music & me
MUSIC & MOVEMENT PROGRAM FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN
AGES 6 months - 5 years
HAMDEN SHELTON WOODBURY MADISON WOODBRIDGE MIDDLEBURY
Tel: 203.387.8390
Music & Me is a spirited music and movement program for parents and children, ages 6 months - 5 years, with a relaxed, playful orientation. We work in a drum circle with many instruments, and sing and dance. The children take small steps in their awareness of music, rhythm, tonality, and social development. We have no expectations of children performing; we simply have fun.
Music & Me is offered in Hamden, Shelton, Woodbury, Madison, Woodbridge, & Middlebury. Each section has about 6-12 families. It is a 45-minute weekly class that has a 8-week fall, winter, and spring semester, and a 6-week summer session. There is a liberal make-up policy; families can come into other class sections in same semester. Marcia's classes in Hamden meet at Christ Lutheran Church. Middlebury and Woodbury classes are sponsored by their Park and Rec Department. Woodbridge classes are sponsored by Jewish Community Center. Shelton is sponsored by Shelton Community Center. SARAH's Kidsteps sponsors Music & Me in their program. You do not have to be a resident or member in order to sign up for any of these classes. For all classes, Marcia would be glad to answer any questions.
Hamden: Marcia, 203-387-8390 or music-and-me@att.net
Woodbury: 203-263-3113
Woodbridge Jewish Community Center: 203-387-2522, Merav Canon, ext 276 or www.jccnh.org
Middlebury P & R: 203-758-2520
Madison's SARAH's Kidsteps: 203-318-3692 or mroy@sarah-inc.org
Shelton Community Center: 203-925-8442
Children take pony rides on their little African drums
Working together is fun !
Music makes everyone happy.
Scarf Play
Xylophones for everyone!
PLAYING WITH SOUND, RHYTHM, AND MOVEMENT
"Spontaneity Is The True Partner Of Creativity"
Marcia Nelken
Small children have the natural ability to do music and dance. From the very start, they are relaxed in body and spirit, and are fascinated with what music has to offer. However, if they are not exposed early on to music-making activities and movement, although they still may be interested at age four or five, their "inner critic" becomes engaged, and they usually become somewhat reluctant to join in.
Early childhood is a special time giving us a window of opportunity where we can optimally expose the child to many different expressive experiences. The child has the ability to function with more structured tasks later on in the school setting, but in the early years, we want to expose our child to free and easy expression. These informative experiences enable the child to feel comfortable and confident within self and others, and provide the foundation of their later expression. Many accomplished artists, composers, musicians, and writers acknowledge that their early expressive experiences had critical bearing on their later achievements.
Marcia can be hired for birthday celebrations or a music hour at your home, school or facility.
Parachute Play at the end of class
Ring around the rosie