Kindermusik is the community of families
and teachers passionately committed to bringing music to children's
lives through developmentally appropriate curricula, CDs, books,
instruments, and activities for our classes and for family time
at home.
Kindermusik's philosophy is founded upon rigorous research and our fundamental
beliefs:
• Every parent is the child's most important teacher.
• Every child is musical.
• The home is the most important learning environment.
• Music nurtures a child's cognitive, emotional, social, language, and
physical development.
• Every child should experience the joy, fun, and learning which music
brings to life.
Classes
Each Kindermusik class is a world of discovery and adventure. In every class,
you'll witness your child's developmental evolution in language skills, literacy,
listening, problem solving, social skills, self-esteem, and musicality. And
it happens within a nurturing environment-full of energy, imagination, music,
dancing, and playful delight.
Kindermusik provides the time and tools to help bring the power of music into
your home and your child's life forever. An integral part of every Kindermusik
program, your Kindermusik At-Home Materials include the highest-quality music
CDs, creative activities, beautifully illustrated children's books, and specially
designed instruments-created to complement the music and Kindermusik classroom
experience.
By adding new concepts and challenges along the way, each age-appropriate program
acts as a stepping stone to the next-paving the way to a musical journey that
can last seven magnificent, musical years.
Age Range:
Newborn to 1-1/2 yrs
Class Structure:
Eight units, each eight-weeks long.
Class Length:
45 minutes.
Imagine your child swinging softly in a blanket
or dancing with you around a maypole. Village provides a delightful
environment unlike any other. Through a unique blend of multi-level
activities that includes creative movement, vocal play, object
and instrument exploration, and a colorful literature component,
your baby’s growth and development are stimulated and all
of his senses engaged.
Kindermusik Village, for children newborn to 1½ years of age, incorporates
the most current research on early childhood development and provides families
a special place for learning and connecting with other parents and babies through
music and movement. High quality, professionally created class and At Home
materials include Kindermusik Foundations of Learning, insights based on current
research that educate parents about their babies' unique development.
Benefits for Your Child and You
• Educates you about your baby's total development through Kindermusik
Foundations of Learning - statements based on the most recent research.
• Encourages joyful participation in a music making community.
• Nurtures bonding between you and your child through intentional touch
warm-ups, exercises, interactive dances and musical play.
• Provides natural connections between singing and reading out loud, listening
and communicating through literature books.
Enjoy the Journey All Week Long
Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class. And your At Home materials you
receive from your educator are just the tools you need to continue that one-of-a-kind
experience together as a family. While we plant the seeds of learning through
music in the classroom, you will use the At Home materials at home to cultivate
lifelong learning.
Family involvement in your child’s learning is a fundamental cornerstone
of the Kindermusik philosophy because we believe the parent is the child’s
most important teacher and the home is the most important place for a child’s
learning to take root and grow. After all, there’s no better way to nurture
your child’s development – and you’ll love doing it together – every
day!
Age Range:
1½ to 3 years.
Class Structure:
Four units, each 15 weeks.
Class Length:
45 minutes.
Can you sound like an elephant? Or hop like
a bunny? Our Time encourages your child to uncover an engaging
musical world while building confidence, self-control and communications
skills. Singing, imitating sounds, rhyming and object identification
foster language skills. Creative movement to various musical “moods” develops
a sense of balance, timing and spatial awareness. Listening and
turn-taking encourage blossoming social skills.
Kindermusik Our Time is designed for children 1½ years to 3 years of
age. Along with an accompanying parent or caregiver, children meet weekly for
a 45-minute class and enjoy singing, moving, listening and interacting socially,
and playing simple instruments. Exploration Time encourages a child's discovery
of specially designed instruments, textures, sounds and movements; language
skills are fostered with singing, sound imitation, and vocal play; Music & Movement
Story Time encourages emergent literacy skills; and creative dancing affirms
a child's urge to move.
Benefits for Your Child and You
• Recognizes your child's need for both freedom to try and the assurance
of your support.
• Educates you about the interactive nature of the total development of
your child through music, movement and literacy.
• Promotes joyful music making as a community.
• Encourages the building of characteristics related to successful learning
in school: self-confidence, curiosity, self-expression, social skills and cooperation.
