How does a little one, as young as a 1 year old, benefit from a musical experience?
For emerging toddlers just leaving babyhood, their emotional, intellectual, physical and social skills develop through safe, healthy, & creative play. Parents are amazed by the recognition and smiles on their children’s faces when they hear a musical instrument or pattern in class for the second or third time. They learn to associate activities and songs from class with sounds, melodies, and their parents’ and teachers’ singing voices. Little ones are learning cause and effect with visual, aural and movement related stimulus. As the parent, you will learn how to stimulate your child’s learning through vocal play, object exploration, and creative movement. As your toddler’s confidence, curiosity, self-control, & communication begin to take shape, music will help regulate natural body rhythms, stimulate rhythmic movement, aid memory development, enhance auditory and emotional awareness, and induce relaxation and sleep. They are learning steady beat and patterns (the backbone to good musi
