Wisconsin Conservatory of Music - Early Childhood Classes

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Early Childhood Classes

In an age-appropriate, supportive and enjoyable environment, the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music offers early childhood music classes for ages 4 months-5 years old. Your child will have fun learning basic musical concepts through singing, listening, playing rhythm instruments, and moving to music. Children will also develop motor and sequencing skills in addition to learning how to take turns, share and concentrate as he/she acquires an appreciation for music. Our curriculum and weekly lessons are written specifically for your child’s age group. Concepts such as high/low, fast/slow, soft/loud, start/stop, and keeping a steady beat are appropriately introduced for each age, are sequential in development and reinforced throughout the course of study. Each age group has its own curriculum and lesson plans to promote your child’s continued interest and musical progress. A parent or caregiver attends with their child and joins in the fun as a role model.

If you don’t see an age specific class that accommodates your schedule, try one of our Families classes. Perfect for ages 4 months through 5 years!

This video from the Journal Sentinel provides a quick and fun view of some of the things children learn in our early childhood classes.

For information on how music education benefits young minds, please see our Educational Resources & Information links.

Register online for any of our Early Childhood activities! Go to our Online Registration page for more information.

As a reminder to parents/caregivers: Only registered students are allowed in our early childhood classes. Please make arrangements for siblings or join one of our Families classes.

Click on class links below to find specific class information or scroll down on page for detailed class information including time, location, instructor, and date.

Spring	Winter Jamboree
Babies	Tots 1 & 2
Tots 1 & 2	Kids
Kids	Families
Families

Spring
Conservatory Babies \| $99 each semester
Ages 4-11 months Learn new concepts and songs each semester! Research indicates that providing a rich variety of experiences during the first year of life promotes strong brain development. Our Conservatory Babies class will give your baby a unique musical experience as he/she learns songs, rhymes, finger plays, bounces, wiggles, and lullabies that you can recreate at home. Together we can help lay the foundation for your child to enjoy a life-long love of music. Baby must be 4 months old by February 25, 2012. 12 wks. Audubon Court • Tuesdays 11:45am-12:20pm 3649 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect Avenue • Thursdays 11:30am-12:05pm 3650 • Starts 2/16/12 (no class 4/12) Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Fridays 11:30am-12:05pm 3651 • Starts 2/17/12 (no class 4/6) Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Saturdays 11:30am-12:05pm 3648 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Return to top
Conservatory Tots \| $99 each semester
Ages 1 or 2 years Learn new concepts and songs each semester! In a class designed specifically for this age group, your child will develop motor skills and an aural awareness as he/she participates in singing, learning rhymes and finger plays, creative movement, listening, instrument exploration, and playing percussion instruments. Conservatory Tots will help parents learn about music development in toddlers as well as providing a fun bonding time with their child. 12 wks.
Tots 1 \| $99
Age 12-23 months. Child must be 12 months old by February 25, 2012. Prospect Avenue • Tuesdays 9:00-9:35am 3672 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Tuesdays 9:15-9:50am ----> FULL! 3668 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect Avenue • Tuesdays 10:30-11:05am 3671 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Wednesdays 9:45-10:20am 3673 • Starts 2/15/12 (no class 4/11) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Thursdays 9:00-9:35am 3670 • Starts 2/16/12 (no class 4/12) Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Fridays 9:45-10:20am 3674 • Starts 2/17/12 (no class 4/6) Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Saturdays 9:00-9:35am 3667 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect Avenue • Saturdays 10:45-11:20am ----> FULL! 3669 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Elise Pennington Return to top
Tots 2 \| $99
Age 24-35 months. Child must be 24 months old by February 25, 2012. Tots 2 uses an extended curriculum from Tots 1. Prospect Avenue • Tuesdays 9:45-10:20am 3680 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Tuesdays 10:00-10:35am 3677 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect Avenue • Wednesdays 9:00-9:35am 3682 • Starts 2/15/12 (no class 4/11) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Thursdays 9:45-10:20am ----> FULL! 3679 • Starts 2/16/12 (no class 4/12 Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Fridays 9:00-9:35am 3683 • Starts 2/17/12 (no class 4/6) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Saturdays 9:00-9:35am 3678 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Saturdays 10:45-11:20 am 3676 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Return to top
Conservatory Kids \| $149
Learn new concepts and songs each semester! Every child’s development benefits from early exposure to the arts. Our integrated approach allows your child to experience and learn basic musical concepts and develop tonal and rhythmic skills through music, literature and art. Each child is encouraged to participate at his/her own level in singing, movement, listening, and instrument exploration. Your child will enjoy and benefit from interaction with you as well as with children in the class. 12 wks. Ages 3-4.5 years. Child must be 3 years old by February 25, 2012. Prospect Avenue • Tuesdays 1:00-1:50pm 3665 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Saturdays 9:45-10:35am 3663 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Saturdays 12:30-1:20pm 3664 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Elise Pennington Return to top
Conservatory Families \| $149
$149 1st child; $85 each additional child. no other discounts apply Learn new concepts and songs each semester! Designed to accommodate families with multiple children in a family-style learning setting, our Conservatory Families classes welcome children 4 months through 5 years old. Grouping children of a range of ages helps foster natural learning as the younger children enjoy watching and imitating the older ones and the older children learn by leading the younger ones. Activities are specially designed to offer early exposure to music as well as challenge the budding musician. This class is also open to families with one child. 12 wks.* Ages 4 months-5 years. Children must be 4 months old by February 25, 2012. Audubon Court • Tuesdays 10:45-11:35am 3654 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect Avenue • Tuesdays 11:15-12:05pm 3657 • Starts 2/14/12 (no class 4/10) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Wednesdays 10:30-11:20am 3658 • Starts 2/15/12 (no class 4/11) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Wednesdays 6:00-6:50pm 3684 • Starts 2/15/12 (no class 4/11) Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Thursdays 10:30-11:20am 3656 • Starts 2/16/12 (no class 4/12) Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Fridays 10:30-11:20am 3660 • Starts 2/17/12 (no class 4/6) Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Fridays 12:15-1:05pm 3659 • Starts 2/17/12 (no class 4/6) Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Saturdays 9:00-9:50am 3661 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Joshua Tice Audubon Court • Saturdays 9:45-10:35am 3653 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect Avenue • Saturdays 11:30am-12:20pm 3655 • Starts 2/18/12 (no class 4/7) Instructor: Elise Pennington Return to top

