First Steps in Music!
Music for little ones and their parents
Learn music to sing, say, and play at home with your infant or toddler.
Every Friday, 9:00-9:45am
About our instructor:
Mary Hawkins
Miss Mary
frequently asked questions
First Steps in Music
c/o Vivian Richards
The Academy of St. Matthias the Apostle
9473 Annapolis Road
Lanham, MD 20706
WHAT MATERIALS WILL I RECEIVE? At your first class Mary will provide song word sheets, CD's, and information about how to maximize the class material at home.
WHAT KIND OF ACTIVITIES WILL WE DO? IS MY CHILD OLD ENOUGH FOR A MUSIC CLASS? Infants and toddlers alike are ready for the bounces, tickles, wiggles, fingerplays, expressive movement, dances, and lullabies explored by our classes. Mary will demonstrate at each class how to help your child enjoy the material in age-appropriate ways.
DO I HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD SINGING VOICE? Mary creates a very positive supportive environment for adult and child learners! The only way you can fail to support your child's musical development is to not sing at all.
WHO IS JOHN FEIERABEND? He is a professor at the Hartt School in Connecticut, an early childhood music development researcher, and an early childhood song collector. Our songs came from a project Dr. Feierabend sponsored, asking elderly men and women questions like "What did you sing when you bounced a baby on your knee?" or " What was your favorite lullabye when your baby was born?" He designed the First Steps in Music curriculum and teaches these principles to teachers across the country. Mary attended his class during her graduate work at the University of St. Thomas and is so excited to share it with you!
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC? To help children grow into their most tune-ful, beat-ful, and art-ful selves! In other words, to encourage accurate singing and sense of beat as well as to be appreciators and creators of musically expressive sounds and motion. Click here for a more in-depth look from Dr. Feierabend's website.
GUARANTEED TO BE FUN FOR BOTH YOU AND YOUR CHILD.
FIRST STEPS IN MUSIC
Email: vrichards@stmatthias.org
Location: 9473 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706, United States
Phone: (301) 577-9412