Sowing Seeds for Success

Major Minor Music (formerly trading as Musikgarten UK)
Established in 1997 by Mervyn and Kathryn Bedford

We began Musikgarten UK in 1997 and have enjoyed
12 years so far of rewarding and enjoyable work in early
childhood music. While Mervyn's classes provide a full
schedule during term time, we also run training workshops
for early years teachers and promote quality,developmentally
appropriate resources. We also work collaboratively as
children's song writers and are passionate about the
potential for learning through educational songs and rhymes.
We want to make quality musical experiences widely available
to families and our "Walk Through The Orchestra" concerts
were the fulfilment of a dream and an event that we hope to repeat!

We have three daughters of primary school age who all experienced Musikgarten
classes. We have witnessed firsthand the huge impact that regular exposure to a rich
musical environment has made.

Mervyn and Musikgarten met unexpectedly in 1996 while Mervyn was managing the sheet music department of a busy music shop and giving private clarinet tuition. Musikgarten was to become the perfect opportunity for him to develop his natural gifts that enable him to communicate creatively with children. Read client feedback

In 1997 we undertook training with (among others) Dr Lorna Heyge, founder of Musikgarten and Kindermusik and we have continued to base our classes and training around the outstanding Musikgarten philosophy which is internationally acclaimed for
its excellence in holistic music education.

Our Flower Pot Rock Cd was launched during training workshops at The National Montessori Conference in London and we hope to release a second Cd during 2010.

Training workshops are a hugely enjoyable part of what we offer and we have enjoyed bookings with many varied early years organisations including:
The British Private Day Nursery Association, The Pre-School Learning Alliance,
Surestart, Montessori Institute and many others. Read workshop feedback

As a family, we attend the Crediton Congregational Church in Crediton which is a vibrant church thriving with families and young people. As of February 2010 we will be leading the childrens' ministry.