Miss Jeanine's music class is not your average toddler music class! Upon arrival, you will be greeted by the smiling face of Miss Jeanine, who opens each class with a song highlighting every child in attendance. She sits in the center of the class surrounded by a semi-circle of toddlers and their parents or caretakers and sings each child's name, ensuring that each individual feels welcomed and important. Every week presents a new and exciting theme. During the first class that we attended at the Ormond location, the class learned the ins and outs of early Rock n’ Roll.
While Miss Jeanine does make sure the children constantly have something to keep their attention: bubbles, musical instruments, colored scarves, songs and dances, egg shakers, rhythm sticks, a big drum, bells, etc., she also incorporates lessons about the genres and generations of music that are playing. The class learned about broad topics like Elvis and the Beatles, while she also broke the music down to beats and four counts.
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Pictured: Miss Jeanine performing the 1st rhythmic song of the class.
About Miss Jeanine: "Here’s a bit about me: I am a native of NYC, and have degrees in both music and theatre. I am a singer/multi-instrumentalist who has taught music to children from ages 3 months to 18 years old. Over the years I have led multiple weekly mommy/baby, mommy/toddler and preschool music classes, children's birthday parties, and a youth group band. I have also performed children's music at various family friendly events as a solo artist as well as in a children's focused rock band. In addition, I ran a music program in a private elementary school in Los Angeles with my husband Chris, taught after-school music, art, dance, and drama classes, and gave private music lessons. I also have an independent rock band with him that currently plays all over Volusia County, but have previously toured both nationally and internationally. We are the proud parents of Jack, our 2 year old son, and have 4 cats and a dog named Ruby, Max, Chevy, Shelby, and Rusty."
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Pictured: Miss Jeanine singing to one of her class members, Fisher.
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Pictured: Children in Miss Jeanine's class playing various instruments including drums and her guitar.
Throughout the intro class, Miss Jeanine taught the children how to use rhythm sticks to make a beat, how to do a four count and more! She included info about each musician, the genre of music and the generation of music that she played from her speaker for the class. A large collection of instruments were brought out for the children to use and they were encouraged to explore all of them. She had everything from bells to drums to xylophones and rotated the instruments throughout the circle. An important aspect of the lesson was respecting the instruments, sharing with others and cleaning up the instruments when it was time to put them away. Every part of the class is intentional, educational and accessible.
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Pictured: Children dancing to The Beatles as bubbles surround them. Miss Jeanine ends some classes with bubbles, stamps and stickers as a parting gift for all of the children. She also ends some classes with a parachute or by singing and playing a lullabye on the guitar while the children cuddle in their grown ups laps.
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After attending the first class, we were hooked! A full forty-five minutes of stimulation and learning resulted in a happy toddler and an extra long nap! It is absolutely worth the $15 class fee!
If you would like to attend Miss Jeanine's music classes and enjoy the fun, you can try out one class or sign on for 4 classes which will give you a $5 discount. She also offers sibling discounts! But, you must text 347.476.9965 or email info@missjeaninesmusicclasses.com to save your spot as space is limited.
The locations and times of the classes are:
Ormond Location:
Temple Beth-El School: 579 N. Nova Rd.
Tuesday Mornings from 1/10-3/7
Toddler Class (16 months-4 years): 9:15-10:00 am
or 10:15am-11am
Baby Class: (3 months- 16 months): 11:15am-12pm
Holly Hill Location:
Daytona Beach Music Academy: 227 2nd St.
Friday Mornings from 1/13-3/10
Toddler Class (16 months-4 years): 10:15am-11am
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The locations and times of the classes are:
Ormond Location:
Temple Beth-El School: 579 N. Nova Rd.
Tuesday Mornings from 3/21-5/30
Toddler Class (16 months-4 years): 9:15-10:00 am
or 10:15am-11am
Baby Class: (3 months- 16 months): 11:15am-12pm
Holly Hill Location:
Daytona Beach Music Academy: 227 2nd St.
Friday Mornings from 3/24-6/2
Toddler Class (16 months-4 years): 10:15am-11am
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Find out what this week's music genre is and experience it for yourself! We will see you in the dance circle!
-Savannah Kater, Macaroni KID Daytona Beach
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