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You're invited to sign up for classes through our website.  First consult the schedule to find the musical play classes designed for your child's age group.  The schedule will also list the price for each series of classes.  Then email us with the starting date and time of the class.  We will quickly confirm your registration for the class.  Payment is expected within a week of registration or at the first class. 
 
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You are welcome to read about the goals of our program.

This is Importance of Music.

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What to Expect

 

Selections from Musical Play:

Introduction

Part One - Beat
Part Two - Tension & Release
Part Three - Story         Part Four - Chase Games Part Five - Grounding  



WHY IS MUSIC IMPORTANT FOR YOUR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENT?

Research has shown that the ability to feel, express and maintain a steady beat along with other movement and musical patterns are related to a child’s early success in school.  Synchronizing movement to a beat improves attention, concentration, motor skills, planning and executing actions, as well as controlling aggression and improving academic performance.

But unless a child ENJOYS the way he or she is learning how to develop these abilities, it is very difficult to produce the desired results.  This is where Robert the Guitar Guy and his “Moving to the Beat” program come in.

WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF “MOVING TO THE BEAT” CLASSES?

Robert focuses on developing these essential skills in your child:

Musical Goals:  Beat keeping, singing and moving on a musical cue, echoing rhythmic patterns, moving to different rhythms, distinguishing verse from chorus, discerning note values.

Focus, Concentration & Comprehension Goals:  Visualizing mental pictures from spoken words, improving responsiveness to direction, transitioning easily from vigorous to gentle activity.

Anticipation and Awareness Goals:  Sequencing speech and coordination with beat and rhythm, planning and executing actions in synch with rhythmic intervals.

Large Motor Skill Development:  Walking, marching, jumping, galloping, crawling, hiding, stretching, reaching.

Small Motor Skill Development:  Clapping, hand rubbing, patting, hand rolling, finger walking.

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