ACTIVITIES

• Discovery and play with scarves, hoops, mirrors, and more
• Instrument play and introduction to basic music concepts such as high/low, fast/slow, and holding a steady beat
• Singing songs that include motions, repeated words, and different meters and modes

SKILLS & BENEFITS

• Heightened body awareness and beginning competence in self-regulation of movement
• Development of various basic gross-motor skills, fine-motor control, and coordination
• Growing ability to recognize and follow patterns in music and move to a steady beat, fundamental skills that have been linked to math and language

CURRICULM DESCRIPTIONS

Do-Si-Do

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: Digital access with songs from class, an instrument—Kindermusik eggshaker and scarf, a picture board book—Do-Si-Do—with lilting move-to-it rhyming text.

Feathers

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: Digital access with over 25 specially-selected recordings from class, Kindermusik chimeball, a colorful picture book of birds—Feathers.

Hickory, Dickory, Tickle, and Bounce

Research shows the more you expose your baby to nursery rhymes and songs, the stronger those emerging language-learning skills will be. That’s why these Mother Goose-like stories and rhymes are the main theme of this class. Plus, you’ll develop research-proven communication strategies with your child through listening activities, speaking “parentese,” and sign language.

Home Materials:  Digital access to the beautifully arranged nursery rhyme and songs from class, a rhyming picture board book—Hickory, Dickory, Tickle, and Bounce.

The Rhythm of My Day

This class will help you bring more rhythm and routine to your baby’s day, as well as help develop lasting learning skills. We’ll show you how and tell you why music can help your little one soothe into the day’s schedule and help build a strong body and mind network for learning. You can bring home those same stress-free play and relaxation techniques from class, and incorporate them into your daily routines.

Home Materials: Digital access to the beautifully arranged songs from class, The Rhythm of My Day—a  colorful picture board book with class themes and an at home instrument.

Zoom Buggy!

Zoom  Buggy!—Swoosh, vroom, and clickety-clack your way through this delightful unit. Babies and adults will dance, sing, and play instruments to the theme of being on the go. Chug around the room to the song “Little Red Caboose,” hold on tightly while “Riding in the Buggy,” and dance your way to “Zoom-e-oh!”  Engage in rituals and playful activities such as infant massage, lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time.

Home Materials: Colorful board book—Zoom Buggy, digital access to the songs heard in class,  and a baby instrument for music-making at home.

Dream Pillow

This title alone brings images of rocking, cuddling, singing, and lulling to sleep.  But leading up to sleepy time are many upbeat and playful activities.  Babies and Adults will swirl to a dreamy cloud dance “Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland.” They’ll also play baby appropriate instruments to “Aiken Drum,” and “Sarasponda.” Favorite nursery rhymes like “Wee Willie Winkie,” and “Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling,” are sprinkled throughout the classes. It’s easy to weave many of the class songs and activities into your families’ daily routines.

Home Materials: Board book that calms and relaxes—Dream Pillow Lullaby, digital access to the songs heard in class, and a baby instrument for music-making at home.

Cock-A-doodle-MOO!

Hop on the hayride—it’s time to head for the farm! In the Cock-a-doodle-MOO! unit of Kindermusik Village, families will sing songs about the farm, including “Old MacDonald,” “Hayride,” and “Clever Cows.”

They’ll engage in rituals and playful activities for baby and caregiver, including infant massage, lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time.

During the week, families will enjoy their At Home Materials, looking through a playful picturebook of animals and the sounds they make, as well as digital access to the songs heard in class and an instrument for music-making at home.

Dew Drops

Stop and smell the roses—and lily of the valley, and tulips, and pansies . . . in the DewDrops unit of Kindermusik Village, families will play and move together to songs about flowers, such as “Jasmine Flower,” “How Does Your Garden Grow?,” and “White Coral Bells.” They’ll also hear traditional Irish music: they’ll dance a jig, move to the “Irish Trot,” and exercise to “Did You Ever See a Lassie.”

In their At Home Materials, families will have access to the beautifully arranged songs from class, a board book of flowers, and an instrument for music-making at home.