Kindermusik is music-making with a purpose.
CLASSES OFFERED IN EDWARDSVILLE ON MONDAY EVENINGS, THURSDAY MORNINGS, AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. CONTACT ELLEN SINGH: esingh@siue.edu 618-792-6190
Early introduction to music and movement impacts your child’s brain and body development in a way few other learning methods can. We should know. We’ve been transforming the lives of children, parents and teachers around the world since 1978.
Science has shown that children of any age learn more when the learning is playful and fun. Kindermusik kids laugh, smile, stomp, play, kick, clap, jump, sing, and dance. But having fun is just the beginning.
Steeped in educational theory, our programs engage the potential found in every child. Through our dynamic classes, in-school programs, and research-based curriculum, we excel at setting a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning.
Our purpose is simple. We’re here to develop young minds and change the world. One child at a time.
Let it begin with Kindermusik®.
For more information, contact the SIUE Suzuki Office: 618-650-2839
Kindermusik Teacher, Ellen Singh:
SIUE Class Registration Information
*PLEASE NOTE*
We are coming back to IN-PERSON CLASSES!
- All SIUE Classes will be held on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at Southern Illinois University -Edwardsville in partnership with the SIUE Suzuki Program. Classes are 45 minutes. (Class times subject to change due to enrollment numbers.)
- Tuition includes all class fees and high-quality at-home materials package.
- Please note: The non-refundable class fee is due in full with registration form and confirms your space in the class. At least one participating adult must accompany the child(ren) in all classes. Do not bring non-enrolled siblings.
This studio, with licensed Kindermusik educator, Ellen Singh, has been awarded the 'Kindermusik Top Program Award', the highest recognition awarded by Kindermusik International. This award recognizes the top 200 Kindermusik programs internationally for profoundly impacting the mission to reach all children with the benefits of Kindermusik.
TO ENROLL FOR SIUE KINDERMUSIK CLASSES
1. PAY ONLINE WITH CREDIT CARD
CREDIT CARD PAYMENT LINK:
http://www.siue.edu/suzuki/current-parents-students/index.shtml
(In the "Select what you're paying for" part, choose ‘Kindermusik’)
PLEASE NOTE: Your CC payment needs to be made before or on the same day that you email your class registration form. Also, be aware there is a percentage fee on the CC transactions.
2. EMAIL REGISTRATION FORM TO:
esingh@siue.edu
Once your class registration form & tuition is received & prior to the start of class, you will be sent an email with the Zoom Invite & Information.
esingh@siue.edu
Facebook: “SIUE Presents Kindermusik”
618-792-6190
KINDERMUSIK CLASSES at SIUE WINTER-SPRING 2022
*** IN-PERSON CLASSES! ***
“LAUGH & LEARN” (Level 3) Class: (1 ½ through 3 Years Old)
Themes: Make Believe & Home Sweet Home
Where can you go to see pirates, castles, dragons, dinosaurs, and more . . . all in one place? That’s easy—your imagination! Climb aboard the S.S. Pretend and set sail to imaginary places in the land of Make Believe. You will dance the pirate’s treasure dance, visit Royal Island and the castle of a king and queen, and even meet a friendly dragon. AND THEN…. Up and at ‘em, there’s work up to be done all around this great big house (or den, or nest, or burrow)! Turn everyday tasks around your Home Sweet Home—like painting, hammering, cooking and cleaning up—into musical teamwork fun.
Enrollment Includes:
- Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and children, ages 1.5 & 2 & 3 years
- 8-week Class
- Weekly 45-minute class
- 2 Digital At-Home Materials including: Kindermusik@Home Digital Materials delivers your favorite Kindermusik songs and activities, instrumental music, books, and lyrics—as well as recipes, learning games, crafts, and more in a green-friendly digital format. With each new monthly unit, families receive a treasure trove of developmentally appropriate activities that will give children a lifelong love of music and a strong early foundation for learning. And with each activity, parents learn how and why that activity enhances a child’s learning and development. Kindermusik@Home is available through tablet, mobile, and PC devices—ready to use wherever your family wanders.
Tuition: $ 150 (by January 4)
CLASS DATES &TIMES
MONDAY January 10, 17, 24 February 7, 14, 21, 28 March 7 (6PM)
Laugh and Learn Registration Form
“VILLAGE” (Foundations) Class: (Birth to 1 ½ Years Old) Theme: Cock-a-doodle-Moo!
Hop on the hayride—it’s time to head for the farm! In this class, you will sing songs about the farm, including “Old MacDonald,” “Hayride,” and “Clever Cows.” You’ll engage in rituals and playful activities with your baby, including infant massage, lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time.
What a Parent and Child Will Experience in Class:
- Variety of Music -- Musical diversity builds strong neural in a baby’s forming mind, which is why each Kindermusik class contains an array of styles, sounds, and genres.
- Instrument Play -- Age-appropriate experiences with child-safe instruments enhance a sense of rhythm and steady beat, develops a keen awareness of the distinguishing qualities of sound, and encourages spontaneity and creativity.
- Dance -- A classroom full of baby and adult pairs dancing together helps a little body develop the muscle strength needed to crawl and walk and helps a little heart to fall in love with the sheer joy of responding to music.
- Together Time -- A Kindermusik class is truly the essence of “quality time,” offering the parent a place to create special memories with their child, gain new insights into their child’s development, and nurture their child’s natural love of music.
- Expert Advice -- A Kindermusik Educator explains “what-to-watch-for” every step of the way and how each activity enhances a child’s complete development.
- Learning Continues at Home -- With the home materials, the learning continues at home with the child’s best teacher—the parent!
