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305 N. California Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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220B University Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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Do
you have any questions about New Mozart's Harmony Road?
You
can call or email us at 650 324 2373 & Info@NewMozartSchool.com
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What Parents Are Saying About Our Program
I loved that Abi made
so much progress on learning the keyboard, even though she
was having so much fun she didn't even notice she was learning.
She went from 'hunt and peck' to playing with five fingers
on both hands (at age 3)!
Andrea
C., Abigail's mom. Took MIM, MMIM & returning for HRI
in the Fall 10 Term
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Julia
performed the two songs she wrote at the Santa Barbara
Family Vacation Center Talent Show... The
audience was blown away,
not only that she could play a song with two
hands and with chords in the left hand, but that she
wrote the songs herself! This is truly
a remarkable program... As one other Mom told me, "I
considered putting my child in private lessons, but
I don't think she'd get as much theory as they get in
Harmony Road" My
thoughts exactly. We're with you through HR IV.
Joyce
D., Julia's mom. Took MIM, HRI, HRII, & returning
for HRIII in the Fall 10 Term
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New Mozart's Harmony
Road Program is a wonderful program that enables children
to learn basic music theory, enjoy singing and love
playing the piano.
I have friends who said, "
your son is only 5 years old
and you're letting him play the piano. He
can't possibly be ready for that yet!
My
son not only enjoyed coming to his
Harmony Road class every Saturday
but he looked
forward to practicing what he learned from class at
home as often as 6 days a week. He
wasn't being forced to practice he just simply loved
the music and the piano.
By the end
of the course, my son was not only reading his notes
very well but he was able to play songs (by ear) that
were not even taught in class.
We absolutely loved
Christine. She made us (my son, husband and I) want
to learn how to play the piano... What
a privilege it has been for my son to be a part of this
wonderful program!
Stella
C., Aiden's mom. Took HRI. Returning for HRII in the
Fall 10 Term
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The
class taught Claire the fundamentals of music which
she uses to have fun
on the piano and
to create new
music. For example, she likes to take
music that she knows and then change the key.
She also has been teaching herself new songs
by ear. This summer, she has taught
herself how to play a Beatles song that she sang in
school. I think she has been given tools from HRI and
she is now exhibiting that she can use those tools!
It is fun for us to watch... We love teacher Christine.
She taught the kids a lot in a
very loving way,
and also expected a lot from them.
Claire really took it to heart that she should practice
everyday. We went camping one weekend and Claire decided
that without a piano to practice, she would sing all
of her pieces.
Allyson
S., Claire's mom. Took TTI, TTII, MIM, MMIM, & HRI.
Returning for HRII
in the Fall 10 Term
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Teacher
Christine is an excellent teacher! She puts all her passion
in every class she teaches. It's really hard for 6-year-old
boys to take an hour music class and never get bored. But Christine
has successfully accomplished The Mission Impossible. My
twin boys love the classes!
Sherri M. Jonathan and Jeffrey's mom. Took HRI, HRII, HRIII,
& HRIV.
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Christine
is an extraordinary teacher working with an amazing
program. She has the keen ability to make the class
fun yet challenging...
...she
consistently sets a high standard for their behaviour in
class and in their practicing on their own outside of class.
It is fascinating to watch this process unfold in my daughter....she
wants to keep learning, looks forward to the class each
week despite the long car ride to Palo Alto and connects
wonderfully with the other children.
I
credit all of this to Christine's real love of the music
and teaching; her calm, fun-loving and easy personality;
and her desire to share and encourage the joyful experience
of music in others. She is a treasure.
This
has been one of the most important activities my
daughter has participated in over the past year
which has contributed positively to
her overall self-esteem, love for
music and development of her internal understanding
of her own creativity and imagination.
Jean
C. Nia's mom. Comes each week from Berkley. Took HR I, II,
III, & IV. After graduating from our Harmony program,
Nia's continuing with private lessons at New Mozart.
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I
am a professional, classically trained singer who has performed
regularly at the New York Metropolitan Opera for the past
10 years. There is no substitute for learning solfege
and the basic structure of musical harmony along with the
nuts and bolts of reading and writing music at a young age,
regardless of what instrument you will play or whether you
simply want to be an educated musical listener. The New
Mozart School of Music teaches these fundamentals of music
with so much joy and warmth, and the classes are as enjoyable
for parents as they are for their children.
Music
is in it's own way a special kind of foreign language that
we all can learn so easily when we are young, but it is very
hard to achieve true facility and fluency once this window
of opportunity closes.
I
have spent a lot of time in music classes for my young daughters,
and The New Mozart School of Music is absolutely
unique in it's approach to teaching music to young children.
It is every bit as entertaining as any music class I have
ever attended, but unlike other classes, every song and
game is building a solid foundation, teaching the language
of music that can be applied to any form of music that a
child will undertake in the years to come.
Both
of my children also have developed extremely good
relative pitch after only a few months of instruction,
and I can't believe how quickly my oldest daughter
is progressing at the piano in her Harmony Road Class.
I
am thrilled and happy that my children have access to these
classes as such a young age. We are so fortunate
to have this amazing school in our community.
Sincerely,
Malin
Fritz Walrod, professional opera singer & Julianna &
Erika's mommy
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I just wanted to let
you know how absolutely wonderful our teacher is. She
is a gifted teacher who knows exactly how to teach
the material to young children and she handles the class
with great skill. We think the world of her!
Thank you for providing such a wonderful experience for
us. Take care and enjoy the rest of your week.
Michelle P. Ethan's mom
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MORE
TESTIMONIALS
Toddler
Tunes(2-3 yrs) & Music in Me(3-4 yrs)
After
attending the first Toddler Tunes class, my two and a half
year old son loved it. He amazed me one day when
I heard him singing "do do sol sol la la sol...¨
(twinkle twinkle little star) while he was playing with
his toys. That was after his third class!
