Music is a powerful tool for learning. It engages the whole child, making it the perfect medium to prepare children for the big step into kinder and school.
Through our fun, play-based music sessions, children will:
🎶 Build listening & attention skills
🎶 Learn to share, take turns & make friends
🎶 Boost early literacy & numeracy foundations
🎶 Strengthen fine & gross motor skills
🎶 Grow confidence and independence
Our Approach
Facilitated by a registered music therapist, sessions are high quality and based on evidence-based music therapy research. We use live music and adapt the program to suit the individual needs and preferences of the children in the group.
Music works as it’s so engaging and motivating for kids. It’s an excellent tool to rehearse early literacy and numeracy, collaboration skills, build friendships and respectful relationships.
What the Program Covers
Our Rhythm & Readiness program uses interactive music sessions to develop:
Communication & Language – listening, vocabulary, following instructions
Social Skills – turn-taking, sharing, responsibility and respect
Emotional Literacy – recognising feelings, managing behaviour, building self-regulation
Physical development – fine and gross motor development for writing, play and coordination
Cognitive Skills – early literacy (rhyming, phonological awareness) and numeracy (counting, sequencing, patterns)
Independence – learning routines, developing confidence, coping with new environments
Each session includes
- Singing and rhymes
- Props and puppets
- Instrument play
- Dancing and movement
- Shared activities with peers
Evidence-Based Benefits
Research shows that music-based readiness programs:
- Develop attentional and emotional regulation, more calm - less chaos
-Improve emotional maturity, reducing anxious or aggressive behaviour
-Enhance social competence, helping children take responsibility and show respect
-Strengthen communication and general knowledge, giving children confidence to interact at school
-Support families and educators to continue using music for learning and wellbeing
Our Rhythm & Readiness program is based on the RAMSR program (Rhythm and Movement for Self-regulation) and aligns with the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF).
Details
Location: TLC Music Therapy, 158 Colby Drive, Belgrave South
Day/Time: 11.30am Wednesdays during term time
Ages: 3-5 years
Fees: $25 per week when term paid in advance or $90 for 3 x trial sessions
Questions?
Contact Jacinta at:
ph: 0438809922
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