ABOUT KINDERMUSIK
Kindermusik is a nurturing and playful environment where your child will have fun singing, moving, playing instruments and hearing stories, while developing social skills, problem-solving skills, pre-math skills and a foundation for reading.
These classes build the skills your little one needs to be successful in both school and life. Independent research has proven that preschoolers using Kindermusik for just 30 minutes per week have shown 32% gain in language and literacy skills.
At Second Presbyterian Preschool, we are so excited to offer your child our Kindermusik classes twice per week, totaling 50 minutes per week! Each age group follows a slightly different curriculum that is appropriate for them
KINDERMUSIK CURRICULUM
SING AND PLAY
This activity focuses on your child’s beginning movement, helping to build muscles your little one needs to walk, run and climb. This activity also focuses on your child’s speaking and singing voice. Sing and Play is a great mix of language development and early childhood vocal play, and music and movement activities.
SING AND PLAY
This activity focuses on your child’s beginning movement, helping to build muscles your little one needs to walk, run and climb. This activity also focuses on your child’s speaking and singing voice. Sing and Play is a great mix of language development and early childhood vocal play, and music and movement activities.
LAUGH AND LEARN
This activity will combine your preschooler’s natural love of imaginative play, music and storytelling with activities that introduce early music concepts and encourage independence. Also, it helps with language growth, self control, language skills and emotional skills.
MOVE AND GROOVE
This activity engages your child in movement and music that also helps to promote language, early literacy, early math, social skills and emotional skills. Your child will also learn basic music vocabulary and musical notation. Move and Groove helps to set the stage for formal music lessons and future school success!
KINDERMUSIK TEACHERS
Ms. Melanie is a mother of 3 and has been at Second Presbyterian Preschool for 6 years. She has been singing and playing the piano since she can remember. Melanie studied Vocal Performance and Music Education at UALR. She has also been a soprano choral section leader at Second Presbyterian Church in the Adult Choir for nine years and is a regularly featured soloist. Melanie has toured internationally with the choir and performed many choral masterworks, including Mozart’s Requiem and Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem. She is a previous winner of the virtuoso award from the Mid American Music Association. Melanie is also a soprano vocal artist with Praeclara (performing arts company) and debuted in October 2015 in the role of Camellia in Dracula Unearthed. Ms. Melanie thoroughly enjoys working with children and teaching them the gift of music.
Katie Mitchell grew up with a love of music. She studied piano for over 10 years, and started singing at an early age. She loves helping to lead worship at her church, Little Rock Church. She also enjoys painting and runs an art business out of her home. All of the sets from our most recent school programs were designed by Katie. She majored in Early Childhood Education at Harding University and has worked with young children for 15 years. This is her 4th year at Second Presbyterian Preschool. She resides in Little Rock with her husband and their 3 children.