About the class

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Level 1 classes offer young toddlers a stimulating environment to explore their new movement and language skills with a sense of security, comfort, and confidence. As your child thrives in a music and movement-driven environment, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with other parents and caregivers and learn to use music to create and simplify routines at home.

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ACTIVITIES

• Listening to and experiencing songs and rhymes

• Back-and-forth vocal plays and other parent-child interactions that build neural pathways in a baby’s developing brain

• Exploring age-safe instruments and other object play

• Baby-caregiver bonding exercises and activities

• Discovery and play with scarves, hoops, mirrors, and more

• Introduction to basic music concepts such as high/low, fast/slow, and holding a steady beat

• Singing songs that include motions, repeated words, and different meters and modes

SKILLS & BENEFITS

• Increased balance and control over movements and strengthened core muscles

• Ability to embrace both familiar and unfamiliar social experiences

• Development of listening and back-and-forth communication skills

• Introduction to a variety of spoken sounds and rhythms that will support language and literacy development

• Heightened body awareness and beginning competence in self-regulation of movement

• Development of various basic gross-motor skills, fine-motor control, and coordination

• Growing ability to recognize and follow patterns in music and move to a steady beat, fundamental skills that have been linked to math and language