Music Together Big Kids®
Your
5-, 6-, or 7-year-old is developing quickly and exploring new activities,
mastering new skills, and gaining independence. As a parent, you may be making
choices about extracurricular activities that complement their new school
experiences and support their growth—in music and in life. The
Music Together Big Kids program helps your child take the next step in music development
by blending the elements of Music Together® that parents and children love with new
activities, skills, and challenges that are developmentally appropriate for 5-
through 7-year- old children.
As
you may know, Music Together mixed-age classes support the development of tonal
and rhythm competency, family music making and the disposition to be life-long
music makers for infants through 4-year-old children. Big Kids classes focus on
Basic Music Literacy, laying the foundation for formal music instruction in
school or in private instrument lessons, as well as a lifetime of joyful music
making.
At
Music Together, we recognize your older child's new capabilities and provide a developmentally
appropriate curriculum that includes solfege, instrumental solos and ensembles,
choreography, harmony singing, vocal development, and drumming skills. The Big
Kids classroom is a safe,
familiar, fun environment where your child can experiment with new musical
activities like conducting and improvisation, story songs, "silly
operas," and game songs.
Parent
participation is the hallmark of the Music Together program, but many children
of this age are ready for more independence in the classroom, so parent
attendance in each Big Kids class is welcome but not required (except for the
first class). You and your child will receive a songbook, CD, and HomePlay
activities so that the entire family can continue the fun and learning at home
and you can stay connected with what your child is learning in class.
Music
Together Big Kids Classes
-Classes
are 60 minutes long and meet weekly for ten weeks.