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Kindermusik is a lot of things. Wonderment. Delighted laughter. Attentive listening. Joyful movement. Thoughtful self-expression. Best of all, it's just plain Fun.
Kindermusik is a curriculum-based music and movement program for children from birth to 7 years of age. It is the only preschool music program that combines early childhood education and early music education. The curriculum and content of Kindermusik have been researched and developed by a team of music specialists and consultants in the latest research on music and brain development.
Every Kindermusik class includes a range of activities designed to address 6 major domains of learning:
- Physical
- Emotional
- Cognitive
- Language
- Social
- Musical
Why is this important? Research shows that the early years in a child's life are critical in developing cognitive and social skills that will last a lifetime. Music has been shown to be a significant element in fostering these essential life-skills.
Research also confirms that preschool-age children thrive on participatory, expressive learning. Through activities such as singing, instrument play, creative dancing, listening, rhyming and storytelling, each Kindermusik curriculum fosters a child's socialization, emotional growth, independence, problem solving, and self-expression- while encouraging them to take ownership of their own learning.
What makes Kindermusik such an effective part of a child's early education? In a Kindermusik class, children can experience music without the pressure to perform. Instead, the emphasis is on a creative and joyful atmosphere that will encourage them to tap their full potential - at their own pace, in their own time and according to their individual learning style. Each unit of Kindermusik is a carefully structured curriculum that combines music and play, and focuses on not just music, but:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Starting from your first Kindermusik class, you will know that your child is having fun. For some children, the giveaway is the bright eyes, infectious grins and squeals of delight as they participate. For the more introspective, the thrill is evident in their eagerness to get to class—and the way they re-enact class activities at home while listening to their Kindermusik CDs. Whatever a child’s learning style, the one constant is fun.
In a Kindermusik class, the educator leads parents and their children through activities, using music and movement. You learn more about your child's unique developmental process, and the shared learning experience creates a unique bond as your child associates learning with fun, musical play. The specially created home materials help you—your child's most influential teacher—to extend the learning to the home, your child's most comfortable learning environment.
Kindermusik is the only preschool music and movement program that nurtures the development of the whole child, including:
- socialization,
- emotional growth,
- independence,
- problem solving, and
- self-expression
Movement and dance activities improve coordination and balance. One-on-one parent and child interaction nurtures self-esteem. And music-making and music-listening activities develop self-discipline, as well as critical and creative thinking skills.
Each level in the 4-level program is developmentally appropriate for the age-range to which it is targeted. The 4 levels are:
 Birth - 18 months (lap babies, crawlers, walkers)
Kindermusik Village is a special weekly music and movement program that creates an experience of learning and bonding for you and your baby.
 18 months through 3 years
Kindermusik Our Time was created for you and your child to share this wondrous time of connection and discovery.
 3 through 5 years
Kindermusik Imagine That! continues your child's creative and musical development while building on their pre-school learning and nurturing their burgeoning sense of independence.
 5 through 7 years
Kindermusik for the Young Child, which introduces your child to musical theory and notation, is the capstone to the Kindermusik curricula, preparing young musicians for a successful future of formal music training.
When you register for a Kindermusik program, your tuition covers your lessons, as well as a materials kit that includes specially designed books, instruments, CDs, and games for continuing your learning at home. Your children will want to listen —and move—to the CDs over and over again—and the other materials will be a frequent source of repeated play, exploration, discovery and discussion.
If you think you’ve heard it all, think again.One of the most unusual and consistently praised elements of the Kindermusik curriculum is the wide range of music your child will be exposed to. Much more than just recognizable children’s music, it includes all conceivable ranges of music, from classical music to klezmer music, music from various cultures, as well as all the familiar children’s favourites—all arranged and performed in innovative fashion. In short, the music is incomparable—and as your children will show you, addictive!
Kindermusik is a community of families and teachers passionately committed to bringing music to children's lives through developmentally appropriate curricula, CDs, books, instruments; and activities for both class time and family time at home.
Kindermusik's philosophy is founded upon rigorous research and these fundamental beliefs:
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