45 minute music and movement class for caregiver + child
To foster the musical development during the most critical and sensitive periods of age 0-4, caregiver and child become play partners in a rich musical environment
WINTER I | Music Play
Jan 6 - Feb 24, 2025 | 6 Class Session
SATURDAYS (1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/15)
Babies (0-16 months) @9am
Mixed (0-4 years) @10am
MONDAYS (1/6, 1/13, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24)
Babies & Toddlers (0-2 years) @9:30am
TUESDAYS (1/7, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/4, 2/11)
Mixed (0-4 years) @10am
FRIDAYS (1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14)
Mixed (0-4 years) @10am
Subject to change based on enrollment and families’ schedules
Winter I Fees & Tuition
$30 New Family Registration
$140 per family / 6-class session
Pre-register in November for special offers
Goals for Music Play
• Create an interactive environment that immerses the youngest children with rich musical experiences as early and as often as possible
• Serve the youngest children’s musical and total development through play
• Recognize, acknowledge and encourage children’s musical responses
• Learn songs + chants in multiple tonalities and meters
• Offer music and movement activities applying Dr. Gordon’s extensive research on how young children learn music
• Lay the foundation for a lifetime of music during the most critical period of a child’s musical development
First steps in music
Do babies and toddlers really need music class?
Research shows that the most critical period of musical development are ages 0-3 with music potential being the highest at infancy. During this period, the quality of the child’s musical exposure directly impacts musical understanding and activities throughout their lifespan. All children are musical, but the process of music development must be fostered with careful guidance and allowed to unfold naturally.
What is in a Music Play class?
• A Rich Musical Environment
Immerse children with songs in various tonalities and chants in different meters;
Allow children to learn through listening, absorption and exploration
• Ideas for Caregivers
Recognize musical responses and interact musically with your child
• Purposeful Space and Responsiveness to Child-led Play
Provide opportunities for children to process learning and respond to children’s spontaneous musicking
• Informal Pattern Guidance
• Body Awareness and Movement
Explore and model levels of movement including flow and to steady beat
Just like learning a language, music is best learned by immersion and repetition of live singing and spontaneous interaction. Music Play classes are not designed to entertain young children, but rather to create a playful environment that focuses on using the singing voice, chants and movement that best serve their musical development. To maximize music learning at this stage, use of recordings and language is kept to a minimum in our classes. The music educational process also takes consistency, purposeful guidance and the willingness of caregivers to participate in active music-making. Together, we will give children what they need - the foundation for a lifetime of music.
