Amanda B.
Daughter started at age 1
“It was truly amazing to see how the musical concepts were being taught through fun and interactive methods that seem just like play for the kids.”
Musicality · Confidence
JAVA 2026
Through August 22
Musikgarten® · Caribbean's exclusive provider
Build now what your child will need in September.
For parents and guardians who are intentional about what their child is becoming, JAVA turns music, movement and multilingual learning into purposeful practice for focus, communication, self-regulation, confidence and higher-level thinking.
How would you like to begin?
St. AugustineFlagship at DCFA, U.W.I.
In Person + Live OnlineTwo ways to begin
Purposeful PathwayIntroductory experience into semester membership
Music•
Movement•
Language•
Connection•
Culture•
Confidence
What families notice
The kind of progress parents talk about.
Real parent voices belong high on the page because the experience matters more when you can see what it has looked like in other families.
Ronald A
Dad · daughter started as a toddler
“The words she could identify way beyond her age. And I believe it has to do with Alabanza Music.”
Communication · Memory
Ms. Edwards
Music Teacher · Son started at age 5
“I saw this extremely unique, so well-deconstructed approach to music. I was roped in right away.”
Focus · Structure
New to Alabanza?
Choose how you want to experience it first.
Before the programme names mean anything, there are simply two ways to begin: step into the room in person, or join the real class live from home.
Experience Alabanza in the room.
Two guided sessions with your child before you decide what comes next.
In-Person Introductory Experience
Step into the room with your child.
Join two guided sessions and experience the teaching, the environment and the class rhythm before deciding what comes next.
- Two guided in-person sessions
- Age-appropriate placement guidance
- Parent or guardian participates with younger children
- Experience the real class environment
- Receive a recommended next step
- First Session Confidence Guarantee
This in-person experience is called
RAMAJAY
TT$400 / USD$64
Two-session In-Person Introductory Experience
TT$400 / USD$64 is applied in full toward your Semester Placement Fee when you continue into membership.
Applicable during the Semester only.
Applicable during the Semester only.
Confidence Guarantee: If Session 1 is not the right fit for your child, you are eligible for a partial refund once you have completed the Parent Ed MasterClass beforehand.
Experience Alabanza live from home.
Join the real session in real time with your child.
Live Online Introductory Experience
Join the real experience from home.
Log in with your child and participate in a live Alabanza session in real time. You hear the same teaching and join the same music, movement and language interaction without travelling first.
- One live interactive introductory session
- Real-time music, movement and multilingual learning
- Parent or guardian joins younger children
- Ideal for travelling and international families
- No previous musical experience required
- No commitment required
This live online experience is called
OYE
Complimentary
Live Online Introductory Experience
Already know you are ready for JAVA?
Move directly into the current JAVA pathway, subject to your child's age group and available placement.
Why JAVA works differently
Joy on the surface. Serious foundations underneath.
Children experience singing, instruments, movement, languages, rhythm and cultural discovery. Underneath the play, they are repeatedly practising the capacities that help them listen, communicate, regulate, remember, respond and create.
Music
Listening, steady beat, pitch, sequencing, singing, improvisation and real musicianship.
Movement
Coordination, body awareness, attention, impulse control and self-regulation.
Multilingualism
English, Spanish, French, Hindi, German and languages from around the world woven naturally into musical experience.
What carries forward
The child people begin to notice.
These are not personality traits some children simply happen to have. They are capacities that can be practised.
It looks like the child who can listen for the cue and hold their place,
recover when something changes, communicate clearly, walk into a group without shrinking,
recognise a pattern before someone explains it and make a musical decision instead of waiting to copy one.
Over time, the same child is practising the attention, communication, self-regulation,
confidence and cognitive flexibility demanded in every other learning space.
Not personality. Trained capacity.
Find your child's stage
There is a place for every stage.
A continuous pathway from the earliest family music experiences into increasingly independent musicianship.
0-17 months
Bouncing Bambinos
Sound, movement, bonding and early musical communication from the very beginning.
Watch this stage in action →
14 months-3 years
Playful Piccolos
Music and movement for developing language, growing independence and busy little bodies.
Watch this stage in action →
3-5 years
Active Allegros
Purposeful musical learning as focus, coordination, communication and musical thinking grow.
Watch this stage in action →
4.5-6 years
Preparatory Piano & Voice
The bridge from early musical learning toward increasingly independent musicianship.
Watch this stage in action →
7 years+
Intro to Piano & Voice - Mundo
Keyboard, voice, repertoire, listening, musical literacy and cultural exploration.
Watch this stage in action →
8 years+
Versatile Musicians
Multiple instruments, real performance, playing by ear, creativity and growing musical independence.
Watch this stage in action →
Mixed ages 0-5
Todos Together
A family music and movement experience for siblings and mixed-age families at selected locations.
Watch this stage in action →Where to join us now
St. Augustine or Live Online.
Our flagship in-person hub is at DCFA, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. For families who need flexibility, the other main pathway is the real class live online.
Flagship In-Person Hub
St. Augustine
DCFA, The University of the West Indies
The main JAVA hub, with the widest concentration of age groups and programme levels.
Live From Home
Live Online
Trinidad & Tobago and international families
Join the real session in real time with your child, without needing to travel first.
Secondary in-person locations
TacariguaSelected classes
Port of SpainAlliance Française · selected classes
San FernandoIsland Kids Learning Centre · selected classes
A pathway, not a one-off activity
JAVA is one step in a much bigger journey.
Families who choose to continue are guided toward the appropriate Semester membership and class placement based on age, readiness and availability.
Introductory Experience
JAVA
Semester Membership
Continuing MusicVersity
Before you book
Common questions.
You can experience Alabanza in person through two guided sessions, or join a real live online session from home. The in-person experience is called RAMAJAY; the live online experience is called OYE.
Observation is participation. Some children join immediately; others watch, listen and process before responding outwardly. A first experience is not judged by how loudly a child sings or how quickly they leave their parent or guardian's side.
Yes. Families who already feel confident about beginning can view the current JAVA options directly. Availability varies by age group and location.
No. Children and their parent or guardian are guided through the experience. Musical learning begins through listening, movement, imitation, exploration and participation.
Families who want to continue are guided toward the appropriate Semester membership and class placement, subject to availability.
JAVA 2026 · Through August 22
Choose the experience that fits your family now.
Step into our flagship St. Augustine hub in person, or join the real experience live online from home.