Sharing our faith provides the central theme for the activities in each lesson. Each class will provide an opportunity for your child to share their faith through music, and experience music through singing and vocal play, moving, listening, exploring musical concepts, and playing musical instruments.

All of the materials are presented in different ways throughout the curriculum: through fingerplays, creative movement, stories, poems, dramatic play, songs, and musical activities.

Music plays a unique role in fulfilling the innate potential of every child. Though musical play, caregivers can comfort, console, and stimulate the child, thus assuring safe passage to a healthy, confident, and happy childhood. Musical play lays the foundation for claiming music as one of the child's languages. Research and experience continue to validate our understanding that musical aptitude is highest during infancy and that musical development begins before birth. Music is a necessity for infants and caregivers.

Classes are action-filled for toddlers—full of energy, often on the move, always exploring and learning—and their parents. Together you’ll sing, chant, move, dance, listen, and play simple instruments, all activities that bridge the natural connection between music and movement.

Each lesson features movement activities for coordination, body awareness and control, exploration of space, and instruments such as rhythm sticks, jingles, rattles, and drums.

The Cycle of Seasons presents music and movement activities to build the sensory-motor foundation for learning, respecting the child's growing independence and developing competencies. The curriculum includes songs, movement activities, exploration of instruments, and stories for the children to act out and embellish. The primary goal is to bring the child together with family into the music, movement, and environmental experience.

Morgan has been teaching Musikgarten since September, 2022. She has an Associate of Arts degree from Schoolcraft College, a Child Development Associate in Infant and Toddler education, and is licensed and certified to teach 5 levels of Musikgarten curricula from Family Music for Babies up to Music Makers: at the Keyboard. Morgan understands early-childhood development and enjoys communicating the methodology of the Musikgarten program to families.

​

Morgan can be reached at stgbyouth@gmail.com with any questions you have regarding Musikgarten.

This piano teaching method for groups of young beginners features a variety of activities which lay the foundation for keyboard success. The program features an aural approach to music learning and teaching piano, building on songs children have come to love. This provides a natural pathway to reading music while building a much-loved piano repertoire.