The Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute

Setting:
Educational Settings

Populations Served:
Preschool-aged Children

Format:
Group Sessions

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Step Into Music offers a lively, hands-on approach to learning for children in the preschool setting. This program is a music therapy/music enrichment program, focused on enhancing the learning experience of the child through music. Step into Music uses music and music activities to provide a structure for learning and create a positive learning environment where both musical and non-musical concepts can be explored. Each activity, from singing familiar songs together, moving to music, or playing a new instrument, is created to address goals of the educational setting. Each Step Into Music session is between 20-30 minutes in length, and is designed for 8-15 students from ages 2-5 years old.

During each weekly session academic and developmental goals are addressed through music-related interventions. Some of the academic concepts incorporated into the Step in Music curriculum include colors, numbers, shapes and letters, counting, rhyming, syllables, patterns, and following directions. The Step into Music instructors also incorporate values goals including team work, sharing, and problem-solving skills into the program. In addition to the academic and values concepts, key developmental skills are addressed through the program.

To increase academic skills	To facilitate positive listening skills
To improve communication skills	To encourage creativity
To increase positive social interaction	To increase self-esteem
To increase on-task behavior	To improve impulse control
To increase fine & gross motor development	To increase emotional expression
To enhance language development

The creative and hands-on approach of the “Step into Music” course is instructed by a board-certified music therapist from the Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute, and designed so each child can succeed. During this program the children will benefit from music therapy and music enrichment by experiencing rhythm instruments, participating in movement activities, exploring piano, violin, guitar, and other instruments, being introduced to different styles of music, singing and vocalization. Step Into Music offers experiences in music, that will to assist students in building skills that will enhance development in a learning environment!