Build your child’s mind with music
AN ENGAGING, NEUROSCIENCE-BASED, EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM
Smart Start is a fun and engaging music program for children ages 0-4, created by The Royal Conservatory, a leading institution in music education for over 130 years. Developed through neuroscience research, the curriculum consists of age-targeted, weekly classes, enjoyable for both care provider and child alike.
Smart Start™ Philosophy
Every child should have access to high-quality music education, from the earliest age possible. The RCM’s extensive work with neuroscientists has shown that music training, in the stages of early childhood, is linked to an improvement in cognitive function. Using this insight, the Smart Start program was created to nurture the core developmental traits of reading, memory, and IQ through music education. Thus, making music the cornerstone for continued lifelong achievement.
Research-Based
All course activities have been reviewed by Dr. Sean Hutchins, the RCM’s director of research and in-house neuroscientist, who has documented the cognitive, perceptual, and linguistic outcomes of children in Smart Start. Findings show a connection between development of skills, such as vocabulary size and pre-reading ability, and an improvement in early childhood musical ability. Putting years of research into practice, The RCM has shaped Smart Start to foster achievement, beyond what is expected in normal development, in every child.
