| A Village class provides a delightful environment unlike any other. Through a unique blend of multi-sensory activities that include creative movement, vocal play, object and instrument exploration as well as colorful literature, your baby’s growth and development are stimulated and all senses are engaged. Kindermusik 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.
- What you and your child will experience in class.
- Variety of Music -
Musical diversity promotes creativity and acceptance, and builds strong neural networks in a baby’s forming mind. In class you will listen, sing and move to songs, rhymes and sounds from all around the world.
Instrument Play - Exploration promotes intrigue and independence. In Village classes, children play with age appropriate, child-safe instruments that deepen their natural sense of rhythm. This helps develop a keen awareness of the distinguishing qualities of sounds, and encourages spontaneity and creativity.
Dance - A classroom full of babies and parents (or care givers) dancing together with their child, helps a little body develop the muscle strength needed to crawl and walk and helps a little heart to fall in love with the sheer joy of responding to music.
Together Time - A Kindermusik class is truly the essence of “quality time,” offering the parent a place to create special memories with their child, gain new insights into their child’s development and nurture their child’s natural love of music.
Story Time and Early Literacy - Listening to stories enhances language and speech development, fosters awareness of sounds, stimulates fantasy and imagination, and encourages a child’s natural love of stories.
- Learn more about the theme of the current and upcoming sessions:
- All Village classes are presented in sessions, and each session focuses on a particular theme. Here is some information about the current session, as well as the next sessions you can enroll in.
Summer Session – Peek-a-Boo (June 28 – August 21, 2010)
In Peek-a-Boo we will be singing and dancing to lively-up-beat multicultural and traditional songs. The parent and baby dances are designed to stimulate children’s eyes, body and mind, helping them to strengthen vital neural connections. There will be lots of hands on time with a variety of instruments.
Home Materials: CD, Story Book, and Duck Wash Mitt
Fall Session I – Zoom Buggy (August 23 – October 23, 2010)
The theme of Zoom Buggy is traveling about. We will sing and dance to a fun collection of songs about trains, wagons, cars and rocket ships. There is an emphasis on rhythm, movement, vocal play and development. We will play with lots of instruments such as bells, shakers and drums. The musical activities are carefully planned to stimulate the brain to promote physical, social, cognitive, emotional and language development.
Home Materials: CD, Story Book & Car Shaped Jingle Instrument
Fall Session II – Dream Pillow (October 25 – December 18, 2010)
The tender and loving interaction that defines children’s bedtime ritual is the essence of Dream Pillow. Although Dream Pillow conjures sleepy images, there are also many energetic and playful activities such as a maypole dance with large scarves. Babies wil play with drums, clackers, egg shakers, chime-balls and baby bells. We will hear slide whistles and play with resonator bars. The musical activities in this unit stimulate the brain and promote physical, cognitive, emotional and language development.
Home Materials: Cd, Story Book & Star Shape Instrument
- What Home Materials are provided?
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- CD featuring all the songs and chants from class
- Board book in the class theme with delightful, colorful artwork
- Percussive Instrument with each new unit
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