Class Descriptions

Music 1-2-3 (3 years old and under)

30 min classes

Sing, play and bond!

This class offers adults the opportunity to play with their children in a way that will delight the child and awaken his or her curiosity about music. Activities include singing, bouncing, rocking, finger plays, nursery rhymes, body awareness games, playful echoes, playing simple instruments, and dancing.

Location: Fitchburg Community Center, Prairie View Room
Thursdays 10:15-10:45 am
Small class size in a large room! Masks required for ages 3 and over

Winter 2 Feb 10 - March 10 https://apm.activecommunities.com/fitchburg/Activity_Search/4345
Children attend with caregiver

$75 - siblings in same class are 10% off
Materials are provided or you have the option to purchase your own
Registration is through Fitchburg Recreation using links above

Music 3 & 4's (3-4 years old)

30 min class

This class is designed to nurture the emergent independence
of the 3 and 4 year old child.

Activities include 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. Themes are associated to nature and activities one would do in each of the four seasons of our year.

Parents stay for the class, although some of the activities are designed to have the children participate independently of their parents

Fitchburg Community Center
Thursdays 11:15-11:45 a.m.
Winter 2 Feb 10 - March 10 https://apm.activecommunities.com/fitchburg/Activity_Search/4349

Children attend with caregiver.
Sessions do not build on each other, and can be taken independently.

One session will be $75 Each additional sibling registered will get 10% off.

Music class materials and instruments will be provided to each family at each class, and then returned for cleaning. OPTIONAL: In light of the pandemic if you wish to have your own materials set for class, they can be purchased. This class will use Musikgarten curriculum "Cycle of Seasons: Wind Dancers". Materials include: Parent Book (32p), CD with digital code, & 6 Animal Cards in Cloth Bag ($30), and an Instrument Kit ($20, includes 2 jingle sticks, 2 pair of sticks, 2 scarves, 1 pair of finger cymbals, in a cloth drawstring bag).

Music Makers 4s & 5s (4-5 year old)

45 min classes

Music Makers 4s and 5s is a first year class for 4-5 year olds in preparation for keyboard playing!

There are two years of potential curriculum for your child to encounter! Music Makers at Home in the World and Music Makers Around the World. This class includes singing, creative and structured movement, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening, as well as a developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self-expression. The language of music begins to expand from aural learning to visual pattern recognition.

This class will be available Summer 2022. Contact beth@bethsmusicwell to be place on a wait list.

Music Makers (Pre Piano) 5s & 6s (5 & 6 years old)

45 min classes

Music Makers @ the Home Studio is a class for 5-6 year olds in preparation for keyboard playing!

There are two years of potential curriculum for your child to encounter! Music Makers at Home in the World and Music Makers Around the World. This class includes singing, creative and structured movement, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening, as well as a developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self-expression. All of this is then taken to the piano keyboard for a first introduction to piano lessons.

This Class will be available Summer 2022 - contact beth@bethsmusicwell.com to be placed on a wait list.

Piano Level 1 (Red to Green Books) (Ages 6 +)

45 min lesson 2-4 children

The Musikgarten Group Piano curriculum is the final step on the pathway from early childhood music to music literacy. This program is designed to teach the children to begin to play the songs they've been hearing, singing, and dancing to throughout the years of early childhood.

During Piano I year, the children will be introduced to the keyboard. Through the year, the children will become comfortable with D, C and G major 5 finger positions as well as d, c and e minor. They will be introduced to the I and V7 (also i and v7) chords to accompany their songs. Transposing their repertoire to all known positions is encouraged as each new position is introduced.

This class follows a very sequential approach to building piano skills,understanding musical notation and setting up practice habits as set forth in the book, Music Makers: At the Keyboard, Book One (Red) and Book Two (Green).

Piano Level 1 Groups: 45 minute classes, 2-4 students max
(older beginning students will be place in groups or partners of similar aged students)

For Piano I children will receive Book One, 2 CDs/downloads and notation games plus a Parent Handbook. Class size limited and will close when limit is reached. Further names will be placed on a waiting list. As children progress through, Book 2 will be offered along with 2 CDs/downloadable music and notation games.

Piano Level 2 (Purple to Blue Books) (Graduate of Level 1 )

In Piano Level 2, the children learn new hand positions that move out of the 5-finger position, new keys and notation games, how to write out familiar songs and will have many more opportunities to compose their own music. Improvisation games and skills are developed further. There are more songs to play by ear with more complex parts for the left hand. Technique exercises will eventually lead to more fluid playing.
The student will work with compositions by many famous composers. Pieces written by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Dvorak and MacDowell are included, some for drumming or dancing, some to explore dynamics and tempi, and some for harmonic analysis.

Materials include the keyboard book, 2 CDs and notation games.

Pre-requisite Piano Level I.

Piano Level 3 (Orange to Gold Books) (Graduate of Level 2)

Level 3 Includes Books 5 & 6 of the Musikgarten Music Makers at the Keyboard series.

By this time, students have learned to play many songs by ear and in multiple positions on the keyboard. They have played the same pieces that young pianists from all over the world have studied. Now they will encounter more music of Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart and be introduced to Mouret and Bartok and play a piece by Ferdinand Beyer.
We continue to work on improvisation skills and prepare the student to make important decisions regarding improvised solos.

In Book 6, there are many new pieces with new challenges. The child's aural skills combined with a knowledge of melody, harmony, and rhythm, are all called on to build competence in improvising on a 12-Bar Blues Progression. The understanding of music notation will allow your child a chance to compose and write his/her very own blues compostion!

Home materials include books, CDs/downloadable music, and notation games.

Pre-requisite Level 2 (Books 3 & 4).

Piano Private Lessons (Finished Book 6 and/or 8+)

30 minutes once a week (in-person or online)

Private piano lessons are 30 minutes of one on one instruction one time a week

Children 8+ years of age or those who have completed Book 6 of the Musikgarten keyboarding program.

Tuition:	$28/lesson billed monthly or by semester
Materials:	determined per individual

Preschool & Childcare Center Classes (Newborns - 5 years )

20-30 minute classes

Preschools & Childcare Centers can arrange for a Music Well instructor to come to your facility! Schedule on a weekly basis for continued comprehensive learning, or schedule less frequently to serve as an enrichment program.

Plan a FREE music class for YOUR PRESCHOOL - email Beth at beth@bethsmusicwell.com

Up to 10 children in one class with classroom teacher participating
30 minute classes
instruments and materials provided by Music Well

4K Music Classes - Music class supports and enhances reading and math literacy sills! Music class supports social emotional learning! Music class allows for creative expression in a beatiful, universal language! Music class is not only singing and playing instruments, but also movement in flow, time and space! Music class prepares the young child for future learning!
Contact Beth to arrange for music class for your 4k program! beth@bethsmusicwell.com