Four 15-week semester classes prepare the young child who is eager for their first experiences with music theory and instrument discovery. We will introduce the language of professional musicians and composers and get your child ready to read and write simple rhythmic patterns. Melodic and rhythmic notation with pitch identification will eventually enable the young child to compose their own music. Children will learn to identify a range of orchestra instruments and their sound qualities, while also gaining an early awareness and knowledge of composers and masterworks in Western arts tradition. We will also explore and play authentic percussion, string, pre-keyboard, and woodwind instruments; thereby exposing your child to the many choices for future musical study and at the same time, providing them with the opportunity to musically succeed before taking on more formal instruction.