Why our program is the best choice for you:

Focus On Teaching

Our focus is on music instruction.  We do not sell or rent band and orchestra instruments.  This gives us the opportunity to specialize in one thing only--providing the highest-quality musical instruction for your family.

Professional, Licensed Educators

All of our Kindermusik instructors must complete a rigorous training program in order to become licensed to teach.  Once licensed, instructors attend regular training sessions and must meet several requirements on a yearly basis to maintain their status.  We promote accountability and personal growth amongst our staff, as all instructors observe and evaluate other teachers' classes and are, in turn, observed and evaluated each year.  Our instructors share a belief that education is a lifelong process and, thus, are committed to the continual updating and improvement of their teaching techniques.

Multiple Instructors

Many other programs are built around just one teacher, so if your child is incompatible with him/her, your only choices are either to live with it or quit.  Our staff features several educators, each with their own unique talents and strengths, so it is easy to find one compatible with your child's temperament and learning style.

We Practice What We Preach

Our instructors have been very active in the Kindermusik program with their own children.  We recognize how important it is for our children to experience the one-on-one time and other benefits of Kindermusik classes that our other students receive, so those of us with young children have each made a point of attending a class led by an instructor other than ourselves.

Limited Class Sizes

All of our classes have a minimum and maximum requirement for enrollment, in order to provide the optimum environment for learning.  This allows for every instructor to give individual attention to each student, and for each student (and parent) to build trust and rapport with their instructor.  Classes smaller than a certain number do not provide the proper group experience, and classes larger than appropriate can be overwhelming and overly busy.  We never continually add extra students to a class simply because we can.

Age-Appropriate Setting

We take great care in preparing an appropriate environment for young children, with a plain classroom free of as many distractions as possible.  We keep instruments and other supplies up and out of reach of little hands until the time comes to use them, so that all participants are able to focus solely on the activity at hand.

Parental Involvement

Kindermusik recognizes that parents are their child's most important teacher, so each class has an element of parental participation.  In the younger classes, parents are present the entire time, while in the older classes parents attend the last 10-15 minutes of each session for Sharing Time.  We like to think of

Kindermusik classes as being two classes in one; a class for the child, as well as a class for the parent to

learn new activities and ways to bond with their child.

Quality Supplemental Materials

In order to learn appropriately, children must have repetition, repetition, repetition.  Attending a weekly class is just one component of experiencing this repetition.  Children must also be given the opportunity outside of class to listen and sing along to the songs, as well as do the activities they have experienced in class.  Every student enrolled in a Kindermusik class receives a professionally-made materials set specifically for at-home use.  These home materials are highly effective because they are presented in a format that is

appealing to children: bright colors, attractive, well laid out.  Each age-appropriate kit contains full-length CDs, a musical instrument, literature books, family activity books, and an imaginative-play component.

Variety of Music

New brain connections are made when children hear unfamiliar sounds.  We incorporate a wide variety of

styles of music, from folk songs to fiddle tunes, from Asian to Appalachian, from the far north to the deep south, which all stimulate brain development.  We also sing much of our music a capella (unaccompanied), because children learn to match pitch more easily when they can clearly hear the melody.

Research-Based

From the literature books to the finger plays, from the chants to the songs, every aspect of the Kindermusik

curriculum has been thoroughly researched and tested, incorporating the best practices in child development

study.  Elements of our curriculum incorporate the philosophies of Maria Montessori, Carl Orff, Zoltan Kodaly, Emile Jacque-Dalcroze, Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget, and others.  Children learn best through fun, imaginative play, so class activities are structured in a manner which is most conducive to learning.  You can rest assured that every component and activity is having a direct, healthy and powerful impact on your child's development.