About Kindermusik International

We're in the business of changing the world one child at a time. Kindermusik International is the world's leading publisher of music and movement curricula for parents and their children, ages newborn to 7 years old.

More than 5,000 licensed educators use the Kindermusik curricula in more than 35 countries, reaching 1 million families.

Kindermusik International has more than 25 years of experience creating curricula based on new and proven research in child development. The award-winning books, CDs, games, and instruments nurture skills in the whole child: cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and language.

In a Kindermusik class, educators lead a group of parents and their children through joyful activities, using music and movement. Parents learn more about their child's unique developmental process, and the shared learning experience creates a unique bond as the child associates learning with fun, musical play.

The learning process continues at home, guided by specially designed books, CDs, and games.

  • Movement and dance activities improve coordination and balance.
  • One-on-one parent and child interaction nurtures self-esteem and bonding.
  • Music-making and music listening activities develop self-discipline, as well as critical and creative thinking skills.

Kindermusik International also provides a license program to teach Kindermusik. On their own, or partnered with community and national organizations and businesses, educators provide classes in many different settings including:

  • Private studios
  • Music studios
  • Music stores
  • Public and private schools
  • Community centers
  • Churches, schools, universities, and YMCAs
  • Retirement communities

History

1960s: A group of music educators in West Germany develop "Musikalische Fruherziehung," or music for the young child. The program helps children experience the joy of learning music before beginning formal music instruction. West Germany's community music schools provide the program.

1970s: Due to growing popularity, the program is translated and adapted for American families and renamed Kindermusik.

  • Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey, provides classes for music educators to learn how to teach Kindermusik in the United States.
  • 1980s: Daniel Pratt, a Westminster faculty member and Fulbright Scholar, begins working directly with Music Resources International (MRI), the company that recruits, trains, and supplies Kindermusik educators with curricula.
  • Kindermusik is revised for a more culturally diverse audience. The English version of the Kindermusik curricula and teaching method is distributed worldwide.

1990s: MRI moves to Greensboro, North Carolina, and is renamed "Kindermusik International, Inc."

2000s: Kindermusik International's 55 employees buy the privately held company from its 96 investors.

Kindermusik Amarillo
We began in Fall 1999, with 2 classes and 16 children by request of a few families. Today, the program has grown to 10 classes and over 100 families.

To learn more about Kindermusik International, visit Kindermusik International

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