MusiClub Can Help Youngsters Become Greater Achievers

By Will Jordan
Staff Writer

One person has been creating quite a stir  with her special music classes for area youth.

Jeanne Mayer holds a Master’s Degree in Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education and a concentration in Music.  Recently, she has been sharing the skills she acquired with preschool children.

Jeanne Mayer’s MusiClub was designed to teach young children about the joy and beauty of music along with the “essential early childhood music skills.”

“Exposing children to music at an early age makes them super-achievers,” Mayer said.  “It increases their emotional intelligences, along with their mental I.Q.  All children have the ability to achieve musically and will be greatly influenced by the quality of their early musical experiences.”

Mayer has been teaching music to children in various preschools in the area for about three years, teaching her original curriculum.

“I thought it was important to make this available to homeschoolers as well, she said, and I’ve had a terrific response.   It’s already taking off.”

Mayer wrote and produced the album, which is used for the classes.  She also wrote a songbook that accompanies the album.

In the classes, the children learn about musical concepts and how to apply them.  They learn singing, movement and dance, age-appropriate note reading, the beat, the scale, high and low, repeated notes, arpeggio and much more.

“These are things I didn’t learn until I was in college, but it’s easy for them,” she said.  “God gave me a gift with music and it’s easy for me to teach them.  I just know how to say it and they pick it up the first time.”

Jeanne Mayer’s MusiClub is available for children ages 2 – 5 years old.  Instead of breaking the children into age groups, Mayer takes all students together like in a family.

“The two-year-olds shock me the most, “ said Mayer, shaking her head.  “They learn by watching others.  They show a tremendous ability.”

Mayer incorporates games and fun activities into her classes to keep the children involved.  Mayer has seen music removed from public schools and thinks it’s alarming.

“It’s been proven that music improves children’s test scores,” she said, “Three and four-year-old children who were provided with eight months of music lessons scored about 35 percent higher in spatial intelligences than a group of children who did not receive the lessons.”

For a free class and more information, call Mayer.

Will Jordan is a staff writer for The Review Appeal.