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About Hands On!
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 | 1: Teaching candidates are chosen on the basis of their instrument playing ability, musicality, and energy. They must enjoy working with children and have great communication skills. There is a rigorous training period of 4-6 weeks with a senior staff member before graduating into the classroom. |
| 2: Absolutely! We encourage you to try out an age-appropriate class.
Just call the studio and the manager will help you set up a date that is
convenient for you and your child. For more
information go to the Free
Trial Class page |
| 3: First of all, we use an age-appropriate curriculum to teach children. Each session, we work with our teachers to create a fresh thematic idea and plan, so that your child will never hear the same program twice during the years they attend our classes. We are also constantly researching better ways of presenting the program, using feedback from you and all our staff. Furthermore, we keep an eye out for developing news about children and music in order to stay on the cutting edge of this field. |
| 4: Classes meet for forty minutes once a week |
| 5: Yes. Many parents elect to come to classes a couple of times a week instead of enrolling in pre-school. |
| 6: Yes. During class, the teacher depends on the active participation of a parent or caregiver to help the child handle and manipulate each instrument. Since popular songs are frequently used, adults are asked to join in singing along. In this way, the parent or caregiver plays and important part in each child’s learning experience, which hopefully extends beyond the classroom setting. |
| 7: Certainly, we accept pro-rated registrations. |
| 8: We reserve one spot in each of the ongoing classes to accommodate a make-up. This avoids overcrowding the classes, and maintains the integrity of each class. We guarantee at least one make-up. Just call the studio and the manager will be delighted to schedule a date. |
| 9: We offer a full refund prior to the start of the session. After the first day of class, a 50% refund is issued. The registration fee is non-refundable. |
| 10: While we encourage you to register your child in an age-appropriate class, we know that sometimes this is not possible for parents to do. In that case, we recommend that the younger child sign up in the older child’s class; both children participate fully in their own way. |
| 11: A discount of 15% for the second class applies if you register for a full 15-week session. |
| 12: You must register the first child for a full 15-week session, in order to receive a 15% discount for a sibling. The registration fee for the second child is waived. |
| 13: We register 10 children in a class and allow for a trial or a make-up to join in. |
| 14: The look of the studio was important in our minds when we first conceived of the project. To this end, we engaged the services of Yvonne Chu of Kimera Design Group. Inc. To bring to life our vision, Ms. Chu used her incredible sense of color and design. Each studio is brightly decorated, attractive, and comfortable. The surroundings were created to stimulate a child’ s imagination. |
| 15: During summer vacation, each studio is freshly painted. Each night a maintenance crew mops, buffs, vacuums, and dusts to provide a clean and sanitary environment for your child. |
| 16: Yes. As a convenience to the parents, we sell many of the instruments the children use in class. We have found that the children enjoy singing Hands On! songs and playing along with an instrument at home. |
| 17: Not at the moment. Many of the songs that we present are from the popular children’s repertoire and may be found in the local library or a store. There has been much interest in our producing a CD and DVD, so we are considering it. |
| 18: You may have a Hands On! Musical Birthday Party Celebrate your child’s next Birthday Party at Hands On! A Musical Experience. Bring your family and friends. We’ll sing favorite tunes, explore different sounds of the orchestra, and play on small instruments made just for children! Afterwards, gather around and congratulate that special child with “Birthday Wishes.” You may serve a light fare, and of course, bring the cake.
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| 19: We are a mom & pop operation. Although we have received many calls and requests to become a franchise, we feel we are still not ready to expand in this manner. |
| Infants | Toddlers | Preschoolers |