Early Childhood Classes

All Kindermusik classes at the Community Music School of Webster University offer a sensory-rich yet caring and gentle environment. The activities and relationships you engage in will develop and strengthen neural pathways, enhance your growing parent-child bond, and help you understand the how's and why's of your child's development. Plus it's fun!

Kindermusik® Foundations

Ages: 0 - 20 months, with a caregiver
Class Information: 40-minute class, once a week
Tuition: $289 for 14 weeks in Fall and $321 for 16 weeks in Spring

Foundations classes provide a supportive and friendly environment in which caregivers can connect as their babies learn! Sound exploration, nursery rhymes and songs, fun routines, board book reading, listening exercises, and dances are taught to families to help newborns communicate, learn self-regulation, enhance eye-tracking skills and coordinate new muscles.

 

 

 

Kindermusik® Level 2

Ages: 20 months - 3.5 years with a caregiver
Class Information: 40-minute class, once a week
Tuition: $289 for 14 weeks in Fall and $321 for 16 weeks in Spring

Level 2 classes empower older toddlers to express their own ideas and experiment with their creativity. Through singing, dancing, and instrument-playing, each class provides a variety of enjoyable outlets for toddler energy while boosting cognitive and motor development. You'll have the opportunity to connect with other parents and caregivers who are also experiencing the joys and complexities of these busy years. Learn how to utilize music, rhymes, spoken words, and even puppetry to create and streamline home routines. We'll explore how music and dance, as well as the whole-child approach, can help children develop physically, cognitively, and emotionally.

 

Kindermusik® Level 3

Ages: 3.5 years - Pre-K with a caregiver
Class Information: 45-minute class, once a week
Tuition: $289 for 14 weeks in Fall and $321 for 16 weeks in Spring

Level 3 classes are recommended for Level 2 graduates who desire to embark on their lifelong musical journeys. Caregivers will arrive at the beginning of the class, then leave and return at the end. This unique setting provides a safe environment in which your children can gradually overcome separation anxiety and gain the confidence to learn alongside their teacher and classmates. Level 3 students will begin to interpret the relationship between sound and graphic notation symbols, learn how to communicate effectively and respectfully, and develop the skills necessary to play in an ensemble through instrument play and creative play.

 

Kindermusik® Level 4

Ages: Pre-K and kindergarten-age
Class Information: 45-minute class, once a week
Tuition: $289 for 14 weeks in Fall and $321 for 16 weeks in Spring

Caregivers drop off Level 4 students at the beginning of class, then leave and return at the end. The curriculum at Level 4 focuses on basic musical symbols, complex instrument play, and more in-depth creative movement and pretend games. Level 4 students are exposed to the sounds of individual instruments as well as music that highlights different genres, cultures, and composers. They begin to master new musical terms and concepts, sing with increased pitch accuracy, and gain a better understanding of rhythmic patterns. Students also get a chance to practice their social and friendship skills, and classroom etiquette.

 

 

Kindermusik® Mixed Age Class

Ages: 0-7 years
Class Information: 45-minute class, once a week
Tuition: $289 for 14 weeks in Fall and $321 for 16 weeks in Spring

Mixed-age classes welcome families of all shapes and sizes and anyone who’s drawn to the time slot to sing and dance! In our mixed-age classroom, we believe each learner as uniquely capable. Through singing, dancing, and instrument-playing, our educator personalizes different music and movement activities for each student according to their developmental stage. This special class setting provides older children with the opportunity to show kindness, patience, and tolerance for their younger classmates, giving them some of the key early lessons in nurturing and helping others who are different from themselves. Exposure to older children provides younger children with models of behavior, empowers their curiosity, and motivates them to explore!

 

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Kindermusik® Playdates

Ages: infant-5 years with parent or caregiver
Class Information: 40-minute class with caregiver
Class Fee: $25

Come join us for a musical playdate and see firsthand how singing, moving, playing instruments, and dancing together has the power to keep us connected, fuel our brains, drive our creativity, and bring us joy. 

 

Group Piano Classes

Music for Little Mozarts is a great follow-up to our Kindermusik® program, introducing kids ages 4-6 to the piano and preparing them for individual lessons. The program combines age-appropriate piano instruction with general musicianship activities to promote overall musical development. Skills taught include listening, pitch matching, keyboard technique and performance, singing, rhythm, movement, and music appreciation. In this four-semester program, parents attend lessons and share in the learning process at home as they partner with their child to lay the foundation for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. This sequential program builds on the knowledge and skills of the preceding semesters. Class size is limited to 6 students.

Ages: 4-6 with a caregiver
Class Information: 45-minute class, once a week
Class Location: Classes are held at Webster United Methodist Church
Requirements: Fifteen minutes of practice time at home three to five days per week is requested. You may use either a piano or a touch-sensitive electronic keyboard with full-sized keys.
Tuition: $296 for 14 weeks in the Fall and $329 for 16 weeks in Spring