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ages newborn to 20 mos.
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Cock-a-doodle-Moo!
-- Hop on the hayride-it's time to head for the farm! In this class, you will sing
songs about the farm, including "Old MacDonald," "Hayride," and "Clever Cows." You'll
engage in rituals and playful activities with your baby, including infant massage,
lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time.
Home Materials: CD of beautifully arranged songs from class, The
Rhythm of My Day a colorful picture board book with class themes,
a set of Art Banners, and an instrument for music-making at home.
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ages 1 1/2 to 3 years.
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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.
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ages 3 to 4 years.
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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.
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ages 5 to 7 years.
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ages 5 to 7 years.
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Semester One
-- Everything your child learns later in semesters 2, 3, and 4 begins with this early
introduction to singing, reading, and writing music and rhythm. Through dances and
games that focus on rhythmic development, we'll learn a keyboard instrument-the
glockenspiel-which will be used throughout all the Young Child classes. Your At
Home Materials provide the music, instruments, stickers, and activities for a home
version of the same playful activities you'll hear about from class, so your child - and
you!-can learn where you're most comfortable: at home.
Home Materials: Children's Folder with stickers, games bag, and
Music At Home Cards, Family Songbook, Home CD of music from class, glockenspiel,
and canvas bag (during first semester).
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ages 5 to 7 years.
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Semester Three
-- Appalachian music is a featured musical style this semester. First, you and your
child will build a two-stringed dulcimer instrument with materials that we'll provide.
Then in class we'll learn to play chords and simple melodies on the instrument you
built together. We'll also explore rhythm concepts through dance with an introduction
to the basic steps in jazz, ballet, and tap dances. Your Home Materials include
dulcimer-making materials, activity cards, and music that features recordings from
Appalachia, African-America, and Native American music, as well as the Western Art
music of the Nutcracker Suite.
Home Materials: Children's Folder with stickers, games bag, and
Music At Home Cards, Family Songbook, Home CD of music from class, and dulcimer.
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