Kindermusik International is a research and development organization that has more than 25 years of experience creating curricula based on new and proven research in child development. The award-winning books, CDs, games, and instruments nurture skills in the whole child: cognitive, physical, social, emotional, and language.

Kindermusik's philosophy is founded upon rigorous research and our fundamental beliefs:

• Every parent is the child's most important teacher.
• Every child is musical.
• The home is the most important learning environment.
• Music nurtures a child's cognitive, emotional, social, language, and physical development.
• Every child should experience the joy, fun, and learning which music brings to life.

In a Kindermusik class, educators lead a group of parents and their children through joyful activities, using music and movement. Parents learn more about their child's unique developmental process, and the shared learning experience creates a unique bond as the child associates learning with fun, musical play. You'll witness your child's developmental evolution in language skills, literacy, listening, problem solving, social skills, self-esteem, imagination, and musicality.

By adding new concepts and challenges along the way, each age-appropriate program acts as a stepping stone to the next - paving the way to a musical journey that can last seven magnificent, musical years.

classes are specially designed for babies ages newborn through 18 months. Village incorporates the most current research on early childhood development and provides families with a special place for learning and connecting with other parents and babies through music and movement.

Kindermusik Village:

• Educates you about your baby's total development through Kindermusik Foundations of Learning materials - statements based on the most recent research.
• Encourages joyful participation in a music making community.
• Nurtures bonding between you and your child through intentional touch warm-ups, exercises, interactive dances and musical play.
• Provides natural connections between singing and reading out loud, listening and communicating through literature books.

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is designed for children 1 1/2 years to 3 years of age. Can you sound like an elephant? Or hop like a bunny? Our Time encourages your child to uncover an engaging musical world while building confidence, self-control and communications skills. Singing, imitating sounds, rhyming and object identification foster language skills. Creative movement to various musical “moods” develops a sense of balance, timing and spatial awareness. Listening and turn-taking encourage blossoming social skills.

Kindermusik Our Time:

• Recognizes your child's need for both freedom to try and the assurance of your support.
• Educates you about the interactive nature of the total development of your child through music, movement and literacy.
• Promotes joyful music making as a community.
• Encourages the building of characteristics related to successful learning in school: self-confidence, curiosity, self-expression, social skills and cooperation.
  

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is designed for active, energetic, enthusiastic, and imaginative 3- to 5-year-olds and encourages socialization, sharing, and participating in group activities. Pretend play activities are integrated with music, vocal development, storytelling, movement and literature to capture your child’s potential to learn and to encourage cognitive and literacy skills, creativity and individuality. Singing becomes a focus for enhancing the preschooler's vocal development as her expressive language is just beginning to emerge. Parents are invited to participate in the last 15 minutes for Sharing Time of the 45-minute class.

Kindermusik Imagine That!:

• Nurtures your child's imagination and creativity.
• Creates a learning environment that integrates music, expressive language, peer interaction and pretend play.
• Challenges your child through activities that promote problem-solving, making choices and expressing ideas.
• Allows your child to have an active role in the development of music and movement activities.
  

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provides a pressure-free, developmentally appropriate transition to musically succeed before taking on more formal instruction. Designed for children ages 5 through 7 years, Young Child helps every child develop a confident, joyful voice for singing and speaking as well as essential building blocks for a future of learning. Kindermusik provides the opportunity to explore voice development, rhythm, notation, musical symbols and authentic pre-keyboard, string and woodwind instruments.

Kindermusik for the Young Child:

• Balances activities that integrate listening, vocal development, movement and performing in instrumental ensemble.
• Introduces your child to the written language of music while cultivating music creativity.
• Provides age-appropriate musical experiences that lead your child toward a lifetime of joyful music making.
• Helps you and your child recognize special interests or skills for future formal music instruction.
  

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