Registration for 2024/25 is now open! Classes begin Saturday, Sept. 28th but you can still register after the session starts
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“Nurturing the connection between child and caregiver through music is a fun and engaging way to communicate and play. Together, we explore traditional and original rhymes and melodies, we feel the steady beat. We immerse ourselves in musical concepts and are invited into worlds of sound! Music study activates all areas of our brain, and our classes offer opportunities for socialization and creative self-expression while gaining plenty of experience with the many facets of music.”
Meet our “Little and Littlest Beats” teacher Emily Hodgson!
All classes posted have spaces available – if you have trouble registering online please contact the office at 647 343 7272 or info@ontheoffbeat.ca and we’ll be happy to help! All classes are limited to 8 students.
You may join after the session has started – class fees will be prorated. The deadline to sign up for ages 1 and up mid-session is the end of February, 2025. Please contact the office to inquire about signing up after the session has started.
Class Descriptions
Music provides plenty of opportunities for connection, laughter, and play! In our early childhood music classes for 6-month-olds to 3-year-olds, the relationship between caregiver and child is nurtured through a lovely variety of musical interactions. For Little Beats at age 4, their musical growth continues, and we focus even more on creative self-expression. Read on for further details about each age group:
Parent and Baby (6 – 12 months)
Parent/caregiver attendance is mandatory – classes run Sept. 28th – January 25th (16 sessions)
“Full of fingerplays, tickles, bounces, tilts, and upside-downs, our Littlest Beats prepare their whole bodies to feel the basic beat with their caregiver. To internalize the music, we practice and repeat new skills and use a small selection of instruments”
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1 year (born 2023)
Parent/caregiver attendance is mandatory classes run from Sept. 28th, 2024 – June 22nd, 2025 (36 sessions)
“Does your child like to sway? A fast lift in the air? Suspense… then a tickle? All sorts of melodies and rhymes invite caregiver and child to explore what they enjoy! We start to move to music in different ways and invite a steady beat with our bodies and musical instruments.”
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2 years (born 2022)
Parent/caregiver attendance is mandatory classes run from Sept. 28th, 2024 – June 22nd, 2025 (36 sessions)
“Our Little Beats now roll back, drop down to the ground, turn around… and still get a few tickles! Hand-eye coordination is practiced with finger plays and more musical instruments. We continue to feel a steady beat and are invited to vocalize — especially by making sound effects.”
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3 years (born 2021)
Parent/caregiver attendance is mandatory – classes run from Sept. 28th, 2024 – June. 22nd, 2025 (36 sessions)
“Little Beats still love to feel the physical connection with their caregiver! We have more melodies and stories, and soon begin to use the children’s ideas to complete songs. Little Beats practice echoing rhythms, play chasing games, and are encouraged to begin vocalizing within a group.”
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4 years (born 2020)
Drop off – classes run from Sept. 28th, 2024 – June. 22nd, 2025 (36 sessions)
“Our Little Beats attend class independently and grow together as a group. Through incorporating song suggestions and student interests into structured music, we provide many opportunities for improvisation and musical exploration. We clap and tap the rhythms of the words and become more discerning about timbre. We move to music in many different ways, learn actions to go with our music, tell musical stories, and practice singing independently.”
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You can also give these classes as a gift! Purchase a gift certificate and the lucky parent who receives it can book their classes when they like! Gift certificates do not expire and you can set any gift amount: