Thanks!!:) I will speak to his teacher a lil more this saturday as well.

I understand that there is a special audition for this course, may I know roughly what is to be expected? scales? hearing test?

hi!! I am grateful for your suggestion lwzh. I didn't know that yamaha has that course, iw as was jmc as well, but i suppose they had changed the system. my son is showing interest in composition and transposition and hearing from what parents describe about NAFA, i am quite skeptical as the motive for letting him learn music is to have a balance in life and not to create stress. Hence, i will wait for jsac.:)

Hi Catloh


May I know how old is your Ds? My son is 5, he is with Yamaha at the moment, but it’s a little slow for him. He is showing interest in composition etc, and is already playing the scales. Although I am trained in music, I do not know how to guide him… would you suggest NAFA?

Thank you so much for your advice.

hi badgal,


your ger is in Pats as well? my boy too. and i was actually contemplating if i should let him enrol in montessori's phonics class as well...
We just had a parents teachers meeting today, and they will only start learnin the blending prob later part of N1, which i find a little late.
My boy already knows all the sounds of the alphabets and it is already a bore for us.


i am just afraid being overly anxious, might confuse him more.
Have you tried teaching your girl tamarind's way of blending?