PRElude
early childhood music classes
Open to students from Birth - Kindergarten
Mission: We will provide children and/caretakers with a hands-on, meaningful music and movement experience. This class introduces sound patterns, pulse/beat recognition, language retention, kinesthetic awareness and the early foundations of musicianship and literacy.
Loosely based on Gordon Institute for Music Learning (GIML) approach for Early Childhood Music Education Sequencing, children will gain experience with a variety of tonal centers, patterns, and modalities as well as various rhythmic meters. Songs without words help children to strictly listen to the musical aspects of a song while songs with words help to further language acquisition. Movement and play-based activities, as well as the use of manipulatives (scarves, egg shakers, parachutes) will help children gain kinesthetic awareness.
Not only will children and caretakers gain a meaningful musical experience but they will engage in early social interactions and developmentally appropriate educational play.
summer 2024 Program:
In addition to our school-aged programs, we will also be running our Prelude/Early Childhood program, for the week. Families can sign up for the full week or through a cohort model. Prelude classes will be 40 minutes in length per class.
Cohort 1: Monday/Wednesday/Friday
Cohort 2: Tuesday/Thursday
Drop-ins are also available at an additional cost.
Time: TBD
Tuition: $35 per class
*Please note- all Prelude classes require a parent, guardian, or caretaker to be present with the child for the duration of the class.
