Class Schedule

ALL CLASSES ARE BEING OFFERRED THROUGH THE PORTLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 202 WOODFORDS ST., PORTLAND, MAINE

Family Music for Babies
0-18 months
TUESDAYS 9:00-9:45 and FRIDAYS 10:45-11:30

All babies are born with an aptitude for music. Research shows that their aptitude diminishes if it is not nurtured. The best way to nurture a child's music aptitude is through active music making. By singing and dancing for and with our children in a variety of tonalities, meters and styles we are helping our children reach their full music potential.
This 45-minute class (30 minutes instruction/15 minutes social time) offers adults the opportunity to play with their babies in a musical setting, experiencing music and movement activities designed to delight the child and awaken his or her curiosity about music. By singing, dancing, bouncing, and rocking, the child's music aptitude is being carefully nurtured, laying the foundation for beat awareness, vocal production, and aural discrimination. 

Activities include singing, bouncing songs, rocking songs, dances, finger plays, body awareness games and echoes.

Home materials include: CD and parent song/activity book

This 45-minute class (30 minutes instruction/15 minutes social time) is designed to bring the joy of music and movement to toddlers and their caregivers. 

Activities include singing, dancing, focused listening and simple instrument playing, creating an environment in which the child's music aptitude is nurtured and skills are developed.

Home materials include: CD, Parent Song/Activity book, and scarf.

This 60-minute class (45 minutes instruction/15 minutes social time) is designed to nurture the emergent independence of the 3 and 4 year old. 

Activities include lots of singing, chants and rhymes, listening games, patterns to echo, and movement games, all of which nurture the child's musical development while satisfying the child's need to learn in a holistic environment. 

Parents stay for the class, although some of the activities are designed to have the children participate independently of their parents. 


Home materials include: 2 CDs, song/activity book, and manipulatives per unit.

This 60 minute class (40 minutes instruction/20 minutes social time) recaptures the magic of nursery rhymes (a wonderful part of our cultural tradition featuring delightful language and playful rhythms) in a versatile mixed-age curricula for children birth to four. There is lots of movement for those toddlers, while three year-olds and older will learn language skills and use their imaginations in fun new ways.

Each program is full of music, movement, imagination, and class time fun. The unique Music for Movement compositions on the CDs will enable children to explore walking and jumping (Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick), twisting and turning (Oliver Twist, you can’t do this!) and many more concepts which are just right for your toddler movers and shakers!

Home materials include: CD, song/activity book and an instrument kit.

Start/End Dates for Tuesdays:
February 26th- May 20th (12 weeks)

Start/End Dates for Fridays:
February 29th – May 23rd (12 weeks)

Start/End Dates for Saturdays:
March 1st – May 24th (12 weeks)

Class Fee

Babies and Toddler Classes - $132
Preschoolers & Multi-Age - $144

Materials Fee

Babies: Parent Book & CD $28

Toddlers

Parent Book, CD, scarf $28

Preschoolers

2 CDS 12 cards, parent book $35

Multi-Age

CD, Parent Book, baby instrument kit $35
(Instrument kit contains: rhythm sticks, rattle, & scarf)

Have an area that you would like to see MUSIKGARTEN classes offered? Email me! I am always looking for new venues!