Music has always been an integral part of my life. At the age of four, I would return from Sunday school and recite each song that was played. I began private piano lessons, but soon clashed with my first teacher on artistic principles. Briefly stated: she wanted me to play the music exactly as written, whereas I preferred to improvise.

My next teacher, however, was blessed with a similar ear for music as mine, and from that point on my progress soared. He incorporated music theory with my studies so that I not only knew how to play, but also what I was playing.

At the age of sixteen he launched my teaching career by requesting that I take over the beginner student's class. A later project that involved teaching groups of three and four year olds prompted the development of Little House of Music.

Now, thirty years and thousands of little hands later, my greatest desire is to share this program with children around the world, and make available to them the joys of learning and expressing themselves through music. I cherish nothing more than children's smiles and laughter, eagerness to learn, and their capacity to have fun.

All my students line up their belly-buttons with the middle C; they "play," not "practice" the piano; and they learn that the word "can't" does not exist around my piano; and that when Miss G grows up, her goal is to be a music teacher.

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What Is Little House of Music?

By: MissG

WHERE CHILDREN SAY:
"I LEARNED MUSIC THE "FUN" WAY"

Little House of Music is a home, a fantasy where children learn music and the only supplies they need are their hugs, teeth for smiling and their bellybutton. The hugs and teeth are easy to understand but the bellybutton means if you line it up with middle "C" you can play any song our world has ever been blessed with. Little House of Music is all about love for music. Little House of Music sets the environment where every musical symbol becomes a part of the happy family.

Where else can a child have Mr. Quarter note as their best friend, touch Miss Treble Clef as they would touch their own mother. Where else can a child have sisters and brothers as notes?

Little House of Music not only teaches children music, Little House of Music teaches children to love music.

Out of our 5 senses children use 3 of them in Little House of Music. Seeing, hearing and touch. Touch should be called feel because music is filled with feelings.

Little House of Music builds self-esteem in children, entertains children, teaches self-awareness, self respect, values and most importantly respect for others.

Little House of Music is so overly exaggerated that students learn and don't even realize they are learning. Little House of music is fun, and music should be fun. Our students never practice the piano, they play the piano.

There are thousands of different styles and sounds in music. In our musical home, Little House of Music children's ears hear bagpipes, accordions, rain sticks, harps, didgeridoos, saxophones, children also are introduced to different styles of music such as jazz, classical, marches, Celtic, opera and mood music to name just a few.

Children at age four can tell you the difference between the musical terms instrumental and A cappella.

Little House of music prepares a child to play the instrument of their choice in the first three levels or 30 lessons. Although we encourage our students to continue with the piano because it is the only instrument that continues to teach both clefs, dynamics, appreciation and music theory.

Students are taught the importance of listening to Mozart while doing homework or studying.

Little House of Music helps prepare our students for formal education. We encourage students to speak or sing into a microphone by having show-time at the end of each class.

Time after time University studies have proven that children who study music do better in math, reading and science skills.

In Little House of Music the children appreciate our free music concerts every morning. Our bird ensemble entertains us every morning until our world gets noisy.

In Little House of Music children learn that it is OK to be shy, to cry, and to make a mistake and to never to say can't.

The only universal language we have in the world is music. When a child plays a song they are playing that song the same way any other child in our universe would play that same song. Could music possibly be the catalyst that unites our world into a peaceful world?

 

Georgia Lucking-Germond---The sheer mention of the name conjures up images of excitement and madness: the "madness" I am referring to is that of a creative genius. However, lest this statement go to her head, I must explain that I do not mean the creative genius that would invent a process of rearranging the atomic structure of helium, or redefining the quantum theory, but the type of creative genius who consistently comes up with exciting, and fresh ideas which are not only entertaining , but also educational.

"Little House of Music" is one such idea. Conceived several years ago, probably on some sunny day while weeding. "Little House of Music" has grown (forgive the pun), through lots of trail and error into the teaching course it is today.

I personally have lived through the growth stages and have witnessed its transition into a full-fledged teaching course. The children love the course and learn from it, and there have been many more satisfied parents than one can count. I have seen first hand how a three year old child can learn to clap various rhythm patterns and develop a true and very real sense of timing. Georgia has somehow managed to teach the often difficult concepts of music in an environment full of confidence building, motivation, full of love. Having both sat in on the earlier classes, and assisting in the more recent classes, I have seen how the children virtually adore Georgia and it is quite obvious how mutual the feeling is.

By being taught in such an ideal environment and by being taught in terms which are completely familiar to the children, much which is the basis of "Little House of Music." Georgia's idea of a fun and exciting music course has blossomed into the ultimate of musical education for children.

- Maggie