Music & Movement for Babies- Newborn to 18 months


Congratulations! By considering music education for your child at an early age, you have taken a first step toward bonding musically with your child and enriching your family life with active music-making.

Come and explore natural ways to encourage your baby's brain development, co-ordination and social skills through fun musical play.

Children are naturally drawn to music, which will make your time with them in Music & Movement for Babies both fun and beneficial.

Designed for parents and their babies to take together. This 40-minute weekly class helps you learn how to play musically with your baby.

Musical play activities:
– Increase your child’s curiosity about music.
– Develop listening skills and sense of beat.
– Establish a foundation for singing and musical thought.
– Help you form a closer bond with your child.

Features:
– Singing, bouncing and rocking songs.
– Wiggle and peek-a-boo games.
– Group dances.

Stimulate Baby's Senses:
– Exploring instruments made just for small hands.
– Enjoying a small infant massage component.
– Learning some basic baby sign language.

Benefits of Early Childhood Music

Music’s melodic and rhythmic patterns awaken and stimulate neural pathways in the brain that help develop memory, math skills, and powers of abstract and creative thinking. Music touches all spheres of development:

– Language
– Self Expression
– Concentration
– Social Interaction
– Fine Motor Skills
– Listening
– Problem Solving
– Teamwork
– Goal Setting
– Coordination
– Confidence
– Self Esteem
– Music Playing
– Creativity
– Family Involvement
– Poise
– Bonding
– Voice Expression
– Family Interaction
– Emotional Development

Overall, music activities are ideal for your growing child.
– Music immerses the child in language.
– Evokes movement.
– Stimulates the brain.
– Fosters physical coordination.
– Develops listening skills, the foremost necessity for learning.

All in a group setting that builds community

 

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