Why are Early Childhood Music classes important?
Music and movement classes for infants and toddlers don’t just provide a playful musical experience, they have a lot of fringe benefits!
Classes focus on the developmental needs of children, giving them the tools to understand and express feelings, to connect language and movement, to manage energy and emotion. Music and movement classes can aid in physical fitness, balance and coordination, as well as help develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Children who can follow the beat in music, and who can clap or move to a rhythm are also more likely to become good readers.
What to Expect
During class, you and your child will be introduced to a wide variety of activities. There will be fingerplays for rhythm and fine motor skill development, active songs to work on a sense of beat and to encourage graceful movement, stop & start songs and other activities to help with impulse control, as well as cuddle songs to help your child learn to become calm.
The repertoire introduced during class will include selections from different time periods, different cultures, and will include different genres as well as a variety of musical sounds. This helps your child develop an extensive vocabulary of musical patterns which provides a good foundation for formal music lessons later on.
Classes are very active, so be ready to jump, twirl, dance, march and bang!
When you can join us
We have 4 different session during the year. You can join us in October, January, March or July for the full 8-week session.
You can join us remotely at any time for a free trial class!