Class Descriptions

Babies (Pre-Walkers)

Play musically with your baby! Singing, dancing, movement, bouncing and rocking songs, wiggle and peek-a-boo games increase your baby's curiosity about music, develop listening skills, build a sense of beat and establish the foundation for singing and musical thought. Infant/parent or caregiver class.

Summer Session: June 2-July 30
My Musical World
Summer 2025: June 9-July 30 | No classes week of July 14
$110* | $40 materials | 30 minutes weekly
*Receive a 50% tuition discount if this is your baby's first Musikgarten session. Simply use the code FIRSTCLASS in the comments section of your registration form.

Fall 2025: September 2-December 12
Musikgarten Babies I
$225 tuition* | $45 materials | 30 minutes weekly | No classes Thanksgiving week
*Receive a 50% tuition discount if this is your baby's first Musikgarten class. Simply use the code FIRSTCLASS in the comments section of your registration form.

Spring 2026: January 12-April 30
Musikgarten Babies II
$225 tuition* | $45 materials |30 minutes weekly | No classes Spring Break week.
*Receive a 50% tuition discount if this is your baby's first Musikgarten class. Simply use the code FIRSTCLASS in the comments section of your registration form.

Toddlers (18 months-3.5 years)

Singing, moving, dancing, listening, patterning, and playing simple instruments will delight toddlers on the move. Rhythm and tonal patterns, drumming, musical games, rhymes and verses develop musical abilities, stimulate cognition, and motor planning skills. Child and parent/caregiver attend together.

Fall 2025: September 2-December 12
$225 tuition | $45 materials | 30 minutes weekly | No classes Thanksgiving week.

Spring 2026: January 12-April 30
$225 tuition | $45 materials |30 minutes weekly | No classes Spring Break week.

Family Music (Birth-4s)

Singing, moving, dancing, listening, patterning, and playing simple instruments will delight the whole family. Rhythm and tonal patterns, drumming, musical games, rhymes and verses develop musical abilities, stimulate cognition, and motor planning skills. Family music making fun with activities for every stage of development.

Summer 2025: June 9-July 30
$120 tuition | $40 materials | 45 minutes weekly | No classes week of July 14
$30 sibling discount | Siblings under 9 months at time of registration attend free.

Fall 2025: September 2-December 12
$255 tuition | $45 materials | 45 minutes weekly | No classes Thanksgiving week
$50 sibling discount | Siblings under 9 months at time of registration attend free.

Spring 2026: January 12-April 30
$255 tuition | $45 materials |45 minutes weekly | No classes Spring Break week.
$50 sibling discount | Siblings under 9 months at time of registration attend free.

Preschoolers (3s & Young 4s)

Nurture your child's developing creativity, imagination and independence in this delightful, seasonally-themed parent/child class. Singing, chants and rhymes, listening games, patterning, movement, dramatic play, instrument play, sensory exploration, and stories develop music and movement skills, self-expression, and attention.

Fall 2025: September 2-December 12
Musikgarten Wind Dancers
$255 tuition | $50 materials | 45 minutes weekly | No classes Thanksgiving week

Spring 2026: January 12-April 30
Musikgarten Sun Catchers
$255 tuition | $50 materials |45 minutes weekly | No classes Spring Break week.

Pre-Kindergarten (4.5-5.5 years) ( )

Music Makers At Home In The World is a delightful, nature-themed class where children learn to express themselves through music and movement, create and play simple ensembles, and are introduced to the orchestra and symbolic notation. Parents participate in the last 15 minutes of class.

This class meets for the academic year beginning in the Fall. Students may enroll at any time. during the course when space is available.

Fall: September 2-December 12 | 60 minutes weekly | No classes Thanksgiving week.
$285 tuition | $55 materials

Spring: January 12-April 30 | 60 minutes weekly | No classes Spring Break week.
$285 tuition $55 materials

Kindergarten (5s & 6s)

Music Makers Around The World introduces children to music, languages, people, and cultures from around the world. Through songs, dances, stories, and instrument play, students explore the British Isles, North American Native Tribes, African American folk music, and Germany, the land of composers throughout the session.

Students develop a strong aural foundation, begin to read traditional music notation using solfege and rhythm patterns, create simple vocal and instrumental ensembles and experience a variety of genres of global music through singing, movement, dance, and instrument play. Parent/caregiver attends the last 15 minutes of class.

Music Makers Around The World is a two-semester class and begins in the Fall. New students may be added later in the session if space is available.

Fall 2025: September 2-December 12
Music Makers Around The World: British Isles & North American Native Tribes
$285 tuition | $55 materials | 60 minutes weekly | No classes Thanksgiving week

Spring 2026: January 12-April 30
Music Makers Around The World: African American Heritage & Germany, Land of Composers
$285 tuition | $50 materials | 60 minutes weekly | No classes Spring Break week.

Summer '25: Piano Lessons Kids LOVE! (Private Lessons ages 4-teens)

Summer is a great time to try out something new at the piano! Whether your child is a new beginner curious about music and the piano or has been taking lessons for many years, summer is the perfect opportunity to explore, create, compose, and play new music at the piano. Kids from ages 4 through high school are invited to enroll this summer!

June 1-July 30 (no lessons the week of July 14)
Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays are available.
Simply choose a minimum of 5 or more lessons anytime during the session. Contact us today for summer openings.

Fall '25: Piano Lessons Kids LOVE! (Private lessons ages 4-teens)

Kids LOVE learning to play the piano in these fun lessons. Your child will be playing songs from the very first lessons and learning new songs every week. Students advance quickly with lots of time for skills development, instruction, game based learning, and hands-on fun.

Kids leave their weekly lesson already knowing how to play and practice their songs. Off bench time includes rhythm, melody, harmonization, improvisation and composition games and activities to develop aural skills, note-reading, and musicianship.

A piano/keyboard is required for home practice.

Fall lessons begin August 18. Now enrolling returning students and new students.

Fall Semester: August 18-December 19 | No lessons November 24-28
Spring Semester: January 12-May 16 | No lessons January 19, February 16, March 31-April 6

$60 non-refundable deposit due with registration
30 minutes weekly
45 minutes weekly
60 minutes weekly

Fall '25: Piano Classes Kids Love! (Small Group Classes Grades K-5)

Kids LOVE learning to play the piano with other kids. Your child will be playing songs from the very first lessons and learning new songs every week. In our small group classes, students advance quickly with lots of time for skills development, instruction, game based learning, and hands-on fun. Music making with peers creates an energetic, encouraging learning community that builds confidence and skills.

Kids leave their weekly lesson already knowing how to play and practice their songs. Weekly games and activities include developmentally appropriate rhythm, melody, harmonization, improvisation and composition activities to develop aural skills, note-reading, and musicianship.

Fall: September 2-December 19
15 weeks | 45 minutes weekly group class | No class Thanksgiving week.
$428 | $20 materials
A keyboard/piano is required for home practice.