By Holly Deitz
Cornerstone Music Studios at Millstone is set to begin its Winter Session of Musikgarten, group music and movement classes for children ages birth to age five. Classes will begin the week of November 26,2012 and run through the week of December 10, 2012.
Classes offered include, "Family Music for Babies" held Wednesdays 11 a.m. for newborn through fifteen months. Our Babies class helps teach parents or caregivers ways to play musically with their babies in their arms.
"Family Music for Toddlers" for children ages 15 months through 3 ½ years , offered Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:45a.m. allow children to explore and experiment with the world of sound more on their own. "Cycle of Seasons" for children ages 3 ½ -5, offered Mondays 1:15 p.m., and Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 a.m. enhances moving, singing and talking skills while fostering a child’s vivid imagination through a celebration of the four seasons. “Blended-Age Family Music” for children 18 months to five years of age, offered Saturdays at 11:00 am allows children to learn the fundamentals of music in a nurturing, creative environment alongside their peers and caregiver. This mixed-age music class fosters a family music learning experience through movement, song, dance, chanting, rhythms and instrument play, allowing younger children to observe and imitate older children. Older children gain a heightened sense of self-esteem knowing they are leading musically and creatively. Class size is limited to 7 children. Register early!
Cornerstone Music Studios is located at 358 Sweetmans Lane, Millstone Township, New Jersey. Classes are offered for a full session or a six class partial session. For more information contact Cornerstone Music Studios at (732) 446-1919, or e-mail [email protected]
Musikgarten, based in Greensboro, NC, specializes in early childhood music and movement programs for children from birth to age 9. The Musikgarten curriculum is widely recognized as essential in helping young children develop valuable social, emotional, musical and physical skills. For more information visit www.musikgarten.org.

