Infant Classes

Infant Classes

In the infant classes, we use small-sized percussive instruments to engage the children's attention, and to develop hand-eye coordination. Creating sounds with objects fascinates the babies. Feeling, touching, and seeing each instrument begins an association between instrument and sound. Infants experience hearing - some for the first time - a gentle array of playful songs compiled together for their listening and learning enjoyment. Babies four to seven months are captivated by different sounds, and by the eighth month, understand the pitch of sound. Infants, prompted by the teacher who sings to them, often partake in musical babbling that is defined as making speech sounds on various pitches. From nine to twelve months, babies begin to slide their voices up and down to mimic the sounds they hear. They are also sensitive to differences and similarities in sound. To make sounds themselves is now of great importance to them.