This AMI refresher course focuses on the Montessori Music Curriculum for children aged six to twelve. It is specifically designed for Montessori teachers who hold the AMI Diploma in Primary Education (6-12), but other AMI guides, Montessori educators in general, or individuals interested in music education are also welcome to enroll.

Dates, location and schedule
Dates	From Friday, 10th July to Saturday 11th July, 2026
Schedule	Friday	15.30 - 20.30 hours
	Saturday	09.00 - 13.30 hours 14.15 - 19.00 hours
Modality	in-person or online
Location	Montessori Palau Girona

Ojectives:

• Learn about Montessori AMI music materials and their application in the 6-12 age group.
• Explore the benefits of music and its possibilities for integration in the classroom.
• Learn to use specific musical materials: bells, tone bars, major scale tape, large staff, rhythm cards and dictations.
• Understand the fundamental elements of music: scale, rhythm, time signature, patterns, melody and harmony.
• Relate music theory (scales, intervals, staff, treble and bass clef, accidentals) to musical experimentation and practice.
• Develop strategies for teamwork, song creation and participation in small bands and orchestras in the classroom.
• Learn and experience musical listening activities, identifying obstacles, aids and strategies to guide children.
• Place music within a historical and stylistic vision, connecting practice with culture and Montessori cosmic education.

Program:

This third edition of the music course with Montessori AMI materials offers a complete immersion in musical resources that put music at the center of the educational experience in stages 6-12.

On the first day we will begin with singing and setting activities, exploring the benefits of music and its integration in the classroom, as well as the role of the environment prepared for music and specific materials and books. We will delve into working with bells (bringing them, pairing them, exploring sounds), singing in the classroom, tone bars (high and low sounds) and gradation, tones and semitones activities, which prepare the child to understand the tetrachord and the major scale pattern.

We will also introduce the degrees of the scale, the major scale model tape and we will practice creating, singing and writing songs with numbers, which we will then learn to play with numerical scores. Participants will experiment with teamwork in the environment, applying patterns, gradations and scales collaboratively.

On the second day we will delve deeper into rhythm: definition, strong pulsation and representation of sounds; rhythmic elements and patterns; and the identification and reproduction of measures. Next we will work on the history of the grand staff, the C major scale and the treble clef, establishing connections with the tone bars and with the recognition of notes in lines and spaces. We will learn the nomenclature of the parts of the staff, we will do dictations and exercises with note and rhythm posters, and we will work on songs in teams with notes and other materials.

In the afternoon, we will focus on musical listening: obstacles, aids, games and active listening, accompanied by listening examples and a vision of the history of music and styles. We will continue with the study of the grand staff and the treble clef, the alterations (sharps, flats and becuadro), other major scales and key signatures, and an introduction to scales and chords.

Finally, we will experiment with the production of sounds and experiment cards, percussion instruments and other musical instruments. Participants will experience the practice of playing in a small band or classroom orchestra, sharing everything they have learned and giving meaning to music as a collective and living activity.

The course provides all the written documents of the activities and prioritizes understanding and direct practice with the materials and exercises. There will be no subsequent assignments to submit: learning is experienced and consolidated during the sessions.

Schedule:

Schedule
Friday, July 10, 2026	15.30 - 15.45h	Sing intro -
	15.45 - 16.00h	Introduction of participants
	16.00 - 16.15h	Program and Space Introduction
	16.15 - 16.30h	Materials books
	16.30 - 16.45h	Benefits of Music / Integration in the Classroom
	16.45 - 17.00h	The Bells: Lift and Play / Pair / Explore Sounds
	17.00 - 17.15h	Singing in the Classroom
	17.15 - 17.30h	Tone Bars: Play, High and Low Sounds
	17.30 - 17.45h	Gradation Activities, Tone and Semitone
	17.45 - 18.00h	Tetrachord and the Major Scale Pattern
	18.00 - 18.30h	BREAK
	18.30 - 18.45h	Rhythm / Definition / Beat and the Strong / Represent the Sounds
	18.45 - 19.15h	Rhythmic Elements
	19.15 - 19.30h	Rhythmic Patterns
	19.30 - 19.45h	Rhythm: Measures / Identify and Reproduce Rhythmic Patterns
	19.45 - 20.30h	Team Environment Work (Patterns-Grades-Major Scale...)
Saturday, July 11, 2026	09.00 - 09.15h	The environment prepared for music
	09.15 - 09.45h	The degrees of the scale
	09.45 - 10.00h	Tape of the major scale model
	10.00 - 10.15h	Create, sing and write a song with numbers
	10.15 - 10.30h	Play songs with numerical scores
	10.30 - 11.00h	Teamwork in the environment (songs with numbers)
	11.00 - 11.30h	BREAK
	11.30 - 11.45h	History of the grand staff
	11.45 - 12.00h	C major scale and the treble clef
	12.00 - 12.15h	Relate tone bars to the notes on the staff
	12.15 - 12.30h	Identify the names of the notes on lines and spaces
	12.30 - 12.45h	Nomenclature of the parts of the staff
	12.45 - 13.00h	Dictations / Cards / Posters with notes and rhythms
	13.00 - 13.30h	Teamwork in the environment (songs with notes and other materials)
	13.30h	BREAK
	14.15 - 14.30h	Listening: Obstacles/ Aids
	14.30 - 14.45h	Games / Listen to music
	14.45 - 15.00h	Musical audition in the environment
	15.00 - 15.15h	History of music and styles
	15.15 - 15.30h	Example of an audition
	15.30 - 16.00h	BREAK
	16.00 - 16.15h	The grand staff, the bass clef
	16.15 - 16.30h	Sharps and flats (natural)
	16.30 - 16.45h	Other major scales / Key signatures
	16.45 - 17.00h	Introduction to other scales / Chords
	17.00 - 17.30h	Produce sounds/ pitch / Experiment cards
	17.30 - 17.45h	Percussion instruments
	17.45 - 18.15h	Play in a small band
	18.15 - 18.30h	Play other musical instruments
	18.30 - 19.00h	Teamwork in the environment (orchestrate a song)

Prices:

Prices
Reduced Registration (MIRTC alumni or groups of 3 people)	€130
Regular Registration	€146
In person Registration	€175

Trainers:

Dani Cañigueral Viñals

Accreditation:
An AMI certificate of course completion is given for full attendance.

Registration:
You can register through the following link: