Hello Parents,

Welcome to Musikgarten in Boston! Since 2007, our German Immersion music classes have been an integral part of the community for international families in the greater Boston area. Families  interested in teaching their children the German language and culture discover us and remain with us for many years.

Join our fun and immersive German music classes for children ages 0-8 in Cambridge, Jamaica Plain, or Somerville, MA.

Experience the joy of learning German through music alongside your child today!

We are currently looking for families to join our mixed age class meeting in Belmont on Tuesdays at 3:30-4:15pm. We are also looking for a location in Concord, MA, for a class for 4-7 year olds on Saturdays from 1:30-2:15pm. Please let me, Dunja, know if you are interested:  dpechstein@icloud.com or text 917-833-2473

Thank you – Dankeschön!

Dunja Pechstein

Our classes in and around Boston

Discover our range of classes in and around Boston. Please click on MORE INFO and not on the image to find out more about the group/class that suits your family best. Thank you for your interest!

Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse!

Dunja Pechstein, owner
E-Mail: dpechstein@icloud.com

0 – 18 Monate

Musikgarten für Babys

Wednesdays 9:00-9:45 am (mixed age- Cambridge)

Fridays 4:45-5:30 pm (mixed age- Jamaica Plain)

Saturdays 9-9:45am (mixed age- Somerville)

A class to bond with your baby trough German songs, rhymes and dances.

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1.5 – 3 Jahre

Musikgarten Teil 1
Gemeinsam Musizieren

Wednesday 9:00-9:45 am (Cambridge)

Fridays 4:45 – 5:30 pm (Jamaica Plain)

Saturdays 9-9:45am (Somerville)

Saturdays 10-10:45am (Somerville)

For the joy of music and movement- all in German

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3 – 5 Jahre

Musikgarten Teil 2
Der musikalische Jahreskreis

Fridays 4:45 – 5:30 pm (Jamaica Plain)

Saturdays 11-11:45 am (Somerville, mixed-age siblings)

For the curious child, who loves music, instruments and movement

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1.5 – 4 Jahre

Musikgarten Teil 1-2
Gemeinsam Musizieren

Wednesday 9:00-9:45 am (Cambridge)

Fridays 4:45-5 pm (Jamaica Plain)

Saturdays 9-9:45 am (Somerville)

Saturdays 10 -10:45 am (Somerville, mixed age)

Saturdays 11-11:45 am (Somerville, mixed-age siblings)

Our mixed age class, ideal for families
with two children

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5 – 7 Jahre

Music Makers

Tuesdays: time TBD

For the child who understands German. We expand our musical knowledge.

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7 – 14 Jahre

Kinderchor Boston

TBD

Rehearsals are in German, the music we sing is international.

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Musikgarten in Boston

is based on the internationally known early childhood music program “Musikgarten”. Musikgarten in Boston offers German immersion music classes for children ages 0 – 14 and was founded by Dunja Pechstein in 2007. Dunja is a German native speaker, professional musician and a passionate teacher of early childhood music.

Our German music and language classes are an excellent way to immerse your bilingual or multilingual child in the German language, music and culture.

What parents say

…you and your work make Boston a better place! Liz Dunja's enthusiasm is contagious and the class
is a fantastic connection to the German community Audrey Musikgarten with Dunja is the most important
and joyful class I have enjoyed with my children
over the past four years
Kati

Her enthusiasm is contagious

My son has been happily enrolled in Dunja’s  Musikgarten program since the age of 12 months. We treasure every class since it provides us with an enriching musical education, a very supportive and inspiring environment, and tons of material to play and practice at home…Dunja provides the perfect experience to foster a multi-lingual development for any child through the universal language of music. Her enthusiasm is contagious, and the class is a fantastic connection to the German community. Each week I am amazed at how much German my son retains thanks to the classes. I can’t recommend the Musikgarten classes highly enough.
Audrey, languages spoken at home: German, English, French , Wolof 

Dunja is the best!

