Music School Collina d'Oro

Modernizing | Expanding

Renowned European Traditions, Swiss Organization

New music courses, exciting services & locations in Canton Tessin
bringing You and all Your family a modernized and expanding Music School

The Association "Scuola di Musica Collina d'Oro" is a growing private music school in Canton Tessin, Switzerland, with locations in Montagnola, Pazzallo, Cadempino, Savosa and Stabio. Lessons can also be organized online or at your home. The individual and group courses are open to all ages and levels for students interested in classical and
modern music. You can enroll to your selected course anytime of the year.

Ferenc Nemes-Deák

President of the Association
"Scuola di Musica Collina d'Oro"

We're expanding our music school this year with new exciting courses, services and locations. For more details browse our site, learn about our teachers and courses, contact us if you need support, if you have a question or an idea, or if you'd like to share with us your feedback and thoughts.

In Ticino, from 1000 music students maybe only one will become a professional musician. With this statistic Ticino is very behind the world's average numbers . This might seem sad for some, but we are looking at it as a great opportunity to make a change of the circumstances and the agonizing practices, after analysing the situation and understanding the weak points of the music education in Ticino, introducing personalized motivational methods, following individually the personal requirements, that will wake the love for music of our students, playing joyfully their instrument day by day.

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We'd like to highlight some of our important strengths, to get your attention and trust. By following closely and individually the requirements
and demands of our students, we guarantee that your learning experience with our Music School will be smooth, transparent,
professional and fun. With our expert optional services you can fully tailor and maximize your selected course.

• Skilful | Teachers

The members of our teaching stuff are carefully selected for our high demanding clients. Our teachers love children and they all worked with adult students too, and have plenty of experience. They will prepare a personalized, unique learning material for each student, according to their interest, talent, age, abilities and objectives. Our teachers are all active performers as well, playing in chamber music groups, bands or as solo artists. Meet our teachers.

• Classical | And Modern Music

We teach classical and modern music as well, so you have the choice. However, many children nowadays have the mistaken idea, that studying music is boring, because classical music is boring for them. Well, what they often don't realize and don't know is that actually they can learn any music style, not only classical. And with time their taste will also change again and again. We have to accept their preferences and taste. But this doesn't mean, that you, as a parent should abandon considering instrumental music lessons in general. We just have to find the best unique learning program for your child. We have teachers who can teach in Pop, Rock, Jazz, Latin or in other music styles as well. Learning a musical instrument will develop your children's brain, concentration and multi-tasking abilities in a very positive way, having an advantage compared to those who are not studying any musical instrument, independently of which music style they love and prefer. Look around at our music courses.

• Online | Live Music Lessons

Given the many requests and the COVID crisis situation, we've launched our online music education services. You can study how to play on your favourite instrument comfortably and securely from your home as well. All you need is a device connected to the internet and an application to make video calls. Under our Online Music Courses page you can check the list of the currently offered music instruments and the availability of our teachers for the online lessons. You will also find a link where you can calculate the time zone differences if you live in another country.

• Children, Adult & Senior Students | Are Welcome

We'd like to encourage the parents and grandparents as well to participate and enroll to our courses! We use specially developed course material for adult and senior students. It often happens, that people study music as a child, but then for some reason they give up and quit. Later as they become grownups and settle down, most of them regret the fact that they quit many years ago and wish to start all over again. On the other hand, there's the other group of adults and seniors, those, who always wanted to learn how to play on a musical instrument, but never had a chance or the time.

• Optional Services | Carefully Selected

Alongside our main activity as a music school, we have additional services for our clients who wish to maximize their music learning experience. Take a look under the Services page at our Optional Services and you might find something interesting to complete your music program: Summer Camps, Professional Recording of the performances of our students, Music Production, Professional Mixing & Mastering, Tailored Music Composition Services, Live Music etc.

• Music Instruments | For Best Prices

Free consulting services for our clients who are planing to buy musical instruments, but don't know where, in what size or which model. What is the optimum quality/price solution one should aim for. How your choice would affect the study of your children in a positive or negative way. We always know the best current prices and choices to choose the right instrument for your children or for yourself!

• Flexible | Schedule

You can choose from different lesson duration: 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes, as well as the number of lessons per week: 1, 2 or 3. The table of costs of each solution, you can find at our Downloads Page. We always try to respect as much as possible your availability and family logistics. However you should keep in mind, that the school's administration has a difficult task to synchronize the availability of the music room(s), the availability of the teacher and your availability. So if you want to enroll in the beginning of the school year, you have more chance to find your desired time spot if you contact us in August or the beginning of September. The more you wait, the less time spots will be available.

