I am very excited to offer a high quality music education, because I understand the importance of music education in early childhood development. Involvement in music early in life will improve children’s academic performance and help advance their social skills. It also refines discipline and patience and introduces children to other cultures. My goal is to help your children to realize their music potential and provide an exciting learning experience that will help enhance and nurture a lifelong love of music.

Background / experience

• BA, Early Childhood Education

• 4 years of Kodaly training in music education

• Montessori training and 20+ years teaching experience in Montessori schools

• 20+ Years experience as a music educator in a variety of settings, including private and public schools, and special education classes

• Instructor at Montessori Institute of Advanced Studies

Singing and Vocal Development

• Enjoyable songs that encourage students to actively participate in singing

• Expansion of vocal range

• Developing good musical memory through songs

Instrument Exploration

• Introducing a variety of classical instruments

• Introducing ethnic instruments from around the world

Musical Concepts Learning

• Establishing basic musical vocabulary

• Developing pre-music reading skills

Music Listening

• Music listening to introduce famous composers

• Learning to identify orchestral instruments

• Exploring multicultural music to promote musical diversity

Creative Movement

• Purposeful movement activities to enhance the music learning

• Exploring new ways to move and dance to music

• Exploring patterned movements

There is overwhelming evidence from both psychology and anthropology that involvement in music early in life makes children better learners later in life.

“Music lessons have been shown to improve a child’s performance in school. After eight months of keyboard lessons, preschoolers tested showed a 46% boost in their spatial IQ, which is crucial for higher brain functions such as complex mathematics.”

- Frances Rauscher, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine