Rhythm Kids^® will teach your child to think, act and create like a musician! 

Rhythm Kids^® is the Music Together^® MASTERCLASS! It is perfect for musicians kindergarten and up.
Get your Elementary musician moving, grooving, creating music and drumming in our new drop off program that is the natural "bridge" to formal instrument lessons.

Read how our music classes encourage pro-social behavior in all children!

This unique program features drumming, dancing, singing and rhythmic games for children age 4 and up. Watch your child blossom and hone their musical skills as they learn traditional drum patterns and dance steps each semester. Rhythm Kids^® builds fluency in rhythm and tonal skills while also supporting pre-literacy behaviors and beginning interactions with musical notation. Using drumming as a central focus to activate music development, we continue to develop the musician's personal instrument: the voice, body, audiation skill, and expressive skills.
Featuring the African djembe, children also experience a myriad of rhythmic instruments and activities specifically designed to increase their musical knowledge and abilities. 

 

In Rhythm Kids^®, musicians have the option of attending class on their own, with or without their parents or adult caregivers. Adults are welcome to stay, but must participate if they do. A special part of the Rhythm Kids^® class experience is the play-along videos, and other materials available online. With the help of a grownup, as needed, children can have drumming play and practice sessions with Rhythm Kids^® creator Tom Foote himself! 

Rhythm Kids^® musicians:

 

1) LEARN multicultural drumming patterns

2) CREATE rhythms, song lyrics, dance steps, and musical games
4) SOCIALIZE by playing in an ensemble - the precursor to playing in a band, singing in a choir, or participating in any musical group
2) DEVELOP PRACTICE SKILLS and can explore drumming with Tom online through engaging, educational and developmentally appropriate videos

Registration Includes: Professional recordings and downloads, online teaching videos with Rhythm Kids® creator Tom Foote, a Songbook with music and activities, membership to our online Family Music Zone^® with games and activities, access to the "Hello Everybody" App, and a Parent Education booklet and DVD.  

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Students will:
· learn to play in an ensemble
· learn multicultural drumming patterns
· develop a new repertoire on various percussion instruments
· explore movement and dance while singing songs
· play creative games based on rhythm, music and drumming
· create their own rhythm patterns and develop a drumming style
· have fun with a host of rhythm activities

Rhythm Kids® follows through on Music Together's vision to help children complete the pathway of early childhood music development. A special component of the Rhythm Kids^® class experience is the play-along videos and other materials available online. With the help of a grownup, as needed, children can have drumming play and practice sessions at home with Rhythm Kids® creator Tom Foote himself! While this class is a drop off class, families are warmly welcomed to stay and participate if they desire.
 

Classes include:
· 9 weekly, 45-minute classes
· 2 CDs each semester
· Access to online in-home activity pages
· Access to online video tutorials and play-alongs

Students will be provided with a hand drum in class if needed. We encourage students to acquire a drum for at-home practice and can sell families a djembe if desired. Students are welcome to bring their own drum to class.

 

Drumming Improves Behavior and Brain Function in Autistic Adolescents
https://neurosciencenews.com/drumming-asd-attention-20802/

 

8 Essential Life Skills Children Can Learn Through Drumming
- by Norm Jones through The Children's Music Network Blog
 

Drumming Helps Young Musicians Manage Autism
https://neurosciencenews.com/drumming-asd-attention-20802/