• Customized | Program

Your teacher will personalize the program to meet the goals of the student or the parent. Either if they want to become world class, professional musicians or if they just want to have fun by learning their favorite songs. Communication is key for a successful partnership between school and client, so be sure to communicate with your teacher all your musical desires.

• Language | Options

Our teachers teach in at least 2 languages, some of them even in 5. So if you're looking for a teacher who can teach you or your children in a specific language, make sure to check out our Teachers Page, where we've included the details of each teacher's language abilities.

• Regular | Student Concerts

Our school organizes concerts for the students regularly at the end of every semester. This is a great opportunity to show off their skills and the new music pieces they've learned during the lessons, meanwhile for the parents it is the perfect chance to update their family albums with these brand new photos/videos, archiving these priceless moments for the future.

• Optional | Summer Lessons

For children summer is all about fun, playing, relaxing, but unfortunately this is the time of the year when they practice less intensely their instrument. To give continuity, the music school offers customizable packages for the summer period. The dates of these lessons can be agreed directly with your teacher. Families can freely choose the time and number of lessons included in the package. These summer lessons serve primarily to minimize the inevitable loss of instrumental knowledge already acquired, to study a specific problem more profoundly (of technique, reading, etc.), for which there is never enough time during the school year or simply enjoy yourself by learning your favorite songs. Usually those families that stay in Ticino only for a short period of time during the summer, are interested in a fewer lessons package with a longer duration. Meanwhile other families, that stay almost all summer long in Ticino (making shorter or fewer trips) usually choose a package with more lessons, with shorter duration.

• Trial | Lesson

You can try any of our courses for free, by booking a trial lesson. During the trial lesson you'll have the chance to discuss everything directly with our music teacher, including methods, music styles, teaching materials, instrument issues, available days/hours, to find the best possible solutions for your course.

The School Year 2023-2024 starts on the 28th of August 2023

The School Year 2023-2024 ends on the 14th of June 2024

Please contact us if you have any questions | Tel: +41 (0)78 811 90 83 | Email: [email protected]

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About The Music Courses

Take a look at our music courses. And let us know if you're ready to start. COVID won't stop us, if you require, we have a safe and comfortable alternative: Online lessons!

Questions? Ideas? Drop us a line: [email protected]

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About The Optional Services

If you're a student, a private or a professional, we have additional services for you. Browse through our music related services and choose according to your needs.

Questions? Ideas? Drop us a line: [email protected]

DOWNLOAD | YOUR PRACTICE PLAN!

What's a "Practice Plan"? At a young age, students don't have the ability to plan their practicing. So we've created this tool,
that can help to become more focused, consistent, determined and to execute the plans more precisely.

With this practice plan students will have real goals o reach and a visual feedback, making it easier to follow. Without a plan the study would be more difficult, random, and definitely not very efficient. Unlike instrumental music courses, there are many schools and after-school activities, where students do not have homework. It is normal, that in the beginning students are not consistent and that they are not prepared every time because they don’t practise regularly, but with the help of this “Practice Plan” we can help them to develop slowly the necessary consistency, especially if it’s done right. In the past some students needed only 2-3 months to get it, meanwhile others needed even 3-4 years. So, if you as a parent witness that your children are not practicing regularly, you must understand that it’s not because they are not really interested, but rather because they don’t know how, they have no experience yet to do things regularly or as a homework. Instead of cancelling the course, you must give them the necessary time they need to learn how to practice.

Download Your Practice Plan in English

Practice Plan - 2021-2022 EN
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Download Your Practice Plan in Italian

Piano di Studio - 2021-2022 IT
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GIFT CARDS | FOR EVERY BUDGET!

Would you like to surprise your loved ones with a great gift? We are introducing our new gift cards! If you know someone from your family or friends
who would like to learn how to play on a musical instrument, this is a perfect inspiration! The amount of the chosen gift card can be used
for any of the Music School's courses or services. Just contact us and we'll send your gift card to your address.

For your convenience: No age, style or level restriction, and "sign up anytime of the year" policy.

Why it is better to study music with us | Than with any
of the music learning apps you can find on the Internet?

Personal | Experience

The one-to-one direct contact and education is always personal, tailored to your needs and expectations, not generic, but rather focusing on your unique situation.

More | Efficient

Your teacher knows your strength, technical problems and weaknesses and can give you personalized solutions to overcome and improve those issues.

Transparent | Honest

You don’t have hidden fees and constant pressure to get expensive in-app extras or exclusive content. You can customize the options included in your course.

Unlimited | Infinite

You are not offered a “catalogue” to choose your material/songs from a limited database, but rather you can choose whatever method/song you want. Your possible learning material is limitless.

Current | Level

Your teacher will suggest modern or classical material that match your current level, including customization if needed, instead of having to study higher or lower level songs, which will make you frustrated and bored.

