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COMPREHENSIVE
Pedagogy-
Early Childhood
Music and Movement
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Musikgarten offers
comprehensive curricula for children from birth to age nine.
Based on meeting the developmental needs of children as
they grow, we provide teachers with a consistent and thoughtful
music-learning plan for the first nine years of a child’s
development.
Throughout the curriculum, favorite songs, stories and
dances are revisited – building on what the child
has learned and enjoyed, which appeals to students, teachers
and parents. |
| Curricula |
Description |
Benefits to Child |
Family Music
For Babies
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Bonds the child and parent/caregiver.
Introduces playful musical activities. .
- Bouncing and rocking songs.
- Wiggle and peek-a-boo games.
- Singing, dancing and moving.
Teacher plays the role of coach. Parents learn ways to play
musically with their babies in arms. |
- Nurtures a bond of love and
security.
- Increases child’s curiosity about music.
- Develops child’s listening skills and sense of flow
and beat through movement.
- Provides model for both parent/caregiver and child. |
Family
Music
For Toddlers
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Once babies start walking, everything
changes.
- Children explore and experiment with the world of sound
more on their own.
- These “learners in constant motion” get to sing,
chant, move, dance, listen and play simple instruments.
Stimulates musical interaction between child and parent. |
- Channels toddler’s
energy productively.
- Facilitates expression of feelings.
- Assists memory through repetition.
- Develops further musical aptitude and focused listening. |
The Cycle of
Seasons
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Musical celebration of the four
seasons.
- Activities build on the child’s growing independence
and competencies.
Nurtures three year olds’ ability to use language.
- Capitalizes on the child’s delight in dramatic play
within the musical context.
Lessons include: songs, movement activities, exploration of
instruments and imaginative stories for children to make their
own. |
- Enhances moving, singing
and talking skills.
- Develops listening, focused attention and self-expression
skills.
- Taps into the child’s vivid imagination.
- Lays foundation for creative development via story-telling
and play-dance response to poetry |
All Together Now - a Mixed Age Class (Toddlers and Preschoolers)
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Two eight week programs of
30-40 mins each:
1. Nimble & Quick
2. Twist & Turn
Musikgarten’s All Together Now recaptures the magic of nursery rhymes (a wonderful part of our cultural tradition featuring delightful language and playful rhythms) in a versatile mixed-age curricula for children birth to four. There is lots of movement for those toddlers, while three year-olds and older will learn language skills and use their imaginations in fun new ways.
Each program is full of music, movement, imagination, and class time fun. The unique Music for Movement compositions on the CDs will enable children to explore walking and jumping (Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick), twisting and turning (Oliver Twist, you can’t do this!) and many more concepts which are just right for your toddler movers and shakers! Both children and parents will find that after just one class, they’ll look forward to many more!
Parents will receive a family packet with CD, parent book and either an instrument or manipulative. |
- Mixed Age Class provides lots of interaction and movement.
- Great for families with children in more than one age group.
- Enhance language skills and imagination |
Music
Makers:
At Home in
the World
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Part 1
of a sequential two-year program to give child solid music
making foundation.
- Training the ear.
- Coordinating body and voice.
- Establishing fundamental musical skills.
- Dramatizing folk tales. |
- Establishes foundation for
music literacy.
- Expands listening capabilities through introduction of
orchestral instruments.
- Builds self-discipline and social skills through ensemble
development.
- Promotes independent and group involvement.
- Builds skills that impact all academic learning. |
Music
Makers:
Around the World
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Part 2
of a sequential two-year program.
- Singing, ear training, playing instruments, ensemble work
and creative movement.
- Children explore the music of other cultures: Amerindian,
African-American, British and German.
- More focus on writing and reading music. |
- Enhances cultural awareness.
- Advances listening, voice and body movement, as well as
music literacy.
- Accentuates symbolic thinking, concentration, memory and
self-expression. |
Music
Makers:
At the Keyboard
Year 1
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Introductory method for groups
of young beginners.
- Features a variety of activities which lay the foundation
for success at the keyboard.
- Builds on songs children have come to love.
- Aural approach to music literacy provides a natural pathway
to reading.
- Approaches music reading both aurally and visually. |
- Lays groundwork for keyboard
success.
- Fosters excitement and pride in making music both independently
and with others.
- Maintains holistic approach to music learning. |
Music
Makers:
At the Keyboard
Year 2
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Part 2
of the keyboard program.
- Introduces much-loved piano repertoire.
- Develops comprehensive musicianship at the keyboard. |
- Enhances musicianship.
- Refines body control and ear tuning.
- Continues to build foundation for life-long instrument playing. |
| Curricula |
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Nature Trail
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An outdoor exploration of the
living world of nature.
- Uses tools for exploration to enhance sensorial learning.
- Sing, move and make music with instruments in a natural
setting. |
- Spurs appreciation for nature.
- Highlights nature’s wonders and delights.
- Showcases the unique music of nature and lively forms
in all animal and plant life. |
God's Children
Sing
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Addresses the spiritual aspects
of the young child’s life in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
- Focuses on the experience of those closest to them, such
as family, friends and nature.
- Stories from the Bible are accompanied by appropriate prayers,
songs and rituals.
- Enhances moral concepts in daily life. |
- Benefits as in Family Music
for Toddlers. and The Cycle of Seasons.
- Helps direct energy to expression of feelings.
- Religious tenets learned early in a joyful manner.
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