Kindermusik Village
Newborns to 17 months

Kindermusik Village provides natural learning from the very first days of life, with you as the center of your child’s discovery. A Village class engages your baby’s senses, and rewards curiosity with object and instrument exploration, vocal play, singing, creative movement and literature, and sign language. Multi-level activities encourage you to make creative choices as baby grows from lap baby to crawler to walker!  This is a 14 week class, using two different curriculum packages.  Enrollment is on-going throughout the fall.  You are welcome to join at any time, as class will be pro-rated.

What A Parent & Child Will Experience In Class:
Variety of Music Musical diversity builds strong neural networks in a baby’s forming mind, which is why each Kindermusik semester contains an array of styles, sounds, and genres.
Instrument Play Age-appropriate experiences with child-safe instruments enhance a sense of rhythm and steady beat, develops a keen awareness of the distinguishing qualities of sound, and encourages spontaneity and creativity.
Dance A classroom full of baby and adult pairs dancing together helps a little body develop the muscle strength needed to crawl and walk and helps a little heart to fall in love with the sheer joy of responding to music.
Together Time A Kindermusik class is truly the essence of “quality time,” offering the parent a place to create special memories with their child, gain new insights into their child’s development, and nurture their child’s natural love of music.
Expert Advice A Kindermusik Educator explains “what-to-watch-for” every step of the way and how each activity enhances a child’s complete development. Learning Continues at Home With the home materials, and the learning continues at home with the child’s best teacher—the parent!

	Feathers:  September 21 to Nov. 6 (first 7 weeks) The musical poems of Woody Guthrie, bird songs, and the naturally occurring sounds in nature help babies develop an early appreciation—and accelerated aptitude—for language, movement, and music in this class. Home Materials: CD with over 25 specially-selected recordings from class, Little Bird shaker instrument, a colorful picture book of birds—Feathers, and a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall that strengthens vision and promotes early literacy.
	Do-Si-Do:  Nov. 9 to Jan. 8 (second 7 weeks) Pick up your baby and dance. Dance the Charleston, the Tango, and the Cha-Cha and learn why dancing with your baby helps develop vital learning skills—from head-to-toe. In this class, play a variety of baby appropriate instruments, a dance with fun props. Home Materials: CD with songs from class, an instrument—yellow Do-Si-Do clacker, a picture board book—Do-Si-Do—with lilting move-to-it rhyming text, and a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall that strengthens vision and promotes early literacy.

Enrollment Includes:

• Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and babies, ages newborn to 18 months
• Class of no more than 12 babies with parents
• 16-week semester with two different, eight week themes (length may vary by location)
• Weekly 45-minute class that includes new and unique parent and baby activities
• Two sets of At Home Materials—one for each mini-theme—each including a CD of music from class, literature board book, age-appropriate instrument, and a set of art banners
• Learn over 30 songs, lullabies, and nursery rhymes and play over 200 activities together by the semester’s end