Drumming 'n' Strumming
a pre-school music class for rock stars in the making
(18 months to 3 years and 2 to 4 years)

This class is a music class that introduces drums and guitars to pre-schoolers.

We bought my son, Leo, (now 5 years old), a guitar for his 2nd birthday and he spent up to an hour a day "playing" his guitar while singing his ABC
song, Old MacDonald and Twinkle Twinkle.

He strummed with his right hand and moved his left hand up and down the guitar as he knows that something should happen with the left hand.

One day, while watching him, I thought "wouldn't it be great if there was a class where Leo could take his guitar and get to "play" in a jam session with
other children his age."

So here it is.  Leo also loves to drum which we discovered in the Toddlers Rock class and is now taking private drum lessons.

So this class is dedicated to Leo and other mini rock-stars in the making who would love a place to come and jam with their friends.

Children should bring their own guitar to class.  When you register for the class, we will send you a link to the guitar Leo owns and loves.

We will provide the drums.  You provide the rock star.

Class Description:
The class will include the following elements:

  •    learning the different parts of the guitar;
  •    learning the names of the strings using a program called “Noteimals” (click here to learn more about Noteimals);
  •    learning note values and rhythms through the use of drums and percussion instruments;
  •    learning to read notes (the Noteimals program turns the music notes into animals so it is an incredibly child-friendly and age-appropriate     
    way to learn to read music)
  •    learning music terminology; and
  •    introducing the children to a wide repertoire of guitar music.

All of the elements will be reinforced through music, art, dance and drama.  For example, each class will include a brief art portion where the children
will paint something that they have learned about in class that day.  For our first class, they will be painting a “Yellow Submarine” after strumming their
guitars to the song earlier in class.
The goal of the class is to encourage a life-long love of music and to lay a strong foundation for when a child is ready to start private guitar lessons.

The class is dedicated to Leo and other mini rock-stars in the making who would love a place to come and jam with their friends.

We recommend that children bring their own guitar to class but we do have spare guitars at the studio.  When you register for the class, we will send
you a link to the guitar Leo owns and loves.  You provide the rock star.

Guitar Recommendations:
We love the following guitars:

Dean Playmate 1/2 Size Acoustic Guitar - can be found on www.SamAsh.com or www.MusiciansFriend.com

First Act Discovery Guitar - can be found at Target or on Amazon.com