A music and movement class for kids ages 1 to 5
Introducing Music for Munchkins—a fun and engaging class designed for children aged 1-5, coming in fall 2025! Early exposure to music helps develop coordination, listening skills, and a strong sense of rhythm, all while boosting cognitive growth and creativity. Through interactive songs, movement, and hands-on activities, children will explore the fundamentals of music in a playful and supportive environment. This class nurtures a love for music while building confidence and social skills, setting the stage for future learning and musical exploration!
Key Concepts
Music and Movement
In Music for Munchkins, students will explore rhythm, melody, dynamics, and tempo through songs, movement, and hands-on activities, building a strong musical foundation.
Types of Instruments
As students progress, they’ll explore various instruments, learning their names, sounds, and families through fun, interactive activities.
How to Read Music
By ages 4 and 5, students will apply what they've learned and begin reading music, making them ready to start private lessons on the instrument of their choice.
What will my child learn?
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Our 1- to 3-year-old class gives children the opportunity to learn through music, movement, exploration, and one another. Younger children can build confidence by watching and mimicking older classmates, while everyone develops important listening, social, motor, and coordination skills.
Through fun songs and movement activities, children will explore musical concepts like fast and slow, loud and soft, rhythm, and when to stop and go. They’ll also begin discovering different types of instruments and the four instrument families, with opportunities to see, hear, and even try some instruments themselves. It’s a playful, hands-on way to build a strong foundation and a love for music!
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In our 4- and 5-year-old class, students will follow a two-year rotating curriculum designed to build a strong musical foundation while keeping the class engaging for both ages.
During Year One, students will focus on four foundational areas of music: pitch, tempo, rhythm, and dynamics. Through listening, movement, games, and hands-on activities, they’ll learn what these concepts mean, how to recognize them, and how they work together in music.
During Year Two, students will begin taking their first steps into reading music. They’ll learn to recognize notes on the page and explore beginner reading methods like solfège and the musical alphabet.
Because the curriculum rotates, students can begin with either year and still gain valuable musical skills and understanding. Whether they continue into private lessons or another musical setting, they’ll leave the class with a much stronger musical foundation and greater confidence in what they hear, see, and perform.