All Kindermusik classes at the Community Music School of Webster University offer a sensory-rich yet caring and gentle environment. The activities and relationships you engage in will develop and strengthen neural pathways, enhance your growing parent-child bond, and help you understand the how's and why's of your child's development. Plus it's fun!
Kindermusik® Foundations
Ages: 0-20 months, with a caregiver
Class Information: 40-minute class, once a week
Tuition: $321 for 16 weeks in Spring
Materials included: Baby board book, instrument and access to class music and digital activities on the
Kindermusik app.
Foundations classes provide a supportive and friendly environment in which caregivers can connect as their babies learn! Sound exploration, nursery rhymes and songs, fun routines, board book reading, listening exercises and dances are taught to families to help newborns communicate, learn self-regulation, enhance eye-tracking skills and coordinate new muscles.
Spring 2024 Semester (16 weeks): Jan. 29–May 25, 2024
Curriculums: Cock-a-doodle-MOO, Big Red Barn, Playtime!
Withdrawal Deadline (full refund if student must cancel registration): Jan. 9, 2024
Day | Time | Location | Instructor |
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Wednesdays FULL | 9 a.m. | The Lodge Des Peres | Crystal Chu-Sharp |
Thursdays | 9:15 a.m. | CMS Center Room 15 | Elizabeth Smith |
Saturdays FULL | 9 a.m. | Strauss Center in Chesterfield |
Kindermusik® Level 2
Ages: 20 months-3.5 years with a caregiver
Class Information: 40-minute class, once a week
Tuition: $321 for 16 weeks in Spring
Materials included: Activity book, storybook, instrument and access to class music and digital activities
on the Kindermusik app.
Level 2 classes empower older toddlers to express their own ideas and experiment with their creativity. Through singing, dancing, and instrument-playing, each class provides a variety of enjoyable outlets for toddler energy while boosting cognitive and motor development. You'll have the opportunity to connect with other parents and caregivers who are also experiencing the joys and complexities of these busy years. Learn how to utilize music, rhymes, spoken words, and even puppetry to create and streamline home routines. We'll explore how music and dance, as well as the whole-child approach, can help children develop physically, cognitively, and emotionally.
Spring 2024 Semester: Jan. 29–May 25, 2024 (16 weeks)
Curriculums: Away We Go!, How Do You Feel?, Beach Days
Withdrawal Deadline (full refund if student must cancel registration): Jan. 9, 2024
Day | Time | Location | Instructor |
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Mondays FULL | 9:30 a.m. | East Academic Building (Webster U) | Crystal Chu-Sharp |
Tuesdays | 9:15 a.m. | The Lodge Des Peres | Crystal Chu-Sharp |
Tuesdays FULL | 10:15 a.m. | The Lodge Des Peres | Crystal Chu-Sharp |
Wednesdays | 10 a.m. | The Lodge Des Peres | Crystal Chu-Sharp |
Thursdays | 10:15 a.m. | CMS Center | Elizabeth Smith |
Saturdays FULL | 10 a.m. | Strauss Center in Chesterfield |
Kindermusik® Level 3
Ages: 3.5 years-Pre-K with a caregiver
Class Information: 45-minute class, once a week
Tuition: $321 for 16 weeks in Spring
Materials included: Family activity book, storybook, instrument and access to class music and digital
activities on the Kindermusik app.
Level 3 classes are recommended for Level 2 graduates who desire to embark on their lifelong musical journeys. Caregivers will arrive at the beginning of the class, then leave and return at the end. This unique setting provides a safe environment in which your children can gradually overcome separation anxiety and gain the confidence to learn alongside their teacher and classmates. Level 3 students will begin to interpret the relationship between sound and graphic notation symbols, learn how to communicate effectively and respectfully, and develop the skills necessary to play in an ensemble through instrument play and creative play.
Kindermusik® Playdates
Ages: infant-5 years with parent or caregiver
Class Information: 40-minute class with caregiver
Class Fee: $25
Come join us for a musical playdate and see firsthand how singing, moving, playing instruments, and dancing together has the power to keep us connected, fuel our brains, drive our creativity, and bring us joy.
Playdate Location | Playdate Date | Playdate Time | Curriculum |
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East Academic Building Room 254 (Webster University) | Monday, April 22, 2024 | 10:30 a.m. | Beach Day Fun in Spring |
The Lodge Des Peres | Wednesday, May 22, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. | Beach Days |
Group Piano Classes
Music for Little Mozarts is a great follow-up to our Kindermusik® program, introducing kids ages 4-6 to the piano and preparing them for individual lessons. The program combines age-appropriate piano instruction with general musicianship activities to promote overall musical development. Skills taught include listening, pitch matching, keyboard technique and performance, singing, rhythm, movement, and music appreciation. In this four-semester program, parents attend lessons and share in the learning process at home as they partner with their child to lay the foundation for a lifetime of musical enjoyment. This sequential program builds on the knowledge and skills of the preceding semesters. Class size is limited to 6 students.
Ages: 4-6 with a caregiver
Class Information: 45-minute class, once a week
Class Location: Classes are held at Webster United Methodist Church
Requirements: Fifteen minutes of practice time at home three to five days per week is requested.
You may use either a piano or a touch-sensitive electronic keyboard with full-sized
keys.
Music for Little Mozarts Level 1 is for NEW students
Music for Little Mozarts Level 2-4 are for RETURNING students
Tuition: $329 for 16 weeks in Spring
Registration for Spring Classes is now CLOSED
Early Childhood Spring 2024 Class Schedule
Week Day | Webster Groves (limit 8 -10 students) |
The Lodge Des Peres (limit 10 students) |
Strauss Center in Chesterfield (limit 8 students) |
Webster United Methodist (limit 6 students for Little Mozarts) REGISTRATION CLOSED |
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Monday | 9:30 a.m. Level 2 FULL East Academic Building (EAB) Instructor: Crystal Chu-Sharp limit: 8 students |
- | - | 4 p.m. Little Mozarts 4 6 p.m. Little Mozarts 1 |
Tuesday | - |
9:15 a.m. Level 2 10:15 a.m. Level 2 FULL
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4:10 p.m. Little Mozarts 1 5 p.m. Little Mozarts 2 6 p.m. Little Mozarts 2 |
Wednesday | - |
9 a.m. Foundations FULL 10 a.m. Level 2 |
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4:10 p.m. Little Mozarts 1 5 p.m. Little Mozarts 4 6 p.m. Little Mozarts 2/3
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Thursday | 9:15 a.m. Foundations CMS Center Instructor: Elizabeth Smith limit: 10 students 10:15 a.m. Level 2 CMS Center Instructor: Elizabeth Smith limit: 10 students |
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Friday | - | - | - | - |
Saturday | - | - |
9 a.m. Foundations FULL 10 a.m. Level 2 FULL |
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