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Yamaha Music Education

Our History

Yamaha Music Education programs began in 1966 in Canada and the Yamaha Music Education System has an enrolment of approximately 10,000 students taught by over 160 teachers in 50 locations from coast to coast. The National Education Department for Yamaha music education in Canada is located at 135 Milner Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. All national Yamaha programs are developed in conjunction with the Yamaha Music Foundation in Japan.

Yamaha Canada also owns and operates a corporate Yamaha Music School in Toronto. This flagship location is the national R & D centre and teacher training facility for Yamaha.

YMES History Globally

The Yamaha Music School began in 1954, in Tokyo, as an experimental class for young children. The Yamaha Music School quickly gained an excellent reputation throughout the world.

Philosophy

The Yamaha philosophy of music education is based on the belief that all people have the potential to develop musical ability.

Method

The Yamaha method of music education incorporates weekly group lessons designed to give students the best beginning possible for the development of basic music skills.

Yamaha Music Education System

Whether you're a parent that wants to introduce your child to music or an adult that wants to learn to play, there is a Yamaha Music School program for you.

Popular Music Courses

Yamaha Popular Music Course is all about musicians of all ages making music and enjoying every moment of it!

Why Yamaha

Concert Activities

Teacher Training

The success of any music education program is dependent upon the excellence of the instructors. For that reason, the Yamaha Music Education System (YMES) begins with intense teacher training held semi-annually in Toronto.

Yamaha Grade Examinations

In 1987, Yamaha Canada began the introduction of the Yamaha Grade Examination System (YGE). Yamaha grades are numbered in descending order, with 13 as the lowest and 1 as the highest.
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