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Home News Lessons Kindermusik Village  Our Time Imagine That! Young Child Adventures Cost Payment & Fees Registration Policies & Info Special Needs Group Classes Birthdays Staff Schedule Registration Cost and Discounts Testimonials Links Contact		Kindermusik If you could set your child along a path that would nurture their development in the areas of emotions, socialization, physicality, language, and cognitive thinking and reasoning, while fostering a lifelong love of music and learning wouldn’t you? Kindermusik, an early childhood music and movement program based on the belief that every child is musical, offered through the Music With MJ curriculum, will do just that. From birth through age seven, children and their families can experience a journey full of music that will produce ever-evolving advancements in the child’s musicality, self-esteem, listening, language, literary, social and problem solving skills, all while having fun! Each Kindermusik class is customized with age appropriate music and activities that focus on fun, exploration and encouragement with no pressure to perform or produce. Kindermusik is deeply rooted in the belief that the parent is the child’s most important teacher and the home the essential classroom. As such, parents accompany their child along this musical journey through class participation with younger children, and sharing time in the classroom as the child moves into the independent Kindermusik courses offered through Music With MJ. With each Kindermusik program offered, your child will receive materials of the highest quality to assist and accompany them, and you, on their musical pathway. Materials vary with each class, and include CDs and instruments, supplemented with other materials, designed to compliment the Kindermusik classroom experience in the comfort of your own home. Classes Kindermusik Village, ages birth to 1 1/2 years   top The Kindermusik Village class is designed to introduce your child to music, foster the bond between parent and child while involving the family in music making, and encourage musical participation in a group setting. Kindermusik Village classes are approximately 30-45 minutes and are offered in 8 week units, one class per week. Materials include a storage and carry bag, CD, parent’s book, a journal and art banners. All materials are designed to assist the family in taking full advantage of the Village curriculum at home and enhancing the classroom experience. Kindermusik Village is a child/parent class. Kindermusik Our Time, ages 1 1/2 to 3 years   top The Kindermusik Our Time class is designed to introduce basic musical concepts to each child through developmentally appropriate activities, promote spontaneous music making in the home and encourage self-expression, self-confidence, curiosity, social skills and cooperation -- all characteristics related to successful school learning. Our Time classes are approximately 30-45 minutes and are offered once a week throughout a 15-16 week session. Materials include a storage and carry bag or box, CDs, literature and activity books, and an instrument. All materials are designed to assist children in making connections between the Kindermusik classroom and home, enhancing the Our Time classroom experience, and facilitating music making in the home. Kindermusik Our Time is a child/parent class. Kindermusik Imagine That!, ages 3 to 5 years   top The Kindermusik Image That! class is designed to help each child appreciate the aesthetic value of music, nurture imagination, creativity and pretend play, invite and develop the singing child, introduce beginning musical concepts and skills, develop emerging literacy skills, develop movement skills and expressive use of the body, provide experience with percussion instruments, assist each child to take ownership of their own learning, and much more. Imagine That! classes are 45 minutes, and are offered once a week throughout a 15 week session. Materials include CDs, movement, music and activity books, a back pack and an instrument. All materials are designed to expand and support the child’s concepts of the Kindermusik classroom, and reinforces the vital connection between Kindermusik classes and music making in the home. Kindermusik Imagine That! is a child centered class with parent participation during the final 10-15 minutes. Kindermusik for the Young Child, ages 5 to 7 years   top The Kindermusik for the Young Child class is designed to teach the child how to read and write music, explore and play musical instruments, expand upon signing and vocal development, explore musical concepts, and foster movement and dance. Young Child classes are 60-75 minutes offered once a week throughout a 15 week session, over the course of four semesters. Materials include a carry bag, CDs, activity folders, family songbooks, games bags, and a specialized instrument for each semester including a glockenspiel (semester one and used throughout all four semesters), dulcimer (semester three) and recorder (semester four). All materials are designed to enhance the child’s learning and assist with their at-home practice. Kindermusik for the Young Child is a child centered class with parent participation during the final 5-10 minutes. *Due to the sequential nature of the Kindermusik for the Young Child classes, a student must begin this program at Semester One. Kindermusik Adventures, ages birth to 7 years   top The Kindermusik Adventures classes offered during the summer to supplement a child’s time in-between Kindermusik semesters/sessions. Adventures classes follow the same age groups as traditional Kindermusik classes and offer arts and crafts, stories and snacks in addition to song, dance, movement and instrumentation. Adventures classes are 45-90 minutes (class length varies per Adventures course), offered once a week throughout a five week period. Materials vary per class but can include CDs, books, posters, activity folders, hand instruments and more. All materials are designed to enhance the curriculum of the Kindermusik Adventures courses and encourage music and fun in the home. Kindermusik Adventures classes for younger children are child/parent classes, classes for older children are child centered with parent participation during the final 5-10 minutes. Payment & Fees   top *Payment for semester must be made in full by the first class. *Registration fees are non-refundable. *Tuition is non-refundable after first class. *Materials fees must be paid in full prior to the start of class and are   non-refundable 10 days prior to the first class. *All monies paid for classes removed from the schedule will be refunded. *Multiple child discounts are available in the form of $10.00 off the tuition   cost of each additional child. *Discounts available to Kindermusik students with a family member enrolled   in private lessons or other programming through Music With MJ. *Payment may be made by check, money order or cash. All checks and   money orders must be made payable to Music With MJ. Registration   top *Registration is on a first come/first serve basis with a spot secured by   payment of registration and materials fee. *Currently enrolled students will be given preference on new semester   enrollment/registration prior to registration being opened to the public. *Registrations for Village classes are accepted on an ongoing/rolling basis   due to the nature of scheduling for the Village curriculum. *Village registrations accepted after an 8 week unit has begun will be held   and applied to/accepted for the next 8 week unit. Policies & Related Information   top *Kindermusik classes offered through Music With MJ must have a MINIMUM   of 4 students per class to remain on the schedule. *The size of Kindermusik classes offered through Music With MJ are limited. *Actual class size varies per class. *Music With MJ reserves the right to combine and/or remove any class from   the schedule due to insufficient enrollment. *Kindermusik sessions are 15-16 weeks in length, one class a week for   each week of the session. *Village classes are divided into two 8 week units per 15-16 week session,   one class per week for 8 weeks and then a second 8 week unit. Each   unit features a different Village curriculum. *It is not required to enroll in both Village units, although it is   recommended to do both units per session in order to receive the   maximum benefits of the program. *No make up classes for student absences, although with permission, a   student may attend a different class time if space is available. *Any class cancelled by the instructor will be made up at the end of the   semester. *Please arrive 5-10 minutes prior to the start of class. *Special Needs students are admitted into Music With MJ presents   Kindermusik classes. *No toys, food or drinks allowed in the classroom. *All Kindermusik classes offered by Music With MJ will be held at   Riverfront Sports, 5 West Olive Plaza, Scranton, PA 18509. *Please contact Music With MJ to register for Kindermusik or for more   information at (570) 343.3605 or contact@musicwithmj.com. top © 2008 Music With MJ