Early Childhood Music Classes

Infants & Toddlers Developing through Music

This class provides a stimulating environment for babies and toddlers and their parents to focus on music, movement, and learning skills. Activities are structured to address a variety of developmentally appropriate musical goals as well as promote self-expression, creativity, language acquisition, communication, cognitive processes, large and small physical movements, and social skills.

Preschool Music Builders (3 - 4 years)

This class offers preschoolers an enjoyable opportunity to acquire the building blocks of musical understanding. The curriculum is success-oriented, invites creativity and provides a variety of musical experiences that are developmentally appropriate. Your child will sing, move, play instruments, and express themselves while learning the music concepts of rhythm, melody, dynamics, emotions of music, performing, and playing together. They will also develop pre-academic skills such as listening, following instructions, communication, hand/eye/body coordination, and group participation.

Early Elementary Music Explorers ( 5 - 7 years)

This class is an exciting opportunity just for primary grade students to explore what music has to offer them while discovering their musical talents and preferences. The adaptable curriculum is success-oriented, invites creativity and provides a variety of musical experiences that are developmentally appropriate. Your child will sing, move, play instruments, and express themselves while learning the music concepts of rhythm, melody, dynamics, emotions of music, performing, and playing together. An additional emphasis is placed on learning the basics of piano, guitar and percussion instruments in preparation for private instruction.

Through structured and improvisational music experiences children will develop

An understanding of basic music concepts :

Music Fundamentals

· Rhythm & time
· Melody
· Dynamics
· Emotions associated with music
· Different styles (classical, jazz, rock, country, folk)
· Instruments (Guitar, piano, drums and others)
· Performances
· Ensemble (musicians in a group, playing together)

An ability to express creativity
through

· Singing
· Moving
· Improvising on instruments
· Contributing ideas to the group

· Confidence
· Leadership
· Sharing
· Manners
· Courtesy
· Self regulation
· Making choices