Shake, Wiggle, and Roll! Music class for 16 mos - 3 yrs with Ms. Clara (PDT!)
100% positive reviews (5)
Overview
Ages
1-3 years
Attendance
Required: an adult must stay
Frequency
Weekly
What your child’s day will look like
After over 10 years of offering energetic, playful, interactive, and educational music classes for little ones, we're going virtual! So what can you expect in our virtual music classes? Each virtual music class is packed full of creative and unique songs and rhymes, specifically written or selected to target developmental skills of toddlers from 16 months - 3 years. (Siblings welcome at no charge. One registration per household). What makes the songs so unique? As a 5th generation musician, a Northwestern alum with a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, and the daughter of two symphony musicians, I personally wrote the majority of the curriculum to create a comprehensive and extremely high-quality (and very playful!) music program that is designed to target both musical and non-musical skills at every developmental level from infancy through kindergarten. We have been offering over 25 virtual music classes a week for our regularly scheduled music classes since March 16th in our Ms. Clara’s Mini Musicians studio in Brookfield, IL (just outside of Chicago), and we have created an approach that translates perfectly to this virtual platform. Here are some comments parents and grandparents have shared with us: “OMG!! Parker LOVES watching you!!! We’re watching your classes OVER and OVER! He requests it by patting on his knees, and when I ask him ‘do you want to watch Ms. Clara?’ He goes NUTS! This has become part of our daily routine, and I have shared the videos with everyone I can think of. Thank you for doing this for these kiddos!” -Christine R., mom “I got the dishes done without an interruption during these classes. You’re my hero.” -Teresa S., mom of 2 “Savannah and Miles were mesmerized with your two virtual classes, as was I! I have watched it twice myself, it was so good. You have a gift of combing fun movement and song with a peaceful, joyful essence. I could see you becoming the future Ms. Clara of the Music World. You’re that gifted.” -Sherry, grandmother of 2 ***Please scroll through the pictures to see some fun photos of kiddos participating in our online classes at home!*** We are so excited to bring the spring season to life through engaging songs, rhymes, dances, and imaginative play. My number one goal is for our music classes to become the highlight of you and your child's day! Click https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/pdt to view the current PDT time.
Meet our instructors
Ms. Clara
Instructor
Clara D’Onofrio is an Orff-certified early childhood music specialist and children’s songwriter of over 12 years. In 2011, “Ms. Clara” founded Ms. Clara’s Mini Musicians, LLC, an early childhood music school that shares the joys of making music with over 300 children a week in Brookfield and the surrounding suburbs of Chicago. As the daughter of two symphony musicians and a 5th generation musician herself, music has a deep and profound place in Clara’s heart. In addition to her lifelong musical training, she has also earned her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northwestern University. She feels so blessed to have found a career that allows her to combine her passion for music with her knowledge of early childhood development to create a space for joyful, creative learning for young hearts and minds. Clara is dedicated to living a life full of laughter, love, and fun, (and spreading joy to everyone she meets!). Ms. Clara's Mini Musicians has been offering over 25 virtual classes a week for our regularly scheduled classes since March 16th in our studio in Brookfield, IL (just outside of Chicago). We have created an approach that translates perfectly to this virtual platform! A special note from Ms. Clara: Our music classes are always packed full of joy, fun, and laughter, but our “secret” goal is education, not simply entertainment. So whether we are hopping around like frogs, twirling around like autumn leaves, or helping the local carpenter build a house, we are targeting both musical and non-musical skills such as active listening, fine and gross motor skills, creativity, turn-taking, vocal exploration, language development, etc. Over half of our 200+ song curriculum consists of originals that I wrote with clear developmental milestones in mind, and it is my honor and pleasure to explore the pure joys of making music with your children though my imaginative, organic, and skill-building classes.
Provider Reviews
5
Based on 5 reviews
- Provider Review
Excellent! The next day she asked, "Do we have music class today?" I will book more classes! :-)
MDMichelle D.
04/11/2020
- Provider Review
So fun! My daughter has been singing songs all week like "Here comes Spring" "Let's play on the big bass drum," as well as drumming and making her own songs. :-)
MDMichelle D.
04/04/2020
- Provider Review
We love this class! It is fun, interactive and educational.
MDMichelle D.
04/02/2020
- Provider Review
Awesome! We loved this class! We used to enjoy Kindermusik and this is very similar, except we can join from home. :-)
MDMichelle D.
03/27/2020
- Provider Review
Great class! Variety of activities that include fine and gross motor skills, rhythm, singing, and imagination.
Elena I.
03/26/2020
Additional instructions
We will be using our instruments during class, so now is the time to be creative! Find those wooden spoons for rhythm sticks, turn over a mixing bowl for a drum, fill those plastic eggs with rice (parent supervision required)...we got this!! If you do happen to have instruments, we will be using the following: Shaker eggs (2) Rhythm sticks (2) Sand blocks (2) Colorful scarves (2) Drum (1) Triangle (1)
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