

Sound Beginnings
educating children through musical play
For children ages 0-4 & their caregivers.
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Black Spiders
August to December 2023
8-12 children with their caregivers.
Classes are once per week for a total of 15 classes.
Need the enrollment code for your teacher?
Text Meg at 219-851-4506 or Katie at 262-794-2570.
Class time options:
Tuesdays - register here
9:30-10:00am with Mrs. Katie - FULL
Wednesdays - register here
9:30-10:00am with Mrs. Katie - FULL
6:30-7:00pm with Mrs. Katie - FULL
Fridays - register here
9:10am-9:40am with Mrs. Meg - FULL
9:55-10:25am with Mrs. Meg - 3 spots left!
Saturdays - register here
10:00-10:30am with Mrs. Katie - FULL
Materials (purchase online at registration):
$35 workbook, digital album and semester instrument
$2.99 shipping/handling fee
*New families must purchase the Sound Beginnings Tote Bag*
Tuition (due the first day of class):
$180 for first child per semester.
$50 for each additional sibling per semester.
The SB Curriculum rotates through 6 independent semesters:
Fall 2023: Black Spiders
Spring 2024: Gold Stars
Fall 2024: Brown Teddy Bears
Spring 2025: Pink Piggies
Fall 2025: White Horses
Spring 2026: Silver Buttons
The Black Spiders semester description
This semester highlights many preschool concepts/skills, including
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months of the year
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using manners
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opposites
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transportation: trains
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reciting nursery rhymes
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lessons on friendship, scheduling and taking turns
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A-M alphabet letters, sounds, hand signs and objects
We also study musical concepts such as
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the major scale
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keeping a steady beat
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loud & soft
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up & down
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high & low
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fast & slow
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rhythmic subdivision
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solfege names & hand signs
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singing in tune
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classical music listening
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accompaniment with bells
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instrument families
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vocal play
As in all SB semesters, we also cover
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letter names & sounds
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concepts about print
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tracking left to right
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exposure to ASL alphabet
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colors
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counting to 10
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identifying name sequencing
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listening to a story sung aloud
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sharing and taking turns
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parent/child bonding
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sibling bonding
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imaginative play & creativity listening
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group interaction and teamwork.
Sound Beginnings teaches these concepts by incorporating Literacy and Kindergarten Skills, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Rhythm and Beat, Vocal and Pitch Development and Parent Bonding (how your child learns best!).
Classes meet for 15 weeks. Classes are 30 minutes in length. Caregivers attend with their child every week.
Learn more at https://www.letsplaymusicsite.com/sound-beginnings.