At Music in the Somerset Hills, we take great pride in providing exceptional educational opportunities for children in the early stages of their development throughout the academic year. Through our carefully crafted programs, we prioritize meeting the unique needs of young children, encompassing their growth, musical exploration, and social interactions.
What makes Musikgarten so special - A teacher’s perspective:
Family Music for Babies and Toddlers (ages 0-3 years)
Location: St. Bernard’s Episcopal Church, 88 Claremont Rd, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
9:00am – 9:30am
TUESDAYS
Tuesdays through May 21, 2024*
*No class will be held on April 2.
Tuition: $135 (includes materials*)
These weekly classes are action-filled for babies and toddlers – full of energy, often on the move, always exploring and learning. Together you’ll sing, chant, move, dance, listen, and play simple instruments, all activities that bridge the natural connection between music and movement.
Each lesson features age-appropriate movement activities for coordination, body awareness and control, language development, exploration of space, and playing of instruments such as rhythm sticks, jingles, rattles, drums, and resonator bars.
Children will begin to develop listening and singing skills and a sense of beat as well as a curiosity about music that will last a lifetime. There will be poetry, fingerplays, singing games, and action songs.
*Family materials include a CD (or digital) and picture book.
Cycle of Seasons (ages 3-4)
Location: St. Bernard’s Episcopal Church, 88 Claremont Rd, Bernardsville, NJ 07924
9:45am – 10:30am
TUESDAYS or WEDNESDAYS
NEXT SESSION: FALL 2024
Tuition: $160 (includes materials*)
Celebrate your preschooler’s growing independence and love of the outdoors with activities involving the four seasons in the Cycle of Seasons.
Developed to build attention and self-expression, activities include singing, chanting, moving, focused listening, musical games, exploring musical instruments, creative movement, and storytelling.
The Cycle of Seasons nurtures your growing child’s ability to use language and participate in dramatic play within a musical context. There will be poetry, fingerplays, singing games, and action songs.
*Family materials include a 2 CDs (or digital).
Meet the Instructor
When her children were toddlers, Alison Siener Brown researched lots of different music classes to take them to. As a professional musician, a high quality curriculum was a must. From the very first class, she knew she had found exactly what she was looking for. A year later, Alison began training and is now a certified and licensed Musikgarten teacher. In April 2012 she received the Musikgarten Achievement Award in recognition of completing all levels of training in the Musikgarten Music and Movement Series. Alison holds a Master of Music in Sacred Music and Organ Performance from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music in Sacred Music from Westminster Choir College. She currently serves as Music Director at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Millington, NJ, where she plays the organ and directs the adult and the junior choirs. She has been teaching private piano lessons since 1997. She lives in Bernardsville, NJ with her husband and two sons.
Questions? Need help registering?
Contact MISH Marketing & Communications Director:
Erin Schwab
or call (973)-339-7719