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Babies and toddlers can make joyful noise in music classes
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Dr. Warren Henry, chair of music education and director of the University of North Texas Early Childhood Music Program, is accepting infants and preschoolers for the spring session of his childhood music classes. The program, which is designed to nurture young children's musical aptitudes, is now in its eighth year. While in class, the children and their parents are exposed to all kinds of music. Some choose to participate while others simply watch and absorb, Henry said. The philosophy is children learn music in the same way they learn language. "Children need to hear language in order to learn how to speak," Dr. Henry said. "Just imagine the linguistic skills of a child who was never spoken to during the first two years of life. Music is learned in a similar fashion. In order to build a strong musical foundation for the future, children need to be exposed to music at an early age. Through this exposure, they will be better able to ‘speak music' as they grow older." The program is dedicated to nurturing musical aptitude, which stabilizes by age 8. Classes last 30 minutes for infants and 40 minutes for nursery-aged children. The ten-week spring class schedule is: | Fridays | 10:00-10:30 | Infants (Birth - 24 months) | | | 10:45-11:15 | Nursery (25 – 48 months) | | | 11:30-12:00 | Infants (Birth – 24 months) | | | | | | Saturdays | 9:00-9:30 | Infants (Birth - 24 months) | | | 9:45-10:15 | Infants (Birth - 24 months) | | | 10:30-11:10 | Nursery (25 – 48 months) |
The classes teach the parents a repertoire of music that can continue to be used at home. Spring classes begin on Friday/Saturday, February 4-5 and run through April 15-16. The cost is $110 for infants and $130 for nursery-aged children. Class sizes are limited to 10 children per class. Interested parents are encouraged to register early. For more information, contact Dr. Henry by phone at (940) 369-7540 or by e-mail at whenry@music.unt.edu, or visit the early childhood web page at www.music.unt.edu/musiced/ECMusic/index.html.
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Contact: Rufus Coleman (940) 565-3510
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