Valley Music Academy

Musikgarten Classes

Family Music for Babies

Ages 4 months to 17 months & caregiver, 30 minutes

Parents learn to play musically with their babies. This class will increase your child's natural curiosity about music, develop listening skills and sense of flow and beat through movement while nurturing a bond of love and security.

Materials include a CD, parent guidebook, and pouch of instruments.


Family Music for Toddlers

Ages 17 months to 3 years & caregiver, 30 minutes

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.

Materials include a fun box with CD, parent guidebook and instrument.


Cycle of Seasons

Ages 3 to 4 & caregiver, 45 minutes

This class is a musical celebration of the four seasons! Classes capitalize on the child's delight in dramatic play within the musical context including songs, movement activities, exploration of instruments and imaginative stories for children to make their own.

Materials include a CD, animal card games, and parent guidebook.

 

Music Makers at Home

Ages 4 to 5, 45 minutes

This is a year-long class designed to give each child a solid music making foundation by training the ear, coordinating body and voice, dramatizing folk tales, establishing foundation for music literacy, expanding listening capabilities, building self-discipline and social skills, promoting independent and group involvement, and building skills that impact all academic learning. Parents join for the last 15 minutes.

Materials include: 4 color posters/folders containing CD, parent guidebook, games, and activity sheets.


Music Makers Around the World

Ages 5 to 6, 60 minutes

This is a year-long class with a focus on singing, ear training, playing instruments, ensemble work and creative movement. Children will have more focus on writing and reading music. Parents join for the last 15 minutes.

Materials include: 4 color posters/folders containing CD, parent guidebook, games, and activity sheets.


Music Makers at the Keyboard

Ages 6 to 8, 75 minutes

This is an introductory method for groups of young beginners. Featuring a variety of activities that lay the foundation for success at the keyboard and building on songs children have come to love, this aural approach to music literacy provides a natural pathway to reading music both visually and with the ear. Parents join for the last 15 minutes. One year of Music Makers is required as a prerequisite to this class.

Materials include: 2 student books, notation card games, 4CDs and a parent guidebook.