Music Well 
engaging music & movement education that promotes wellbeing
Home Studio 212 Edward Street. Verona, WI 53593
 

Class Descriptions


Baby Music Well (18 months and under)
30 minute class with 15 min prior & after

Baby Music Well 

Bond with the baby in your life through classic childhood songs, rhymes, and chants! Music is a natural way to BOND with your baby, and is so BENEFICIAL to your young one! Join us! Activities during Baby Music Well include connecting, sharing stories, singing, bouncing, rocking , finger plays, nursery rhymes, body awareness games, playful echoes, playing simple instruments, and dancing. We will discuss how each of these activities benefits the child’s developing body and brain!

Come 15 minutes early to connect with others and get used to the room. Stay 15 minutes after to gradually say good-bye and transition to your next activity. 10% sibling discount offered. 

An instrument kit is required for this class, and can be purchased from the instructor for $20. Kit includes 1 pair of natural wood rhythm sticks, 1 rattle, and 1 cloth scarf perfect for peek-a-boo games - all in a cloth storage bag. All registered children/families should bring payment to the first class and will receive their instrument kit at that time.

contact beth@bethsmusicwell.com for current classes and wait list



Music Well - Mixed Ages (under 4 years)
45 min classes

Family Musikgarten for Mixed Ages



This class offers adults the opportunity to play with their children in a way that will delight the child and awaken his or her curiosity about music.  Activities include singing, bouncing, rocking, finger plays, nursery rhymes, body awareness games, playful echoes, playing simple instruments, and dancing.

NO CURRENT CLASSES
Email beth@bethsmusicwell.com
 


Music Makers I (4-5 year old)
45 min classes

Music Makers I is a first year class for 4-5 year olds in preparation for keyboard playing!

There are two years of potential curriculum for your child to encounter!  Music Makers at Home in the World and Music Makers Around the World.  This class includes singing, creative and structured movement, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening, as well as a developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self-expression.  The language of music begins to expand from aural learning to visual pattern recognition.
 

Music Makers I (Ages 4 & 5)
email beth@bethsmusicwell to be placed on a wait list
there are no current class offerings for MMI
when there is enough interest, a class will be formed


Music Makers II (5 & 6 years old)
45 min classes

Music Makers II is a class for 5-6 year olds in preparation for keyboard playing!

There are two years of potential curriculum for your child to encounter!  Music Makers at Home in the World and Music Makers Around the World.  This class includes singing, creative and structured movement, playing instruments and ensemble work, ear training and guided listening, as well as a developmentally sound approach to music literacy that builds symbolic thinking, concentration, memory, and self-expression.  All of this is then taken to the piano keyboard for a first introduction to piano lessons.
 

Music Makers II (Ages 5 & 6) This Class is FULL
Tuesdays 3-3:45
Semester One $300 + $50 materials fee
Semester Two $400 (add material fee if not already purchased)
 
  • Start Dates: Sept 9
  • Winter Break Dec 22 - Jan 2
  • Semester Two no lesson days Tuesday  March 17, 24
  • Last Day Semester Two:  June 2

 


Piano Level 1 (Red to Green Books) (Ages 6 +)
45 min lesson
The Musikgarten Group Piano curriculum is the final step on the pathway from early childhood music to music literacy.  This program is designed to teach the children to begin to play the songs they've been hearing, singing, and dancing to throughout the years of early childhood.

During Piano I year, the children will be introduced to the keyboard.  Through the year, the children will become comfortable with D, C and G major 5 finger positions as well as d, c and e minor.  They will be introduced to the I and V7 (also I and v7) chords to accompany their songs. Transposing their repertoire to all known positions is encouraged as each new position is introduced.

This class follows a very sequential approach to building piano skills,understanding musical notation and setting up practice habits as set forth in the book, Music Makers: At the Keyboard, Book One (Red) and Book Two (Green).

Piano Level 1 Groups:  


For Piano I  children will receive Book One, 2 CDs/downloads and notation games plus a Parent Handbook. Class size limited and will close when limit is reached.  Further names will be placed on a waiting list.  As children progress through, Book 2 will be offered along with 2 CDs/downloadable music and notation games.


Starting FALL 2025-June 2026 This Class is FULL
Fridays 3-3:45 pm
1st Day, Friday, Sept 5, 2025
Last Day, Friday, June 5, 2026
 
No lessons:
Fri Oct 3, 24, 31 and Nov 28
Winter Break Dec 22 - Jan
March 20 and 27
 


Wait List - to have your child placed on a wait list for next available class, please email beth at beth@bethsmusicwell.com
 

 



Piano Level 2 (Purple to Blue Books) (Graduate of Level 1 )

In Piano Level 2, the children learn new hand positions that move out of the 5-finger position, new keys and notation games, how to write out familiar songs and will have many more opportunities to compose their own music.  Improvisation games and skills are developed further.  There are more songs to play by ear with more complex parts for the left hand.  Technique exercises will eventually lead to more fluid playing.
The student will work with compositions by many famous composers.  Pieces written by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Dvorak and MacDowell are included, some for drumming or dancing, some to explore dynamics and tempi, and some for harmonic analysis.  

Materials include the keyboard book, 2 CDs and notation games.

Pre-requisite Piano Level I.


 



Piano Level 3 (Orange to Gold Books) (Graduate of Level 2)

Level 3 Includes Books 5 & 6 of the Musikgarten Music Makers at the Keyboard series.
 
By this time, students have learned to play many songs by ear and in multiple positions on the keyboard.  They have played the same pieces that young pianists from all over the world have studied.  Now they will encounter more music of Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart and be introduced to Mouret and Bartok and play a piece by Ferdinand Beyer.
We continue to work on improvisation skills and prepare the student to make important decisions regarding improvised solos.
In Book 6, there are many new pieces with new challenges.  The child's aural skills combined with a knowledge of melody, harmony, and rhythm, are all called on to build competence in improvising on a 12-Bar Blues Progression.  The understanding of music notation will allow your child a chance to compose and write his/her very own blues compostion!


Home materials include books, CDs/downloadable music, and notation games.

Pre-requisite Level 2 (Books 3 & 4).


 



Piano Private Lessons (Level 3 and above)
30 minutes once a week (in-person or online)
Private piano lessons are 30 minutes of one on one instruction one time a week

Requirements:  Completed Book 6 of the Musikgarten keyboarding program


 
 
 
 
 

 


 
Materials:determined per individual