Your little one is moving around, interacting with the environment and is curious. My sessions work with this new found independence and together we will explore a rich musical space.
We play musical games and explore making music together, through props, our bodies and different instruments which are introduced across the sessions.
Movement is a key element of the class as through their own free movement, the children are learning at their own pace to coordinate their movement to sound.
Does this sound like you?
You believe in honoring each child’s unique pace and path of development.
You’re someone who loves music and is looking for a space to share a meaningful, creative musical experience with your little one.
You’re seeking more than just a class filled with nursery rhymes. You want original songs and rich rhythms that awaken your child’s ear to the beauty and depth of music.
My sessions are based on Gordons Music learning theory(see below)
So what does a session look like?
We will start with a arrival phase and welcoming song.
Then together (carers and toddlers) we explore many different songs, some through movement, some with instruments and some with props. Some of the songs will be with lyrics, but many will be without. Some will be well known, and others original.
Then together we end with a goodbye song.
The first and last 5-7 minutes of the class is for arriving and for saying goodbyes.
How big are the classes?
The maximum class size is 7 toddlers with their accompanying adult.
Where and When?
Wednesdays 15.15-16.00 @ The Little Music Den, Mantlergasse, 1130.
What is Gordons Music theory?
Gordon’s Music Learning theory is that children can learn music exactly how they learn a language- by being immersed in its complexity. We don’t teach children to read straight- we talk to them. They are allowed to play and explore the language. When they then learn to read, it’s built on comprehension. This weekly space allows the children to become familiar to the language of music, to its building blocks and to be able to play and explore it through their bodies, reacting and interacting to it freely. Building musical memories.
The focus of my classes is on introducing the language of music: hearing different melodies, rhythms, tempos, dynamics, time signatures, modes, and expression. Together we create a space where the children can listen, explore, react and interact to music freely.
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