He really enjoyed playing the keyboard in the class to harmonize
with his teacher, Christine.... I was so surprised that
just a few lessons can impact a young boy so much ... I
really recommend it.
Although
they are very shy in class, they really enjoy it. The
other day, I took out our instruments and Ryan was chanting
"One, two, cha cha cha" without any prompting
from me. Also, they love to sing the mouse song, and the
do re mi song. It's great to see that they're absorbing.
Thanks!
Susana
C., Ryan & Lindsey's mom
My
3 year old grand-daguther really enjoyed her music class.
She likes singing the songs she learned in class, tapping
with a spatula. Toddler Tunes has really influenced
her musically and we can't wait till the next session!
Toddler
Tunes was the perfect way to introduce my 2 1/2 year old daughter
to music appreciation. Not only was it fun for her,
but it showed me how to use music to begin teaching her about
rhythm, tempo, pitch and piano play. She enjoyed
the combination of familiar and new songs that we danced to
and sang. She got to play a variety of rhythm instruments
as well as the piano. When class was over, she continued to
happily sing songs and play with instruments at home. Also,
it was a nice environment for her to socialize with children
her age. I highly recommend this fun and educational musical
experience you can share with your child.
My
mother-in-law, Linda, and my daughter, Sophie, are really
enjoying your class and plan to continue in the winter.
Sophie sings the songs from class when she is at
home playing and demonstrated how she can play Hot
Cross Buns on the piano. Thanks for the terrific
class!
Kelly G., Sophia's mom
Gitanjali
truly enjoys going to music class. She loves the piano and
what dancing or moving around there is to do. She liked
jumping into and out of the whole note with Toon and likes
going round and round the whole note with you. She loves
the 'if you're happy and you know it' action song, the 'do
on my knee' action song, and pretty much any other similar
one.
Christine,
this is a very satisfying class for Gitanjali and me. We
drive up from San Jose for it and keep re-enrolling
because we both like it and because I feel it is the
best thing to do as preparation for individual piano lessons
we'll start sometime down the road.
David
M., Gitanjali's dad
Great
program. I have recommended it to MANY friends
in the area...fantastic. Very energetic, fabulous
voice, inspiring pianist. Our teacher's energy level and ability
to keep the kids moving and engaged made for a wonderful class.
Her balance of a positive attitude and patience with
her ability to keep the kids focused was impressive.
The fact that the kids were learning "real" piano
was fantastic. And I really liked the singing component. It
also introduced my younger son to the program and he will
definitely join Harmony Road when he becomes the right age.
Our
whole family has been benefiting from your class
and enjoying the music that Eva is learning. My identical
twin 2 ½ year old girls were in their cribs last
night singing 'Sugar Cookies'
I
want to express my heartfelt thanks to you for making this
class a delightful learning experience for Siddharth
and Leela. Their love for music has grown immensely
and apart from enjoying the class, they happily practice
what they have learned. I could not have asked for
more.
I
have been trained in Indian classical music and what the kids
are
learning is new and exciting for me too. They have taught
me to read
music and they even challenge me to play what you have taught
them!
Our
nanny, Elizabeth has nothing but praise for your well organized
lessons and enthusiasm for teaching. Elizabeth has worked
with the
kids on regularly practising what they have learnt. It has
done a lot
for their confidence and sustained their interest in the
class as the
complexity of their lessons has increased.
Although
Leela has been to music classes before, I have tried several
classes rather unsuccessfully with Siddharth. Harmony Road
has been
quite the opposite! I have never seen him so self motivated
to
experiment with the keyboard we have at home.
Once
again, thank you for everything you have done to
instill a love for music in Siddharth and Leela.
I have recommended Harmony Road I highly
to friends and I definitely will be enrolling Siddharth
and Leela in Harmony Road II.
Best
Regards,
Roshni S., Leela & Siddarth's mom
Benjamin
and I, even our little one Jeremy enjoy your class very much.
I like the gentle and encouraging manner you have with the
kids, you put them at ease and in the mean time they are motivated
to learn. Benjamin is proud to show to our house guests
the few songs he learned to play. I also tell other
parents the program you have.
Neither my husband nor I had any skill and knowledge of music,
I can't read music notes! So I am learning with Benjamin.
Keep
up with your great work and thanks!
Sherry W., Benjamin's mom
Oh
we have nothing but great things to say about the class!
My girls are still singing non-stop. I've actually
had some music classes in SF with Izabelle when she
was younger, and the difference is pretty amazing.
I think song choices are wonderful and the hands on piano
playing together with the teacher helps them feel like they
are really playing that well...We love it...
Athea
L., Sophia& Izabelle's mom
My
five year old has benefited from the structure and easy-to-learn
songs of the Harmony Road class...The New Mozart School class
has begun teaching him about specific components of rhythm
(quarter and whole notes), and emphasized scales and tones
in an easy to learn way. A particular highlight for him was
playing "two black keys" and "three black keys",
accompanied by the teacher, when he could hear the harmonies
of his input with the teacher's. A big bright light bulb went
on, and his eyes got big when he heard the combinations -
he was making music, not just fun sounds. He also had fun
practicing things from class at home, and was hungry to have
the class more often, sometimes asking "why can't I go
to music class each day?
I
think the class has been absolutely wonderful.
I really like the well-rounded approach
– not just piano, but lessons on rhythm, tone, singing,
theory, etc. I think you’ve been great with both the
kids and the parents, and even with the occasional guests
we have. Noah and I both love coming to the class and I’d
definitely recommend it to other families.
Thanks
for making this a wonderful experience. I look forward to
the next session with you.
Sharon C., Noah's mom
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