Music with Your Baby: 0 to 36 months

The Conservatory offers a unique program for babies, newborn to 36 months, based on the principle that the greatest development of a child's natural abilities takes place in an environment that is music and language oriented. The program promotes confidence and self-esteem, increases focus and concentration, increases physical and aural awareness, and fosters an appreciation and love of music and language, and a life-long desire to learn.

Parents learn how to provide an enriched environment of music and reading for their infants and toddlers during these very important first years. Music with Your Baby creates a strong partnership among parent, teacher and child, where the parent plays an important role in developing his or her child's full potential.

What makes the parent/child partnership so effective?

• strong parent/child relationships;
• parents recognize the abilities of their young children;
• parents learn to observe and identify their child's enjoyable experiences.

What principles guide the program?

• the learning approach is child-centered;
• early exposure to music and language provides tools for developing future learning skills.

How do teachers create a stimulating environment?

• by building a foundation of listening using the human voice in rhyme, rhythm and song;
• by presenting traditional folk and nursery songs, rhymes, chants and storytelling;
• by respecting the learning pace of each child.

Class Information
Classes are 45 minutes long and are held once a week.
Classes are available for three age groups in either the Fall or Winter semesters
(Fall Semester: Sept. - Jan., 17 classes; Winter Semester: Feb. - June, 17 classes)

Sample class video.

Students accepted into our MWYB 24-36 month classes must have reached their second birthday before September 1.

Fee: $304 per semester.

PLEASE NOTE: the following schedule is for Music With Your baby classes ONLY.
For Music and Movement class schedule (children ages 3-4 yrs.), click here.
For Orff Music class schedule (children ages 4 and up), click here.

Music with Your Baby Class Schedule: 2011 - 2012

*Classes held in Studio 1 at Vecova Recreation Centre, 3304 - 33 Street NW.

Parking
The nearest parking for the  Music With Your Baby classrooms is in the East Gate Parkade (accessible only from Mount Royal Gate). For lot location and directions, see the Mount Royal University parking map.

Registration
Registration for Fall 2011 for existing students and siblings:
MWYB 24-36 mos.: May 16, 2011, then ongoing.
MWYB 0-24 mos.: May 18, 2011, then ongoing.

Registration for Fall 2011 classes for new students commences May 24, 2011.

For more information on registration methods, installment plan options, and on-line registration, click here or call the Conservatory at 403.440.6821.

Note: In order to register on line, you need to have a Mount Royal student I.D. number for the registrant. If your child does not have a Mount Royal student I.D. number and you want to use on line registration, please call 403.440.6821 prior to the commencement of registration in order to obtain one.