Baby Music Classes: For Newborns, Infants & Babies

Boosts baby’s brain and your bond!

In Kindermusik baby music classes, we have unique learning experiences that can be adapted for any age. So whether your baby is a just a few weeks old, a few months, or 1 and 2 years of age, they’ll love the together time with thier parent, grandparent, or caregiver.

Music is one of your baby’s favorite things – AND it’s one of the best things for your baby’s developing mind. Babies’ brains are filled with billions of neurons just waiting to be connected through sensory stimulation. That’s what we do when we’re in Kindermusik:  we offer a sensory rich environment, complete with music, movement and fun, to create and strengthen baby’s neural pathways. Each Kindermusik class touches on every learning domain, creates special bonding moments, and begins to instill a lifelong love of music.

Kindermusik Baby Music Classes

Young children newborn to age 2 are primarily in a receptive mode of learning.  With you there to nurture and engage your child, a Kindermusik babies music class gives your little one the perfect head start, musically and developmentally.

• Language Development – You’ll hear lots of sweet coo’s and goo’s before your baby’s first words, and Kindermusik activities will help you develop your baby’s language skills through vocalization in response to music, hearing his name in songs, and exploring sounds with his own voice.
   
• Vocal Development – Being immersed in a bath of musical sound becomes the precursor to actual singing.  Vocal play activities inspire your little one to begin to coo, babble, and hum – the beginning stages of learning to use the voice.

• Cognitive Development – Little minds present a big window of opportunity, a window that’s actually only open for so long.  Simple musical play activities increase your baby’s brain development by locating sounds though instrument and object play and feeling a steady beat.
   
• Gross Motor Skills – One thing will naturally lead to the next as you expand your baby’s movement repertoire through activities that support rolling, crawling, and kicking during music, as well as sitting and standing independently, and later learning to walk, march, and dance.
   
• Fine Motor Skills – From discovering her hands to learning what her hands can do, your baby will thrive on playful activities with you that give her practice in visually tracking objects and teach her how to reach, grasp, and release those objects as well as to transfer them from hand-to-hand.
   
• Social Emotional Development – At a time when your child is becoming attached to you and just beginning to make her first connections with other people, Kindermusik helps you strengthen the precious bond with your child through cuddling, playing, humming, and dancing and also heighten the benefits of social interaction with others through side-by-side play and group dances.

• Musical Development – Whether you are bouncing your child to the steady beat or she is doing a fledgling “bouncy” dance on her own, your baby is primed and ready to benefit from an early introduction to music through exploring instruments, listening to sounds, and moving to music.

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Enroll Anytime!

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CLASS DETAILS

Sing & Play 

Total Cost:  $49.50 CAD /month

(Cost includes required digital Home Materials)

Class Duration:  45 minutes

Meeting Day(s):  Tuesday at 10:00AM 

Classes Begin: September 2013

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PAYMENT INFORMATION

Please make cheques payable to KERRY ANN SKARJAK, and mail to:

Kindermusik with Kerry

11 Carter Court

Tottenham, ON

L0G 1W0

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Toddler Music Classes - Share the joy of music

With music activities just right for toddlers and their parents, Wiggle & Grow brings out the song in every heart

This music-filled class celebrates the unique joys of your growing child. Each week your child will love singing, dancing, and playing instruments with you and her new friends and you’ll love helping her practice a wide variety of abilities such as gross and fine motor skills, turn-taking, social skills, and active listening. In class, we’ll also share tips and ideas for using music throughout the week. Plus, the fun (and learning!) continues with the Kindermusik@Home digital home materials, including music from class, musical activities, and each month’s story.

What you’ll experience in Kindermusik Toddler Music Classes

Songs and rhymes.  Kid-friendly, age-appropriate songs and chants help develop your toddler’s vocabulary and encourage him to find his own voice.

Instrument exploration and play.  With you by his side, you and your toddler will explore a variety of instruments, learning about timbre, steady beat, and all the different ways to shake, tap, and jingle along.

Active movement.  Experts tell us that movement is key to learning, but movement is also key to keeping an active toddler engaged and focused.  Every toddler music class includes creative movement activities designed to help your child develop a strong sense of rhythm, an increased vocabulary, and a joyful outlet for self-expression.

New units each month.  Every new unit is an all-new theme filled with delightfully engaging, developmentally appropriate activities that inspire a lifelong love of music and lay a strong early foundation for learning.

Kindermusik@Home.  Our all-new, easy to use, online learning platform extends the magic and learning of a Kindermusik class into your own home throughout the week. Kindermusik@Home delivers your favorite Kindermusik songs and activities, instrumental music, books, and lyrics—as well as recipes, learning games, crafts, and more in a green-friendly digital format.

Enroll Anytime!

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CLASS DETAILS

Wiggle & Grow 

Total Cost:  $49.50 CAD /month

(Cost includes required digital Home Materials)

Class Duration:  45 minutes

Meeting Day(s):  Wednesday at 10:00AM

Classes Begin: Enroll Anytime

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PAYMENT INFORMATION

Please make cheques payable to KERRY ANN SKARJAK, and mail to:

Kindermusik with Kerry

11 Carter Court

Tottenham, ON

L0G 1W0

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Music Classes for Preschool Kids: Ages 3s - 4s and 5s

Inspires imagination and musical curiosity!

