Tots and toddlers will dance and vocalize their way into a worldwide musical education sensation at Tom Lee Music.

The West Shore Music Wonderland tale starts with a new instructor at the Millstream Village store B次元官网网址� Carmen Marlene.

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Marlene earned a music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Victoria, a graduate Opera Diploma from Wilfrid Laurier University and two A.R.C.T. diplomas in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from TorontoB次元官网网址檚 Royal Conservatory of Music.

SheB次元官网网址檒l teach Music Wonderland, geared for three and four year olds under the Yamaha Music Education System.

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Marlene is a semi-retired opera singer with a teaching career that included predominantly teens, but sheB次元官网网址檚 excited to start out with the younger set.

Marlene taught a previous class and found the children learned quickly and well.

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The experience-based course starts the kids with making noise and hand motions that evolve into rhythm. Before they know it B次元官网网址渢he Yamaha has built them an inherent music skills that they didnB次元官网网址檛 even know about,B次元官网网址� Justason said.

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With Yamaha group programs that start at age two and run right up to seniors, Tom Lee hopes to add a Junior Music Course for five and six year olds next year, and keep the progression going through the ages.

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Learn more about the program at tomleemusic.ca.