This class is designed to incorporate both the earliest stages of development and the beginning stages of babies exploration. The music provides stimulation and comfort for younger babies in the awareness phase of development and active music making for 6-18 month olds in the trust phase of development. We will be increasing your little ones awareness of themselves and others and foster the building of trust and exploration through active music making and listening. This class is especially fun because we can see the growth of the little ones from 0-18 months old. The older babies have the opportunity to play with younger babies and 0-6 months old love watching their peers crawl, walk, and make music all around them. Sprouting Melodies 1 and 2 is a unique class where babies, parents, and caregivers learn and play together within the fun musical structure!

Between 18 months and 3 years of age, each day is an adventure full of growth and exploration!  Songs become learned and mastered, and young children want to show off their new skills and independence. Within our music experiences, Sprouting Melodies 3 provides the routine that toddlers crave yet provides the freedom and creativity for children to grow in self-expression and to build social relationships with their peers in music. Through instrument play, movement and singing songs, children in this group will be supported as they move through their own personal journey of social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth. 

Your child is growing so fast now and exploring new ways of playing, interacting, and making music. As young children develop between 3 and 5 years of age, they need lots of opportunities for freedom, imagination, creativity and social play. With increased verbal, cognitive and imaginative problem solving skills, the children in Sprouting Melodies 4 will be “leaders” in music experiences as they explore and create a musical environment that fosters growth. In Sprouting Melodies 4, the music therapist in this group serves as a guide for their newly developed ways of playing with sounds, instruments, toys, their peers and their parents.

This Sprouting Melodies class is a special one-time class for families who wish to take photos and videos of their children making music in Sprouting Melodies class!

Since we do not regularly allow photos or videos to be taken during class, this class offers an opportunity to capture some of the magical musical moments that you'll want to cherish!

The class is for children ages 0-5, and is intended for families who have been enrolled in the most recent series.  

The Roman Music Therapy Services team also plans to have a staff member in the class to capture photos and videos for marketing purposes. Our team will not take any photos or videos of your child by our team without your written permission. 

Between the ages of 3.5 and 7 years old, your child may have aged out of our other Sprouting Melodies classes, but could continue to benefit from group music classes to help with their development. Super Sprouts is a class with a smaller class size, limited to 7 children. While open to all children ages 3.5-7, this class is designed to be an especially welcoming space for children who have higher support needs, and could benefit from more physical space and individualized attention. Each Super Sprouts class includes active music making designed to elicit different responses from the children based on their cognitive, social and physical skills.