2022 Summer Sessions with Molly & Sam
Babies + Toddlers
2 months - 3 years
Family Music -
2022 Summer Session
Outdoor classes as weather permits
Session I:
(A) Thursdays 11-11:30pm
Open House on 8/25
Session begins 9/8
* Register at the links below
$105/ 8 week session
* Plus materials
As a licensed Musikgarten teacher, I am required to have families purchase their wonderful Family Materials Pack. It is $40, (shipping included) and contains the fantastic collection of music that we'll use throughout our session-- on both CD and downloadable digital version; a book with the written music, parent notes, and adaptations and extensions for each activity; and a set of brand new rhythm sticks that we will also use throughout the session. See a full class description below.
Pre-School to 1st grade
4 - 6 years
Family Music -
2022 Summer Session
Outdoor classes as weather permits
Session I:
(B) Thursdays 3:00-3:30pm
Open House on 8/25
Session begins 9/8
* Register at the links below
$105/8 week session
* Plus materials
As a licensed Musikgarten teacher, I am required to have families purchase their wonderful Family Materials Pack. It is $40 (shipping included) and contains the two sets of music, poems, limericks, and listening activities that we'll use throughout our session; a book with the written music, parent notes, and adaptations or extensions for each activity. There are also fun story-telling and animal identifying cards. See a full class description below.
Pre-recorded video session with Molly
Family Music For Babies & Toddlers
From 2 months to 3 years
This Family Music for Toddlers class is a new video-format offering in which Molly has pre-recorded four weekly lessons for you and your child to enjoy together at home.
Together you’ll sing, chant, move, dance, listen, and play simple instruments: all activities that bridge the natural connection between music and movement through the action packed Dance With Me curriculium. Each lesson features movement activities for coordination, body awareness and control, exploration of space, and instruments such as rhythm sticks, jingles, rattles, drums, and resonator bars.
Feel free to incorporate any simple rhythm instruments that you have a home! The beauty of the at-home video version is that you may enjoy them however requently you want, and you get lots of guided practice with each song and activity.
As a licensed Musikgarten teacher, Molly is required to have families purchase the Family Materials packet that comes with a 54 track CD of great quality music, an accompanying book with songs, music, and parent info about the function of each activity, and a scarf to move and dance with. These packets are an additional $40 on top of the tuition fee, and they are a gift that keeps on giving since you'll have your own copy of the music on both CD, and a downloadable digital version for your devices. The whole family can join in the fun as you create a fun, musical environment for your toddler to explore music!
CLASS OFFERINGS
Molly's Musikgarten classes have been available in Staunton, Lexington, and Charlottesville and will have future in-person class offerings once the threat of COVID-19 dimishes drastically.
Until them, these Zoom classes are a really fun way to take a creative break and get the whole family involved in singing, dancing, playing simple instruments, and make music together right from your home.
Family Music for Babies
We spend our 30 minute class singing, chanting, moving, dancing, listening, and playing simple instruments-- all activities that bridge the natural connection between music and movement for coordination, body awareness and control.
With their grown-up, kids as young as birth learn music principals in a safe environment for exploration of space, and instruments such as rhythm sticks, jingles and drums, and parents get important bonding time and with their child.
Toddlers to 3 Years
Children are naturally drawn to music. By engaging your children in music classes you are not only giving them a “leg-up” on their musical development but on all other educational pursuits as well. Since Musikgarten involves the whole family, there are positive social implications as well. As we sing, bounce, rock, dance, and play instruments together we are laying the foundation necessary for success in music, and you will delight in the endless energy of your children as they develop in this wonderful, musical environment!
Cycle of Seasons, 4-6yrs
The COS curriculum celebrates preschooler’s growing independence and love of the outdoors with activities involving the four seasons. Developed to build attention and self-expression, activities include singing, chanting, moving, focused listening, musical games, exploring musical instruments, creative movement and storytelling. This class nurtures a growing child’s ability to use language and participate in dramatic play within a musical context. Includes a packet of take-home materials to increase family involvement in the learning process!
More about Musikgarten
A certified and licensed Musikgarten teacher, Molly offers classes for babies as early as birth to 18 months and toddlers up to 3 years in the Family Music curriculum, and early music makers for 4-6 year-olds in the Cycle of Seasons curriculum. The Musikgarten program is the only early childhood curriculum to use music and movement as a pathway to music literacy, and address the whole child.
Don't hesitate to reach out with questions!
Testimonials...
"The "Do oh do" and "hello/goodbye" songs have been stuck in our heads all afternoon! Haden now claps and taps hello and goodbye to everything and it has been an enormous help for transitioning him from one activity to another. He also loves dancing with my scarves now. Thank you so much for starting this class. It is making such a wonderful difference"
-Amy Tesich
"My sons, Remy and Dean, LOVE Musikgarten with Molly! Remy and Dean are one year old and they have learned so much from this class. This has created such great interaction between us. They get huge smiles on their faces when we walk into class and see Molly. I am so grateful for this class and Molly!"
-Jodie Bishop
