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Teaching an early childhood music education program can be a great addition to a piano studio. Not only is it an enriching teaching experience, but it makes business sense too.

Young children are often able to attend classes during times you might not normally be able to fill. Plus graduates of your program can feed directly into your regular piano lessons.

If you're going to start an early childhood music class, it's wise to have the strength of a great curriculum behind you. That way you know you're doing something that works, and you can just focus on the teaching part.

Ellen Johansen has been using MusikGarten for over 20 years, so when she says it works, she knows what she's talking about!

Ellen has found her MusikGarten students to be better readers and overall musicians. They naturally and instinctively improvise, sing and play with musicality. I'm so excited to have Ellen on today and share some of the wonderful examples of her MusikGarten teaching.

Transcript

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In this episode, you’ll learn

• The types of lessons in a MusikGarten studio
• Why Ellen went in search of an alternative music teaching method
• The benefits of the MusikGarten program
• How MusikGarten creates well-rounded musicians
• How a class with ages 0-3 looks and what the kids are learning
• The biggest mistakes Ellen made when she was starting out
• What the transition from music and movement to piano lessons looks like
• How to train as a MusikGarten teacher and how you can use the materials

Links Mentioned

• Become a Musikgarten Teacher
• Stephen Reen - Musikgarten teacher
• TTTV048: Exploring MLT with Marilyn Lowe
• Ellen's Studio Website
• The MusikGarten Teacher Blog
• The Early Childhood Music and Movement Association

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