Class description:
Great Bend Center for Music’s early childhood program, Sound Scholars™, provides free, daily, online music instruction in the internationally acclaimed El Sistema model. For an overview of the program, click here to learn more and to watch a short video with highlights from class, an introduction to teachers, and an interview with a Sound Scholars’ family.
Otter Pups (18 months – 3 years) and Otters (Pre-K) students learn that they are already musicians; that they can already find and feel the beat, tell high from low, and fast from slow. Through games, exercises, songs, and yes — even composition assignments — learners come together to explore the primary elements of music making and notation while also discovering their own initial musical preferences and strengths.
Schedule:
Classes are 30 minutes long and students attend every weekday during the ten week term in Winter, Spring and Fall (along with a three week winter Holiday Term). Students can enroll anytime during the year, and most families attend year-round. Families can choose from any of the following following time slots when registering:
Otter Pups (18 months – 3 years):
- 12:30 PM Pacific (Convert to Your Time Zone)
Otters (Pre-K):
- 11:00 AM Pacific (Convert to Your Time Zone)
- 11:30 AM Pacific (Convert to Your Time Zone)
Class requirements:
While there is no enrollment fee or tuition, participation requires parental/family support during and between class sessions, a tablet or laptop, and a strong internet connection.
