Age Ragne: 4 to 6 years
- Songs and rhymes to develop phonetic awareness and early reading skills
- Tapping, clacking, and ringing rhythm instruments in time with music to improve hand-eye coordination
- Focused listening with music to improve skills in following directions
- Instrument play to strengthen fine motor skills
- Developmentally-appropriate songs to develop vocal chords and expressive speech
- Learning that emphasizes storytelling, imaginative play, and taking turns
- Keyboard experience that focuses on a specific musical component each unit
- Developmentally appropriate curriculum
for children ages 4 to 6 years old
- 5 week semester
- Class of no more than 6 children
- Parents are not expected to attend this class, although welcome to participate any time
- Weekly 45-minute class
- Set of At Home Materials including a
magazine-style Family Guide, CD with all the music
from class, and an instrument
- Class Title: All Keyed Up
- Learning Focus: Explore staccato and legato sounds using body movements and instruments. Learn about different keyboard instruments and Johan Sebastian Bach.
- Class Description: A piano and the well-known composer, J.S. Bach, help your preschooler get ready for school this month. The answer is right at the tip of your fingers. The same fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination your preschooler needs to hold a pencil—are developed through the special keyboard-playing activities we'll be playing in class.
- Home Kit: Pair of castanets instrument, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Coppertop and the Four Keyboards)
- Class Title: Jumping Beans
- Learning Focus: Self-control and auditory discrimination. Strengthen memory and sequence skills with activities involving the rhythms of Latin America.
- Class Description: In class, your child's memory and sequence skills will strengthen with stop-and-go activities—all set to the music of Latin America. Tucked into stories and pretend play activities, stop-and-go games help your preschooler control body motions and follow directions on the go. Share the stories and activities in your Home Kit and you'll strengthen self-discipline skills at home, too.
- Home Kit: One pan flute instrument, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story A Quieter Instrument)
 
- Class Title: Rhythms of the Land
- Learning Focus: Oral skills and sound awareness. Recognize and replicate steady beat and explore drums and other Native American instruments.
- Class Description: In class we'll explore the rhythms and sounds of Native American music. As we investigate, compare, and contrast a wide variety of drums and the materials they're made from, your preschooler develops the investigative vocabulary needed in the sciences. When you repeat rhythm patterns at home and share the activities in your Home Kit, your child gets an early start in math, too.
- Home Kit: Jingle Stick instrument, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Pedal Pump, Pedal Pump)
- Class Title: Dance With Me
- Learning Focus: Auditory discrimination and word patterns. Strengthen memory skills and develop students' abilities to follow directions by listening and dancing to tap, jazz, and ballet music. Practice Spanish vocabulary words.
- Class Description: This class features the music and dance of "one-two" rhythms and "one-two-three" rhythms. In class, we'll hear real instruments from the ballet and learn a few dance steps, too. Activities like dance, where your child follows a short sequence of instructions, helps to strengthen memory and his ability to follow directions. At home, play the CD in your Home Kit and let your preschooler show you a new step or two.
- Home Kit: Pair of lumi stix, Home CD, and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Dance of Our Own)
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