Up and Down

Each Kindermusik class has a musical focus. The focus of up and down lends itself naturally to exploration through music and movement. The Our Time child, a sensorimotor learner, delights in the many modes of experiencing up and down.

Away We Go Classes

With its focus on transportation, Away We Go! includes many opportunities for going around and around like a wheel turning. In addition to being enjoyable, all the turning and twirlling in Away We Go! is helping children develop:
a.. Balance
b.. Coordination
c.. Directional Awareness

Inhibitory Control

One aspect of self-control is inhibitory control, or the ability to stop oneself and to wait. Toddlers love stop and go games because they allow the child to practice control over his/her physical body and to revel in his/her master of this control. Inhibitor control is important in social interactions where taking turns is involved, and as such is an important skill for success in school.

The 12-Bar Blues

Early on, children detect not only the phonemes used in their native tongue but also the syntax of their language. Music also has syntax, and part of the development of musical literacy is recognition of musical syntax and form. This activity provides exposure to the American (originally African-American) form called the 12-bar blues. The most well-known blues form, the 12-bar blues is based on a set progression of chords across 12 measures of music: I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-I.

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Tempo

Tempo or speed is central to transportation as well as to music. The 1 1/2 through 3-year-old child is learning to control and coordinate his body's movements and is naturally interested in the concepts of fast and slow, getting faster and getting slower, and stopping and starting. Mastering these concepts is immensely satisfying for the child.

Angie, Kindermusik Teacher
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