Away We Go!
-- Hop on the train, get in the car, board
the plane, and Away We Go! This class
focuses on transportation, a favorite
topic for toddlers who are on the go, go,
go! Sing and play along with favorite
songs, such as “I’ve Been Workin’ on the
Railroad” and “Wheels on the Bus”. Explore
fast and slow, smooth and bumpy, and high
and low. Read stories about ways to get
around. Shiny Dinah tells the story of a
train, and Giddy-Up! has a horse,
speedboat, racecar, and more to help you
get where you want to go.
Home Materials: Double
CD featuring songs from class; two
interactive story books—Shiny Dinah
and Giddy-Up! to develop early
literacy skills; Home Activity Book, and
two harmonicas designed for toddlers
Imagine That—3.5 to 5 years, adult joins
final 15 minutes of class
Toys I
Make, Trips I Take
-- Think of it like taking a course
inside a child’s imagination. We’ll use
the theme of a toy shop to make our
pretend-creations, using rhythm and
songs with every imaginary saw, hammer,
and nail. The result is building the
preschooler’s sense of a sequence of
events, which is good for storytelling,
as well as making his ideas a reality.
Home Materials: Two
books—If I Had a Big Blue Boat
and Tippity Tippity Too, Toys
I Make, Trips I Take Play Set, Two Home
CDs, Family Activity Book, and a drum.
Family
Time
--mixed
age,
infant
through
age 5, with adult
In Make Way for
Music, families
will sing, dance, and move their way
through an exploration of several elements
of music: beat and rhythm, concepts and
contrasts (such as staccato and legato,
high and low, the major scale, and
arpeggios), the human voice, instrument
families, and ensemble. They’ll engage in
developmentally appropriate activities
that the whole family can enjoy together,
including fingerplays, songs, circle
dances, story time, and family jam.
Home Materials: Two
books—Drum Circle and Animals
on Parade, two Home CDs,
Family Guide, an instrument-matching
board game and two fingerdrums.
MusiKids--ages 5 and 6 years, parent
joins for final 10 minutes of class
Children around this age are ready to
begin learning some formal musical
knowledge, but still need to have fun!
This class is designed to be a fun
introduction to general music, and
includes dancing, singing, rhythm, note
and symbol reading, music history, and
beginning piano. Perfect for your aspiring
little musician!
(MusiKids is not a Kindermusik curriculum.
It was developed by Green Grass Music to
prepare children for the transition into
private music lessons).
