To grow up with music.
Marie-Charlotte Benoit has created a music learning method based on the work of Marie Jaell (pianist) and Maria Montessori (pedagogue). The Jaell-Montessori method aims to bring the musician out of every child, to discover and develop their own musical expression, and that this experience be a source of pleasure and satisfaction, fulfilling him completely.
To grow up with music is an adventure to discover oneself by exploring the world of sounds : to hear them, to feel them vibrate in our bodies and to dance to them, and also to use our voices (the first natural toy and musical instrument for a child), to say and to sing, with hands and feet, with objects and by exploring musical instruments (percussion, Montessori bells), advancing towards better knowledge and mastering of our own musical richness.
Musical Initiation is aimed to children from 3 to 7, divided in groups according to age. Here the first discoveries are enrich by educating the hand, the ear, the voice and the whole body into artistic movement. At the same time, children absorb the various components of music through play , practicing sound parameters (intensity, tone, height, length). They will develop and little by little refine their hearing, the command of their voices, their movements, and their instrument. Finally, the study of the sound symbols, as well as the use of original pedagogical material, will familiarize them with the conventional language of music.
The Kids’ choir is for children 6 and up. Teaching wise it is the continuation of the musical initiation workshop. Children will carry on learning to listen, adjust and master their voice through a diverse songbook, using round songs, canons, and rhythms from around the world, and songs created together. This workshop is a perfect supplement to the practice a musical instrument.