Kindermusik  Sign & Sing  :: ages 6-mos to 3-yrs Curriculum: Kindermusik International Minimum 3; maximum 6 Parent/caregiver participates in class Developed by Signing Smart For hearing children 45 minutes weekly 6-week class (2nd class will follow immediately) Through songs, toys and loving playtime between you and your child, Kindermusik Sign & Sing shows you more than 50 signs your child can use to communicate with you. Using research-proven methods shown to speed language development in hearing children, you'll see how sign language can ease frustration and enhance long-term learning abilities for your child.  You'll easily substitute American Sign Language (ASL) signs in familiar songs, improving your child's language skills, fine motor skills, and strengthen fingers for zipping zippers and using scissors.   Summer 2007: Sign & Sing Session A Playtime and everyday items around the house—such as a ball, bubbles, and family members—are learning themes in this introduction to American Sign Language for a child and caregiver. Experienced signers will benefit from the session's four, research-proven strategies shown to speed language development in hearing children, developed by the child development and sign language experts Signing Smart(tm). With the DVD's visual dictionary showing parents and children making over 60 signs, plus a pocket-sized set of flashcards of the pictures and the words of the signs, you'll easily incorporate sign language into your daily routines, favorite nursery rhymes, and stories.   Summer 2007: Sign & Sing Session B This follow-up session to the first introduces more signs using animals and toys as a learning theme, and delves into a deeper understanding of the Four Keys to Signing Smart introduced during Session A. With a special focus on helping children understand signs used in different contexts, the At Home Materials include a Children's DVD called The Treasure Chest: Signs, Songs, and Rhymes, and features mini-music videos of children singing well-loved songs using the signs, as well as showing the printed word across the bottom of the screen—giving your child multiple ways to learn the words, the sign, and the language.   Kindermusik  Family Time  :: ages newborn to 7-yrs Curriculum: Kindermusik International Minimum 3; maximum 10 Parent/caregiver participates in class For families with multiple children See how music can bring your closer together as a family 45 minutes weekly 10-week class This new class is one-room schoolhouse approach to music and specially designed for families with more than one child. While it would be ideal to take each child to their own special class, that's not realistic with more than one child.  A Family Time class becomes a multi-layered learning environment. Your children will listen to instruments and to each other, learn from their peers and older children, and enjoy music and movement with hoops, scarves and tumble-around play.

Toddler Tunes  :: ages 1.5 to 3-yrs Curriculum: Harmony Road Music Course Minimum 3; maximum 10 Parent/caregiver participates in class Two 18-week sessions 45 minutes weekly Toddler Tunes is a joyful music experience. Your little one will start by singing, dancing and exploring the keyboard with you beside her/him. You will learn fun coaching techniques so you can reinforce the concepts between lessons. Toddler Tunes includes a fun repertoire of finger-play, bounces, rhythmic patterns and lullabies. You get CDs and workbooks of Harmony Road songs, designed to feature age-specific, layered musical exercises and rhythms. This building-block approach to music trains ears for better inner hearing and helps maintain the good sense of pitch with which children are born. With toddlers, we build musical minds before musical hands. At age 3 to 3.5, children advance to Music in Me. Classes can be joined at any time during the session.   Click on the book cover to hear a music clip and see a sample page from the class book courtesy of the NEO School in Taiwan.  Toddler Tunes I Toddler Tunes 2

Music in Me & More Music in Me  :: ages 3 to 4.5-yrs Curriculum: Harmony Road Music Course Minimum 3; maximum 8 Parent/caregiver participates in class Two 18-week sessions  45 minutes weekly This dynamic readiness program is structured so that your child will learn to play music the same way he or she learned to speak -- by listening, repeating and responding. A parent or caregiver attends, participates and coaches at home. Music in Me contains the basic elements of rhythm, melody, pitch, dynamics, phrasing and form. Concepts are learned through keyboard playing, solfege singing (naming notes using do-re-mi), movement activities and the use of rhythmic instruments. As your child develops a trained ear and learns to create and perform music in a non-competitive environment, he or she will develop coordination, concentration and self-confidence. This layered natural approach emphasizes the ensemble aspects of music and it is wonderful preparation for further studies. Parents are fully involved in class and at home. After Music in Me students may move into More Music in Me. Either class may be repeated until the child is between ages 4.5 and 5.5 and is ready to advance to Harmony Road Book 1.   Click on the book cover to hear a music clip and see a sample page from the class book courtesy of the NEO School in Taiwan.  Music in Me More Music in Me

