Classes for the Whole Family

Age Range: 0 months to 7 years

Life with children is hectic. Make it easy on yourself and bring the whole family!

SoundSteps is privileged to offer two multi-age classes: Kindermusik Family Time and Music for Aardvarks.

What are the advantages of a multi-age class in contrast to age-specific curricula?

• One convenient class that families can take together
• Allows each child to develop social skills—such as sharing, and turn-taking—in a multi-age, multi-child environment
• Strengthens the emotional bond among family members

Kindermusik Family Time classes

Age Range: 0 months to 7 years

This class is a blast. We sometimes joke that the real name for the class should be “Family Hugging With Music” because a lot of the time, that’s what brothers and sisters do most in this happy, energetic environment. (They also sing, jump, dance, and play instruments, but mostly, it’s lots and lots of love between siblings and parents.)

Your Licensed Kindermusik Educator will help you and your children channel that sibling synergy with musical activities that are fun for every age. From newborn to grandpa and everyone in between, there’s something for all to enjoy.

The highlight of every Family Time class is the “Family Jam.” This is where we dump out a big box of assorted instruments (drums, triangles, maracas…) and give your children some time for free exploration. And in an effort to help you sing your way through week, we’ll give you Kindermusik award-winning CDs, books, and instruments.

Each family receives a set of At Home Materials designed for the whole family to continue the musical fun at home: 1 hand puppet and 1 finger puppet, 2 instruments, 2 literature books, 2 CDs. 1 Family Activity Guide.

NOTE: Please register each child individually for Family Time. Price is per child with 65% off for the second child. Additional siblings are $5 per month.

2012 Class Schedule

“Our Kind of Day”     Classes begin the week of January 14-20, 2012.Fourteen, 45-minute weekly classes for families. Price is per child and includes at-home materials per family. Please request sibling discount at checkout.

Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals

Age Range: 0 months to 7 years

The hippest music class for kids!

Music for Aardvarks is a refreshing alternative to the traditional music class for kids. The program was created in 1997 in Brooklyn, NY by rock musician/composer and father of three, David Weinstone. Music for Aardvarks is distinct from Kindermusik in that all classes are based around Mr. Weinstone’s original songs, rhythms, and chants. With influences of rock, blues, ballads, folk, jazz and pop, Aardvark songs uniquely reflect and celebrate the lives of children growing up today. The music is innovative, intelligent, and irresistibly appealing to both kids and their parents. The informal, spirited classes are geared toward children newborn-7 years old and incorporate singing, dancing, musical storytelling, instrumental jam sessions and more. It’s an interactive musical experience that the whole family can genuinely get excited about!

The children’s songs by David Weinstone, originally intended for use simply as a reference to class activities, have since captured the imagination and touched the hearts of families all across the country and around the world. Today MFA continues to enjoy astounding success and praise with recent full-page profiles in Time Magazine, The New York Times and The New York Daily News.

NOTE: Please register each child individually for Aardvarks. Price is per child with 65% off for the second child. Additional siblings are $5 per month.

2012 Class Schedule

“Music For Aarvarks CDs 6 & 7”     Classes begin the week of January 14-20, 2012.
Fourteen, 45-minute weekly classes for families. Price is per child per month and includes 2 CDs per family, 1 instrument per child. Please request sibling discount at checkout.