music & me
MUSIC & MOVEMENT PROGRAM FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN,
AGES 6 months - 5 years
10-Week Fall Semester Starts in September 2007
HAMDEN MIDDLEBURY PROSPECT WOODBRIDGE WOODBURY
www.marciasmusic.com
music-and-me@att.net
Tel:
203.387.8390
Music & Me is
a spirited music and movement program for parents and children, ages 6 months –
5 years, with a relaxed, playful orientation.
We work in a drum circle with many instruments, and sing and dance. The children take small steps in their
awareness of music, rhythm, tonality, and social development. We have no expectations of children
performing; we simply have fun.
Music & Me is
offered in Hamden, Middlebury, Prospect, Woodbridge, and Woodbury. Each section has about 6-12 families. It is a 45-minute weekly class that has a
10-week fall, winter, and spring semester, and a 6-week summer session. There is a liberal make-up policy; families
can come into other class sections in same semester. Middlebury, Prospect, and Woodbury classes are sponsored by their
Park and Rec Departments. Woodbridge
classes are sponsored by Jewish Community Center. You do not have to be a
resident in order to sign up at any of these classes.
Teacher:
Marcia Nelken, creator and teacher of Music & Me, has
taught for 16 years in the larger New Haven area. Marcia is a former public school kindergarten teacher and a
graduate of Music For People.
Registration
Information:
For the 10-week
fall semester:
For Hamden: $150 per one child; 2nd & 3rd
child in family is charged half price.
Call Marcia at 203.387.8390.
For the Middlebury, Prospect,
Woodbury P & Rs, and Woodbridge with Jewish Community Center, the prices range within $130 or $140 per
child/semester, and possibly discount for second child. Please check with the departments.
Middlebury:
203-758-2520,
Prospect:
203-758-4461, Chris Moffo, Recreation Director.
Woodbridge:
203-387-2520, ext 276, Marav Canon
Woodbury:
203-263-3113, or www.woodburyparks.org
to get an application.
For
all classes, info: Marcia Nelken, 203-387-8390.
Children take pony rides on their little African drums
SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2007 CLASS SECTIONS
Hamden
at Christ Lutheran Church, 600 Shepard Ave, Classes: MONDAYS at 9 or 10AM, Sept 17 – Nov 26. (Holiday,
Oct 8)
Woodbury
at North Congregational Church, 11 Main Street N, entering door to lower
level. Classes: TUESDAYS at 10AM, Sept 25 – Nov 27.
Prospect
at Prospect Town Hall, 36 Center Street.
Classes: WEDNESDAYS at 10AM, Sept 19 – Nov 28. (Holiday,
Nov 21.)
Woodbridge
at Jewish Community Center, 360 Amity Rd.
Classes: THURSDAYS at 10AM, Oct 11 – Dec 20. (Holiday Nov. 22.)
Middlebury at
Middlebury Rec Dept, Shepardson Bldg, 1172 Whittemore Rd, (Rt188N),
Classes: FRIDAYS 9
or 10AM, Sept 21 – Nov 30. (Holiday Nov. 23.)
FALL OPEN HOUSES: RSVP 203-387-8390
Come
to a free open house that is like a typical class.
Hamden, Monday, Sept 10 at 10AM
Woodbury, Tuesday, Sept 18 at 10AM
Prospect, Wednesday, Sept 12 at
10AM
Woodbridge, Sunday,
Sept 16, 12 – 2 PM
Middlebury,
Friday, Sept 13 at 10AM
__________________________________________________________________________
(Middlebury, Prospect, Woodbridge and
Woodbury parents will register only thru P & R or Comm.Center.)
--------------------------------------REGISTRATION FORM FOR HAMDEN -----------------------------------
Parent
Name(s)______________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________
Telephone
#_________________________Work#__________________________________
E-Mail
address:______________________________________________________________
Child
#1___________Age____
Child#2___________Age___
Child#3___________Age____
Class
Location_______________Time_________________Course Fee______________
1stchoice___________________________________________________________________
2ndchoice___________________________________________________________________
3rdchoice___________________________________________________________________
Your
registration will be confirmed by telephone.
Please
make checks payable to Music & Movement Center: Total:_______________
Thank you.
Send
to: Music & Movement Center, 415 Central Ave, New Haven, CT 06515
___________________________________________________________________________
Scarf play
Movement is a very special
part of our program.
Whole sets of
xylophones are available for every child in class.
Frequently Asked Questions
When can I preview
a class?
You
are welcome to come to a free open house or class in session at any time. Check ahead with Marcia, 203-387-8390.
Can I bring my
infant to class?
Yes. The little ones do very well in their baby
seats.
Can both of my
children be in the same class?
Yes. We like everyone in the family to be
together.
Do you put the
older children in the same class with the younger?
Yes. We will always make sure that the older
children, ages 4 and 5, have many of their peers in their class.
Can I count on
getting my first choice when I send in my registration?
Usually. Sometimes we do not have enough people for a
particular class, or it is already filled, so we go to your 2nd
choice. Marcia will confirm by phone
when you send in your registration and will confirm again close to the time
classes start. You receive a total
refund if we cannot give you a suitable class section time.
Do I have to phone
to make up a class?
Yes. You can come into any other class section to
make up a class, but please check with Marcia first.
What do you do
about cancellations in severe weather?
We
go by school cancellations on radio and TV in your school area. Marcia will phone 2 hours previous to class
if there is any change from that.
Can grandparents
or aunts or uncles or caregivers bring my child to class?
Yes. Everyone is welcome.
Marcia and
a little friend playing a big wood xylophone called the amadinda
PLAYING WITH SOUND, RHYTHM, AND MOVEMENT
Spontaneity
Is The True Partner Of Creativity
Marcia
Nelken
Small
children have the natural ability to do music and dance. From the very start, they are relaxed in
body and spirit, and are fascinated with what music has to offer. But if they are not exposed early on to music-making
activities and movement, although they still may be interested at age four or
five, their “inner critic” becomes engaged, and they usually become somewhat
reluctant to join in.
Early
childhood is a special time giving us a window of opportunity where we can
optimally expose the child to many different expressive experiences. The child has the ability to function with
more structured tasks later on in the school setting, but in the early years,
we want to expose our child to free and easy expression. These informative experiences enable the
child to feel comfortable and confident within self and others, and provide the
foundation of their later expression.
Many accomplished artists, composers, musicians, and writers acknowledge
that their early expressive experiences had critical bearing on their later
achievements.
Parachute
play at the end of class.
Ring around the roses…
Phone or fax: 203.387.8390
e-mail:
music-and-me@att.net
Marcia
does birthday parties at your home or facility.