| Curricula |
Description |
Benefits to Child |
Family Music
For Babies
(0-18 months)
 |
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.
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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.)
 |
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.)
 |
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 |
Music Makers:
At Home in the
World
(5-6 yrs.)
 |
Part 1 of a sequential two-year program to give child
solid music making foundation.
- Training the ear.
- Coordinating body and voice.
- Establishing fundamental
musical skills.
- Dramatizing folk tales. |
- Establishes foundation for music literacy.
- Expands
listening capabilities through introduction of orchestral
instruments.
- Builds self-discipline and social skills
through ensemble development.
- Promotes independent
and group involvement.
- Builds skills that impact all
academic learning. |
Music Makers: Around the World
(6-7 yrs.)
 |
Part 2 of a sequential two-year program.
- Singing,
ear training, playing instruments, ensemble work and
creative movement.
- Children explore the music of
other cultures: Amerindian, African-American, British
and German.
- More focus on writing and reading music. |
- Enhances cultural awareness.
- Advances listening,
voice and body movement, as well as music literacy.
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Accentuates symbolic thinking, concentration, memory
and self-expression. |
Music Makers:
At the Keyboard
Year 1
(7-8 yrs.)
 |
Introductory method for groups of young beginners.
- Features a variety of activities which lay the foundation
for success at the keyboard.
- Builds on songs children
have come to love.
- Aural approach to music literacy
provides a natural pathway to reading.
- Approaches
music reading both aurally and visually. |
- Lays groundwork for keyboard success.
- Fosters
excitement and pride in making music both independently
and with others.
- Maintains holistic approach to music
learning. |
Music Makers:
At the Keyboard
Year 2
(8-9 yrs.)
 |
Part 2 of the keyboard program.
- Introduces much-loved
piano repertoire.
- Develops comprehensive musicianship
at the keyboard. |
- Enhances musicianship.
- Refines body control and
ear tuning.
- Continues to build foundation for life-long
instrument playing. |
