Tiny Seeds

Registration for our Session 1 is Open!

Join us once a week for a 60 minute class where you will sing, dance, play instruments and enjoy a magical musical experience with your child! Tiny Seeds is SECE curriculum family music class, held weekly that is open to babies & toddlers ages 8 weeks to 3 years and their parents and/or caregivers. 

Suzuki Early Childhood Education (SECE) is the realization of potential through active and reactive participation in the environment, from birth. SECE is based on the premise that the potential of every child is unlimited. Every country’s most important resource is its children. Suzuki Early Childhood Educators work in partnership with parents to create a stimulating learning environment. 

“When the environment is rich and unpressured, a child not only learns a skill but also gains a sense of purpose in life, an understanding of discipline, and an appreciation of beauty.”  ~Shinichi Suzuki

 

 

Class Schedule

Monday afternoons: 5:00-6:00

Session 1 will be held  9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2. (8 weeks) $308

Session 2 will be held 11/9, 11/16, (no class on 11/23), 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25. (9 weeks) $347

Session 3 will be held 2/1, 2/8, (no class on 2/15 or 2/22), 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5. (8 weeks) $308

Session 4 will be held 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 6/7, 6/14. (8 weeks) $308

 

Tuesday afternoons: 5:30-6:30

Session 1 will be held  9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3. (8 weeks) $308

Session 2 will be held 11/10, 11/17, (no class on 11/24), 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 1/4, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26. (9 weeks) $347

Session 3 will be held 2/2, 2/9, (no class on 2/16 or 2/23), 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30, 4/6. (8 weeks) $308

Session 4 will be held 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/8, 6/15. (8 weeks) $308

 

Cost

$50.00 one-time registration fee. If you are a returning Tiny Seeds student, your registration fee will be applied towards your total tuition due.

The cost is $308 for the 8- session (Session 2 is 9 weeks and will be $ 347).

Children ages 6-months and younger are free.

You can register for the class at any time during the session, and the fee will be prorated based on the remaining weeks. Email Kristina at sece@suzukiinstitute.org for more information.

Class Guidelines

For children ages 8 weeks to 3 years old.

Only one child may attend with each parent. Dress comfortably for sitting on the floor as well as moving around.

Please be prepared to remove your shoes and your child’s shoes for class. Toys, food, and water bottles should stay in the car.

Curriculum

Each class includes activities involving singing, listening, walking, running, marching to music, clapping rhythmically, playing drums, triangle, woodblock, xylophone, glockenspiel and other percussion instruments, counting, social interaction, free creative movement to music, reading a story book, parent education and journaling. 

Skills

Creativity, attuned listening, increased attention span, understanding pitch, respect for instruments, singing on pitch, counting orally, leadership, memorization, communication, sharing with others, patience and self control, ability to follow directions, fine and gross motor skills, language and vocabulary, recognition of sounds and rhythms, sensitivity and respect for others, xylophone and glockenspiel techniques, ability to repeat sequences of sounds.

More information on the Suzuki Association of the Americas website here: https://suzukiassociation.org/teachers/teacher-training/suzuki-early-childhood-education/suzuki-early-childhood-education/

Questions?

Email instructor, Kristina Turner, at sece@suzukiinstitute.org.