Family Time -- Make Way for Music (newborn - 5 years)
Wednesdays - 12 week semester (with caregiver)
9:30 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
In Make Way for Music, families will sing, dance, and move their way through an exploration of several elements of music: beat and rhythm, concepts and contrasts (such as staccato and legato, high and low, the major scale, and arpeggios), the human voice, instrument families, and ensemble. They’ll engage in developmentally appropriate activities that the whole family can enjoy together, including fingerplays, songs, circle dances, story time, and family jam.
Home Materials: Two books—"Drum Circle" and "Animals on Parade," two Home CDs, Family Guide, an instrument-matching board game and two fingerdrums.
Our Time -- Milk and Cookies! (18 months - 3 1/2 years)
Wednesdays - 12 week semester (with caregiver)
10:30 - a.m. -- 11:10 a.m.
Milk & Cookies -- Make everyday home activities and chores easier and more fun with music! Cook and sing to “The Muffin Man”; dust and clean to the original song “In My House”; get ready to wash clothes to the delightful poem “Washing Machine”. Baking cookies, eating cupcakes, blowing on hot cross buns, wiggling like jelly, going grocery shopping and making tea are all represented in familiar as well as new songs. Move, play, and sing together in developmentally appropriate activities created just for 1 ½ to 3-year-olds. Capture the familiar and new moments of the day and learn how music can impact your toddler.
Home Materials: Double CD featuring songs from class; two books—"At My House" and "Cookies", stir xylophone instrument, and a Home Activity Book—all arriving in a durable lunch bag.
ABC Music & Me -- Carnival of Music (3-4 years)
Wednesdays - 4 weeks semester (with caregiver)
11:15 - 11:50 a.m.
Carnival of Music -- This month’s story features Barley Bear and his day-long quest to find a piece of shoo-fly pie at the fair. In class, we’ll read about Barley and talk about his willingness to wait and be patient in the middle of the fun fair distractions. During our class time, we will sing songs and rhymes to develop phonetic awareness and early reading skills, practice focused listening, play instruments, emphasize expressive speech, storytelling, imaginative play, and taking turns.
Home Kit: Egg shaker, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Shoofly Pie)
Imagine That -- Hello Weather! Let's Play Together! (3 1/2 - 5 yrs)
Mondays 12 week semester (caregiver joins last 10 min)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (snack provided)
Hello Weather! Let’s Play Together! -- Sunshine, rain, snow, thunderstorms, and more in this imaginative and delightful weather-related musical adventure. Preschoolers create storm sounds with a drum to “Wild Storms,” jump in pretend puddles to “Mud Puddle Jump,” throw pretend snow-balls to “Snowballs,” and sing along to “Colors of the Rainbow.” With weather as our learning theme, preschoolers will explore musical styles that range from Opera to American folk, and become more self-sufficient in a creative musical environment that integrates music, pretend play, storytelling, movement, and more.
Home Materials: Two books—Michael Finnigan and Hurry Home, Little Kittens, Hello Weather Play Set, Two Home CD with over 63 recordings of the stories, games, and weather sound effects played in class, 46-page Family Activity Book, and two instruments—ankle bells and rain shaker with scraper.
Kindermusik for the Young Child -- Young Child 1 (Kindergarten)
Wednesdays 15 week semester (caregiver joins last 10 min)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (snack provided)
Semester One -- Your child will love this early introduction to singing, reading, and writing music and rhythm. Through dances and games that focus on rhythmic development, we'll learn a keyboard instrument—the glockenspiel—which will be used throughout all the Young Child classes. Your At Home Materials provide the music, instruments, stickers, and activities for a home version of the same playful activities you'll hear about from class, so your child—and you!—can learn where you're most comfortable: at home.
Home Materials: Children’s Folder with stickers, games bag, and Music At Home Cards, Family Songbook, Home CD of music from class, glockenspiel, and canvas bag (during first semester).
Come be a part of the Kindermusik Experience!
Email or call for a free preview class, 919-358-5971.
