Babies newborn to age 18 months and their caregivers will enjoy 8 weeks of Zoom Buggy and 8 weeks of Dream Pillow. Each baby will receive 2 sets of materials-see pictures. This is a special curriculum for me as this was the first one that my son and I did as a Kindermusik family. The total cost for 16 weeks is $234 and includes tuition and both sets of materials. Payment plan is available. New semester starts Thursday, October 9 at 9:30 am.

Village-ages newborn to 18 months
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: A picture board book with charming farm animals and the sounds they make—Cock-a-doodle-Moo, a CD of the songs heard in class, a Sunshine Jingle instrument for music-making at home, and a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall.
$37 materials + $80 tuition *8 week semester * Thursday 9:30 am * Enroll anytime!!

Our Time-ages 18 months to 3 years
Milk & Cookies
Make everyday home activities and chores easier and more fun with music! Cook and sing to “The Muffin Man”; dust and clean to the original song “In My House”; get ready to wash clothes to the delightful poem “Washing Machine”. Baking cookies, eating cupcakes, blowing on hot cross buns, wiggling like jelly, going grocery shopping and making tea are all represented in familiar as well as new songs. Move, play, and sing together in developmentally appropriate activities created just for 1 ½ to 3-year-olds. Capture the familiar and new moments of the day and learn how music can impact your toddler.
Home Materials: Double CD featuring songs from class; two books—At My House and Cookies, two Home CDs, stir xylophone instrument, and a Home Activity Book—all arriving in a durable lunch bag.
$57 materials + $150 tuition * 15 week semester *starts Sept 6 at 4:00

Young Child Semester One ages 5 to 7
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).
$82 materials + $180 tuition * 15 week semester *Saturday 2:00 pm *Enroll anytime

I’m excited to offer piano lessons in addition to Kindermusik.  I have 2 curricula that I use, both from Alfred.  “Music for Little Mozarts” is a wonderful curriculum for ages 4-6.  It combines fun, play along with learning in a way that is perfect for this age.  It is a  22-week course with 4 semesters (approximately 2 years).   The lessons are approximately 30 minutes for $10/week paid in advance for the whole 22-weeks (payment plan is available).

For older children, I use a curriculum that is self-paced.  The lessons are 30 minutes weekly for $15/week paid monthly. 

Please call to schedule a time to come by and peruse the curriculum and have any questions answered.  This would be a great opportunity for your child and Ms Tanya to meet.

623-544-6681 or 623-308-7402

"Musical Motivation" for children and their grown-ups
 
How can we help our children keep building their interest and love of 
music?  Here are a few ideas you can use at home—much will depend on 
the ages of your children, and some will apply better to certain 
ages.  Basically, just as elementary school teachers 
suggest "littering your house with books" to encourage young 
children's reading and enjoyment of reading, I would say, "litter 
your house with music"!  That is, put it all around your house and 
family, so it becomes an important part of your everyday life.
 
--Use your home materials; use your family activity book in Our Time 
for activities to do at home; do the "bring to class" projects in 
Imagine That and the at-home activities in Young Child; practice with 
your child so he can feel successful playing in class.  Let your 
child teach you how to play a song she is learning to play.  
Sometimes it's rewarding for your child when you let her start from 
the beginning, remind you how to hold your mallets, point out the 
notes you miss, and so on.  This also helps her to learn they don't 
need to be perfect when even grown-ups forget things and make 
mistakes.
 
--Sing, dance, and play music at home--often--Kindermusik CDs, other 
good children's music, your own favorite "family appropriate" singers 
and musicians.  Make it a fun part of your family's day as often as 
possible.  Remind children that the music we make by singing and 
playing instruments is also "real music"—not just what comes out of 
the CD player!
 
--Listen to a wide variety of music--classical, folk, country, jazz, 
a bit of rock and pop, music from other countries.  Borrow some CDs 
from the library with out-of-the-ordinary music to find out what you 
and your family like.
 
--Create a "music basket" for your family, and put in your egg 
shakers, zig zag blocks, fiddlesticks, resonator bars, slide 
whistles, drums, tambourines, and any other music-making objects you 
can find.  Even make a few of your own!  Put it in the same room with 
a CD player so it's easy to put on some music and march, dance, and 
play--often.  Try to avoid the temptation to ask your children 
to "not make so much noise"    Of course, some instruments, like 
slide whistles and loud drums, make great basement and 
outdoor "parade" instruments!
 
