enhance small group piano lessons. Children enjoy making music with others their own age and quickly play simple songs that they learn in class. They learn to play by ear and begin to read music. By singing and dancing before each song, they learn to play with pride and enjoy performing with their friends. An end-of-semester performance will take place in December.

The Musikgarten website describes the materials they will receive: To continue the fun at home, you will receive a listening CD with digital code and a practice CD with digital code with special tracks for practice each week. Notation games, repertoire pieces, sight-reading pieces, opportunities for composing, and more are in your child’s comprehensive learning materials that will help him/her stay excited about playing and encourage him/her to make music long after the lessons stop. You’ll both love Musikgarten!

Meets for 14 Wednesdays from August 27 to December 3 (No class during Fall Break, October 15)

• • 14 classes. August 27-December 3 (No class during Fall Break, October 15.)
  • $350 for 14 classes ($25/class)
  • $60 for Musikgarten materials
  • Small Classes (4-6 students)
  • Required: Students must have a piano or electronic keyboard at home in order to practice and listen to music 15-20 minutes daily.

About the Instructor:

Pamela DeBoard began piano lessons at age 5 and eventually studied with Julliard-trained piano teacher Ernest Chang in Honolulu. She earned her PhD in Music Education at Indiana University where her main instrument was piano. She began teaching Musikgarten piano 22 years ago and has produced piano students who have minored in Piano Performance while pursuing other fields such as Engineering and Medicine. Five of her students have earned the Paderewski Gold Medal, and the accomplishments of her students resulted in her becoming a member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers Hall of Fame. Pamela DeBoard is also the Founder and Director of Hawai‘i Education of the Arts (HEARTS). Dr. DeBoard's goal is to inspire students to love music and enjoy it throughout life.