Teaching Philosophy
MacPhail’s early childhood music classes provide an exciting and creative beginning to a lifelong journey of musical learning and participation. Our classes explore musical concepts through MacPhail’s integrated arts format (songs, instrument exploration, rhymes, creative movement and dramatics, literature, visual art and sensory exploration). Children gain musical knowledge and skills such as vocal development, rhythmic awareness, pitch and tempo discrimination, and musical form which prepare them for future musical study in the Suzuki Talent Educaion Program, group and individual instruction.
What You Get
• 40 years experience as a national forerunner in early childhood music education
• Highly experienced and trained early childhood music specialists with music degrees
• Innovative, sequential, year-long curriculum for ages 6 weeks to 8+ years
• Preparation for Suzuki and instrument specific vocal, rhythmic and melodic development
• Parent education and musical family event opportunities
• NEW! Early Childhood Music CD and booklet to enjoy together at home.
• Locations in Minneapolis, Apple Valley and
White Bear Lake
Other Exciting Program Components
Early Childhood Music Community Partnerships
We provide programming to the community at various preschools, community organizations, elementary schools and early childhood family education programs. (See page 51 for more details)
Early Childhood Music Training
We provide training to early childhood music and early childhood educators across the Midwest.
