The University of Georgia
Community Music School
Kindermusik Programs
Athens,GA
(706) 425-1820
Holly Stephens,
Kindermusik Coordinator
Kristin Jutras, CMS Director
Spring 2008
Curricula & Materials
Village Our Time Imagine That! Young Child Family Time
Kindermusik Athens, GA
Kindermusik Village (Newborn to 18 Months)
This Semester in Village: Dew Drops &
Cock-a-doodle-MOO!
D
ew
Drops - Stop and smell
the roses—and lily of the valley, and tulips, and pansies . . . In the
Dew Drops unit of Kindermusik
Village, families will play and move together to songs about flowers,
such as “Jasmine Flower,” “How Does Your Garden Grow?,” and “White Coral
Bells.” They’ll also hear traditional Irish music: they’ll dance a jig,
move to the “Irish Trot,” and exercise to “Did You Ever See a Lassie.”
In your Home Materials, you will receive a CD of beautifully arranged songs from class, a board book of flowers, and an instrument for music-making at home.
Cock-A-doodle-MOO
!
- Hop on the hayride—it’s time to head for the farm! In the Cock-a-doodle-MOO! unit of
Kindermusik Village, families will sing songs about the farm, including
“Old MacDonald,” “Hayride,” and “Clever Cows.” They’ll engage in rituals
and playful activities for baby and caregiver, including infant massage,
lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time.
During the week, you will enjoy your Home Materials, looking through a playful picture-book of animals and the sounds they make, as well as a CD of the songs heard in class and an instrument for music-making at home.
Kindermusik Our Time (18 Months to 3½ Years)
This Semester in Our Time: Away We Go
Hop
on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This
delightful, 15-lesson unit focuses on transportation, a favorite topic
for toddlers who are on the go, go, go! Sing and play along with
favorite songs, such as “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” and “Wheels
on the Bus”. Explore fast and slow, smooth and bumpy, and high and low.
Read stories about ways to get around. Shiny Dinah tells the story of a
train, and Giddy-Up! has a horse, speedboat, racecar, and more to help
you get where you want to go. Move, play, and sing together in
developmentally appropriate activities created just for 18 month to
3-year-olds.
Home Materials: Families will receive 2 CDs, a Home Activity Book, 2 storybooks (Shiny Dinah and Giddy-Up!), 2 harmonicas, and a train carrying box.
Kindermusik Imagine That! (3½ -4½ Years)
This Semester in Imagine That!: Toys I Make - Trips I Take
What’s more exciting to a 3 or 4-year-old than a new toy? How about an entire Toy Shop full of toys! And a full toy shop is exactly what your Kindermusik Imagine That! families will enjoy in an exceptional follow-up to the already highly regarded first unit of the curriculum (See What I Saw) Toys I Make, Trips I Take is focused on creating a stimulating musical environment that integrates music, pretend play, story telling movement, and more. Toys I Make, Trips I Take introduces the musical environment of a remarkable toy shop, filled with boats, trains, balls, jack-in-the-box and many other toys that bring a glimmer into a child’s eyes.
Home Materials set includes: Pretend Play Manipulative Component, Literature Component, Kindermusik Drum, Family Activity Book, Two Home CDs, and the Imagine That! Backpack.
Kindermusik for the Young Child (4½ - 6 Years)Year One
This Semester in Young Child: Young Child Semester 1
Semester
1 in the Young Child curriculum broadens the
child's musical experience through the introduction of the glockenspiel
(an instrument similar to a xylophone). Developing steady beat and
learning to read and write musical notation in this class will help
build a firm foundation for future success in music instruction.
Preview of What's to Come: In semester 2 we'll continue to explore and learn about the glockenspiel and in semesters 3 & 4 we'll also learn to play the dulcimer and the recorder. allowing your Young Child to explore the 3 basic types of instruments he may further study in private lessons: Keyboard (Glockenspiel -> Piano), Strings (Dulcimer -> Guitar or Violin Family), Winds (Recorder -> Brass or Woodwind Instruments).
Home Materials include Children's Folder, Music At Home cards & stickers Games Bag, Family Songbook, Home CD, and Carry Bag and glockenspiel w/mallets.
Kindermusik Family Time (Newborn - 7 Years)
This Semester in Family Time: "Make Way for Music"
In Make
Way for
Music,
families will sing, dance, and move their way through an exploration of
several elements of music: beat and rhythm, concepts and contrasts (such
as staccato and legato, high and low, the major scale, and arpeggios),
the human voice, instrument families, and ensemble. They’ll engage in
developmentally appropriate activities that the whole family can enjoy
together, including fingerplays, songs, circle dances, story time, and
family jam.
Home Materials: Families will receive two fingerdrums, one Sing, Play, & Grow home activity guide, two children’s storybooks (Drum Circle and Animals on Parade), a hand puppet and finger puppet of Rex (the lion member of Family Time’s Jellybean Band), and an instrument-matching board game.
Get the family band together, and Make Way for Music!
¯PLEASE NOTE¯Because Family Time is a new addition to the Kindermusik Curriculum, currently NO IMAGE IS AVAILABLE for Make Way for Music Sample Materials (shown above) are from the Family Time unit: Movin' & Groovin' to show typical materials included in this class