Enrollment Includes:
- Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and babies, ages newborn to 18 months
- Class of no more than 12 babies with parents
- 8-Week Class
- Weekly 45-minute class that includes new and unique parent and baby activities
- Learn about 30 songs, lullabies and nursery rhymes and play over 100 activities together by the end of the classes
- At-Home Materials including: A picture board book with charming farm animals and the sounds they make—Cock-a-doodle-Moo, a CD of the songs heard in class, a Sunshine Jingle instrument for music-making at home, and a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall.
Tuition: $135 (by January 4)
“VILLAGE” (FOUNDATIONS) CLASS DATES & TIMES:
THURSDAY MORNINGS - CONTACT ELLEN SINGH FOR EDWARDSVILLE LOCATION
SATURDAY January 8, 15, 22, 29 February 5, 12, 19, 26 (9AM)
“OUR TIME” (Level 2) Class: (1 ½ through 3 Years Old) Theme: Away We Go!
Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This class 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.
What a Parent and Child Will Experience in Class:
- Instrument exploration and ensemble skill development -- Children will explore the physical characteristics and sounds of age-appropriate instruments which will eventually lead them to discover their potential for beat, rhythm, melody, and ensemble playing.
- Vocal play -- Through vocal play, toddlers learn to form vowels and consonants, say words and phrases, and imitate rhythm and vocal inflection. In Kindermusik Our Time, vocal play is presented within the context of songs, chants, and activities done in class.
- Exploration Time -- Children will love discovering specially designed instruments, textures, sounds, and movements.
- Story time and early literacy -- Listening to stories enhances language and speech development and fosters awareness of sounds, teaches use of language, and sends the message that words and symbols have meaning. The same experiences that help toddlers learn to read a book also help them learn to read music.
- Movement Activities -- Each class provides various opportunities for movement such as synchronized movement, group dances and circle games, and even expressive movement.
- Together Time -- Kindermusik is the essence of quality time, allowing parents to make the most of the fleeting toddler years, giving them the time and the tools to make music and memories together in class and at home.
- Expert advice -- A Kindermusik educator explains how the musically based activities enhance a toddler’s complete development.
- Learning Continues at Home -- With the home materials, the learning continues at home with the child’s best teacher—the parent!
Enrollment Includes:
- Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and toddlers, ages 18 mo. thru 3 years
- 10-Week Class
- Weekly 45-minute class
- At-Home Materials including: Double CD featuring songs from class; two interactive story books—Shiny Dinah and Giddy-Up! to develop early literacy skills; Home Activity Book, and two harmonicas designed for toddlers.
Tuition: $160 (by January 4)
“OUR TIME” (LEVEL 2) CLASS DATES & TIMES
THURSDAY MORNINGS - CONTACT ELLEN SINGH FOR EDWARDSVILLE LOCATION
SATURDAY January 8, 15, 22, 29 February 5, 12, 19, 26 March 5, 12 (10AM)
Get ready to sing, play, and move with your little one in this high-energy music class designed to be just right for children under two years of age. This new Kindermusik curriculum focuses on your child's beginning movement, helping to build the muscles your baby needs to walk, and vocal development, helping to nurture your child’s speaking and singing voice. With a mix of both parent-child joint activities and child-focused activities, you’ll be able to join right in on all the singing and dancing while also getting the chance to observe how your older baby or toddler learns on her own. Embark on Kindermusik’s fun new exploration of singing, swaying, laughing, and playing through Sing & Play, a just-right mix of early-childhood vocal play and language development, together time, and music and movement activities! Plus, the fun (and learning!) continue with the Kindermusik@Home digital home materials, including music from class, musical activities, and more!
“SING & PLAY” (Level 1) Class: (1 & 2 & 3Year Olds)
Themes: Playtime! & Big Backyard
Playtime! Nothing could be better than Playtime! This unit is all about fun and predictability. Do it, then do it once more. That was fun. Let's do it again! From Pop Goes the Weasel to Sally Go 'Round the Sun, and Little Green Frog to Monkey See, Monkey Do, this unit is a non-stop play-fest that stresses the developmental value of predictability, repetition, and play. AND THEN, Big Back Yard: Parks, playgrounds, and yards of all shapes and sizes were made for play, play, play! Our bodies get a gross-motor "boost" when we go on a pretend adventure in our Big Back Yard.
Enrollment Includes:
- Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and children, ages 1.5 & 2 & 3 years
- 8-week Class
- Weekly 45-minute class
- 2 Digital At-Home Materials including: Kindermusik@Home Digital Materials delivers your favorite Kindermusik songs and activities, instrumental music, books, and lyrics—as well as recipes, learning games, crafts, and more in a green-friendly digital format. With each new monthly unit, families receive a treasure trove of developmentally appropriate activities that will give children a lifelong love of music and a strong early foundation for learning. And with each activity, parents learn how and why that activity enhances a child’s learning and development. Kindermusik@Home is available through tablet, mobile, and PC devices—ready to use wherever your family wanders.
Tuition: $ 150 (by March 10)
CLASS DATES &TIMES
MONDAY March 14, 21, 28 April 4, 11, 18, 25 May 2 (6PM)
THURSDAY MORNINGS - CONTACT ELLEN SINGH FOR EDWARDSVILLE LOCATION
SATURDAY March 19, 26 April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May 14 (10AM)
Sing and Play Registration Form
SIUE CLASS REGISTRATION INFORMATION
All SIUE Classes will be held on Mondays and Saturdays at Southern Illinois University -Edwardsville in partnership with the SIUE Suzuki Program. Contact Ellen Singh for Thursday class location. Classes are 45 minutes. (Class times subject to change due to enrollment numbers.)
Tuition includes all class fees AND high quality At-Home Materials Package.
Please Note: The non-refundable class fee is due in full with registration form and confirms your space in the class. At least one participating adult must accompany the child(ren) in all classes. DO NOT bring non-enrolled siblings.
