Is Kindermusik Right for My Family?

 Try these statements on for size:

• I want my child to love music.
• I want my child to have fun while learning about music.
• I think life skills are as important as music skills.
• I want music learning at this age to be process-oriented. Performance can come later.
• I want to be an active, hands-on parent, learning all I can about my child's development.
• Play is really important as is gentle structure.
• Interacting with my child is just as important as observing my child interact with others.
• I want to help my child learn the skills necessary for music, for school (including homeschool) and for life.

If these are statements that generally resonate with you,  Kindermusik will likely be a wonderful fit for your family.

Now try these statements on:

• I want to simply observe while someone else teaches my child.
• I prefer my child to run free rather than adapt to a flexible structure.
• I want my child to learn without my guidance and intervention.
• I am not really interested in learning more about my child's musical, cognitive, social/emotional and physical development.
• I really only want my child to learn to perform music - to be a star or a prodigy.

If you prefer this second set of statements Kindermusik's flexible structure, hands-on-parenting approach, whole-child development education, and commitment to process over performance, may prove frustrating to you.