“Children must receive musical instruction as naturally as food, and with as much pleasure as they derive from a ball game… and this must happen from the beginning of their lives.”

  —Leonard Bernstein

Meet Melissa

Melissa Ayotte directs one of the top 5% Kindermusik programs world-wide, she plays guitar and piano, and she is a baby sign language expert. 

Melissa is from Mill Valley where she studied piano 15 years beginning at age 3.  Now she lives in Novato with her husband and their two children: Charlie, 11 and Isabella, 7. Isabella is featured on several recently released Baby Signs® DVD’s. Melissa has been a popular piano teacher in Marin for over 10 years, and taught Kindergarten Music for 2 years at Hamilton Elementary School in Novato.  Melissa, her son Charlie and her daughter Isabella all dance competitively with the McBride Irish Dancers.

Teaching Kindermusik comes naturally to Melissa as she is able to combine her love of music and dance with her talent for working with young children.

Kindermusik Birthday Parties

Now offered at the OptimaLearning Center

More info

Pages for Enrolled Kindermusik Families

· Request a Kindermusik Make Up Class here

· Re-enroll for next session of Kindermusik  here

· Check the Schedule / Calendar  here

· Get directions to class  here

· Shopping & Resource Links here

· Other Classes and Events at the OptimaLearning Center here

Pages for New Families

· Weekly Kindermusik for ages Newborn to 20 months  here

· Weekly Kindermusik for ages 18 months to 4 years  here

· Kindermusik Mixed Ages (Sibling) Class here

· Kindermusik Birthday Parties here

· Baby Sign Language Workshop Information here

· Baby Wearing with Gina here

· Summer 2009 Music Camp Information here

· Shopping & Resource Links here

· Get directions to class  here