Find Your Jam!

Rhythm Kids® is the next musical step for your preschool and early elementary children with a parent or caregiver. Each week, we drum, sing, dance, play rhythm instruments and begin to play music-based games. Rhythm Kids® guides children toward developmentally appropriate music and movement activities, where they can begin to take charge, lead others and be musically creative as they: 

  • make up their own drumming patterns;
  • invent new ways to play rhythm instruments (shakers, sticks, etc.);
  • create movement ideas for songs;
  • and even take a drum solo!
  • Rhythm Kids® follows through on the Music Together® vision to help children complete the pathway of early childhood music development from birth through age 8. 

Classes are for children 4-8 years old and include:

  • Weekly, 45 minute classes 
  • Animal Collection Songbook and CD each semester
  • Access to online video tutorials and play-alongs with the creator of Rhythm Kids®, Tom Foote.

Your child will:

  • Explore the world of rhythm through movement, instrument play and song
  • Develop basic rhythm skills, like keeping beat, improvising, ensemble play and soloing
  • Learn to create, cooperate and express themselves musically

The Voice, The Body & The Drum

Although we typically bring African djembe drums to class, Rhythm Kids® is way more than just a drumming class as our main focus is to develop rhythm using the voice, the body and the instrument. Classes include singing, movement, rhythm activities, games, improvisation, and drumming patterns. Children learn and experience the drum patterns in chant form first and then transfer that learning into drumming and movement, some of which is based on traditional folk dance. Classes include activities and instrument play that allow children to create and express themselves through music and movement, multicultural rhythm patterns (patterns based on cultural music), songs from around the world and music-based games and activities. 

 

About the Rhythms

Rhythm Kids® is a two-year curriculum and the rhythm patterns taught in our classes are adapted from cultures all around the world including; Ghana, Puerto Rico, Morocco, Mali, Guinea, Columbia, Senegal, Nigeria and many others. The benefits of music in a child's life are long lasting and we hope our classes will bring music and happiness to your child, to your family and to your community for many, many years!

 

 

Have a listen to the music of Rhythm Kids®!

No classes are currently scheduled.

"'Bout My Friends" Tom Foote and Justine Chadley, arranged by Kenneth K. Guilmartin, ©2017,

"Kakilambe" Traditional, arranged and adapted by Kenneth K. Guilmartin ©2015,

"Chandamaama Raave" Traditional, arranged and adapted with English Lyrics by Kenneth K. Guilmartin and Tom Foote ©2017,  

 All songs copyrighted Music Together®®LLC. All rights reserved. Sound clips used by permission of the copyright holder.