Music Classes

Ages newborn to 18 months old
45 minutes with an adult
No older siblings, please

Play musically with your baby through bouncing, wiggling, and rocking songs, dancing, moving, singing, and playing simple instruments.

Music play activities are designed to increase your child's curiosity about music, and to establish the foundation for singing and musical thought.

Fall '08: $219

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For ages 16 months through 3 years old
45 minutes with an adult
Younger siblings OK until of crawling age

Younger children, even 14 months, have done fine in the toddler class. Come for a free preview and see.

Participate with your toddler/preschooler in singing, moving, dancing, listening, and playing simple instruments.

Through activities that bridge the natural connection between music and movement, your child's musical aptitude, listening abilities, singing potential, and sense of beat are enhanced and developed.

Fall '08: $221

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45 minutes, at least 20 minutes with an adult
Siblings OK during parent participation time

Music play in this class celebrates your child's love of nature and nurtures his growing independence.

Nurturing beat competency and tuneful singing are the primary musical goals, fostered in an age-appropriate, playful atmosphere.

Activities build attention and self-expression and include singing, moving, focused listening, musical games, instruments, and dramatic play.

Fall '08: $245

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Year One: For ages 4+ to 6 years
Year Two: For ages 5+ to 7 years
60 minutes, with 10 minutes parent participation at end of class
Siblings OK during parent participation time

This sequential two- or three-year music program includes singing, creative and structured movement, ensemble-playing, ear-training, and a developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self-expression.

Class activities includes movement games, singing, instrumental ensembles, and music-reading.

Excellent preparation for later study on any instrument. Completion of Year Two is required for children younger than 7 to enter into the highly acclaimed Musikgarten piano program.

Fall '08:
$272 new student
$247 returning students

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· All piano classes are a one year registration and weekly lessons.
· Monthly payment ok by credit card.
· Ages 7 to 10 years, grouped by experience
(age 6 sometimes, if studied with me at least one year)

Group piano (3-4 students) – 60 minutes, including parent, $22/lesson
Semi private (2 students) - 45 minutes, including parent, $33/lesson
Private – 60 minutes, includes parent, $45/lesson

Students literally run into their piano class, excited to show teacher and classmates the songs they discovered how to play by their own musical ears!

As graduates of Music Makers Around the World (5-7yo), they will continue to develop their musical ears and expand their music-reading, as the music in their heads comes out of their fingers at the piano/keyboard. Older newcomers will discover how natural it is to become musical and to play with ease.

Games, singing, and movement are a part of every lesson. The group experience capitalizes on children's delight in making music with others, and greatly enhances the skills of rhythmic competency, listening, and music-reading far beyond what a "private" experience offers.

Each student should have a keyboard or piano at home for practicing, and a CD-player nearby for interactive playing and listening.

Short waiting list:
$180 for 8 weeks
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