Musical Beginnings

Musical Beginnings is an early childhood music and movement program that invites babies, toddlers, and pre-school children ages 0–5 to experience the world around them through singing, movement, listening, playing, and creating music.

The classes offer developmentally appropriate activities that nurture your child's innate joy and musical ability. In addition to being a time for joyful music-making, these classes lay a solid foundation for future musical experiences such as choir, piano, and other instrument lessons.

Academy faculty

In 2004, Maggie Olivia completed a Masters in Arts Teaching Certification at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, studying violin with Henryk Kowalski, with teaching certification in K-12 general, choral and instrumental music. As an educator, she serves as the director of the IU JSOM's Musical Beginnings program, is the music teacher and arts coordinator of the Fairview Elementary School Artful Learning the Performing Arts Academy, and directs BloomingSongs.org. Her early childhood music training spans methodologies of John Feierabend, Musikgärten, and Orff-Keetman Schulwerk, with certificationin the Kodály Methodology. She is a member of the Indiana Kodály Educators Association, Indiana Music Educators Association, National Association and Federation for Music Educators, and the American String Teachers Association. Maggie has presented multiple teacher training sessions at the Indiana Music Educators Association, South Central Indiana Association for Early Youth and Childhood, and Monroe County Community School Corporation.

For more information, please contact smpolk@indiana.edu or call 812-361-9332

BloomingSongs Offscreen (ages 0-5)

Danielle Priest and Maggie Olivo, instructors
Materials available the week of September 23

Tuition: $60
Includes music packet, CD/audio, simple instrument, as well as access to our family BloomingSongs podcast (an interactive audio class).

Registration:

All of our applications are completed online. There is no paper application available. Click the link below to go the registration website. Your email is your user name. Create a password and retain for future access to the account. You can complete the payment process with a credit card or check following the instructions on the application.

BloomingSongs Online (ages 3-5)

Ian Cicco, instructor
September 28–December 12

Saturdays | 10 am

Tuition: $60
Includes music packet and CD/audio, as well as access to our family BloomingSongs podcast (an interactive audio class).

This is an online class. Each class will be livestream via Zoom. Classes will last 30 minutes and run weekly.

Registration:

Cycle of Seasons (ages 3-5)

Mary Pearson, instructor
September 28–December 12

Tuesdays | 5 pm

Tuition: $80 without materials, $110 with materials
Materials include CD/audio, a simple instrument (shaker), and family music packet

This is an online class. Each class will be livestream via Zoom. Classes will last 45 minutes and run weekly.

Registration:

Musical Beginnings