"Monsters" on Dancing with the Stars & the Ballet

In the 3rd Year of Let's Play Music, we do a fun and scary puppet show to Prokofiev's "Montagues and Capulets" from Romeo and Juliet.  We call it Monsters!  

Here is the ballet of Romeo and Juliet with Prokofiev's music : (The first part is the section the students will recognize.  Then you could skip to the end, where they get out the swords.  Or enjoy the Fine Arts by watching the entire segment.)

On April 30, 2012, a couple on "Dancing with the Stars" danced to the same music.  I want to give a Modesty Disclaimer - the costumes are not modest.  (So you don't need to show it to your child.)  Here is the link. The music is from 2:37-4:20 minutes...if you want to skip to just see that part.

After your child watches the video...encourage your child to DANCE to the music!  Get out some props...long skirt, big scarves, or swords and let the creativity flow!  (Parents, make it more fun by join in with some dramatic moves of your own.)

2nd Year - Indian Chiefs

2nd year students:  Yellow Arrows

In 2nd year of Let's Play Music, Students play keyboard with both hands, play in contrary motion, learn the major scale, sing in harmony, learn more complex rhythmic notations, learn more note names on the staff, learn the names of the white keys on the keyboard, and much more!

Three year old conducting Beethoven's 5th Symphony

This is so much fun to watch!
It is amazing the internalization of the music that is so obviously present in this little boy's soul!  Awesome!

Sound Beginnings Announcement

Sound Beginnings will be added to my Studio next school year!
Sound Beginnings is a course to develop intelligence and confidence in children ages 2-4 years old in a setting of music, play and parental nurturing!  Sound Beginnings introduce academic and musical concepts.  

Click on the demonstration video below:

Welcome to Sound Beginnings!  Where parent and child learn to play and interact in a nurturing, loving way.  Folk songs, finger plays, story books, and circle games delight children as they have for centuries.  Leave the digital world behind and come to a place where human touch is the best teacher.  Nestled safely in a beautiful music, is the curriculum that is a sound beginning.

This fun curriculum is specifically designed for ages 2-4 and their parents.  By providing a solid music and preschool foundation, Sound Beginnings prepares students for success in Kindergarten and Let's Play Music!  The curriculum is organized into four non-sequential semesters.  Each semester is four months long and provides experience with important music concepts and skills through different songs and games.  Classes include singing, movement, games stories, and activities, focusing on different concepts each semester including ABC's, letter sounds, sign language, solfeg, singing in tune, counting, shape recognition, colors, and so much more!

Registration will begin in the Spring for the next school year's morning classes.

Tuition is $160 /semester ($40 /month)
    Discounts for siblings:
    2nd student tuition, ages 2-4 is $20 /month and $10/month for ages 0-2 years.

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