Kindermusik For The Young Child

Your young child is growing up so fast and understanding more and more everyday! The young child is now ready for the shift to the more musically focused curriculum of this music class. Your child will begin to learn rhythm and melodic notation and how to play 3 different musical instruments over the course of 4 semester: glockenspiel (barred instrument), recorder (wind instrument) and dulcimer (stringed instrument). We also continue with music & movement activities that engage the high energy of the young child as well as including a variety of percussion instruments and fun, creative activities. This music class is an excellent starting point for the active young child before moving on to one-on-one private lessons.

What you’ll experience in class:

• Singing and vocal development. It may sound like a foreign language when your child sings “ta” and “ti-ti,” but he’s using the language of professional musicians and composers and getting ready to read and write simple rhythm patterns.
• Movement. You’ll see your child dance expressively to music, giving him the practice he needs to coordinate his body movements to the sound of music. This kind of musical play not only improves musicianship, but his physical coordination as well. Reading and writing. He’ll learn melodic notation and identify pitches such as the C, A, and D notes on the treble clef, plus rhythmic notation. Eventually he’ll even compose his own music.
• Reading and writing. He’ll learn melodic notation and identify pitches such as the C, A, and D notes on the treble clef, plus rhythmic notation. Eventually he’ll even compose his own music.
• Focused listening. Your child will learn to identify a range of orchestra instruments and their sound qualities, while also gaining an early awareness and knowledge of composers and masterworks in Western arts tradition.
• Exploring and playing musical instruments. Authentic percussion, string, pre-keyboard, and woodwind instruments expose your child to the many choices for future musical study, and at the same time provide your child with the opportunity to musically succeed before taking on more formal instruction.

Enrollment includes:

• Developmentally appropriate curriculum for children ages 5 to 7; caregivers attend the last 10-15 minutes
• 15 week semester
• Weekly 60- to 70-minute class
• One set of At Home Materials—Children’s folder with stickers and Music At Home cards, Family Songbook, instrument (wind, string, or pre-keyboard instrument depending on the semester), CD of music from class, canvas bag (during first semester) and games bag