Kindermusik offers your preschooler the best of everything. We’ve got social, emotional, early language, and motor skill development covered, plus your child gets the added benefit of music permeating everything we do to get those neurons firing! Have you noticed your child’s explosion in vocabulary, storytelling, and imagination? We know that preschoolers thrive on pretend play so Kindermusik classes include songs, stories, and instrument ensembles to nurture your child’s budding creativity. Bonus: it’s fun!With cognitive, emotional, and social benefits, a Kindermusik class is the perfect place for your preschooler.

What you’ll experience in Kindermusik Music Classes for Preschoolers

Preschoolers are actively expanding their base of knowledge through trial and error, talking, moving, and yes, even being a little silly at times!  There’s no limit as to how far a little imagination, a lot of music, the joy of being with friends, and some Sharing Time with family can take these eager learners who are also on their way to becoming promising musicians in their own right.

• Language Development – The preschooler has a lot to say, and he loves to tell stories and share information.  Kindermusik gives your preschooler an outlet for self-expression by capitalizing on his capacity for imaginary play, his ability to follow 3-step directions, and his interest in making up stories and rhymes.

• Vocal Development – Now that the speaking voice is more fully developed, we’ll turn our attention to finding the song that’s in every heart.  The singing we do in class will expand the children’s song repertoire, help them begin to match pitch, and teach them to use their voices expressively.

• Cognitive Development – These concrete thinkers are also curious learners who have an increasing ability to think about ideas and things that are not immediately visible.  Our Kindermusik activities give lots of opportunities for stretching those cognitive abilities through labeling, repetition, sequencing, and participating in pretend play.

• Gross Motor Skills – Skills like hopping, skipping, running, and walking are refined as we add the challenge of moving to a musical cue.  Kindermusik helps your active preschooler become more expressive in his movement, giving her lots of opportunities to benefit from the strong connection between moving and learning.      

• Fine Motor Skills – Drawing simple objects on paper or building a tower with blocks show that your child is ready to take on the challenge of using a mallet and playing instruments with greater variety and skill.  Kindermusik provides a critical bridge of musical learning and experience.

• Social Emotional Development – Every child is a contributor in our Kindermusik classes!  Respect for each child and a knowledge of age-appropriate expectations means that your child’s teacher provides a secure environment for each child to explore, learn, grow, and contribute.

• Musical Development – Kindermusik taps into your child’s natural musicianship and developing musical skills.  We’ll help your child find and develop his singing voice and teach him a beginning vocabulary of music terms.

Enroll anytime!

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CLASS DETAILS

Move & Groove 

Total Cost:  $49.50 CAD /month

(Cost includes required digital Home Materials)

Class Duration:  45 minutes

Meeting Day(s):  Saturday at 10:30AM

Classes Begin: Enroll Anytime

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PAYMENT INFORMATION

Please make cheques payable to KERRY ANN SKARJAK, and mail to:

Kindermusik with Kerry

11 Carter Court

Tottenham, ON

L0G 1W0

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Music Classes for Big Kids: Ages 4 - 7

Strengthens musical foundations!

Young children who continue Kindermusik class into early school age will develop a greater capacity for learning and a lifelong love of music. In Kindermusik class, your budding musician will be introduced to fundamental musical concepts, notation, and the basics of vocal development. Children explore a wide variety of musical styles and the instruments of the orchestra through group ensemble play, music, games, and stories from many cultures. These classes are a musical learning experience that set the stage for future

school success and the transition into formal music lessons.

What you’ll experience in Kindermusik Music Classes for Big Kids

At this age, big kids love learning and making music with their peers and can now begin to apply what they are learning in different ways.  But especially when it comes to music, they need a learning environment that that encourages without pushing.  The rich foundation of musicianship which Kindermusik lays has the potential to accelerate later progress on an instrument.

Young Child / Semester Three Monthly Mini Themes:

• Lessons 31-34: The Music of Appalachia: There is a rich history in the Mountains of Appalachia, where dulcimers strum, washboards scrub, and spoons click. We will learn to play the TWO STRING DULCIMER and explore the unique sounds, games and dances of this region.
• Lessons 35-37: Songs of the Sea: Feeling the salty sea air, listening to a sea shanty and composing our own sea story is how we will spend some of our time making music out on the Ocean Blue
• Lessons 38-42: Jazz of the City and Songs of Nature: Dixieland Jazz and Spirituals are just two forms of music that come from the African American Culture. Nature as experienced by Native Americans has inspired beautiful music as well. Join us as we celebrate these musical styles through dance, ensembles, and composition.
• Lessons 43-45: The World of Dance: Music is for playing and MOVING! Ballet, Tap and Jazz all have distinct sounds and dances. The Nutcracker Suite by Peter Tchaikovsky is a familiar story and shows perfectly all the ways music can move us. 
• Home Materials: Children’s Folder with stickers, games bag, and Music At Home Cards, Family Songbook, Home CD of music from class, and dulcimer.