Class Descriptions

Village is for lap babies, crawlers, and walkers. It incorporates the most current research on early childhood development and provides families a special place for learning and connecting with other parents and babies through music and movement.  read more

Our Time reflects the emotional foundations of school readiness and the latest research on music and early childhood development. Our Time is a unique opportunity for parent and child to interact and learn together in an unhurried and joyful manner.  read more


Imagine That is designed for active, energetic, enthusiastic, and imaginative children ages 3 to 5.  Imagine That!  classes encourage socialization, sharing, and participating in group activities.  read more



Young Child prepares the young child who is eager for first experiences with musical symbols and instrument discovery but is not yet ready for formal lessons and traditional music reading with an instrument.
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KINDERMUSIK Village

Age Range: birth - 18 months.
Class Structure: Eight units, each 8 weeks.
Class Length: 45 minutes.

Imagine your child swinging softly in a blanket or dancing with you around a maypole. Village provides a delightful environment unlike any other. Through a unique blend of multi-level activities that includes creative movement, vocal play, object and instrument exploration, and a colorful literature component, your baby's growth and development are stimulated and all of his senses engaged.
At this stage of development, your child is progressing through a receptive mode of learning. I am sure you have wondered what your baby is thinking as her eyes open wide and she stares and smiles. Well, while we can't know her thoughts for certain, during these moments of alert attention she probably is thinking that she is enjoying the stimulation of the experience. During a musical rocking or bouncing activity, for example, she feels the pleasure of movement that is beneficial to her—helping her develop her sense of internal balance.
Benefits for You and Your Child

Sample At Home Materials for Do-Si-Do (from Village Unit)

Enjoy the Journey All
Week Long

Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class. And your At Home materials you receive from your educator are just the tools you need to continue that one-of-a-kind experience together as a family. While we plant the seeds of learning through music in the classroom, you will use the At Home materials at home to cultivate lifelong learning. Family involvement in your child’s learning is a fundamental cornerstone of the Kindermusik philosophy because we believe the parent is the child’s most important teacher and the home is the most important place for a child’s learning to take root and grow. After all, there’s no better way to nurture your child’s development.

you’ll love doing it together – every day!

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KINDERMUSIK Our Time

 

Age Range: 18 months - 3 years.
Class Structure: Four units, each 16 weeks.
Class Length: 45 minutes.

Can you sound like an elephant? Or hop like a bunny? Our Time encourages your child to uncover an engaging musical world while building confidence, self-control and communications skills. Singing, imitating sounds, rhyming and object identification foster language skills. Creative movement to various musical “moods” develops a sense of balance, timing and spatial awareness. Listening and turn-taking encourage blossoming social skills.
Kindermusik Our Time is designed for children 1½ years to 3 years of age. Along with an accompanying parent or caregiver, children meet weekly for a 40-minute class and enjoy singing, moving, listening and interacting socially, and playing simple instruments.

Exploration Time encourages a child's discovery of specially designed instruments, textures, sounds and movements; language skills are fostered with singing, sound imitation, and vocal play; Music & Movement Story Time encourages emergent literacy skills; and creative dancing affirms a child's urge to move.
Benefits for You and Your Child

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Sample At Home Materials for Fiddle Dee Dee (from Our Time Unit)

Enjoy the Journey All
Week Long

Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class. And your At Home materials you receive from your educator are just the tools you need to continue that one-of-a-kind experience together as a family. While we plant the seeds of learning through music in the classroom, you will use the At Home materials at home to cultivate lifelong learning.

Family involvement in your child’s learning is a fundamental cornerstone of the Kindermusik philosophy because we believe the parent is the child’s most important teacher and the home is the most important place for a child’s learning to take root and grow. After all, there’s no better way to nurture your child’s development – and you’ll love doing it together – every day!

 

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KINDERMUSIK Imagine That

Age Range: 3 - 5+ years
Class Structure: Four units, each 16 weeks.
Class Length: 45 minutes.

Imagine That! takes you and your child on a musical journey of discovery and exploration…a journey limited only by the power of imagination. Pretend play activities are integrated with music, vocal development, storytelling, movement and literature to capture your child’s potential to learn and to encourage cognitive and literacy skills, creativity and individuality.
 Kindermusik Imagine That! is designed for active, energetic, enthusiastic, and imaginative 3- and 4-year-olds and encourages socialization, sharing, and participating in group activities. Singing becomes a focus for enhancing the preschooler's vocal development as her expressive language is just beginning to emerge. Parents are invited to participate in the last 15 minutes for Sharing Time of the 45-minute class.

Benefits for You and Your Child

• Nurtures your child's imagination and creativity.
• Creates a learning environment that integrates music, expressive language, peer interaction and pretend play.
• Challenges your child through activities that promote problem-solving, making choices and expressing ideas.
• Allows your child to have an active role in the development of music and movement activities.
• Uses music, literacy and drama to enhance language skills and pre-reading skills
• Encourages positive social outcomes through appropriate social responses in a group environment

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KINDERMUSIK Young Child

Age Range: 5 - 7 years
Class Structure: Four units, each 16 weeks.
Class Length: 60 minutes.

Listen as your child astonishes you with her 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.
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 4½ through 7 years, classes meet once a week for 60-75 minutes. Students explore many facets of the musical experience-speaking,
singing, moving, dancing, listening, creating and playing instruments, as well as learning about reading and writing music. As the capstone to the child's
Kindermusik journey, Young Child broadens and deepens the child's introduction to the fulfillment and excitement of musicianship.
Benefits for You and Your Child

• 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.

Enjoy the Journey
All Week Long

Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class. And your At Home materials you receive from your educator are just the tools you need to continue that one-of-a-kind experience together as a family. While we plant the seeds of learning through music in the classroom, you will use the At Home materials at home to cultivate lifelong learning.

Family involvement in your child’s learning is a fundamental cornerstone of the Kindermusik philosophy because we believe the parent is the child’s most important teacher and the home is the most important place for a child’s learning to take root and grow. After all, there’s no better way to nurture your child’s development – and you’ll love doing it together – every day!

 

• 1 song book (with words and music to all class music
• Glockenspiel (made in Germany)
• 1 Home CD (featuring all the songs and chants from class and more!)
• Set of stickers
• Canvas Kindermusik Bag
• Pairs of sticks
• Games bag
• Manipulatives (counters for staff work etc)
• Worksheets and flashcards

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