Summer Family Music

Ages 0 - 4 years

40-minute class with caregiver

The Family Music Class is designed to bring the joy of music and movement to energetic young toddlers and their caregivers. Activities include singing, dancing, focused listening and simple instrument playing, creating an environment in which the child's musical aptitude is nurtured and skills such as listening, language, and balance are developed.

• Session A: May 11 - Jun 6

• Session B: Jun 13 - Jul 14 (no Jul 4-7)

• Session C: Jul 18 - Aug 15 (no Aug 1)

Discount when you register for multiple sessions!

Summer Music Makers

Ages 4.5 - 7 yrs

60-minute drop-off class

The goal of the Music Makers classes is Music Literacy: being able to hear what you see and see what you hear. In this introductory class, children will become familiar with both the sound and the look of basic rhythmic and tonal patterns, building blocks of the musical language. Parents attend the final 10 minutes of class each week. 

• Session A: May 11 - Jun 6

• Session B: Jun 13 - Jul 14 (no Jul 4-7)

• Session C: Jul 18 - Aug 15 (no Aug 1)

Discounts when you register for multiple sessions!

Intro to Keyboard Camp

Beginner Piano for Ages 6.5+

week-long camp

Ready to learn the basics of piano? Join us at The Music Academy this summer for a weeklong crash course! Students will come 5 days a week (Monday through Friday) for 1.5-hour drop-off lessons with Betha Christopher, certified Musikgarten instructor. Class includes singing, dancing, rhythm instrument work, and time at the keyboard.

• Session A: June 22 - 26

• Session B: August 3 - 7

Baby Music (NEW!)

Ages 0 - 20 months

30-minute class with caregiver

This class is designed for baby and caregiver to play musically together, encouraging bonding and intimacy through an enriched musical environment. We will sing and play to create music as a family, encourage language development, recognize emotional cues, and transition from excitement to calm.

Class includes a Baby Instrument Bag with shaker, rhythm sticks & peek-a-boo scarf, as well as a music download and lyrics book.

• Tuition: $270/session (15 weeks)

• Siblings: $75

Family Music

Ages 0 - 3.5 years

40-minute class with caregiver

The Family Music Class is designed to bring the joy of music and movement to energetic young toddlers and their caregivers. Activities include singing, dancing, focused listening and simple instrument play, creating an environment in which your child's musical aptitude is nurtured and skills such as listening, language, and balance are developed.

Class includes a music download and children's book.

• Tuition: $275/session (15 weeks)

• Siblings: $80

Cycle of Seasons

Ages 3.5 - 5 years

45-minute class with caregiver

The Cycle of Seasons Class is designed to nurture the emergent independence and creativity of 3 - 5 year-olds. Children and caregivers participate together in activities which include singing, chants and rhymes, listening games, patterns to echo, and movement games, all of which encourage your child's musical development and satisfying your child's need to learn in a holistic environment.

Class includes a music download, lyric book and animal picture cards.

• Tuition: $285/session (15 weeks)

• Siblings: $85

Music Makers I

Ages 4.5 - 6 years

60-minute drop-off class

The goal of the Music Makers classes is Music Literacy: being able to hear what you see and see what you hear. In this introductory class, children will become familiar with both the sound and the look of basic rhythmic and tonal patterns, building blocks of the musical language. Parents attend the last 10 minutes of class, to learn about the child’s progress, and how to encourage musical learning at home.

• Tuition: $320/session (15 weeks)

• Siblings: $300

Music Makers II

Ages 5.5 - 7 yrs

60-minute drop-off class

Music Makers II includes singing, creative and structured movements, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening. Using themes taken from the child's home environment and natural surroundings, the class presents a developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self-expression. Parents attend the final 10 minutes of class each week. 

• Tuition: $320/session (15 weeks)

• Siblings: $300

Keyboard I

Ages 7+

60-minute drop-off class

Music Makers at the Keyboard: This 3-year program is the final step on the pathway to music literacy!  In Keyboard I, children come to the piano ready to play the songs they will learn to sing, dance and love. Small group lessons at the keyboard capitalize on your child's delight in making music with others and allow the child to gallop through beginning keyboard levels with delight.  Children learn basic theory, harmonization, improvisation and sight-reading skills. 

• Tuition: $720/year (30 weeks)

• Siblings: $675

Keyboard II

for Graduates of Keyboard I

60-minute drop-off class

Keyboard Year 2 classes build on the musical skills gained in the first year, improving rhythmic and tonal understanding, expanding improvisation skills, reading and writing musical notation, as well as building the students’ repertoire of songs to play. Each class includes singing, dancing, rhythm instrument work, and time at the keyboard.

• Tuition: $720/year (30 weeks)

• Siblings: $675

Keyboard III

for Graduates of Keyboard II

60-minute drop-off class

Keyboard Year 3 classes continue to build each child's skills as a budding musician. Students will learn note names, key signatures and relative minor keys. The curriculum includes 2-octave scales and chord progressions to improve ear training and allow participants to write their own songs. Classes include singing, dancing, rhythm work, and time at the keyboard.

• Tuition: $720/year (30 weeks)

• Siblings: $675