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1½ to 3½ years
Explore with your child the world of rhythm and sound through the instruments, songs and dances of different cultures. "sing dance clap!" classes provide a weekly exposure for children and their families to instruments and rhythms from all over the world.
sing dance clap
shake pat hum jump listen drum
prance purr laugh giggle wave wiggle hop chirp buzz whisper
bounce skip tap tip-toe
smile!
It's all in a jumblie jam class - come play with us!
Course Description
A global music smorgasbord sampling of instruments and rhythms:
the shape, sound and colourful ribbons of the adulf drum from Portugal fascinates both babies and toddlers;
a mento beat from Jamaica pleads with Liza to come back and us to get up and dance;
lullabies from all over the world lull us as we gently sway and hum to hand chimes from India;
maracas take us to the land of the joropo and Venezuelan harp;
the daouli from Turkey and Greece with a low dum-dum moves both big and little feet to dance around the room;
with the strident agogo playing a bell pattern from Ghana we feel the fun of syncopation;
and a partido alto pattern played on a Brazilian pandeiro or tam-tam invite us to samba!
Rhythm sticks, bells, sandblocks and shakers - all designed for little hands - ensure that children can explore and have fun learning about a wide variety of musical styles while developing motor skills. Interactive instrument play, singing, vocal play and movement activities create an awareness of a magical diversity of sound in the everyday world around us and in the songs, rhythms and instruments of our global family.
Let yourself be inspired to sing, dance and play music together with your child.
Tuition
Please phone the Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre for more information about the fall, winter, and spring sessions. Tel: 416-924-5657
Time & Place
Saturdays 10:45 - 11:30
Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre
509 Parliament Street, Toronto
Tel: 416-924-5657
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tia anita project CD
For in-class and at-home listening, dancing, and rocking, the tia anita project CD showcases Canadian musicians and covers a wide range of music styles from traditional folk to the sounds of the Indonesian gamelan orchestra and the thumb piano from East Africa.
The tia anita project supports the Stephen Lewis Foundation and promotes AIDS/HIV Awareness.
For more information and to find out where you can buy the CD, visit the project website.
