For the 19 month to 3 1/2 year-old child (60 minutes with parent participating)

Creatures at the Ocean

Get ready for a seaside adventure with creatures from the sea and ocean play. In Creatures at the Ocean , your child is introduced to a number of whimsical waterfront friends, including the seagull, crab, dolphin, octopus, and whale. Beach fun is the focus with beach ball play, pretend-kit play, sand play, and sheet-simulated waves! Throughout each lesson, children explore ocean movements such as a whales spouting, sing to delightful music including a lively Calypso tune, hear an original ocean creature story, and make music with delightfully unique instruments such as shakers, castanets, and more. All students take home a pair of specially designed seashell handle castanets for family music-making

Creatures In My Backyard

Singing like a bird, fluttering like a butterfly, and growing like a plant are just a few of the pretend play activities in this imaginative class. Children learn about the wonders of the natural world in their own backyard by exploring 5 mini-habitats. Activities such as song, dance, instrument play, botany, listening activities, story time and crafts inform and delight children and parents. Children meet real animals and take home activity folders each week along with a CD and adorable plush bunny puppet.

For the 3 to 5-year-old child (75 minutes with family joining last 30 min.)

On the Road

Relive your childhood with your child. Every song is likely to revive a memory from your summers' past. Your child will take imaginary trips each class session to vacation destinations on a bus named "Van Go." Children spend a day on the road, go to a fair, play at the beach, spend a rainy day in a cottage, and go camping in the woods. Each day is filled with song, dance, instrumentation, stories, pretend play, crafts, food, and more! Home materials include a hardcover book, CD with lyric book, wooden frog guiro, activity poster and 5 take home crafts.

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For the 5-7 year old child (3 hours)

Around the World

Each class begins with children coloring in and adding new stickers to their "suitcase" that highlight the country they will visit that day. Students visit Japan, Germany, Africa, Mexico, and England during camp. Each class will focus on the songs, dances, stories, instruments, dress, and food of a different culture. Students make 2 crafts or instruments each day to take home in their suitcase along with a CD, song folder and cultural information about the place they visited. Students enjoy snacks from each country and the last day ends with a Mexican fiesta and pinata party!

For the 5 - 7 year old child (2 hours)

Tell Me A Tale

A traditional folk tale is the jumping off point for each class filled with song, dance, instrument play, dramatics, crafts, food, and of course, storytelling. Each child receives a beautiful hard cover story book with a folk tale from each days region: India, Malaysia, Appalachia, Europe, and South Africa. They also receive a CD with lyric book, activity poster, rhythm sticks, and 5 crafts to take home and use to continue making music every day!

Adventures Near and Far

Children go on a musical and educational adventure to 5 different habitats around the world: Under the Sea, In the Meadow, On the Arctic Tundra, In the Mountains, and In The Tropical Rainforest. Musical activities such as song, dance, dramatics, and instrument play form the basis of the fun and educational activities. Children learn about the geography, climate, animals, and culture as they visit each area. Each lesson they will enjoy science activities and will add homemade thematic stickers to their "backpacks". They will make 2 crafts or instruments each lesson to take home, along with a CD and activity folder for each region.

Private, Semi-private, and small group piano classes for ages 6 and above. Private lessons and ongoing students register with the instructor or by calling the office at (707) 527-7900. Small group classes are 4 - 6 children maximum. All students must have a piano or keyboard at home.

Piano Blast Off! (classes are grouped by age, 5 lessons, 55 minutes each lesson)

Piano Blast Off! is an exciting introduction to the piano. Children will be learning rhythm patterns, keyboard geography, and note reading in their very first lesson. They will be learning new songs each day and enjoy playing them at home with their sheet music and accompaniment CD. Children will have the opportunity to play by themselves and in ensemble with other students. Rhythmic movement, fun practice sheets, and theory games make the class a pleasurable introduction to the piano and students will be motivated to keep playing over the summer until class starts again in the fall.

For the 7-12 year old (5 lessons & evening performance, 4 hours each day)

Children's Musical Theatre

Children will work together to create a Musical to be performed for their parents at the end of camp. They will be learning songs, choreographed dances, and stage direction for their production. Painting scenery, props & signs, and playing theatre games add to the creative fun of camp. Children will have group and individual instruction from the Music Director, Theater Director, Dance Instructor and a Voice Coach. Parents join in the fun at home by helping their child create a costume for their character. Children will also have snack breaks and walking field trips to the park across the street. The camp will end in an evening performance at a local senior living center for family, friends, and the elderly residents. You can check our vocal program page for more information about our ongoing program.

For the 6 - 8 year old

Ukulele & You (5 classes, 45 minutes each class)

The soprano ukulele is a wonderful first string instrument for all children. The scale is more appropriate for a child than a guitar and more pleasurable to learn.The small fret board and nylon strings are easy for small hands to manage, and the skills are directly transferable to later guitar study. Students will learn to tune their instrument, play notes and chords, learn some music theory, and master a variety of songs. While the children will learn the history of the instrument and some traditional Hawaiian music, they will also learn folk and modern classics that everyone can enjoy at a family sing-along.