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When our two year old daughter Tali began Musical Aurora®
in the summer of 2007, we immediately recognized how
Claudette skillfully taught basic math and reading through
incredible musical principles. We've noticed Tali carryover
techniques and observations she learned in class into daily
life: recognizing letters and symbols, beginning to sound
out words from left to right, starting to clap to the beat,
sequencing daily events, and having a sincere interest in
different types of music and instruments and recognizing
their sounds.
We are now in the middle of our second Musical Aurora® class
and can only envision Tali learning to play the piano, or
instrument of her choice, with Claudette, whom she adores.
Once you find someone who can influence your child in the
profound way that Claudette has, you want that person to
have a permanent role in their lives.
As a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist and an educator
with a varied range of experiences – from Special Education
to Gifted and Talented, we see Claudette’s methods to be
clearly well thought out and executed, creative and
exciting. She appropriately expands on musical principles
she has taught each session. Her rapport with young children
is refreshing. Tali is our second child and we have taken
many music classes. We have never found the quality of
person and instruction that we have found with Claudette.
We are extremely pleased to have begun Tali’s lifelong
musical journey with Claudette and are looking forward to
our Musical Aurora® class tomorrow.
Stephanie and Ofier Sigal
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(Parents of Tali age 2)
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Our family loves the Belle Arti
Center, our 3 year old
daughter has been attending the Musical Aurora® Program
since their grand opening this summer. The class is taught
by Ms. Claudette herself and the children adore her. The
program is extraordinary and allows children to recognize
notes through rhythm and sound without having to know how to
read.
My husband and I are very pleased with this program because
we have seen a noticeable improvement in our daughter
ability to recognize rhythms, sounds and songs. Our 3 year
old can recite many songs but it is really amazing to hear
her sing “Do-Re-Mi” from beginning to end thanks to Ms.
Claudette and the Musical Aurora® I have a basic knowledge
of music and am learning about music through this program.
As for my husband, who plays several instruments and comes
from a family of musicians, he simply wishes that music
would have been made this enjoyable for him growing up. Ms.
Claudette is a unique individual and musician that has made
learning music fun for our entire family.
Sincerely,
Gregory and Naomi Sam
(Parents of Kristen Sam age 3)
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Our son Brandon is currently enrolled in Ms. Claudette’s
“Musical Aurora”® class held on Saturdays. When Brandon was
first introduced to the class, he was initially very clingy
yet he remained fixated on Ms. Claudette and her interactive
lessons. Ms. Claudette, being aware of each child’
individuality, encouraged us to allow Brandon to work at his
pace. Ms. Claudette assured us that he was listening and
taking it all in. Sure enough, after the second week of
class we noticed Brandon singing the DO-RE-MI notes as he
played with his toys at home. We were surprised to see how
music information he had absorbed in such a short period of
time. Each week Brandon became a little more comfortable and
began to contribute more and more to the lessons. By the end
of the Summer session he came out of his shell. With Ms.
Claudette’s familiarity of child development and the
multiple intelligences, she was certainly able to attract
and maintain Brandon’s attention during class as she
provided a variety of activities that even a two year old
can be entertained by. Ms. Claudette scaffolds her lessons
weekly so that her student’s knowledge is constantly being
reinforced.
Ms. Claudette’s classroom is a warm and nurturing
environment and Brandon looks forward to each class. He
adores Ms. Claudette and never wants to disappoint her. He
tells all his cousins and family members about Ms. Claudette
and can’t wait to share his weekly adventures with her.
As parents, we are excited about our son’s learning and
appreciate how much he has been “awakened” by the musical
experience.
Melissa and Anil Sugrim
(Parents of Brandon M. Sugrim)
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Our daughter, Desmari
Miller is blessed to be a part of such a loving
environment. The warmth and sense of security when we
walk into the Belle Arti center is amazing. They cater
to all ages. The Musical Aurora® class is a genius
idea and Mrs. Claudette is brilliant, patient and above
all an admirable person. Her determination to share the
world of music with the 2-5 year olds is priceless; she
always finds a way around each individual child and
their personality. I look at the growth of each
child as well as my own and I am in awe. My husband and
I have a crazy schedule so we do not have the time to
really sit down and go over the class teachings, but my
daughter absorbs it all like a sponge and practically
brings tears to my eyes when I hear her recite the songs
taught in class, the names of different rhythmic symbols
as well as her participation as a whole. We are so
proud to be a part of the magic of Belle Arti.
Through music we can create wonders. The glow on
Desmari’s face when she walks down the hallway to the
reading area is something I would not trade for the
world. Keep up the fabulous work Claudette and
Massimiliano your school is top notch!
Desmond and Marilyn Miller
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(Parents of Desmari Miller)
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