MusicNOW!
MusicNOW! (Age 0-3 with parent) provides a fun and informal beginning to musicianship studies through musical play. Young children live in a world of the senses, and MusicNOW! activities focus on adult interaction with children through rhyme, singing games, movement and simple percussion play, providing an excellent foundation for more formal music studies in the future.
Parents are important participants in MusicNOW!, and although the focus is on developing basic musical competencies, (e.g. the ability to respond accurately to a steady beat, and the ability to sing simple two- or three-note note songs in tune), there is no curriculum and no performance expectations of children at this stage of development. Parents don't need to be musical themselves, but do need to be enthusiastic about music and willing to be involved in guiding their children in a spirit of fun, praise and encouragement. A loving emotional bond between parent and child is the most powerful motivator.
Children learn music much the same way they learn language; they absorb beat, rhythm and melody from the models around them: other children, adults, games, radio, CDs, etc. The earliest stages are most exciting, as this is a time when children are best able to 'catch' the musical nuances of great artists. By providing children with the greatest examples of recorded and live music - e.g. classical, opera, world music - parents are able to nurture children's heightened musical sensitivities.
Babies (unborn and newly born) are welcome. As siblings of a registered student, babies under the age of 6 months are free of charge. Parents are encouraged to visit one class free of charge before registering.
Tel: (01223) 264408
Email: info@suzukipianocambridge.org.uk
10 April 2006 21:38