Moving To The Beat  music and fun home | parties | music classes | Who 
 
 

You're invited to sign up for classes through our website.  First consult the schedule to find the musical play classes designed for your child's age group.  The schedule will also list the price for each series of classes.  Then email us with the starting date and time of the class.  We will quickly confirm your registration for the class.  Payment can be done by credit card over the phone. 
 
 music program | schedule Moving To The Beat  
 

 

You are welcome to read about our system of musical play developed by Robert Markowitz.

This is Part Three - Story

You may also choose:

Introduction
Part One - Beat            Part Two - Tension & Release
Part Four - Story           Part Five - Grounding 

Selections from Goals of Program

12 facet music program

 Robert talks about his music program.

Part Three - Dalcroze Eurhythmics

Our musical play is largely based on the methods and

 principles of the Swiss educator Emile Jacques-Dalcroze.  

It is designed to help children develop rapid connections

 between the ears that listen, the brain that analyzes, and the

 body that acts to interpret the messages encoded in the

 music.  

For example, when we do "drum walking" we encourage

 children to act out the dynamics of the drum.  We start with a

 steady walking beat.  A lighter beat indicates a tip-toe, a

 sharper beat, a march.  A faster cadence signals a run. 

 Another sound cues a 360 degree turn-around.

In a game called "Tap It!" children walk the room in a circle, 

equipped with rhythm sticks.  There are drums to tap 

distributed throughout the room.  The children must conform 

their actions to the music, so that they arrive at a drum in time 

to tap "1-2-3!" with the the song.

 

next