What is Kindermusik?
Our Faculty
| Yeoh Sheau In | Master in Music Education, Eastman School
of Music, 1988 A Kindermusik Instructor since 1993 |
| Yeoh Sheau Iong | Bachelor of Music Education, University
of Western Australia, 1992 A Kindermusik Instructor since 1996 |
Kindermusik Village
| Ages | Newborn to 18 months with parent/caregiver throughout class. |
| Class Duration | 45 minutes, once a week. |
| Semesters | 4 semesters of 8 weeks, non-sequential |
| Description | This exciting multi-age program incorporates parent education with musical immersion for very young babies. Conceived along with the Foundations of Learning, parents will be shown how musical activities aid in your child's cognitive, social, emotional, physical and language development. Class activities include vestibular stimulation through rocking, dancing, intentional touch, object play and finger play... all accompanied by multi-cultural songs, traditional chants and specially commissioned music. |
| Materials | A home activity / journal in the form of scrapbook which contain 8 Home Activity Cards, 3 song cards, and 1 card with developmental information, a home CD featuring all Kindermusik Village songs and chants, PLUS more music for additional at-home listening pleasure, a baby's literature book, a wall banner featuring 8 art panels, a Kindermusik see-through vinyl bag with carrying handle. |
Kindermusik Beginnings
| Ages | 18 months - 3½ years accompanied by parent/caregiver throughout class. |
| Class Duration | 30 minutes, once a week |
| Semesters | 4 semesters of 15 weeks, non sequential |
| Description | This class provides a joyful and stimulating environment in which a child's musical instincts are encouraged and rudimentary musical skills are developed. Activities include singing & chanting, tonal and rhythmic patterning, movement, focused listening, playing simple instruments and creating. |
| Materials | Picture book, songbook, cassette/CD and "Musical Parenting" book. |
Growing with Kindermusik
| Ages | 3½ - 4½ years |
| Class Duration | 45 minutes, once a week, Child attends first 30
minutes alone. Parent/caregiver joins in for the last 15 minutes of Parent Sharing Time |
| Semesters | 2 semesters of 15 weeks, non sequential |
| Description | This class provides experiences which introduce basic concepts of music while fostering creativity, imagination, language and movement development. Activities include singing, tonal and rhythm patterning, movement, focused listening, playing and exploring simple instruments, experiencing musical concepts through the exploration of opposites, and creative drama. |
| Materials | Picture songbook, CD, parent's weekly activity cards, home activity materials, and Kindermusik carry bag. |
Kindermusik for the Young Child
| Ages | 4½ - 7 years |
| Class Duration | 1 hour 15 minutes, once a week. Child attends first hour alone. Parent/caregiver joins in for the last 15 minutes of Parent Sharing Time. |
| Semesters | 4 sequential 15-week semesters, total of 60 weeks. |
| Description | The goals and objectives of this curriculum are very specific. Activities include singing, movement, discriminative listening, playing glockenspiel, dulcimer, recorder, and other simple instruments, ensemble playing, building tonal & rhythmic vocabulary, learning the rudiments of reading and writing musical notation, sight-singing, composing, creating, and terminology exploration. |
| Materials | Folder with pictures and drawing
paper, games bag, family songbook, home CD, "Music at Home" pages, attendance
stickers, glockenspiel with mallets, Kindermusik carry bag. 3rd Semester - add dulcimer 4th Semester - add recorder |
Kindermusik Adventure
Ages 2-4 years. Duration This special holiday camp program is available in 5 sessions of 1 hourly classes, using an integrated approach employing movement/dance, music and storytelling to foster creativity in the very young child. Material Picture folders, home cassette, a bunny hand-puppet.
Ages 4 - 7 years. Duration This program is available either as a holiday camp program of 5 continuous days of 2 hourly sessions, or as a bridging program of 10 hourly sessions weekly. The hourly session will include parents/caregiver in the last 15 minutes. By using an integrated arts approach with lots of hands-on activities, children learn about the culture of 5 countries around the world or the climate and animals of five different geographical areas on the earth. Material Student folk pack includes home cassette, picture song folder, folk instruments, arts & crafts items and manipulatives, bag.
Kindermusik Music Box (for Kindergarten/Childcare centre)
| Ages | 3-4 years, 4-5 years |
| Class Duration | 30 minutes, once a week. Child attends the class without parents. |
| Semesters | 6 semesters of 10 weeks, non-sequential. |
| Description | Designed specifically for the kindergarten/childcare environment, the curriculum not only provides a rich assortment of musical activities for children, it also reinforces important early childhood concepts such as numbers, colours, shapes and letters. |
| Materials | Music "box" for each child, CD, picture songbook, manipulatives and activity cards that keep parents informed. |
Interested in bringing Music Box to your Kindergarten/Childcare centre? We supply you with the following assistance:
All that remains to offer Music Box successfully in your school is to provide adequate classroom space, preferably carpeted and free from distractions.
You are invited to come for a free trial of Kindermusik Village, Kindermusik Beginnings, Growing with Kindermusik and Kindermusik for the Young Child! Call us at (6)03 - 756 6202 or (6)03 - 221 1491.
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