Music Tots: Mommy & Me ages 0-3 (Wednesdays or Thursdays 10:15-11:00 AM, $7/class)Babies and toddlers explore music with a parent by learning action songs, moving to music, and experimenting with rhythm and instruments through music games and free play.
Music Tots lays the foundation for your child’s music education by teaching listening skills, keeping a steady beat, and recognizing changes in tone. Babies and toddlers delight in discovering music together with their mom or dad, and parents learn songs and skills they can put to use at home to further improve their child’s musicality and bolster confidence.
This is the perfect age to begin your child’s music education, as pathways are being formed in the developing brain that will last a lifetime.
Music Tots classes are paid for on a per-class basis, using a punch pass. Your first class is free. Thereafter, you must purchase a pass with a minimum of eight punches. Each class is $7, making it $28/month or $56 for an eight-punch pass. You can attend any class of Music Tots at any time, however, all classes in any given week will use the same material. Classes are offered year-round. Punches never expire and can be used for any preschool-aged child. Babies 12 months or younger may attend for free with an older sibling. Siblings 1 year or older must both use a punch (i.e., two children would mean two punches for each class) however, your second punch pass is half price.
Little Explorers: Preschool ages 3-5 (Wednesdays 4:30-5:20 PM, $30/month)
Youngsters investigate the exciting world of music through fun songs, instrument play, and experiencing music from different genres and cultures.
Preschoolers are capable of learning rhythms and music reading. Little Explorers introduces these concepts in a way that is simple and intuitive for young children to understand. In addition to beginning music theory, Little Explorers learn essential skills such as singing in tune, keeping a steady beat at different tempos, taking turns, and following directions. This class is geared toward preschoolers’ capabilities by mixing action, music making, and musical games with focused instruction and group singing.
Vocal Motion: Beginning choir ages 5-10 (Wednesday 5:30-6:30 or Thursday 4:30-5:30 PM)This introductory children’s choir builds on basic skills such as rhythm and in-tune singing, while giving young children performance opportunity and building self-confidence.
Vocal Motion introduces basic music theory, harmony, solfege, and reading music. Children are also taught to appreciate music through active listening and explore new sounds and approaches to music.
Through preparing repertoire for performance and solo parts, members of Vocal Motion are instructed in correct vocal technique and develop confidence in their own singing, all while having fun making music.
Vocal Motion is geared toward children who are enthusiastic about music, but who have little or no training for voice or instrument.
Young Performers: Audition choir ages 8-12 (Thursday 5:30-6:30 PM)
In Young Performers, older children enhance essential music skills through choral and solo singing.
Children will be instructed in more advanced music theory, performance skills, choral technique, and will further develop their individual vocal ability, in addition to music appreciation curriculum and music games.
Young Performers requires a private audition to determine basic musical competence and ability to follow direction. Children age 8-10 who don’t have prior music experience must complete one semester of Vocal Motion before being eligible for Young Performers.
