My name is Maria Brooke and I have shared Music with Southern Delaware communities for over 10 years. My passion is integrating music in to the lives of people of all ages. Ranging from infants to retirees, I enjoy teaching classes in MusikGarten, general music, and instruments such as guitar, ukulele and piano. I also teach private lessons at my home studio in Seaford, DE. I was inspired to teach early childhood music classes after the birth of my daughter, Elle, in November 2022. I am a certified MusikGarten teacher and these classes are a unique blend of traditional MusikGarten with added new, exciting elements! Each class, we sing songs together along with the guitar and ukulele, learn finger plays parents can use at home, dance with percussion instruments, scarves, parachutes and give children the opportunity to see, hear and play a new instrument each week such as the steel drum and djembe. Exposure to live music during early childhood can increase cognitive abilities, help to develop fine and gross motor skills and promote speech development? It is amazing to see little ones developing their internal rhythm and clapping, tapping and dancing along to the music! Please contact me with any questions. I love connecting with other music lovers and working to share the joy of music with communities across Delmarva. I hope to see you at a class soon!
