| Curricula |
Description |
Benefits to Child |
Family Music
For Babies
(0-18 months)
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Bonds the child and parent/caregiver. Introduces playful musical activities.
- Bouncing and rocking songs.
- Wiggle and peek-a-boo games.
- Singing, dancing and moving.
Teacher plays the role of coach. Parents learn ways to play musically with their babies in arms. |
- Nurtures a bond of love and security.
- Increases child's curiosity about music.
- Develops child's listening skills and sense of flow and beat through movement.
-Provides model for both parent/caregiver and child. |
Family Music
For Toddlers
(18 mo.-3 yrs.)
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Once babies start walking, everything changes.
- Children explore and experiment with the world of sound more on their own.
- These "learners in constant motion" get to sing, chant, move, dance, listen and play simple instruments.
Stimulates musical interaction between child and parent. |
- Channels toddler's energy productively.
- Facilitates expression of feelings.
- Assists memory through repetition.
- Develops further musical aptitude and focused listening. |
The Cycle of
Seasons
(3-4 yrs.)
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Musical celebration of the four seasons.
- Activities build on the child's growing independence and competencies. Nurtures three year olds' ability to use language.
- Capitalizes on the child's delight in dramatic play within the musical context.
Lessons include: songs, movement activities, exploration of instruments and imaginative stories for children to make their own. |
- Enhances moving, singing and talking skills.
- Develops listening, focused attention and self-expression skills.
- Taps into the child's vivid imagination.
- Lays foundation for creative development via story-telling and play-dance response to poetry |
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