Kindermusik of Cleveland

Family Time

 

Age Range: Newborn to 6 years
(no charge for baby under 8 mos. in car seat)
Class Length: 45 - 60 minutes, once a week, with caregiver 
School Year Length: 30 classes

Watch a Kindermusik Family Time video!

 

Kindermusik Family Time: We're A Musical Family!

Bringing children of all ages together provides a dynamic and integrated learning experience for everyone. So we took favorite Kindermusik songs and activities like “Shake, Shake the Apple Tree” and “hammocking” and rolled them into a fun, family class where each child is welcomed and valued and family “together time” is celebrated and cherished.

What you’ll experience in class:
Singing.
From the first “Hello” song to the last “Goodbye,” exploring a variety of musical styles and genres leads children to find their own voice. Plus singing helps with memory and recall, physical development, creativity, and socialization.

Assorted Movement.
Whether moving as a family, as a class, or as individuals, Family Time movement activities enhance coordination skills, create opportunities for imitation and exploration, and give everyone something to smile, rock, bounce, or dance about.

Story Time.
Reading aloud to children stimulates their curiosity, expands their knowledge, and broadens their understanding of language.

Family Jam.
Children (and adults) will love selecting a unique instrument and joining in one big class jam session each week.

Musical Concepts.
Fun engaging activities bring out the musicality in everyone, from the youngest member of the family to the oldest.  Together you’ll learn more about music as you learn more about each other.

Expert Advice.
A Kindermusik educator explains how our musically based activities enhance your child’s complete development.

Learning continues at home
With the At Home Materials, the learning continues at home with your child’s best teacher—you!

2011 - 2012 School Year Unit Descriptions - 2 unique themes

 

Sept to Jan: Movin' & Groovin'  is a romping, rolling, stretching good time for the whole family. We'll explore lots of different ways to move - high and low, fast and slow, zigzag, curvy, and more. Family members will chug around the classroom like trains, clip-clop like horses, and roll over like puppy dogs. You'll hear a story about playing tag together and read about a jungle "hokey-pokey". We'll get to see your best groovin' moves!
Home Materials: Two Books - "Can You Catch Me?" and "Put Your Left Paw In," 2 CDs, Family Activity Guide, and 2 den-den drums
 

 

Jan to May: Make Way for Music  -  Families will sing, dance, and move their way through an exploration of several elements of music: beat and rhythm, concepts and contrasts (such as staccato and legato, high and low, the major scale, and arpeggios), the human voice, instrument families, and ensemble. They'll engage in circle dances, story time, and Family Jam.
Home Materials: Two Books - Drum Circle and Animals on Parade, two Home CDs, Family Activity Guide, an instrument-matching board game, and two finger drums.

 

Family Time: Winter/spring 2011 Schedule

Kirtland

 Thur    9:30 - 10:15      Deb

Pepper Pike/Orange

  Fri   10:45 - 11:15    Leanne

Shaker Heights

 Mon    4:30 - 5:30PM   Cathy    
 Includes a 15 minute free play time 

Solon