Sunday, May 3, 2009

SUMMER CAMPS - a Sneak Peek!

Drumming....instruments...singing....dancing....circus play and stories...all weaved together by the love of music - what better way to spend summer days?


FOR SCHEDULING SPECIFICS AND REGISTRATION, please go to www.fountainmusic.net.

Peek-A-Boo! I Love You!—newborn to 1.5 years, 45 minutes, once per week - 6 for the cost of 5 (aka, you can miss 1 class for free!)

More than just a curious story, Mother Goose games like peek-a-boo help babies understand language. In this special camp, uncover more ways to say "I love you" using American Sign Language, soap bubbles, and parent-baby dances. Plus, parents can meet with other newborns and families in the community and learn how music improves the child development process. Home Materials: Peek-A-Boo! I Love You! board book, Home CD, duck wash mitt, baby duck Gertie ball, and poster.



Creatures at the Ocean1.5 years to 3 years, one hour per week - 6 for the cost of 5 (aka you can miss a class for free!)
Sing sailor songs and make the ocean count. "Five little seashells lying on the shore: Swish! Went the waves and then there were four." Make homemade kites and fish sandwiches using fish-shaped bread and P.B. and J.Home Materials: Home CD, pair of seashell castanet instrument, a set of 10 story cards and 5 picture folders.



Confetti Days!—3 years to 5 years (90 minutes, M-F)


Throw a new party every day. Ride a carousel inside the classroom. Play a balancing game and walk on the web of ropes. Do a musical move and freeze. Learn colors and sing the Spanish song "De Colures," "Pop, Goes the Weasel," and "Looby Loo." Home Materials: Home CD, pair of confetti bell instruments, story kit, and a set of 5 picture folders.






Tell Me a Tale—4 years to 7 years (2 hours, M-F)


Through storytelling, children will develop an early awareness of rhythm, movement, singing, and drama. Each lesson features a new tale from around the world, explored through multi-instrument and multi-cultural elements. All told, it’s an around-the-imagination adventure of the greatest stories from Europe, Malaysia, South Africa, and more. Home Materials: Tell Me a Tale book, Home CD, pair of lumi sticks instrument, and poster.


Drums, Drums, Drums - for 4-6's - M-F for one hour (mornings) and
Big Drummies (for 7-9's) - M-F for one hour (afternoons)

In the first class, your child (and you, too, to help your 4-6 year old) will build your own real drum! For the rest of the week, your child will experience the concept of fractions through hearing and playing quarter and eighth notes. We’ll do “call and response” activities to the rhythmic sounds of African music. Meanwhile, your child will sharpen listening and attention skills, as well as fine tune her ear to finding patterns. Play the activities in your Home Kit together, and you’ll help your child develop a strong foundation in math, rhythm and coordination, and critical listening. Home Kit: Home CD and magazine-style Family Guide (includes the class story Drum Circle) (Big Drummies will use these activities as a foundation to build on, depending on group ages & abilities, and we may introduce rhythmic notation and enrichment activities)

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