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MusikGarten Info
Lessons The Musikgarten curricula covers children from birth to age nine, offering parents a complete nine-year developmental plan for their children to learn musicianship skills and how to play the piano. Instruction includes "Mommy/Daddy and Me" lessons. Children learn best through moving and listening. Music and movement classes will help them grow and develop into successful musicians on any instrument. Testimonial from a parent - Celia Bower: "I truly believe that the Musikgarten program has helped my once shy, withdrawn little boy come out of his shell and grow into the social, creative, humorous and confident child I knew was inside. It gave him opportunities to experience success, expression, leadership roles, and make new friends. The music and movement basis for this program is specifically designed to reach children in ways that they learn in the preschool years. My son now sings all of the time and wants to fall asleep listening to music. His transition into more traditional piano lessons will now be a confident and smooth one that he is looking forward to. Thanks for all you have done for our family." Testimonial from a parent - Jenny Johns: "You know that we started Musikgarten because I wanted to have something for me and Abby to do together, just to spend time together. I remember you telling me a lot of stuff about babies learning music and stuff, and I thought, "uh huh. She's the teacher; she has to believe that stuff. We're just here to have fun." But, I have seen Abby do things that shows a knowledge, understanding, and memory for music that astonished me. The first thing I noticed was after we moved up to the toddler class. We still used her baby CD as her nite-nite music. We turn it on when she goes to bed, and it is a signal for her that it is time to sleep. Well, the new toddler CD had some of the same songs as the baby CD, and she started identifying them. We would listen to the toddler CD in the car, and when she heard the songs that were on the baby CD, she would say "nite-nite!" and sometimes "no! nite-nite!" because she thought it was a signal for bedtime! The next thing we saw was that she started naming songs. Abby was about 15 months when she started asking for "clap," "lalala," and "no, no, no" by name. Now she asks for the ABC song by saying "ABCB" and Baa Baa Black sheep by saying "Baa Sheep." After she had names for her few favorites, she started recognizing the tunes even when we sang different words. Playing with music is something we have done for years anyway, and so it was natural to change the words to Abby's songs to fit what we were doing at the moment. The first time I saw Abby recognize a tune, I could see by the look on her face that the wheels were turning. I was bathing her and sang "splash, splash, splash" to the "no, no, no" song. Then she paused and concentrated for a moment, and sang, "no, no ,no, no" to the same tune! The newest thing she is doing is learning new songs. She goes to Mother's Day Out twice a week, and she comes home almost every week with a new song. Sometimes we can recognize it and sing it with her. Sometimes we don't recognize it, and it just goes away after a couple of days. But, when she came home saying "AMEN!" with an arm gesture, I knew it was from "If you're happy and you know it." She was so thrilled when we sang it with her!" Available Classes: Family Music for Babies (ages newborn -12 months): Play musically with your baby through bouncing and rocking songs, wiggle and peek-a-boo games, dancing, moving, and singing. Music play activities are designed to increase your child’s curiosity about music. To develop listening skills and a sense of beat, and to establish the foundation for singing and musical thought. Family Music for Toddlers (ages 12 months – 3 years): Participate with your toddler in singing, chanting, moving, dancing, listening, and playing simple instruments – while developing a strong musical bond with your child. Through activities that bridge the natural connection between music and movement, your child’s musical aptitude and listening abilities are enhanced and further developed. Cycle of Seasons (ages 3-4): Celebrate your child’s love of nature and growing independence through activities which focus on the seasons of the year. Classes are designed to build attention and self-expression and include singing, chanting, moving, focused listening, musical games, exploring musical instruments, creative movement, and storytelling. Music Makers: At Home /Around the World (ages 4-6): Your child is now ready for this sequential two-year music program. Music Makers includes singing, creative and structured movement, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening, as well as a developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self expression. Music Makers: At the Keyboard (from age 6+): Musikgarten children come to the piano ready to play the songs they have learned to sing, dance, and love. Small group lessons at the keyboard capitalize on your child’s delight on making music with others and allow the children to gallop through the beginning keyboard levels with delight. |
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