Music Rhapsody at School of Groove
Music Rhapsody’s Vision
MR’s teachers strive to instill the love of music, the fun of movement, and the freedom of self-expression to all the children (and parents, too!) that they teach.
Music Rhapsody’s History
Music Rhapsody began its groundbreaking work in early childhood music education at a time when few programs of this kind were offered in the U.S. We were there at the beginning-and we’re still here more than 25 years later, with a proven track record of success in teaching music and movement, from babies to teens. And we do it all in a way that makes it fun and rewarding to learn music!
Benefits of Early Childhood Music Education:
- Gives your child a head start and serves as an important link to future success
- Enhances brain development through the proven, positive effects of music
- Develops physical motor skills through movement and playing of instruments
- Provides a dramatic impact on language development, and improving vocal and speech development through singing
- Helps to develop social skills and cooperation through participation in group dancing and musical games
- Develops coordination, body awareness, and spatial concepts through use of timing activities
- Math and literacy skills developed through use of repeating patterns and counting beats
- Improves listening and concentration skills
- Increases self-esteem
- Better quality of life!
The Music Rhapsody Orff Schulwerk Approach
Orff Schulwerk is a proven and exciting approach to teaching music to children. It gets its unusual name from Carl Orff, the European composer who created this teaching approach along with Gunild Keetman. Based on things children like to do-sing, chant rhymes,dance, and play instruments-Orff develops creativity and imagination. The Orff melody instruments are very high quality and include xylophones, glockenspiels, and metallophones as well as recorder and percussion instruments of all types. Children experience the joy of making music together in a group as they learn the fundamentals of music.
The Music Rhapsody Difference
- record of success and longevity
- program based on the innovative and successful Orff Schulwerk approach to music education
- carefully developed curriculum, which reflects it’s commitment to excellence
- comprehensive and continuous schedule of classes that offer something unique and musically educational for ages 3 months through five years
- line of products that are of the highest quality—real instruments, not toys—backed and endorsed by world leading manufacturers in percussion and print music
- enthusiastic staff of highly qualified and well-trained music education professionals, dedicated to offering students at every level developmentally appropriate classes and the most rewarding experience in making music
- many years of encouraging testimonials from satisfied customers/parents
- dedication to making music FUN!