Winter Jamboree
Add a Winter Jamboree class to your Early Childhood classes for MORE FUN! For Conservatory Tots, Kids and Families - FOUR WEEKS ONLY! This winter we will make Carnival of the Animals come alive! Join us as we use instrument exploration, movement, art and storytelling to learn musical concepts and develop instrument awareness, rhythm and listening skills. Each week we will highlight a new character and the instrument that portrays it in this musical story. Children will learn songs, and enjoy puppetry and dramatization activities. The Kids and Families classes will create their own characters to take home and reenact Carnival of the Animals again and again. 4 wks.
Conservatory Tots 1 & 2 \| $35
Ages 1-2 years Prospect Avenue • Tuesdays 9:15-9:50am ----> FULL! 3357 • Jan 10-31 Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Tuesdays 9:30-10:05am ----> FULL! 3360 • Jan 10-31 Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect Avenue • Tuesdays 11:00-11:35am 3356 • Jan 10-31 Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Wednesdays 9:15-9:50am ----> FULL! 3358 • Jan 11-Feb 1 Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Wednesdays 11:00-11:35am 3362 • Jan 11-Feb 1 Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Thursdays 10:15-10:50am ----> FULL! 3355 • Jan 12-Feb 2 Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Fridays 9:15-9:50am ----> FULL! 3361 • Jan 13-Feb 3 Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Saturdays 9:00-9:35am ----> FULL! 3353 • Jan 14-Feb 4 Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Saturdays 9:15-9:50am ----> FULL! 3359 • Jan 14-Feb 4 Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect Avenue • Saturdays 10:45-11:20am ----> FULL! 3354 • Jan 14-Feb 4 Instructor: Elise Pennington Return to top
Conservatory Kids \| $50
Ages 3-4.5 years Prospect Avenue • Tuesdays 10:00-10:50am 3366 • Jan 10-31 Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Thursdays 11:00-11:50am 3365 • Jan 12-Feb 2 Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Fridays 11:00-11:50am 3368 • Jan 13-Feb 3 Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Saturdays 9:45-10:35am ----> FULL! 3364 • Jan 14-Feb 4 Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Saturdays 10:00-10:50am 3367 • Jan 14-Feb 4 Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Return to top
Conservatory Families \| $50
$50 1st child; $25 each additional child. no other discounts apply Ages 1-5 years Audubon Court • Tuesdays 10:15-11:05am 3374 •* Jan 10-31 Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Prospect • Wednesdays 10:00-10:50am 3372 • Jan 11-Feb 1 Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect • Thursdays 9:15-10:05am 3371 • Jan 12-Feb 2 Instructor: Elise Pennington Prospect Avenue • Thursdays 1:00-1:50pm 3646 • Jan 12-Feb 2 Instructor: Elise Pennington Wilson Center • Fridays 10:00-10:50am 3375 • Jan 13-Feb 3 Instructor: Elise Pennington Audubon Court • Saturdays 11:00-11:50am 3373 • Jan 14-Feb 4 Instructor: Nathan Wesselowski Wilson Center • Saturdays 9:00-9:50am 3376 • Jan 14-Feb 4 Instructor: Joshua Tice Prospect • Saturdays 11:30-12:20am ----> FULL! 3370 • Jan 14-Feb 4 Instructor: Elise Pennington Return to top