Are you ready to sing, dance, and play your way through a musical adventure? In this ongoing music experience, classes with coordinate with Bluey episodes. The popular series makes extensive use of classical music, folksongs, instruments, and musical games, many of which we will explore in class. We will not be using characters, etc from Bluey; rather, we will use the episodes as a jumping off point for a musical exploration.

Join us as we tell a story each week that explores the arts-- singing, instrumental music, great artwork, dance, and more-- as well as culture and nature. Every week will center around am episode that will be used as the foundation of a "musical workout." Beyond the initial story line, we will explore what our voices can do, practice echo and call-and-response songs, learn simple songs and rhymes with simple instruments made from items you can find in your home, explore music and art through movement, learn basic music concepts through fingerplays, action rhymes, and games, and practice steady beat and more complicated rhythms through songs and rhymes. 

Ms. Annette, who is certified in Feierabend's First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege, will be using the First Steps format as a foundation for this class. Young learners will be engaged in active listening, movement, creative dramatics, and other forms of arts exploration. This class will be active and collaborative, encouraging children to work together through collaborative storytelling. Classic artwork and music will be shared as well as childhood favorites. I will come prepared with a detailed lesson but am always ready to follow the learners' ideas and prior knowledge and love hearing their ideas for new adventures and explorations!
CURRENT CLASSES (AUTUMN, 2024)
Week of September 9: Can You Floss? (Grannies)
Week of September 16: Talk Like a Pirate Day! (Pirates)
Week of September 23: Out in Nature (The Creek)
Week of September 30: Fairies All Over (Fairies)
Week of October 7: Drainpipe Factory (Work)
Week of October 14: Hospital (Bumpy and the Wise Old Wolfhound)
Week of October 21: Jumping (Trampoline)
Week of October 28: A Trip to the Dump (The Dump)
Week of November 4: Going to the Zoo (Zoo)
Week of November 11: Make Believe (The Adventure)
Week of November 18: Slumber Party (The Sleepover)
Week of November 25: Grownups at Work (Mums and Dads)

PAST CLASSES
Week of January 22: BBQ Colors
Week of January 29: Fruitbats
Week of February 13: Going on a Horsey Ride!
Week of February 20: Waiting... Waiting... Waiting...
Week of February 26: Butterflies 
Week of March 4: Bicycles
Week of March 11: Robots
Week of March 18: Shadow Picnic
Week of April 2: Magic Xylophone
Week of April 9: Asparagus
Week of April 16: Let's Go Backpacking!
Week of April 30: Camping Trip
Week of May 6: Fairies
Week of July 1: Teacher (Calypso) 
Week of July 8: Keepy Uppy (Keepy Uppy)
Week of July 14: BBQ Colors (BBQ)
Week of August 1: Fruitbats
Week of August 8: Swimming (The Pool)
Week of August 12: Horsey Ride
Week of August 19: NO CLASS