Music House554

We feel so incredibly lucky to have found Music House. Meryl is a gifted teacher beyond description. She has the ability to see and understand how a child learns. She creates a nurturing environment where our 7 year old daughter feels safe enough to explore who she is musically, with confidence. Our daughter spent last year conducting, writing songs and playing the piano, among other things. Next year she wants Meryl to teach her how to play the violin. Meryl Danziger has created a place like no other in Music House.

Our ten-year-old son and we love Music House. Music House starts with our child's enjoyment of music and then adds a wide range of skills and a deepening of his appreciation and love of music. It has also helped him develop a kind of musical confidence. He learns a piece of music on different instruments - sometimes on the piano, other times guitar, percussion, autoharp, even the violin. He explores the nuance of each piece, finding the expression from deep within himself rather than having it imposed from the outside by the teacher. Meryl Danziger, Music House founder and our child's teacher, uses a Socratic approach to elicit this from our child, imbuing the process with his own sensibilities and strengths. He still plays the piece he composed almost four years ago, when he first started at Music House (in 1st grade). His musical repertoire ranges from Fur Elise to The Star Spangled Banner with some Beatles along the way as well as his own compositions. His own review is: "I want to keep going to Meryl until I go to college."

Meryl Danziger is a phenomenal music teacher. My son was one of her students at Little Red Schoolhouse when she taught there as well as a member of the chorus she directed. He was so musically inspired and motivated by Meryl that we chose to have him study piano with Meryl at Music House. Meryl is very tuned in to how children learn. She created a nurturing environment in which our son could realize his musical talents, and develop not only as a student of piano but as a musician. Our son plays everyday and enjoys it. He looks forward to learning new pieces of music and he has the confidence to compose and arrange music. And Meryl keeps the parents in the loop completely! We really believe in this program and highly recommend it.

My 12 year old son has positively bloomed at Music House. Over 2 years, he has unleashed his musical talent and developed a healthy interest in the world's music. His self-esteem has soared!