Introduction

The SA Music Appreciation and Development School offers therapeutic music and movement programmes – Music for Our Little Ones – for children aged 1 to 6 years.

The experience gained by Anna Coetzee (BMus, LUDM, UTLM, DCO, ATCL) and Dr. Lydia Dreyer (BA (SW), BA Hons, MA, PhD (Psychologist)) since 1977, and their passion for music and children, led to the establishment of the SA Music Appreciation and Development School, specifically aimed at the South African child and the world he/she lives in.

The programmes are based on the supposition that all children are musical and, if applied correctly, music will stimulate the child’s overall development. The child’s specific, age-related developmental stages and the developmental tasks that should be mastered at each stage, are central to the learning experience and activities of the programme. This ensures that every child has ample opportunity to discover music and develop optimally as an individual.

The programmes largely comprise goal-orientated music activities, which help develop the child’s music appreciation abilities and his/her love for music in an enjoyable manner. These activities also promote the development of the child’s intellectual, emotional, social, motor, listening and concentration skills - which in turn contribute enormously to a positive self image.

The SA Music Appreciation and Development School focuses not only on developing the child as an individual, but also creates franchise business opportunities for people with a love for both children and music.