early childhood music
online resources
We are offering supplemental videos and recordings of childrens’ songs online. Click the button below to access these songs and chants!
about early childhood music
We offer weekly ECM classes throughout the school year to children age 0-4. Classes take place at five trusted child care organizations in Portland: Youth and Family Outreach and The Opportunity Alliance Head Start Program (Bayside Anchor, Parkside, Marshlands and East End locations). As we build relationships with young families, we encourage parents to get more involved and enroll their children in string instrument lessons at the age of four or five. Click here for more information on our Strings program.
Our classes are based on Music Learning Theory, a methodology developed by Edwin Gordon, who believed that children learn music best through informal exploratory experiences, just as they learn language. Classes include songs, chants, call-and-response games, one-on-one interaction, and tactile activities using scarves, beanbags, shakers, and parachutes.
If you’re interested in bringing Palaver’s Early Childhood Music classes to your school or daycare, please contact Matthew Smith at matthew@palaverstrings.org
