Listen as your child astonishes you with his newfound ability to create musical compositions. Kindermusik for the Young Child provides a pressure-free, developmentally appropriate transition to musically succeed before taking on more formal instruction. Kindermusik provides the opportunity to explore voice development, rhythm, notation, musical symbols and authentic pre-keyboard, string and woodwind instruments. (see below for description of each semester)
Young Child helps every child develop a confident, joyful voice for singing and speaking as well as essential building blocks for a future of learning. Designed for children ages 5 through 7 years, classes meet once a week for 60 minutes. Parent MUST attend the last 10 minutes of each class.
Maximum class size: 8 children
Benefits for Your Child and You
*Balances activities that integrate listening, vocal development, movement and performing in instrumental ensemble.
*Introduces your child to the written language of music while cultivating music creativity.
*Provides age-appropriate musical experiences that lead your child toward a lifetime of joyful music making.
*Helps you and your child recognize special interests or skills for future formal music instruction.
Young Child 1-4
Class length: 60 minutes-once a week, parent attends last 10 minutes of each class
Semester: 15 weeks
See below for cost and specific class times.
Home Materials include: Children's Folder, Games Bag, Family Songbook, Home CD, Carry Bag, Rhythm Sticks and a Glockenspiel w/mallets (1st semester only).
Is your child starting Kindergarten in the fall? Are you concerned that keeping Kindermusik in his/her schedule will overload him/her? Actually, the opposite is true. With all the changes in his/her life, keeping him/her in Kindermusik provides the consistency required to make the transition easier. With life getting busier, and your child's activities more independent in nature, Kindermusik is one place the two of you can spend time focused on each other.
Young Child 1-2-3-4 (2 year program)
Cost: Young Child 2
$250 (including materials)
OR
$225 if you completed
Young Child 1
Cost: Young Child 1
$250 (including materials)
Sibling = $215 (including materials)
Cost: Young Child 3
$295 (including materials)
OR
$250 if you completed
Young Child 2
Cost: Young Child 4
$225 (including materials)
*You must have completed YC3 to enroll in this class
Fall 2010
Tuesdays 4:30-5:30
TBA
Spring 2011
Tuesdays 4:30-5:30
TBA
Focus: singing vs. speaking voice; reading basic notation, chanting rhythms, instrument families, introduction to the glockenspiel
Focus: playing simple songs on glockenspiel, reading notation, more instrument families, learning about Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker
Focus: playing recorder and glockenspiel, reading more complicated rhythms and notation, learning about music from around the world
Focus: playing simple songs on glockenspiel and dulcimer, review of instrument families using Peter and the Wolf, reading and writing notation
