Since the late 1970's, Kindermusik has provided children with a broad-based, eclectic music experience. Kindermusik at The Burch School provides musical instruction to children ages newborn through seven years of age, and emphasizes a holistic and integrated approach to music education focusing on process rather than performance.
Kindermusik offers five curricula, four of which are offered during the Fall and Spring semesters, and a fifth group taught as summer camps.
1. Kindermusik Village (ages newborn to 18 months)
2. Kindermusik Our Time (ages 18 months to 3 years)
3. Kindermusik Imagine That! (ages 3-5 years)
4. Kindermusik for the Young Child (ages 4-7 years)
5. Kindermusik Summer Camps:
• Peek-A-Boo, I Love You (ages newborn to 18 months)
• Creatures in My Backyard (ages 18 months to 4 years)
• Creatures At the Ocean (ages 18 months to 4 years)
• Zoo Train (ages 18 months to 4 years)
• On The Road (ages 3-5 years)
• Confetti Days (ages 3-5 years)
• Adventures Around the World (ages 4-7 years)
• Adventures Near and Far (ages 4-7 years)
Each curriculum requires that families buy home materials which include CD’s, books, instruments, and other items.
Piano is taught in groups of four students each for the first six semesters in an electronic piano lab, and after graduating from these classes, students may continue with a combination of private and group lessons.
Due to the success of our recent summer program, The Burch School of Music is offering a special four week section of classes on Debussy and the Impressionists. These classes will meet for Friday afternoons in the fall. Students will study Debussy and his music and culture, as well as the Impressionist art movement in France. Students will learn about Debussy and his colleagues through videos, lectures and music listening activities. They will experience creating art work reflecting the style of Impressionism, and there will also be a snack each day. This class is for students in grades two through six. Also, the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth is currently featuring an exhibition of Impressionist paintings from the Chicago Art Institute. Students are encouraged to see them at some time during the fall semester. This is not a requirement, but it is a rare opportunity for students and parents to see the works of these French masters up close.
Rhythm, melody and harmony stimulate several areas of the brain, suggesting that music could be used to help repair everything from damaged speech to damaged creations, researchers say. Classical music training may also enlarge parts of the brain, researchers said recently at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.
We base all of our teaching on personal experience as a performer and musician. In summary, our strengths as a teacher include enthusiasm for and knowledge of the subject, clarity, fairness, organization, and genuine interest in our students. We feel that teaching is a highly honorable profession, and we are privileged to be involved in this noble pursuit.
