During each MUSIC PLAY class, children and caregivers are informally guided to participate in singing, chanting, movement, and instrument activities. These activities may become part of the songs and games children love to sing and play at home. 

The structure of MUSIC PLAY classes, though non-traditional, is designed to develop each child’s potential for music achievement in the most natural and playful manner possible. The content of MUSIC PLAY classes is based upon recommendations found in Edwin Gordon’s A Music Learning Theory for Newborn and Young Children, 1990 G.I.A. Publications, and Jump Right In: The Early Childhood Curriculum, Music Play, G.I.A. Publications, 1998, co-authored with Wendy Valerio, et. al. The addition of folk materials compiled by renowned music educator, John Feierabend, round out the program.

Much of the MUSIC PLAY class takes place without the use of language. This heightens each child’s awareness of the unique qualities of music. (When possible, please try to avoid speaking during music activities so that the children can purely experience the music.) Though each class is filled with singing, chanting, and moving, there will also be periods of silence within each class. These silences are intentional and are designed to allow each child time to begin comprehending and responding to the sounds he or she has been hearing.