Fall 2026: Family Music for Babies and Toddlers - On a Trip (0-3)

fifteen 30-minute classes

This class fosters a musical bond between children and their care givers.  Experience the joy of singing, dancing/moving, word play, and instruments with your little one(s).  This brand curriculum is keenly attuned to developmental milestones children achieve in this age group.  Activities foster growth not only in music but in language, gross and fine motor skills, as well as social and emotional development.  Set a solid foundation for music literacy, attention to detail, patience and gracefulness in this 30 minute per week, rich musical experience!    Through active participation in class, families learn how to bring musical interaction into the home to support your child's development and family's routines.

Materials include Family Music Book and music download.

This class is for children ages 0-3 and includes accommodations for both babies and toddlers.

Class sections:

• Tuesdays 6:15-6:45 pm at MANC (Greensboro) with Ashley
• Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 am at MANC (Greensboro) with Jaye
• Thursdays 4:30-5:00 pm at St. Mary's (High Point) with Melissa
• Fridays 10:30-11:00 am at St. Mary's (High Point) with Melissa 

Fall 2026: Cycle of Seasons - Wind Dancers (3-5)

fifteen 45-minute classes

Cycle of Seasons nurtures the independence of the 3, 4, and 5 year old and gives them opportunities to implement their new their language abilities.  Activities capture childrens' delight for dramatic play within the context of music.  Cycle of Seasons includes lots of singing, chants and rhymes, listening games, patterns to echo, and movement games, all of which nurture the child's musical development while satisfying the child's need to learn in a holistic environment.  This level introduces the solfege language that is a big stepping stone on the pathway to music literacy.

Materials include a parent guide, animal cards for home and class use, and music download.

This class is for children and their adult caregiver.

Class sections:

• Tuesdays 5:15-6:00 pm at The Music Academy of North Carolina (Greensboro) with Ashley
• Fridays 9:30-10:15 am at St. Mary's Music Academy (High Point) with Melissa

Fall 2026: Music Makers at Home in the World - My Home Place & Woodlands (4-6 {pre-K age})

fifteen 60-minute classes

A year-long class of sequential learning (divided into Fall and Spring semesters). 

Once a child reaches the later years of preschool or Kindergarten they are at an age where they can start the building blocks for learning piano. Our Music Makers class is for ages 4 through 6 and is a year-long pre- piano curriculum to help students begin the foundations for playing piano. They will begin the exciting adventure of learning to read and write music. Each unit features rhythmic and tonal patterns including duple, triple, major and minor which will provide the musical vocabulary a student needs to begin studying an instrument. This class also combines a love of music with a love of nature. During these sessions students will encounter wildlife, traditional folktales, and instruments of the orchestra, all within the familiar context of singing, moving, and pattern repetition.  The fall semester is divided into two thematic units: My Home Place, and Woodlands.


Adults attend the last 10/15 minutes of class.

Class sections:

• Mondays 4:30-5:30 pm at The Music Academy of North Carolina with Melissa

Fall 2026: Music Makers Around the World- British Isles and Indigenous Americans (5-7 {kindergarten age})

fifteen 60-minute classes

A year-long class of sequential learning (divided into Fall and Spring semesters). 

Music Makers Around the World is a joyful exploration of the music, traditions, and folklore of various cultures, including British Isles, Germany, Amerindian and African-American musical heritage.  The class is intended for 6-7-year-olds who are new to Musikgarten and wish to prepare for piano, or for 5-year-olds who have come through the Musikgarten curriculum.  At the end of this class, your child will have a comprehensive music foundation which is an excellent preparation for the next step, Music Makers at the Piano.  We learn through singing, creative as well as structured movement, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening. This developmentally-appropriate approach to music literacy builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self expression. The children work with written musical notation and will be exposed to keyboard instruments.  

Materials include folder, song pages, notation cards, and music download.

Parent or care-giver attends the first and last 10-15 minutes of each class.

Class sections:

* Mondays 5:45-6:45 pm at The Music Academy of North Carolina with Melissa

Fall 2026: Piano 1, semester 1 (6+)

fifteen 60-minute classes

A year-long class of sequential learning (divided into Fall and Spring semesters). 

So many people love listening to the gorgeous and classical sound of the piano. You’ll often hear adults express they wish they had learned to play the piano when they were younger. At Musikgarten, we give children the opportunity to learn the piano in a nurturing and fun environment. Our Piano 1 class is a four year-long program meant for first graders and up. The classes consist of small groups of beginner level students. During the four years, the young musicians will learn and grow together to become a joyful music-making ensemble. The program features an aural approach to music learning, and builds on songs children have come to love their entire life. This provides a natural pathway to reading music while building a much-loved piano repertoire. During this course, students will learn to play the song repertoire, develop keyboard techniques, improve their aural skills, understand chord function and accompaniment, learn to compose and improvise, and become fluent music readers. This class goes far beyond teaching merely playing piano as it also teaches self-discipline, cooperation, and persistence no matter the area or topic of study.

Adults attend the final 10-15 minutes of class.  

Materials include book, listening and practice CD, notation cards, and parent guide.

Class sections:

• Tuesdays 6:30-7:30 pm at The Music Academy of North Carolina with Melissa

Fall 2026: Piano 3, semester 1 (Piano 2 a pre-requisite)

fifteen 60-minute classes

• Tuesdays 5:15-6:15 pm at The Music Academy of North Carolina with Melissa