Summer 2025: Family Music (6 weeks) (0-3)

six 30-minute classes

Family Music: "Playing Outdoors"

Are you looking for something to do with your baby or toddler that is fun but also helps them learn? Our Family Music classes are the perfect blend of entertainment and education. They help build a musical bond between the child(ren) and their caregiver(s). These 30-minute weekly classes are the perfect length to engage your baby or toddler but not overstimulate them. This new curriculum from
Musikgarten includes time for singing, dancing, movement, word play, and instruments. It focuses on helping children in this age group achieve developmental milestones and growth in music, language, gross motor skills, fine motor skills. Sign up today for this rich musical experience to help your little one set a solid foundation in music literacy, attention to detail, patience, and gracefulness.

Materials include "Playing Outdoors" book and music download.

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

Class sections:
 

• Wednesdays 6:15-6:30 pm at The Music Academy of North Carolina with Melissa (6 sessions: July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13)
• Thursdays 11:15-11:45 am at The Music Academy of North Carolina with Melissa (6 sessions: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14)
• Thursdays 6:15-6:45 pm at St. Mary's Music Academy (High Point) with Melissa (6 sessions: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14)
• Fridays 10:30-11:00 am at St. Mary's Music Academy (High Point) with Melissa (6 sessions: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15)

Summer 2025: Cycle of Seasons (6 weeks) (3-5)

six 45-minute classes

 Cycle of Seasons: Summer

Preschool age kids are all about asserting their independence but still need opportunities to develop their social and language skills. Our Cycle of Seasons class for ages 3 through 5 helps nurture their growing independence, but also provides the structure they need to learn and grow at their age alongside their caregiver(s). These 45-minute weekly classes include singing, chants and rhymes, listening games, patterns to echo, and movement games. All these activities help to build your child’s musical development in a fun and holistic environment. This class also introduces kids to the solfege language, which is a major steppingstone on the pathway to music literacy.

This class is for children and their adult caregiver.

Materials include a parent book, music download, and animal picture cards.

Class sections:

• Wednesdays 5:15-6:00 pm at The Music Academy of North Carolina (GSO) with Melissa (six sessions: July 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 13)
• Thursdays 10:15-11:00 am at The Music Academy of North Carolina (GSO) with Melissa (six sessions: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14)
• Thursdays 5:15-6:00 pm at St. Mary's Music Academy (High Point) with Melissa (six sessions: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14)
• Fridays 9:30-10:15 am at St. Mary's Music Academy (High Point) with Melissa (six sessions: July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15)

Summer 2025: Music Makers (rising kindergarten (age 5+))

six 60-minute classes

Is your little music lover entering kindergarten in the 2025-26 school year? This class is for them!  It’s the perfect place to enjoy learning and music, while learning valuable skills to get them ready for kindergarten. They will enjoy imagine themselves exploring the seashore while singing, moving, listening, and playing instruments.

In Musikgarten's pre-piano musicianship curriculum, "Music Makers", your child will be engaged in activities that establish piano readiness. This curriculum 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.  Additionally, this class focuses on children's love of nature and natural curiousity about the world around them.

We only allow eight students in this class to ensure enough attention for each student, so register today to secure your child’s spot!

Materials include folder, manipulatives, and music download.

Grown-ups attend the first and last ten minutes of class.

Class sections:
 

• Thursdays 9:00-10:00 am at The Music Academy of North Carolina (Greensboro) with Melissa (six sessions: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14)

Summer 2025: Intro to Ukulele (rising 1st grade and up)

July 28 - August 1, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon

Learn the ukulele the Musikgarten way! During this unique and fun musical camp students will gain musicianship skills, develop music literacy, and learn to play chord accompaniment as well as familiar melodies. 

As with any Musikgarten experience, students will learn to play the ukulele while singing, moving, and will also play percussion instruments. 

Materials include your very own UKULELE with a carrying bag.  Select the color of your ukulele on the comments section of the registration page.

This popular camp for ages 6 and up will sell fast so register today!


Date and time: July 28 - August 1, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
                * On the last day of camp, at 11:30 am, we would like to invite all camp families to join us for an end-of-camp musical celebration.  Come support your child as they show off their new ukulele skills!

Location: St. Francis Episcopal Day School
                 3506 Lawndale Dr.  Greensboro, NC 27408
                * Students will be both indoors and outdoors.  Our outdoor area is shaded, but students should still come prepared with sunscreen, a water bottle, and breathable clothing.  Please send students with a small snack.

Teacher: Miss Ashley

Students who are enrolled in both the morning Intro to Ukulele camp and the afternoon Intro to Piano camp will receive a $50 discount on tuition and will be allowed to stay the entire day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Please send them with lunch; they will be supervisied by Miss Ashley during lunchtime and enjoy some time on the playground between the two camps.
 

Summer 2025: Intro to Piano camp (rising 1st grade and up)

July 28 - August 1, 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Has your child expressed an interest in learning piano? Our Intro to Piano summer camp is a great place to start with piano lessons. This is also a great way to get a jump on piano level 1 for the fall! 

This summer camp is designed as a fun introduction to the first level of piano and is for ages 6 and up.  Whether your child has been in Musikgarten classes since they were a baby or are just starting out, our aural approach to music learning will feel natural, engaging, rewarding and fun!   

This camp is a great stepping stone to Musikgarten's "Music Makers at the Keyboard" sequence, and no prior piano experience is necessary.  Children are sure to have fun in this camp and learn invaluable skills outside of merely learning notes.  

Register today for this fun-filled summer camp experience!

Date and time: July 28 - August 1 , 1:00-4:00 pm
                * On the last day of camp, at 3:30 pm, we would like to invite all camp families to join us for an end-of-camp musical celebration.  Come support your child as they show off their new piano skills!

Location: St. Francis Episcopal Day School
                 3506 Lawndale Dr.  Greensboro, NC 27408
                * Students will be both indoors and outdoors.  Our outdoor area is shaded, but students should still come prepared with sunscreen, a water bottle, and breathable clothing.  Please send students with a small snack.

Teacher: Miss Ashley

Students who are enrolled in both the morning Intro to Ukulele camp and the afternoon Intro to Piano camp will receive a $50 discount on tuition and will be allowed to stay the entire day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Please send them with lunch; they will be supervisied by Miss Ashley during lunchtime and enjoy some time on the playground between the two camps.