Armed Services YMCA Fort Leonard Wood
Music and Me is an early childhood music and movement program for children from birth through age eight. This parent/child interactive music program helps little ones develop their innate musicality by incorporating both music education and child development.
Because we recognize that children learn through play, we make everything we do in class engaging and fun. We also know that young children learn best from the powerful role models in their lives, which is why our music classes will show parents, teachers, and caregivers how to help their children become confident music-makers just by having fun making music themselves.
Music games are a fun way for young children to express themselves while benefiting mentally, physically, and developmentally. It serves as an outlet to spark a child’s creativity, which encourages their vivid imagination. More than just fostering creativity and imagination, music education provides:
Music education stimulates children’s brains, requiring them to simultaneously listen for the beat, read along with sheet music, and coordinate their movements to play the instrument or dance with the rhythm.