45 minute Music classes for 3 – 5 year olds
(may include family sharing time of 10-15 minutes)
- Tuesday 11:00am
- Wednesday 11:00am
- Thursday 11:00am
- Friday 11:00am
At Musikids Kathryn has a special interest and ability to understand and communicate with this group of creative thinkers aged 3 to 5 years. These little troopers arrive with a smile and stories to tell! They leave Musikids with a song, a new beat and much more!
The Kindermusik Laugh & Learn program, continues creative musical development while building up to or enhancing preschool learning. To foster fine motor skills, more instruments are introduced, as the children are encouraged to handle them with care.
Basic elements from the concepts such as rhythm, pitch, and timbre are developed. As expressive language is just beginning to emerge. It explores the use of the voice; developing their singing voices as well as vocal expression.
These young children are learning to be self-sufficient in a group setting of peers, while many times still needing the emotional security provided by a parent. This child experiences both in Musikids. Caregivers participate in the last 10-15 minutes of class ensuring the learning continues at home with each child’s best teacher: the parent!
Activities
- Experiencing a variety of sounds and learning how sounds are produced by playing musical instruments, speaking or singing
- Playing instruments with an emphasis on steady beat, repeated rhythm patterns, graphic notation, and ensemble music
- Ensemble Development, an activity that builds the skills preschoolers need in order to create music within a group
- Engaging in creative expression and language play, expressing feelings and ideas through movement and music
- Pre-reading music and learning to interpret graphic notation symbols, a precursor to learning traditional music symbols
Skills & Benefits
- Increased attention and focus; growing ability to memorize and recall
- Growing ability to detect patterns, nuances, and timbre in sounds, a critical skill for music and language development
- Experience waiting patiently, taking turns, working cooperatively in a group and communicating effectively and respectfully
- Wider vocabulary and knowledge of story structures; critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Learning how to decode and interpret symbols, skills necessary for reading, math, and music
*You can view all classes scheduled by going to the timetable.