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Childbloom of Colorado Springs was established in 2004 under the directorship of Dale Miller and was the first Childbloom program in the state of Colorado.

Childbloom of Colorado Springs is the only program in the company’s history to receive both the Best 1st Year Award and the Outstanding Program of the Year Award during that first year of business.

Dale is now joined by long time guitar professionals Les Irvin and Doug Zinn in providing the highest quality guitar instruction to children.

About the Childbloom Guitar Program

The Childbloom Guitar program is a comprehensive musical education program for children between the ages of 5 and 12. It was developed in 1980 by Kevin Taylor, of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. The Childbloom method of music instruction through the guitar is currently being used by educators throughout the nation and is the largest program of its kind in the United States.

Through a specialized approach, students are able to play music quickly and successfully. "We want to give the kids a learning victory in the first lesson. They don't want to wait to play music. Can you blame them?", says Kevin.

The curriculum used in the Childbloom Program is comprised of music arranged in parts; the student not only learns solo playing skills, but ensemble skills as well. This allows instructors to successfully teach in groups while accommodating the young child’s attention span and the adolescent’s expanding social horizon.

Students are taught with the classical guitar technique, as it is a style that does not limit their ability to improve. All our instructors are well-schooled in the classical technique, and are periodically reviewed to ensure that all students are exposed to a consistently high level of instruction.

To aid the parent in their participation, each family receives The Childbloom Monthly Newsletter. The newsletter discusses challenges that may arise, practice strategies at home, what to do when the novelty wears off, and many ways to foster your child's musical abilities.

Several times a year your child’s instructor may hold student performances or recitals. All performances are voluntary. An important element of the Childbloom philosophy is that force is an unnecessary ingredient for artistic endeavor. The Swiss child development scholar, Jean Piaget, tells us that children learn well in the context of play. The English educator, A.S. Niell, has shown that children learn well when given freedom. These observations constantly challenge the Childbloom instructor to communicate joy and fascination to the student and show that self-discipline arises more easily from freely chosen goals.

Instructor Preparation Second to None

Childbloom instructors are trained systematically and thoroughly. Through in-class experience, carefully designed teaching materials, developmental profiles of our students, practice in group dynamics, and accumulation of an activity repertoire, our instructors are uniquely prepared to meet your child's needs.

Each instructor is also trained in the physiology of the hand. This ensures each teacher will recognize a natural use of hand, and may prevent problems associated with incorrect playing positions.

Students are taught classical guitar technique, as it is a style that does not limit their ability to improve. All our instructors are well-schooled in classical technique, and are periodically reviewed to ensure that all students are exposed to a consistently high level instruction.