Music for Developing through Imagination

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Kindermusik Level 4

• independent 4 – 5 year olds

• Weekly 45 minute structured class session
  • 45 min. independent participation on-site
  • last 15 min. parent & siblings join in music making
  • virtual students will need support during class

2021 Summer Session is for 5-7 year olds

• Tuesdays           3:00  pm. 

2021-22 Session is for 4-5 year olds

• Thursdays           3:30  pm.   

With the music and additional resources that are included with your enrollment, you will have plenty of creative ideas to infuse your daily routines with music and meet the needs of your child in so many ways: physically, mentally and emotionally… together… through music connections.

This program is right for your child if:

Your child participates fully independent and is ready to delve into more complex songs, dances, rhythms as well as acting out parts of our stories, and creating their own. 

Enrollment in a Nutshell

During our typical school year programs, we enjoy a succession of delightfully themed units, each of which include access to a new album as well as a physical book and instrument or prop.  ALL included for $70 / month when enrolled for the ongoing session. 

Enroll at any time, and continue enrollment easily through different units, with tuition prorated to your start date. 

• Separate Multi-age Events with Seasonal themes offered one Saturday each month for your family to enjoy together.  Register for one, or more, that work into your schedule.  (see PLAYDATES below).
• Children chosen for this class are developing group cohesion and are preparing to work as a team through our pinnacle program, the Level 5 program for Young Musicians during the next 2 years.

For the Level 5 program starting in the Fall, Enrollment is $80 a month for a session subscription, and includes 30 lessons from Sept. through mid- May.  This progressive interactive Music Theory curriculum includes solid Core 15 week units Fall & Spring,  each of which includes music, books, instruments & more.   

Students enrolled in THIS Level 4 program will have the first opportunity to enroll in this Level 5 program, and will have a voice in determining the day & time for the class that school year.

Your 4 – 5 year old is ready to use a variety of concepts across multiple learning experiences.  For example, exploring HIGH and LOW with our hands, with our bodies, with our voices, with props like scarves, with instruments that have high and low sounds, in stories with sound effects, and at the correct time in a piece of music.   All of these skills are wrapped up in specifically designed activities that engage their mind through imaginative storytelling throughout the class.  You would be amazed at the many stories about familiar activities in a park… playgrounds, nature walks, picnics… and the learning that is infused into these stories.

You’ll join the fun for the final activities and watch as your child begins to master music terms and concepts, building a strong foundation for learning in other subjects like math, reading, and writing.

• Kindermusik Home Materials

  Because Kindermusik so strongly believes that all children learn the most from their home experiences and interactions with their parents and siblings, each unit comes with a set of home materials that provide high-quality tools for continuing the learning at home.   Your enrollment for each unit includes new music, story, activity starters, developmental resources, and more. 

  Have you downloaded the new Kindermusik APP on your phone or mobile device yet.  This gives you access to a wonderful collection of music as a great start for your music library.  AND…

  For each new unit of Kindermusik you are enrolled, a new album of music will be UNLOCKED with a new amazing set of songs and music to enjoy during our lessons together.

  Included in your enrollment, for EACH NEW UNIT, you child will enjoy an ACTIVITY book that includes an engaging story they will love, as well as a percussion or melodic instrument.

  IF you prefer a digital format for the materials, you can choose DIGITAL home materials are accessible on any computer or mobile device and includes the e-book of the unit story, and 7 other delightful “starter” activities for the two of you to view and engage in enhancements to the lesson.  You will also be able to download and PRINT many of the activities as well as Lyrics to the songs, and more.  lifetime ONLINE access to each new unit of Kindermusik@Home, which includes integrated children’s eBook, along with a treasure trove of developmentally appropriate activities that will give children a lifelong love of music and a strong early foundation for learning. And with each activity, parents learn how and why that activity enhances a child’s learning and development. Kindermusik@Home is available through the web on tablet, mobile, and PC devices – ready to use wherever your family wanders.  It’s Kindermusik at your fingertips.  Be aware, these are not games for your child to play independently online, each activity is designed to be a jumpstart for engaging in interactive play with your child, or set up a scenario for their creative and ongoing pretend play. 

  Of  course, you can choose BOTH for a low additional cost, just connect with Ms Debbie to inquire about this digital option.

  Through these multi-sensory music activities, your child can develop a wide variety of school readiness skills, such as turn-taking, social skills, and active listening.  Repetition of these activities also promotes the ongoing development of their language, social and emotional skills, early math and early literacy, physical coordination, creativity, and more. Plus, your child will learn basic music concepts, vocabulary and notation–all setting the stage for future school success and formal music lessons.

Our 2021-22 Session includes 34 weeks with a sequence of 5 week units with unique themes and developmental focus.  The stated month is generally when they occur or start, then flow into the next month. 

• Sept:  Giggles:  expanding HUMOR 
•           Self-awareness & Social Development
• Oct.:  Dance with Me:  exploring Dance styles 
•           Self-awareness & Social Development
• Nov:   Jazz Kitchen :  Food & Kitchen Play 
•           Enhancing Routines & Rituals

Holiday break 

• Jan. :  Feel the Music:  Exploring Emotions in Music
•           Dynamics, Major/Minor & Social / Emotional Development   
• Feb. :  Join the Parade:  Vehicles that GO
•           Ensemble Development, Dynamics 
• Mar. :  Under the Rainbow:  Colors in our World
•           Melodic Direction & Ensemble Development 
• April:   Sounds Abound:   Sound Exploration 
•           Timbre & Graphic Notation 

Throughout ALL the weeks, Students are invited to follow through on interesting “homework” to continue to engage them through out the week, supported by emails and posts to our private FB group.  We’ll also share tips, resources, and ideas for infusing music into your daily routines, and developing rituals for relationship building.  

https://musiconnx.com/programs/saturdays/This could be your first Kindermusik experience to enjoy together, or…      This could become an anticipated monthly family ritual.