Musik Makers at the Keyboard Years 1 to 3

Music Makers: At the Keyboard Year 1 (from age 6)
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Musikgarten children come to the piano ready to play the songs they have learned to sing, dance, and love. Small group lessons in our Keyboard Lab capitalize on your child’s delight in making music with others and allow the children to gallop through the beginning keyboard levels with delight.

Weekly classes are 45 minutes in length, with parents or caregivers joining for the last 10 minutes.

  • Lays groundwork for keyboard success.
  • Fosters pride and excitement in making music both independently and withmusikgarten logo others.
  • Approaches music reading both aurally and visually. Aural method emphasis helps students build a natural bridge to reading.
  • Maintains holistic approach to music learning.
  • Features a variety of activities which lay the foundation for success at the keyboard, such as:
  1. Dancing and drumming to nurture the child’s rhythmic development.
  2. Singing to nurture the child’s tonal development.
  3. Echoing patterns to nurture the child’s aural development.
  4. Composing and musical dictation to nurture the child’s literacy skills and development. 

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Music Makers: At the Keyboard Years 2 & 3

(Prerequisites: Year 2 students MUST have completed Year 1 to enroll; Year 3musikgarten music makers keyboard flemington students MUST have completed Year 2 to enroll.)

Subsequent years of the introductory keyboard method refine the physical and aural skills developed in year 1:

  • Introduces much-loved piano repertoire.
    Develops and enhances comprehensive musicianship at the keyboard.
  • Refines body control and ear tuning.
  • Improves the ability to read and play with fluency.
  • Further challenges the child to acquire and master more advanced technical skills.
  • Continues to build foundation for life-long instrument playing.

Musikgarten Points of Distinction

Emphasis on the Ear – Years of experience have shown us that children best learn to read music when building on a strong foundation of listening skills and aural awareness.
Group Method – Individual private piano lessons may be traditional, but often end with children quitting out of frustration or boredom. Group lessons allow children to develop an understanding of basic music literacy which helps them succeed in private lessons down the road.
The Curriculum – Favorite songs are revisited now at the keyboard – building on what each child has mastered and enjoyed while making successful learning easier.
The Teachers – Your Musikgarten teacher is a highly trained music professional with extensive experience and child development knowledge.
Family Involvement – With Musikgarten, you will continue to enjoy music with your
children at home. Parents play a vital role in establishing good practice habits at home; this process is facilitated with two excellent CDs for each level, together with games and ideas shared with parents in the final section of each lesson.
Areas We Serve
Annandale, Asbury, Baptistown, Basking Ridge, Bedminster, Belle Mead, Belvidere, Berkeley Heights, Bernardsville, Blawenburg, Blooming Glen, Bloomsbury, Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Broadway, Brookside, Buckingham, Buttzville, Califon, Carversville, Changewater, Chester, Clinton, Cranbury, Danboro, Dayton, Doylestown, Dublin, Dunellen, Durham, East Brunswick, Easton, Edison, Erwinna, Fairless Hills, Far Hills, Ferndale, Flagtown, Flanders, Forest Grove, Fountainville, Franklin Park, Frenchtown, Furlong, Gardenville, Gillette, Gladstone, Glen Gardner, Hackettstown, Hampton, Hellertown, Helmetta, High Bridge, Highland Park, Hillsborough, Holicong, Hopewell, Ironia, Jamison, Kendall Park, Kingston, Kintnersville, Lahaska, Lambertville, Langhorne, Lebanon, Levittown, Liberty Corner, Little York, Long Valley, Lumberville, Lyons, Manville, Martins Creek, Martinsville, Mechanicsville, Mendham, Middlesex, Milford, Millington, Milltown, Monmouth Junction, Morrisville, Mount Freedom, Neshanic Station, New Brunswick, New Hope, New Vernon, Newtown, North Brunswick, Oldwick, Ottsville, Oxford, Peapack, Pennington, Penns Park, Perkasie, Phillipsburg, Pineville, Pipersville, Piscataway, Pittstown, Plainfield, Plainsboro, Pluckemin, Plumsteadville, Point Pleasant, Port Murray, Pottersville, Princeton, Princeton Junction, Quakertown, Raritan, Readington, Revere, Richboro, Richlandtown, Riegelsville, Ringoes, Rocky Hill, Rosemont, Rushland, Schooleys Mountain, Sergeantsville, Skillman, Solebury, Somerset, Somerville, South Bound Brook, South Plainfield, South River, Southampton, Springtown, Stanton, Stewartsville, Stirling, Stockton, Three Bridges, Titusville, Trenton, Upper Black Eddy, Vienna, Warminster, Warren, Warrington, Washington, Washington Crossing, Watchung, Whitehouse, Whitehouse Station, Windsor, Wycombe, Zarephath