Munchkin's Music & Dance

All children CAN achieve basic music competence— the ability to sing in tune and move in a rhythmically accurate way. Have you ever wondered what you can do to nurture the musical growth of your child, regardless of your own musical ability? Come to Munchkin’s Music and Dance (affiliated with The Music Class) where classes for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers will build on your child’s natural enthusiasm for music and movement. We’ll help you provide your child with the basic musical skills needed to enjoy school and social musical activities, and to study an instrument should he or she choose to do so. In music class, you can expect excellent teaching in a developmentally appropriate, engaging, and fun participatory environment that supports and nurtures music development in young children.

Activities focus on adult/child interaction rather than child/child interaction, so that children of different ages (such as siblings) can enjoy class together. Children participate as they choose and do so at their own developmental level…learning comes through play as we explore a variety of different tonalities and rhythms of music through singing, movement, and all sorts of different instruments (drums, bells, shakers, scarves, and more!) An integral part of the class is the music that you take home: a book and digital download provide the repetition that is so key for your child to thrive musically. The different collections all feature a wide variety of musical tonalities, rhythms, and styles.

For parents it’s a worry-free, non-performance-based class. It is guaranteed that laughing, smiling, and a whole lot of silliness will go on. I have taught these classes in Crested Butte and Gunnison since 2001, and still enjoy it as much as when I first began! Come explore the joy of making music!