Music Classes for Children and Babies!  Musikgarten is an exciting program for infants to age six. Classes are taught by Christa Stoner, musikgarten specialist.

Children love music for the pure joy of it! When nurtured in a child’s early years, the

rewards of a musical foundation expand to provide immeasurable results.

Music is a vital link for all future learning. EMU’s Musikgarten program provides

opportunities for children to build confidence in musical expression and lays a foundation

for future music learning. Through a combination of songs, movement games,

instruments, story telling, and listening, children are exposed to a wonderful musical

experience.

Created by early childhood music specialists Lorna Heyge and Audrey Sillick, each level

of the curriculum introduces children to musical concepts and provides opportunities for

sensory-motor exploration, language development, and abstract thinking. Each class will

have a minimum enrollment of 6 children and a maximum of 8-10 depending on the

class. Classes are designed to grow with your children. There are four separate semesters

in each class: Toddler class, the Preschool class and the Musikmaker class.

(Visit www.musikgarten.org for more information.)

Christa Stoner, instructor

Christa holds a bachelors degree in church music. She is licensed and certified for

Musikgarten (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Kodaly Level 1 (James Madison

University). She is a music teacher with an early childhood specialty, and has taught in

private piano studio, preschool and church settings since 1995. She is currently a private

piano teacher, church music assistant, accompanist and children's musical/drama director.



Registrations should be mailed to: EMU Preparatory Music 1200 Park Road

Harrisonburg, VA 22802

Full tuition payment is due with your registration form. Family packets will be available

to purchase at the first session.

Registration deadlines are one week before each new session begins. (Late

registrations accepted on a space available basis with a $10 late feeMusikgarten at EMU 540-432-4277