Tones of Fun
(Ages 0-6)

Tones of Fun Developmental Music Classes (Ages 0-5)

Tones of Fun Developmental Music classes (Ages 0-6) provide opportunities for parents and children to interact with each other through music. Since parents are their child’s first teacher and the most important role model, Tones of Fun classes include send-home resources and extensions for the home environment. Tones of Fun curricula and interventions are based on age group.

  • Family Tones of Fun: 0-5 years

    • Family Tones of Fun classes are offered through our Community Enrichment Program 5 days a week.

  • Baby Tones of Fun: 0-12 Months

    • Baby Tones of Fun classes are offered at our office in Edina through our Community Enrichment Program.

  • Toddler Tones of Fun: 13-36 months

    • Baby Tones of Fun classes are offered through our Community Enrichment Program at our office in Edina.

  • Pre-K Tones of Fun: 3-5 years

    • Pre-k Tones of Fun classes are offered through our Community Enrichment Program at our office in Edina.

Goal areas may include:

  • Social/Emotional: Attachment, bonding, self and peer awareness, self-help words, emotion identification
  • Cognitive: Anticipation of events, attention, name recognition, pre-reading and pre-writing skills
  • Pre-school Concepts: matching, size, color, directional prepositions, body identification, letter identification
  • Language/Communication: expressive and receptive language, imitation, singing, non-verbal cues, baby sign
  • Gross Motor: walking, crawling, jumping, dancing, squatting, tiptoe
  • Fine Motor: bilateral movement, meeting at midline, crossing midline, palmar grasp, pincer grasp, reaching, finger isolation

Therapeutic music interventions may include:

  • Sensory exploration: Using a variety of textures, sounds, and vestibular input to improve sensory awareness and regulation
  • Functional instrument play: Playing instrument with parent or independently to improve fine motor, gross motor, and cognitive skills
  • Singing: Singing along to songs and books to improve pre-reading, cognitive, rhyming, matching, color identification, and directional concepts
  • Relaxation: Identify ways that child calms down body through lullabies, yoga, and deep breathing