2-3 yEARS oLD
WMS First Steps
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The in-class musical experiences establish a foundation for musical ability and cultivate a life-long love of music. Our program for 2 and 3-year-old students focuses on:
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♩Listening Ability:
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As this is the most significant period of aural development, a rich and varied array of listening activities develops sensitivity and listening ability and enables students to perceive music's power to vividly express images and emotions.
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♩Social Development:
Because of the importance of the parent in the life of a child this age, the interaction between parent and child is an important focus in the group lessons. Also, through the group lessons, children develop the basic skills of relating to other children and adults.
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♩Instrument Experience:
Children experience sound through percussion instruments!. Appropriate to this stage in their physical development, initial playing activities engage the use of large motor skills.
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♩Cultivation of the Imagination:
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Recognizing the significance of fantasy, play, and imagination in the learning of children of this age, the activities, textbooks, and music are filled with suitable colorful, playful imagery, sounds, and subjects.
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