Early Childhood Camps and Classes
Little Music Makers
For children ages birth to 3 and an adult.
Little Music Makers focuses on the musical development of young children within a child-centered environment. Through informal instruction, this class will guide the development of musical understanding by providing a rich musical environment, including singing, rhythmic chanting, playing instruments, and stylistic movement. Each child will be guided in a developmentally appropriate manner to establish a musical foundation in preparation for formal music learning. Materials include a CD, and an age appropriate instrument.
Music for Young Minds
For children ages 3 1/2 to 6 and an adult.
This class will continue a child's musical development by bridging the gap between informal and formal guidance. It will provide instruction on beat competency in both duple and triple meter through the use of rhythmic poems and instruments. It will encourage free movement through creative movement activities as well as work on the development of listening skills and audiation. Children will learn to develop and expand their singing voice through multicultural folk music. They will be given both individualized and class instruction while learning musical skills and most importantly, having fun. Materials include a CD, and an age appropriate instrument.
Music Moves: Beginning Class Piano
For children ages 6 to 8 years.
Music Moves for beginning pianists will focus on developing the entire musician, including the student's ability to sing, to move gracefully, to audiate musical substance with understanding, and to make a physical connection to music. The development of musicianship skills will be in conjunction with a systematic presentation of developing piano skills, such as keyboard knowledge, technique and body awareness, and notation using traditional folk literature.
Suzuki Violin
For children ages 4 to 12.
Suzuki Guitar
For children ages 4 to 12.
Suzuki Piano
For children ages 4 to 12.
About Suzuki
More than forty years ago, Suzuki realized the implications of the fact that children all over the world learn to speak their native language with ease. He began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to the learning of music, and called his method the mother-tongue approach. The ideas of parent responsibility, loving encouragement, constant repetition, etc., are some of the special features of the Suzuki approach. A weekly lesson and periodic group lessons will be offered. Parents are required to attend lessons, as they will be the coaches in home practicing.
The Suzuki Program is a trimester program and will begin in April.