Early Childhood
Our Miniature Musicians program is the first step in your young musician’s journey. Our playful, engaging classes spark imagination as young students discover their unique voice and develop a solid foundation through listening skills and pattern recognition. Our carefully designed curriculum is age appropriate and supports the physical development of each child. Students explore age-appropriate songs and learn basic musical concepts with fun games, simple percussion instruments and other interactive, hands-on activities. Group classes meet once a
week for six weeks.
Little Folks Theater Mini Musicians One Miniature Musicians
Miniature Musicians
Young actors begin their theater journey in Little Folks Theater, Mini Theater or Mini Theater II with playful, hands-on activities including acting games, creative movement, pantomime and puppetry. These activities ensure each session will be taught in a fun, creative environment allowing young actors to be creative and share their own ideas as they learn theater protocols and acting skills.
Why Start in an Age-Appropriate Music Class?
"The early years of life are crucial for establishing a foundation for lifelong music development. A child's musical experiences from birth to age five profoundly impact the extent to which he/she can understand, appreciate, and achieve in music as an adult. Children must be exposed to a wide variety of music during these years to develop the readiness for formal music learning when they are older." Edwin E. Gordon, The Gordon Institute for Music Learning.
Mini Musicians One is an early childhood music program designed to be a positive, creative, and exploratory introduction to music for 4-6-year-olds in a group setting that fosters a love and enjoyment of music as part of everyday life. This program is piano-focused and will provide great preparation for more traditional piano lessons, but it is also beneficial for children who will go on to study other instruments. It is important to remember young children will not be exposed to these instruments and musical concepts to master them, but to develop meaningful relationships with music at a young age. To foster that relationship, Mini Musicians is designed to be a no- to low-practice curriculum. Whether your child practices a little or not at all, the pacing is designed to make them feel successful and have a positive first experience with music lessons.
Mini Musicians One is music education for the whole person. Your child will explore musical concepts such as pitch, rhythm patterns and listening skills through age-appropriate learning activities.
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Music listening helps your child develop an ear for music as well as a sense of rhythm, movement, and dynamic expression.
Music listening helps your child develop an ear for music as well as a sense of rhythm, movement, and dynamic expression.•Word plays, chants, and stories with puppetry are perfect for fostering an understanding of the language of music, expanding your child's memory, language skills, diction, and vocabulary.
Word plays, chants, and stories with puppetry are perfect for fostering an understanding of the language of music, expanding your child's memory, language skills, diction, and vocabulary. •Because your child's vocal cords are developing and growing, the vocal range and vocal health are considered when choosing the songs that will help young singers find a natural, healthy singing voice, enjoy singing, and sing in tune with others.
Because your child's vocal cords are developing and growing, the vocal range and vocal health are considered when choosing the songs that will help young singers find a natural, healthy singing voice, enjoy singing, and sing in tune with others.•Orff music instruments are designed specifically for children's growing hands and bodies. Playing age-appropriate pitched and unpitched instruments, body percussion, and creative movement helps improve coordination and develop small and gross motor skills.
Orff music instruments are designed specifically for children's growing hands and bodies. Playing age-appropriate pitched and unpitched instruments, body percussion, and creative movement helps improve coordination and develop small and gross motor skills. •An introduction to fundamental music literacy sets the stage for future involvement in music-making.
An introduction to fundamental music literacy sets the stage for future involvement in music-making.•Children will use all the musical tools learned in the classroom to improvise and create their own compositions and dances.
Children will use all the musical tools learned in the classroom to improvise and create their own compositions and dances. Teacher Michelle Coder is an experienced, credentialed teacher with a B.A. in Music Education and a Level One Orff Certificate. She has taught Miniature Musical classes, voice, and piano and directed our children's theater program at Music & More Arts Academy for over 30 years.
MIniature Musicans & Moms - Tues. 2:00-3:00 Ages 2-3
Miniature Musicians One - Ages 3-5
Miniature Musicians - 2:00-3:00 - Ages 3-5
Miniature Musicans One 3:00-4:00 - Ages 4-5
$85/mo. + $50 Materials Fee
