| “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. |
