What is Musikgarten?

1) Video clip by

• Lorna Lutz Heyge, PH.D., Founder of Musikgarten
• Jill Citro Hannagan, Founder/Director Hockessin Music School
• Dr. Dee Joy Coulter, Educational Neuroscience Specialist

2) Our Founders

Dr. Lorna Heyge (Chairman and Founder)

• Founded Musikgarten/Music Matters in 1993/1994.
• Author of numerous books including Kindermusik for the Young Child and Kindermusik Beginnings (used from 1974 - 1993).
• President of the Foundation for Music-Based Learning.
• Publisher of Early Childhood Connections.

Audrey Silick (Co-Author)

• Co-author of Kindermusik for the Young Child.
• National Speaker and leader for music educators, Montessori educators and the Earth Education movement.
• Founder and Director Emeritus of the Toronto Montessori Teacher Training Institute.

3) Founded in 1994.

4) Based on over 30 years of applied research in early childhood education and early childhood music education.

5) Age appropriate learning.

6) Holistic child-centred approach.

7) Pre-instrumental music and movement program.

• Builds a strong musical foundation that is essential before learning any instrument.
• Develops good aural skills (help in their aural tests – in their music examinations – ABRSM, TRINITY, etc ).
• Develops a good sense of rhythm and pitch.
• Develops a good understanding of how to express & play music with feeling.
• Exposure to composers & music of different periods (classical and contemporary).
• Prepares a child well so that s/he can achieve success easily. Therefore will enjoy music lessons. Love & interest in learning an instrument will sustain (children will practice on their own).

Upon Completing Musikgarten, the children would have:

• Developed good aural skills (well prepared for Aural Tests in music exams).
• Developed Sight-reading & Sight-singing skills.
• Learnt how to do simple Composition, Transposition, Improvisation & Dictation.
• Learnt about Harmony, Chord Progression & Forms in Music, Composers & Music of different periods.
• Acquired the proper keyboard / piano skills.
• WELL PREPARED & READY FOR INDIVIDUAL MUSIC LESSONS.

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