Music in Me

Age Range: 3 - 5 years
Course Length: 45 minutes weekly for 20 - week terms















The Music in Me and More Music in Me courses were developed for preschoolers, ages 3 - 5. Students experience music physically and develop musical understanding, pitch and rhythm awareness through singing, rhythm, movement, ear training and keyboard activities. They are introduced to music reading and writing and learn to track notes on the piano but are not taught to play at this age. Parents participate in class time and are guided in follow-up activities. Music in Me enrolment is open throughout the semester; More Music in Me is enrolment is open through week eight.

Classes meet 45 minutes weekly for 20 - week terms.


The Music in Me series consists of the Music in Me child’s book and Activity Book and More Music in Me child’s book and Activity Book.

The curriculum is designed to immerse children and parents in activities which develop the ear, utilize the tactile-kinesthetic sense, explore keyboard geography and playing through tracking activities, set pre-reading concepts combined with pitch awareness, experience large motor skills in movement songs and finer motor skills with hand/finger play songs and activities.

Activity areas include:
Singing (words and solfege) for pitch recognition, for solfege ear training, to set pitch direction and sequence on the keyboard, to experience question/answer activities, to develop a feeling for dynamics, expressiveness and phrasing, and just for fun!

Movement – both free and guided to recognize and experience meters, moods, tempos and styles.

Rhythm activities to develop a feeling for pulse through body rhythms and use of small percussion instruments. Students experience and feel a variety of note and rest durations and rhythmic patterns.

Keyboard/Piano activities are designed to strengthen pitch concepts and explore the geography of the whole keyboard. Children touch and track pitch patterns as they sing – providing a strong tactile connection between the fingers, the voice singing and the keys.

Finger Readiness – enjoyable finger play songs prepare a “soft” hand shape and awareness of finger numbers as they relate to pitch patterning.

Creative Activities and Projects – children and parents are encouraged to do creative projects at home which reinforce pre-reading pitch activities that have been experienced in class. This process of creating and “constructing” is an essential factor in early childhood learning. Sharing projects with the class provides an opportunity for repetition to set patterning.
As parents, teacher and children share in the music making – a strong bond is made that will last a lifetime.