An all-access music education for Christian homeschooling families - from toddlers to adults. Recorded in my living room, designed for yours,
Early Childhood Music (Ages 1-6): Movement, listening, singing with their caregiver
Piano Years 1-2 (Ages 7-Adult): Using the proven Curwen Ear Before Eye Approach
Hymns, Psalms, & Classics for Kids Form The Repertoire
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What if we could teach our kids piano, learn alongside them, and worship while we learn? What makes this method different...
So you can hear timeless truths and meditate on God's character and goodness while you're learning. Early Childhood Classes include folk and classic kids songs but overall this is a hymns-based learning approach.
Your ear is trained so that when you see symbols on the Grand Staff, your brain will have a catalog of sounds to refer to, laying a foundation for easier connections down the road. We will always listen to, sing, and practice playing the music first, in order to understand how to recognize and write it. This builds musical understanding. We will do more reading exercises as the program progresses.
When it's time to learn the grand staff, I teach reading the staff as a whole and not in parts, this reduces the connections you need to make in order to read music well, and cuts down on the things you have to remember to simply put it all together. No Acronyms or Finger Numbers Here, just straightforward steps to practicing for music understanding over time.
Busy homeschool mom? Adult learner mustering the energy to practice after a long day at work? You don't have to take hour long lessons each week. You can do a little each day with practice built in. Each week is broken into daily bite size videos no more than 10 minutes each —short enough to fit into your day, and long enough to build real piano skills.
The all access membership welcomes you to use any and all of the programs in the studio at your own pace and in any combination you want, from Early Childhood classes for years 1-6 to the Living Piano Method Years 1 and 2, and also all monthly song tutorials and any seasonal content I post. One family account allows you to create multiple student logins and each person gets their own individual progress tracking. Programs include check points and a completion certificate so you can celebrate each person's progress.
I made this method to work for learning at home, and hope that my videos feel like a facetime class or like you're going over to a friend's house for lessons or classes. Its about solid lessons without the performance pressure, and connection over perfection.
What Makes the living music method different?
Everyone has music potential, it is a skill that is learned with repetition and practice.
Each lesson is structured to allow for the ear to train before the eye with musical ideas
You'll learn lots of Hymns and Psalms with the learning programs and monthly community content designed to help you keep growing in faith, family, and music
This method is a unique approach combining a proven pedagogy, timeless principles, and modern technology with the approachableness of a living room music studio
Built for Christian families and aspiring musicians who want more than YouTube tutorials and need a clear path forward
THIS PROGRAM IS MADE FOR:
✓ Homeschool families who want music education that integrates with their faith and values
✓ Adult beginners who always wanted to learn piano but don't want to play nursery rhymes
✓ Parents who want to learn alongside their children (one membership, unlimited family members!)
✓ Anyone who loves hymns and wants to play them beautifully
✓ Anyone who wants a complete piano education without the recital pressure.
THIS PROGRAM MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR:
✓ Those looking for classical piano performance training (we focus on hymns!)
✓ People who want instant results without following through on the lesson videos
✓ Those who do not want to focus on boldly Christian content for their homeschool or personal growth in taking lessons.
Meet Ann-Marie
I learned to play the piano out of a calling God placed on my life. I enjoyed serving in the church and school I attended, and later playing on a worship team with my husband, but I wanted to experience greater community and progress in my playing without all of the formality or performance pressure. When my kids were born I thought about the kind of life I wanted for them, and how I hoped to present ideas to them, especially in music. The Living Music Method is my personal project for making a musical lifestyle accessible to all families online.
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Launch is planned for May 31st! If the program is completed sooner friends on the waitlist will be the first to know and the first to get access at the limited time founding member's price.
The Living Music Method is an online all access membership for $39/monthly at the founder's price. For those joining after launch the price will be going up to $49 a month. You'll keep that monthly cost for the duration of your membership. If you decide to cancel you can always come back at anytime for the current monthly price. You will have access to every single program, the support community, and any new programs, classes, or content added for the duration of your membership! As long as your subscribed you have full access to all courses and content.
No, these classes and programs are designed for complete beginners to help you gain confidence and understanding learning music with your students in an immersive at home environment, with the community to engage with as you progress.
One account includes multiple sub accounts so that you can easily add multiple family members and have individual progress tracking and activity logs. Each person will have their own login.