Touch the Music is available for
- In-House Fieldtrip for preschools
- Workshops for Elementary School K-2
- Library Events
- Family Events
- Community Events
- Summer camp programs
- NEW... Birthday Parties
available for preschools, elementary schools, home school associations, libraries, museums, town events, music studios or private venues
For upcoming events please look under
PROGRAMS or CALENDAR
"Tubby the Tuba" in spring 2017
Family events at Morris Museum
and New Jersey Symphony
for
Community Events and Festivals
Touch the Music
will bring a load of instruments for everybody to try.
Rock on with string, brass and percussion instruments
Touch the Music offers
unique workshops for Elementary School K-2
The students will learn important facts about certain instruments and
most important have a chance to try out these REAL orchestral
instruments.
Touch the Music
workshops inspire students to start
playing an instruments. With the experience of trying out different
instruments they will get a better idea of which instruments suits them
best. It is proven that playing a musical instrument has an impact
on a child’s overall development which will carry over into adulthood.
Touch the Music
offers a unique hands-on addition to your existing music program.
Available as a one time session, or up to 4 sessions.
includes violin, harp, trumpet and Glockenspiel. The children will learn
important
facts about each instrument and have the exciting opportunity to play
each instrument. Take home material for all participating children is
included to share this experience with their families.
Touch the Music
Did you know that playing a musical instrument has a huge impact on your child’s brain development?
Studies have shown that children who play music
score higher on standardized tests and perform better in math.
Other positive side-effects are
- increased memory capacity
- enhanced coordination
- boosted team skills
- increased sense of responsibility
- sharpened concentration
- promoting social skills
- fostering self-expression
- teaching discipline
- promoting happiness,
all benefits which will carry over into adult hood.
Where other music programs nurture the important
aspects of singing and movement, Touch the Music goes beyond these by
offering REAL orchestral instruments to children ages 2 to 10 to touch,
feel and play. This unique experience with Touch the Music sets up a
foundation of lifelong excitement and enjoyment of music making. Your
child will fall in love with playing an instrument before any serious
instructions are needed. And when it’s time for regular instrumental
lessons in elementary school, your child will already know which
instrument to pick and look forward to the beginning of an exciting
lifelong musical adventure.