I'm so excited for you to join our online music studio for little ones! Each week, we will work together to set up a musical experience, also called a provocation. From there, we will explore, practice, respond, perform, create, and connect. The first musical encounters will happen in our online classroom and hopefully continue throughout the week as your child continues to think musically.

Classes are active and busy! My teaching style is conversational, creative, and constructivist, meaning that your children and I will be creating the class and curriculum as we go along. My classes are extremely interactive. No prior musical experience is needed.

Week 1 (3/5). Drawing the Sunrise
Concept: Responding to music through art and instruments
Materials Needed: 
* Paper and drawing materials
* Cymbals, triangles, xylophones, and other "twinkly" instruments
* Colored scarves and ribbons

Week 2 (3/11). Scarf Dancing
Concept: Responding to music through movement
Materials Needed:
*Ribbons or scarves for dancing

Week 3 (3/18). Animals Are Dancing!
Concept: Responding to music and exploring tempo through instruments and movement
Materials Needed: 
* Drums or other instruments that can be played with mallets or drumsticks

Week 4 (3/25). Musical Adventures in Nature
Concept: Creating instruments with natural materials and exploring timbre by creating shapes and movementn
Materials Needed:
* a small box or paper bag filled with natural items gathered from outdoors, such as rocks, leaves, sticks, grass, etc.
* a length of string or ribbon around 5 feet long to create a "puddle" your child can fit inside

Week 5 (4/1) Steady Beat Rhymes
Concept: Exploring beat and rhythm through jump rope and other early childhood rhymes
Materials Needed:
* None