| “Ever since we started Musikgarten classes
my child is more out-going and loves to sing and dance!” |
| Kim H. |
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| "My daughter is becoming more familiar with
transposing music in different keys on the piano.” |
| Debbie T. |
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| “My child has Pervasive Development Disorder
and these classes have helped with her processing and
listening skills. She enjoys the classes!” |
| Joan M. |
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| “We enjoy listening to our CD at home and doing
the activities with our family. Musikgarten Hawaii
has helped us to draw closer together as a family.” |
| Treasure F. |
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| “My son’s language is developing fast
and his attention span is longer!” |
| Gillian R. |
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| “My child’s rhythm is getting a lot better
and she sings in a higher register more often.” |
| Mary P. |
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| “My son has better intonation and can hear
when he’s singing off pitch. It’s amazing
to see how he can adjust his voice to the correct sound!” |
| Clayton C. |
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| “My 3 yr. old child enjoys being the music
teacher at home. She’ll say, “Mommy, you
echo me.” Then she’ll do a set of tonal
or rhythm patterns that she wants me to copy.” |
| Bonnie L. |
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 Ellen
Johansen Music Studio
East Hampton, NY
As a professional concert pianist with training from Juilliard and the
Music Department at Hofstra, I knew more than enough about music to teach
private piano lessons.
However, I discovered the children coming to me for lessons were not well
prepared. I spent a lot of time trying to catch them up on their listening
abilities. As I had my own children, I wanted to find a way to help them
get a better start.
Musikgarten provided the training to help me understand how children learn
music and develop their bodies to be ready to play an instrument. I was
able to incorporate Musikgarten into my own studio. Now I have a studio
with 80 children and still have time to practice 30 hours a week for my
paying performances.
 Nan
Croney Musikgarten
Tremonton, UT
As a Piano Pedagogy graduate of Utah State University, I spent my early
years in a university setting teaching music to children. I loved teaching
my students, but found it could be frustrating.
As I had my own children, I realized that knowing music and knowing children
were not one in the same. I needed to understand how children learn music.
In 1998, I enrolled in a Musikgarten workshop. Soon I began to better interpret
the signals my students had been sending me all along. This new training
helped me connect with my students and teach music more effectively.
Today my small town studio has grown to almost 100 students. Musikgarten’s
training made a huge difference in my teaching and understanding of children. |