Enjoy the Journey All Week Long
Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class. And your At Home materials you
receive from your educator are just the tools you need to continue that one-of-a-kind
experience together as a family. While we plant the seeds of learning through
music in the classroom, you will use the At Home materials at home to cultivate
lifelong learning.
Family involvement in your child's learning is a fundamental cornerstone of
the Kindermusik philosophy because we believe the parent is the child’s
most important teacher and the home is the most important place for a child’s
learning to take root and grow. Afterall, there’s no better way to nurture
your child’s development – and you’ll love doing it together – every
day!
Age Range:
3 to 5 years.
Class Structure:
Four units, each 15 weeks.
Class Length:
45 minutes.
Imagine That! takes you and your child on a musical journey
of discovery and exploration…a journey limited only by the power of imagination.
Pretend play activities are integrated with music, vocal development, storytelling,
movement and literature to capture your child’s potential to learn and
to encourage cognitive and literacy skills, creativity and individuality.
Kindermusik Imagine That! is designed for active, energetic, enthusiastic,
and imaginative 3- and 4-year-olds and encourages socialization, sharing, and
participating in group activities. Singing becomes a focus for enhancing the
preschooler's vocal development as her expressive language is just beginning
to emerge. Parents are invited to participate in the last 15 minutes for Sharing
Time of the 45-minute class.
Benefits for Your Child and You
• Nurtures your child's imagination and creativity.
• Creates a learning environment that integrates music, expressive language,
peer interaction and pretend play.
• Challenges your child through activities that promote problem-solving,
making choices and expressing ideas.
• Allows your child to have an active role in the development of music
and movement activities.
Enjoy the Journey All Week Long
Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class. And your At Home materials you
receive from your educator are just the tools you need to continue that one-of-a-kind
experience together as a family. While we plant the seeds of learning through
music in the classroom, you will use the At Home materials at home to cultivate
lifelong learning.
Family involvement in your child’s learning is a fundamental cornerstone
of the Kindermusik philosophy because we believe the parent is the child’s
most important teacher and the home is the most important place for a child’s
learning to take root and grow. After all, there’s no better way to nurture
your child’s development – and you’ll love doing it together – every
day!
Age Range:
3 to 5 years.
Class Structure:
Six units, each 10 weeks long.
Class Length:
30 minutes.
Music Box is a developmentally appropriate curriculum
for musical learning designed specifically for children enrolled in a preschool.
Parents: Ask your child care or preschool director about the benefits of early
musical learning and how she incorporates music into your child’s learning
experience. If Kindermusik is not being offered, please make the suggestion.
Music Box helps your preschooler explore the world with exciting games and
interactive songs that foster self-expression and creativity. Tapping out rhythms
on sticks, shaking jingle bells, moving, dancing and singing are all part of
your child’s play in the Music Box world.
Benefits for Your Child and You
• Musical experiences reinforce concepts such as numbers, colors, shapes
and letters.
• Prepares your child for elementary school by establishing listening and
attention skills, self confidence and reading readiness.
• Fosters development of gross locomotor, fine motor skills and coordination
through developmentally appropriate music and movement activities.
Enjoy the Journey All Week Long
Kindermusik is much more than a weekly class. And your At Home materials are
just the tools you need to continue that one-of-a-kind experience together
as a family. While we plant the seeds of learning through music in the classroom,
you will use the At Home materials at home to cultivate lifelong learning.
Age Range
Newborn to 7 years.
Class Structure:
5 session
Class Length:
varies with each camp.
Music, Stories, Crafts, and Fun
FREE activities! Scroll down and click your child's age range for sound clips
and musical learning activities from a Kindermusik summer camp.
Inspire your child's love of learning in only five lessons. In a Kindermusik
summer camp, blow music bubbles. Play parachute and kite games. Make yard art
from a glue jar. Sing. All these summer camp activities—the music, stories,
and crafts—are designed to nurture your child's natural curiosity, one
that eventually draws her toward learning new words, new numbers, and new big
ideas.
Plus every Kindermusik summer camp provides a set of At Home Materials:
Literature Book: Children learn best through repetition, which means "read
it again, mommy."
CD: Music boosts memory and a child's ability to learn new words.
Special Materials: A duck-shaped mirror, a lyric poster, or "go outside" ideas
for you and your child. |