Live | Performance

Unlike our Music School, an app will not organize a live concert for you or for your children to perform regularly at the end of each semester in the city where you live.

Backing | Tracks

An app will not produce a personal backing track in your preferred style, but generic accompaniments that will be the same for all users, without variability.

Professional | Recordings

An app will not make a professional recording of your performance with state-of-the-art equipment to archive the results of your learning.

Human | Relations

You can not have a clever, music related conversation or, offer a glass of water, a coffee or a French Cognac to an app if you want, but to your teacher…

Do you want to find "The Best" teacher? | How to make sure that you eventually will?

Well, it's simple: Don't search for institutes, but search for teachers! Even if a music school is famous, chances are low that they will provide the best teacher for your unique situation. Most music schools will offer free trial lessons, so use this great opportunity! Book as many trial lessons in different music schools as you want! So be clever, maximize your chances of finding the perfect teacher! At the end, you don’t need a famous school, you need a perfect teacher! Don't look just at the name tag of a school, it won't give you a precise estimates and idea of the possible results, outcome and benefits, but more importantly look at the bond between the teacher and your child.

What should an ideal family-teacher relationship be like | In an ideal situation?

•  Complete agreement and understanding of the learning material, method and future goals,
•  Productive working relation and understanding between teacher and student, without stress, fear or taboo,
•  Supporting atmosphere and assistance by the student's family, by following closely the developments and results,
•  The teacher should help to understand how to develop a regular daily practice habit to be more efficient and organized,
•  The teacher should motivate the students to keep their interest alive, and the will to reach the established future goals,
•  Every student is different! The teacher should have enough experience to be able to reinvent him/herself, to prepare a
personalized, unique learning material for each student, according to their interest, talent, age, abilities and objectives,
•  The teacher should support the student to develop a personal taste/tone/style and the ability to express their true feelings through the language of music.

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In this special video series we'd like to underline, how important music education really is. The parents have a huge responsibility in how their children will develop intellectually, musically, artistically and then in every
other way in the future, thanks to their childhood music education.

The Importance of Music Education | Video Series
Instrumental Music Education, starting from an early age is more important than most parents think!

Simply put, there's no other activity that would develop your children's brain more intensely and diversely than learning to play on a
musical instrument! Parents should know these facts and the latest discoveries, that's why at the end of each page we're
giving you a collection of short videos of experts and scientists explaining this matter, all from another prospective.

Does music change a child's brain?
- by John Iversen | TED ideas worth sharing

Music is a central part of life for many of us, whether we listen, dance or play. It can shape our mood or transport our imagination, but what is going on in our brain? Can music be used to help an ailing brain, or boost a learning one? The UCSD SIMPHONY project, in collaboration with the San Diego Youth Symphony, is attempting to answer these questions by studying if music training has an impact on the development of children’s brains and other key skills.

How playing an instrument benefits your brain?
- by Anita Collins | TED ideas worth sharing

When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.

"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."

- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | (1756-1791)

OFFICE HOURS

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11:00-15:00
08:00-15:00
08:00-12:00
08:00-15:00
08:00-13:30
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LOCATIONS

MONTAGNOLA:
ATTE Building
Via dei Camuzzi 7, CH-6926 Montagnola (TI)
CADEMPINO:
International School of Ticino
Via Ponteggia 23, CH-6814 Cadempino (TI)
COLLINA D'ORO:
Resort Collina d'Oro
Via Roncone 22, CH-6927 Collina d'Oro (TI)
STABIO:
Stabio Scout Building
Via Ufentina 8, CH-6855 Stabio (TI)
PAZZALLO:
Ex Municipal Building
Via Minudra 2, CH-6912 Pazzallo (TI)
TAVERNE:
Scuola Elementare TAVERNE
Via Traversee 11, CH-6807 Taverne (TI)

NEW LOCATIONS ARE COMING SOON!

LATEST NEWS

20.05.2020
Worldwide Music Education
Available for everyone -
No age or level restrictions
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15.05.2020
Enrollments are open for the
2020 Summer Music Courses
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02.03.2020
COVID-19
Coronavirus Update!
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01.03.2020
Introducing online
instrumental music lessons!
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CONTACT US

+41 (0)78 811 90 83
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OFFICE:
Via Emilio Maraini 68
CH-6942 Savosa

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www.musicacollinadoro.com

MUSIC SCHOOL

The Association "Scuola di Musica Collina d'Oro" is a growing private music school in Canton Tessin, with locations in Montagnola, Pazzallo, Lamone, Stabio and Taverne. New locations are coming soon! You can sign up for our Online lessons from anywhere in the world! The music courses are open to all ages and levels. Contact us now for a free trial lesson, or fill out the simple registration form here.

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