Young Musician  ::  ages 6 to 8 Curriculum: Harmony Road Music Course Minimum 3; maximum 6 Parent/caregiver participation in class is recommended Four 18-week sessions (two year program)  55 minutes weekly The Young Musician course introduces beginning students to keyboard performance and note reading in a holistic program, including the organized development of pitch, rhythm, solfege singing, keyboard and movement activities. Parent involvement in class and at home is encouraged. After completing Young Musician Books 1,2,3 & 4, students advance to Keyboard Musician Book 1.   Click on the book cover to hear a music clip and see a sample page from the class book courtesy of the NEO School in Taiwan. (note: images are in wrong order) Young Musician Book 1 Young Musician Book 2 Young Musician Book 3 Young Musician Book 4

Keyboard Prep  ::  ages 8 to 11-yrs Curriculum: Harmony Road Music Course Minimum 3; maximum 6 Parent/caregiver participation in class is recommended Three 18-week sessions (1.5 year program)  55 minutes weekly The Keyboard Prep course is designed for children ages 8 through 10 who are studying music for the first time. This motivating program develops the student's basic musicianship skills through ear training, solfege singing, keyboard performance and writing music. Student often take up another instrument at school during this class and progress rapidly. Parent involvement encouraged. After completing Keyboard Prep Books 1,2 & 3, students advance to Keyboard Musician Book 1.   Click on the book cover to hear a music clip and see a sample page from the class book courtesy of the NEO School in Taiwan.  Keyboard Prep Book 1 Keyboard Prep Book 2 Keyboard Prep Book 3

Keyboard Musician  ::  (advanced course) Curriculum: Harmony Road Music Course Minimum 3; maximum 6 Four 18-week sessions (2 year program) 55 minutes weekly The Keyboard Musician course is for students who have completed Harmony Road Book 4, Young Musician Book 4, or Keyboard Prep Book 3. Students continue to develop performance skills through the study of varied repertoire styles, technical studies, sight-reading songs, and three- and four-part ensembles. Ear training is expanded to include dictation, recognition of tonal centers and chord progressions. Transposing becomes an easily accessible activity. Students learn to accompany themselves while singing solfege. Two-part singing and artistic repertoire encourage expressive musicianship. Harmonic training develops an understanding of accompaniment styles. Students are given step-by-step techniques to develop their own creativity through music composition. In this program students become acquainted with major composers and their place in music history. Parent involvement encouraged. After completing Keyboard Musician  Books 1,2,3 & 4, students advance to a group piano class that further develops repertoire, technique, composition, improvization, ensemble playing and singing, knowledge of the cultural and historical aspects of music, theory, performance skills, musicianship, and the joy of making music.   Click on the book cover to hear a music clip and see a sample page from the class book courtesy of the NEO School in Taiwan.  Keyboard Musician Book 1 Keyboard Musician Book 2 Keyboard Musician Book 3 Keyboard Musician Book 4

Piano Street :: ages 12 to 112 Minimum 3; maximum 6 18-week sessions  55 minutes weekly Always wished you could play piano? Played a little as a kid but quit? This course provides an ideal setting to develop your musical creativity, build piano skills, and enjoy learning with friends, parents and peers. The newest curriculum from Harmony Road -- a grown-up class! This is a great class for teens and adults who are complete beginners. For Harmony Road parents, it's an excellent way to begin, since it uses the same language and concepts you're used to in your kids' class.  It's even more fun if you sign up with friend -- or your child or parent! After completion of each semester, students will advance to the next level. Remember you're never too young or too old to develop the musician hiding inside you!

Help! Which class is right for my child? For most students, choosing a class by age is the best bet. The curriculum for each class is age-appropriate for a child's developing skills physically, cognitively, emotionally and musically.    If you have concerns about your child's success in a particular age range, we'd be happy to work with you to find the class best suited for him/her.   If you have two or more children of different ages with you at all times, Family Time might be right for you.   Take a look at the "Classes by age" chart and feel free to talk to your teacher about your child's needs.   Download: Classes by age (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

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