“We started Musikgarten with our three children last year as a way for them to enhance their linguistic skills in the German language.  Dunja is the best!  She gives 110% of herself and is always trying new and innovative ways to reach out to the children. The best part of this class is that it is interactive and the parents are involved.  My children’s grammatical usage of German has skyrocketed and they have progressed in ways that would not have been possible at home on our own with one parent mostly speaking English and the other native in German.  We treasure all of our time in Musikgarten class and look forward to the next one!”
Erika S.

We recommend her class highly

My daughter and I absolutely LOVED Dunja’s Musikgarten class.
Every Saturday we would go and it was such a special time for both of us! Kathleen’s German made a lot of progress just by singing and playing. Dunja is such an outstanding teacher and is truly knowledgeable. We recommend her class highly!
Angela

Most important and joyful class

Musikgarten with Dunja is the most important and joyful class I have enjoyed with my children over the past four years. My daughter (4) and son (1.5) have bloomed musically and built deep friendships with fellow German speakers. Singing and dancing with Dunja continues beyond the classroom filling our home with song and connecting our bilingual family.
Kati

It's been a great experience!!

My daughters know all of Dunja’s Musikgarten songs by heart! I love the variety of instruments and how engaging the classes are. It’s been a great experience!
Sabine 

Our Teachers

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Dunja Pechstein

Dunja Pechstein, a native from Germany, has resided in the United States since 1997. She received her Masters of Music in vocal performance and diploma in vocal pedagogy from the Musikhochschule in Detmold, Germany.

Dunja and her husband lived in New York City for seven years. She taught voice at the United Nations International School, produced and sang the NYC premiere of the mono opera “the Diary of Anne Frank” by Grigori Frid and was the NYC based German diction coach for the international musical company Stella Musicals. She moved with her family to Boston in 2004.

Dunja sang in the Opera Boston production of “The Bartered Bride”,  produced the mono opera “Flower and Hawk” by Carlisle Floyd and sang concerts with the marimba player Fumito Nunoya. In 2007 she started to teach German immersion music classes for young children and founded “Musikgarten in Boston”. Dunja was founder and music director of “Kinderchor Boston” from 2014-2019. She gave workshops on the integration of music in German language education in Bozen, Italy, the GISB, the German Saturday School Boston and the “German Language School Conference”, NYC.

Dunja had the opportunity to work for the organization Open Door Arts as a Music Teaching Artist at a BPS inclusion elementary school. Currently, Dunja teaches general music at GISB in Vorschule, 1st and 2nd grade.

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Class Schedule Fall 2026

Ages of Children

Class Name/Days & Times
0-18 Monate Musikgarten fuer Babys
Wednesdays 9:00-9:45 am (Cambridge), Fridays 4:45-5:30 pm (mixed age, Jamaica Plain), Saturdays 9:00-9:45 am & 10:00-10:45 am (mixed age, Somerville)
1.5 – 3 years Musikgarten Teil 1- Gemeinsam Musizieren
Wednesday 9:00-9:45 am (Cambridge), Fridays 4:45-5:30 pm (Jamaica Plain), Saturdays 9:00-9:45 am & 10:00-10:45 am (Somerville)
1.5-4 years Musikgarten Teil 1+2
 Wednesdays 9:00-9:45 am (Cambridge), Fridays 4:45-5:30 pm (Jamaica Plain), Saturdays 9:00-9:45 am & 10:00-10:45 am (Somerville)
3-5 years Musikgarten Teil 2- Der musikalische Jahreskreis
Fridays 4:45-5:30 pm (Jamaica Plain), Saturdays 11:00-11:45 am (Somerville)
Ages 5 -7 Years Music Makers
Tuesdays, time TBD
7-14 years Kinderchor Boston
TBD

CONTACT INFO

Please let us know if you have any
questions about one of the classes.

Dunja Pechstein
Musikgarten

Email: dpechstein@icloud.com
Phone: 917-833-2473

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Our Locations

Classes take place in Jamaica Plain, Cambridge and Somerville.
Please check class schedule for days and times:

Hope Central Church,
85 Seaverns Ave
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Cambridge Music Consortium
315 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139

Somerville Music Spaces,
1060 Broadway, Unit C101B,
Somerville, MA 0214

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