Class Descriptions

Now Offering a Flexible Drop-In Option!

We’re excited to offer a limited number of drop-in spots for families who would like to try out a class! Children thrive with regular weekly attendance, as it helps them grow more comfortable with the music and activities while building connections with other families in our musical community.

If you’re planning to join us for more than one class, the cost of this class will be credit towards your tuition.

Not sure you can join the entire session?  We are offering a Five Class Pack for Family Music for Babies or Family Music for Toddlers.  This flexible option lets you join classes on your schedule—perfect for families who want to keep the music going but can't attend every week.

 Home Materials are included in this price.  Material is either New Friends or Family Music for Babies Packet I.

Why Join a Music Class for Your Baby or 1-Year-Old?

Every baby is born ready for music. Just as infants naturally soak up spoken language, they absorb the sounds, rhythms, and patterns of music around them. Research shows that early musical experiences nurture your baby’s physical, emotional, and brain development—strengthening key cognitive and sensory connections.

In our classes, your baby is gently introduced to the "language" of music through simple, repeating patterns. These playful activities strengthen the ear–brain connection, laying the groundwork for pitch, rhythm, and musical expression. Before long, you’ll watch your little one begin to respond, imitate, and take their first joyful steps into music-making!

Who Is This Class For?

Designed for babies from birth to 18 months. Families are welcome to jump in at any time—some parents even register before their baby arrives! As the children get older the material adapts for the "mobile" baby.  What is important to note is that the parent/cargiver continues to get information, encouragement and practice to incorporate music in the everyday world of the growing baby and toddler.

What Happens in Class?

Each week is filled with warm, engaging musical play:

• Interactive Fun: Singing, gentle dancing, rocking, and steady-beat activities.

• Sensory Exploration: Simple instruments, colorful scarves, rhymes, fingerplays, and lullabies.

• Home-Ready Tools: Take-home ideas and songs to continue the fun in your daily routine.

Above all, these classes offer a quiet space to bond with your baby while connecting with a warm, supportive community of local parents.

Family Music for Toddlers (Ages 2–3)

Toddlers are full of energy, endlessly curious, and rapidly discovering their independence. Our Musikgarten Family Music for Toddlers program channels that vibrant energy into purposeful, fun-filled learning!

Through a natural blend of music and movement, this program lays the groundwork for essential life and learning skills:

• Core Skills: Active listening, following directions, impulse control, communication, and positive social interaction.

• Whole-Child Growth: Nurtures social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development while building a strong foundation for future musical proficiency.

What to Expect in Class

Each weekly lesson is packed with hands-on activities designed for parents and toddlers to share together:

• Movement & Physical Play: Games focused on coordination, spatial awareness, and body control.

• Instrument Exploration: Hands-on play with rhythm sticks, jingles, rattles, drums, and resonator bars.

• Shared Musical Fun: Singing, chanting, dancing, listening, and making music side-by-side.

Program Structure

• Duration: A 2-year sequence composed of four 15-week units: New Friends, On a Trip, Animal Friends and My Day.

• Who Can Join: children ages 2 and 3 and their parents or caregivers (siblings welcome!).

Additionally, you will be able to listen to the wonderful recordings we use in class at home or in your car.  The material comes as a CD and as downloadable files. Also included is a parent/child activity book containing the songs we use in class and pictures that you can read and sing with your child.

This program is designed for children ages four and early fives.  Perfect for a child new to Musikgarten and entering a Pre K 4 year old program.  Also for children who have completed the Cycle of Seasons program but would benefit from an additional year before beginning the Music Makers At Home curriculum. For 

Throughout the first part of the year, we will use the Nimble and Quick and Twist and Turn curriculum, which is centered around beloved nursery rhymes. Children will continue to develop their musical skills through storytelling, ensemble activities, singing, dancing, and playing a variety of musical instruments.

Beginning in February, we will transition into the Music Makers curriculum with Our Neighborhood and Summer. This progression helps children build the confidence and skills they need to be fully prepared for Music Makers At Home in the World the following fall.