The Kindermusik Village® classes are designed for babies from newborn to 18 months old. Whether your baby is a lap baby, crawler or walker, the Village class provides babies and caregivers with a unique learning and bonding experience. Units are multi-themed and rely on the parent or caregiver to accompany and participate in the weekly 45-minute class sessions.

	Here are some of the highlights you and your baby will be exposed to during the course.
	This class is for newborns to 18 months: lap babies, crawlers and walkers accompanied by a parent or caregiver.
	Incorporates multi-age activities: Village introduces multiple levels of activities appropriate for the different stages of development in this age range.
	Environments with diverse developmental stages in the first 1½ years create an optimal learning setting for both children and parents.
	Educates parents: You too will have a wonderful time in class and be very surprised how much you can learn whilst having so much fun! You will also learn how the activities aid in your baby's development.
	Includes take home materials. There are books to aid your baby in visual tracking, shape and colour recognition and language development. There are CDs to play at home or in the car.
	Classes are 45 minutes weekly for 8 or 16 week semesters.

Kindermusik Our Time™ invites you to relax and enjoy music with your child. If your child cannot focus on the activities and does not sit by your side at all times, don't worry. As long as your child is in the room, he/she is participating in Kindermusik®. Gently lead your child into the activities. The Kindermusik® classroom is a sound environment. It is a place of discovery and a place where it is okay to explore and experiment. After a few weeks you and your child will feel more comfortable in the class. This class is ideal for 1 ½ -3 yrs old children.

Here are some of the highlights you and your child will be exposed to during the course.

	Stresses the interactive nature of the total development of the whole child in body, mind, and spirit.
	Parents to take the lead in playing, dancing, and singing with their child in an unhurried manner and in their own special way.
	Lots of singing fosters the language skills of listening and responding.
	Simple movement activities introduce socialization and group give-and-take.
	Motor activities challenge the body to be more self-aware and coordinated, and imitation and expressive movement offer a completely new means of expression.
	Through all this, the remarkable parent/child musical interaction and bonding that took root in Village continues to grow and blossom.
	The Home Materials Set includes two literature books, a specially designed instrument for play at home, a Home Activity book, and a CD.
	Classes are 45 minutes weekly for 15-week semesters.

Today he's a cowboy or artist. Tomorrow she's a doctor or musician.

Kindermusik Imagine That!™ Takes you and your child on a delightful journey of discovery and exploration using music. The journey is limited only by the power of imagination. Singing becomes a focus for enhancing your preschooler's vocal development as her expressive language is just beginning to emerge. Pretend play activities are integrated with music, vocal development, storytelling, movement and literature to capture your child's potential to learn and to encourage her cognitive and literacy skills, creativity and individuality. Imagine That! is best suited for children 3 to 5 years of age.

Here are some of the highlights you and your child will be exposed to during the course.

	Children further abilities to reflect, compare, make choices, express opinions, solve problems, sing, act and move.
	Creative movement and instrument exploration.
	Pretend play is a key part of the curriculum.
	Skills such as reading/literacy, vocabulary, cognitive development, social, eye-hand coordination, listening, expressive language use are developed.
	Introduction to musical terms and concepts.
	At home materials for families to continue the imagination process at home (include 2 CD's, activity book, an instrument, and pretend play manipulative). An Imagine That! Backpack is available at an extra cost)
	Classes are 45 minutes weekly for a 15-week semester. Parents attend last 15 minutes of class.

Kindermusik for the Young Child®

Listen as your child astonishes you with his newfound ability to create musical compositions. For your budding musician, Kindermusik for the Young Child® provides a pressure-free, developmentally appropriate transition to assist musical success before instruction that is more formal begins.

Young Child assists every child in building a confident, happy persona. In turn, creating a strong future for learning. Students will explore various areas of the musical experience including singing, moving, dancing, listening, creating, playing instruments as well as reading and writing music. This weekly class is best suited for children ages 4 ½ to 7 years of age.

You and your child will be exposed to the following highlights in the Young Child program:

	Exploration of musical concepts and instruments
	Singing and vocal development
	Reading and writing music is further experienced
	Focused listening continues to be developed
	Moving, dancing, singing and performing continues to be explored and developed incorporating the use of ensembles
	At home materials include: purple canvas carrying bag, CD, Children's Folder for organizing activity pages, games bag, At Home information cards, stickers (attendance, name, manipulative), song book and an instrument. **
	Classes held weekly, 60-75 minutes in length, with a 15-week semester. Parents attend the last 10-15 minutes.

** Note: Students who enter after the first semester will need to purchase a Young Child carry bag and glockenspiel for use during the remaining semesters of Kindermusik for the Young Child®