--When you get to Imagine That and Young Child, keep your child's 
current instrument and bag very handy for them to get out.  Yes, 
sometimes that means you'll get to class without your slide whistle, 
drum, book, folder, or glockenspiel--but it's so much better to 
actually use them during the week--and your child can share with a 
friend or use a spare from his teacher in class.
 
--If you--Mom or Dad--play an instrument, play it for and with your 
child.  It doesn't matter if you last played it in junior high and 
it's been in the attic since then.  Children enjoy hearing it 
because: A--it's a real instrument, not just the sound of one on CD, 
and B--it's Mom or Dad playing it.  Ask other family members to share 
whatever they may play--maybe Grandpa plays a bit of piano, Grandma 
plays the accordion, or Uncle Joe plays the balalaika (or whatever :-
) ).  It's a great way to share your family's culture and history as 
well as music, and often others will not think anyone would want to 
hear them unless they're asked.
 
--If you have older children, or older cousins, have a family music 
night where everybody plays something--whatever instrument they're 
learning to play, or sing a song.  Have everybody join in for a sing-
a-long and/or "family jam" with all those instruments from the music 
basket.
 
--If you have relatives and friends with older children, go to some 
middle school and high school concerts.  They're cheap, usually free, 
and children can hear others who are still learning to play and 
sing.  High school musicians are often very accomplished already.  
Find out what your local high school is performing for a spring play 
or musical.  Look for local productions of ballet, like The 
Nutcracker at Christmastime.
 
--Look for family concerts and events in your area.  I know this is 
harder in smaller communities, but maybe you can sometimes make it a 
special event on a trip to a larger city.  Orchestras, bands, choirs, 
parades, theater, ballet, puppet shows, children's performers, summer 
concerts in the park...the list is almost endless.
 
--If you're not ready to invest in a piano, look for an electronic 
keyboard--one that is more than a kids' toy without being a huge 
investment.  Put it in a place where your child can easily play it 
(not "play with it") and explore it--simply expect them to treat it 
kindly and gently--playing with fingers, not fists or feet, not 
putting food or drinks near it, and so on.  You could even consider 
looking for a used child-size violin or guitar--not to start lessons 
on it, just to explore and play.
 

 See you in Kindermusik!!

FREEZE

Must be previous Kindermusik kids that did “freeze dances”.

June Summer Camps                                 

For Ages 2-4 years:  “Carnival of Music”  Meets Wednesdays @ 10:00 am June 4-24

                   Camp meets weekly for 45 minutes for a total of 4 weeks.  Tuition is $60 and includes CD, Family activity magazine, musical instrument and Kindermusik t-shirt.

Carnival of Music encourages musical exploration and experimentation with different sounds and instruments. Learning Focus: I learn when I sing and move. I enjoy playing insruments.Imagination: The child will imagine visiting a carnival were they play games, eat fun food, enjoy rides and watch a parade.Hand-Eye Coordination: Each child will get a chance at a ball-tossing game. This will help develop hand-eye coordination and encourage turn taking.Inhabitory Control: They will develop gross motor skills by practicing marching and stopping. Developing a Steady Beat: Each child will play instruments to music and move to a steady beat in a variety of activities and songs.  

 For ages 4-6  “Rhythm of the Land”,   Saturdays @ 2:00 pm June 7-29                                

In class we’ll explore the rhythms and sounds of Native American music. As we investigate, compare, and contrast a wide variety of drums and the materials they’re made from,  preschoolers develop the investigative vocabulary needed in the sciences.  When that same earning pattern is repeated at home through the Home Kit, the children get an early start in math, tooCamp meets weekly for 45 minutes for a total of 4 weeks.  Tuition is $60 and includes CD, Family activity magazine, instrument and t-shirt.

Family Camp for ages newborn-age 7 “Carnival of Music”  Meets Saturdays @ 9:30 June 7-28 see above for description of curricula.  Tuition for family is $70 and includes CD, Family activity magazine, 2 musical instruments, and 2 Kindermusik t-shirts Please email me or call to register for camps.  kindermusikwithtanya@yahoo.com   623-308-7402 or 623-544-6681 Camps for July will be posted soon

All children need a laptop. Not a computer, but a human laptop. Moms, dads, grannies and grandpas, aunts, uncles – someone to hold them, read to them, teach them. Loved ones who will embrace them and pass on the experience, rituals, and knowledge of a hundred previous generations.Loved ones who will pass to the next generation their expectations of them, their hopes, and their dreams.
~General Colin L. Powell – founder of America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth