Village class

Kindermusik at Liberty United Methodist Church

Spring 2009 Curriculum
-16 week long semester
-Starts January 19th runs through May 19th.
-45 minute class length once a week
-$65 deposit due with enrollment
-Remaining tuition $125 due first day of class

Benefits for Your Child and You
-Variety of music. Musical diversity builds strong neural networks in a baby’s forming mind, which is why each Kindermusik semester
contains an array of styles, sounds, and genres.

-Instrument play. Age-appropriate experiences with child-safe instruments enhances a sense of rhythm and steady beat, develops a keen
awareness of the distinguishing qualities of sound, and encourages spontaneity and creativity.

-Dance. A classroom full of baby and adult pairs dancing together helps a little body develop the muscle strength needed to crawl and
walk and helps a little heart to fall in love with the sheer joy of responding to music.

-Together time. A Kindermusik class is truly the essence of “quality time,” offering you a place to create special memories with your
child, gain new insights into your child’s development, and nurture your child’s natural love of music.

-Expert advice. A Kindermusik educator explains “what-to-watch-for” every step of the way and how each activity enhances your child’s
complete development

-Learning continues at home. With the home materials, the learning continues at home with your child’s best teacher—you!
Enrollment includes:

Ages 0-18 months

Hickory Dickory, Tickle & 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: CD of beautifully arranged nursery rhyme and songs from class, a rhyming picture board
book—Hickory, Dickory, Tickle, and Bounce, a set of Art Banners, and an instrument for music-making at home.

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: CD of beautifully arranged songs from class, The Rhythm of My Day—a
colorful picture board book with class themes, a set of Art Banners, and an instrument for
music-making at home.

Kindermusik Village, for children newborn to 1½ years of age,
incorporates the most current research on early childhood development
and provides families a special place for learning and connecting with
other parents and babies through music and movement. High quality,
professionally created class and two sets of At Home Materials—one for
each mini-theme—each one including a CD of music from class, literature
board book, age-appropriate instrument, and art banner
You’ll learn over 30 songs, lullabies, and nursery rhymes and play over
200 activities together by the semester’s end
Classes also include Kindermusik Foundations of Learning, insights based
on current research that educate parents about their babies' unique
development.

Class Schedule Spring 2008