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Pre-class parent education

Focused.
Communicating.
Already ahead.

Watch this session before your child's first class — and understand exactly what's being built in every single one.

Music Movement Multilingualism

Ms. Lisa Darmanie de Quiñones and Alabanza families walk you through what the programme builds, how it works, and how to reinforce it at home. Not orientation — a roadmap.

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1 hour Ages 0–7 Parents, grandparents & guardians Must-watch before first class
Only licensed Musikgarten®in the Caribbean
Board-CertifiedECMMA Specialist
Flagship — U.W.I.DCFA, St. Augustine
9+ Languagesin every session
The Musikgarten® Programme

The world's leading early childhood music curriculum. Right here in Trinidad & Tobago.

Alabanza Music is the only licensed Musikgarten® provider in the Caribbean. Developed over decades of neuroscience and early childhood research, Musikgarten is used by families in over 50 countries — and your child gets it from birth, in every single class.

Every rhythm, every movement, every song is deliberately designed to build focus, language, confidence, and real musicianship — not just a good time.

The Musikgarten approach at Alabanza Music
From Alabanza families

Word of mouth is our favourite credential.

Real families. Real results — in their own words.

"Alabanza was truly unifying for my entire family, including my husband and I — it's something that we both attend every Saturday with my son. It's a really good family activity. It is important to build and develop family activities and just enjoying time with each other, so I fully endorse it and look forward to the next semester."

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S Ramoutar

MusicVersity Parent

"My daughter was very shy when she started music class with Miss Lisa. She has really come out of her shell over time and is able to socialise and participate fully in the class. She sings and plays her instruments at home and shows a growing interest in anything musical. I am so pleased to see her progress."

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L Rajcoomar

MusicVersity Parent

The masterclass

Watch this before your first class.

Not orientation — a roadmap. Ms. Lisa and Alabanza parents walk you through what's being built in every session, and exactly what to reinforce at home.

Parent Education Session · Ms. Lisa Darmanie de Quiñones

Approx. 1 hour · Replace Zoom link with unlisted YouTube embed

 What parents said after watching

"Miss Lisa did an excellent job of breaking down the essence of music in a way that felt simple, engaging, and meaningful. There's a lovely balance between structure and creativity, and it really gave me confidence in what's to come."

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A Baboolal

MusicVersity Parent

"The way in which we praise them — I always say 'good job' when my son does something but I don't actually direct it to something specific. I learned that being specific helps them narrow down on that skill and develop it even more. Never really thought about it that way before. Just always gave a general thumbs up."

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J Lal

MusicVersity Parent

In this session

What you'll walk away with.

Alabanza Music class
What the programme builds

You'll notice the social changes first.

These are the outcomes parents and guardians talk about at the school gate — often before the teacher does.

What you'll notice first

Stage and social confidence

Walks into a room of unfamiliar children and finds their place. Performs in a group without shrinking. Shown in children as young as eighteen months at our Year-End Graduation.

Emotional regulation

Manages frustration, transitions, and disappointment better than their peers. Parents notice it at home long before a teacher mentions it.

Communication — expressive and receptive

A toddler who finds words for feelings before the meltdown. A three-year-old who follows multi-step instructions without needing them repeated.

School readiness

Arrives at nursery with an attention span their teachers remark on — before the cramming has even started.

What builds underneath

Language acquisition

Nine languages from birth. More words earlier. Richer sentences at two and three.

Reading and mathematical readiness

The ear that hears a beat hears the sounds inside words. Rhythm is pattern. Pattern is the foundation of early numeracy.

Executive function

Following a sequence, holding a beat, waiting for a cue — the same tools that help a five-year-old concentrate and stay regulated.

Real musicianship

Not regurgitation. A child who composes, improvises, and plays by ear in real time — cognitive flexibility expressed through music.

The Sinanan Family

"I must say, this has been a MAJOR improvement."

— The Sinanan Family, MusicVersity Parents

What makes this different

A callaloo of music and languages. Globally respected pedagogy.

Musical thinkers, not musical robots

Children here compose, improvise, and play by ear. They don't follow notes until something is memorised — they think musically, in real time. That cognitive flexibility transfers into every classroom and challenge.

Movement that builds capacity, not just muscle

Purposeful, rhythmic, brain-aligned movement builds neural pathways that underpin memory, attention, impulse control, and communication. Other activities build muscle. This builds capacity.

Nine languages. From birth.

Music is the fastest, most natural way to acquire language — it trains the brain to process sound patterns, rhythm, and pronunciation without effort. The earlier they start, the deeper the foundation.

Inside the class

See what your child is walking into.

Confident learners, joyful sessions, instruments in every hand.

Secure your child's spot

The critical window for language acquisition is now.

The gap between children who had early musical training and those who didn't keeps growing.

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