Eliza's Music Class

This year my good friend Sarah, who is also Cat's piano teacher, invited Eliza to join her music class for 3 and 4-year-olds.  Luke and I ended up joining Sarah's toddler/mommy class halfway through the year, too, and we all loved our classes.

In April, Eliza's class had a Sharing Day where the parents were invited to watch the class.  It was great to see the things they've been doing and learning, and finally hear the songs in their entirety.

This is one of Eliza's favorite songs from music class.

I love that Sarah used the class to teach a lot more than music.  She taught the proper way to play a variety of percussion instruments, as well as melodies and instruments, but there's a lot more to it.  She taught impulse control, turn-taking, improvisation and creativity, dance movement and yoga, the importance of following directions, among other concepts.  It reminded me a bit of my music therapy days...