Early Childhood Music
Your child will discover music in various styles through singing, movement, and playing instruments while interacting with peers in an age specific, education-focused, and fun environment. Through the foundations of music, your child will explore and develop core preschool developmental concepts such as numbers, letters, sharing, and cooperation.
Fall 2011 Early Childhood Music Classes will now be offered in Midlothian in addition to our Mechanicsville location!
(ages 3-5)
- are fast paced to keep up with your busy little one.
- contain independent movement activities.
- have lots of interaction with peers and teacher.
- explore musical concepts such as loud/soft, fast/slow, short/long and keeping a steady beat.
- include lots of Singing.
- teach Finger Plays.
- practice Rhythm Rhymes.
- use instruments such as shakers, scrapers, and other various percussion instruments.
- work on students' fine and gross motor skills.
- have fun listening activities.
- have themes and concepts over each 6 week course.
- contain the overall themes and concepts of: Names, Colors, Animals, Letters, Numbers, Body Parts, Seasons, Holidays, Personal Space, Taking turns, and Sharing.
- have a CD Included!
(ages 10 months-3 years)
- are specifically geared towards this young age.
- explore the world of music.
- include lots of singing.
- use instruments played by scraping, tapping and shaking.
- teach concepts at the basic level.
- show musical opposites (Loud, Soft, Fast, Slow, Short, Long).
- demonstrate how to keep a Steady Beat.
- contain movement activities assisted by caregiver.
- follow a gentle approach.
- have lots of repetition.
- have themes and concepts over each 6 week course.
- contain the overall themes and concepts of: Names, Colors, Animals, Letters, Numbers, Body Parts, Seasons, Holidays, Personal Space, Taking turns, and Sharing.
- have a CD Included!