Is it Right For You?

Kindermusik educators should exhibit and embrace the following abilities, characteristics and commitments:

Music Strengths

• Ability to learn and then sing on pitch, short songs of various styles without musical accompaniment. While many of the songs in Kindermusik curricula's repertoire are familiar (25%), some are new, but easy to learn (55%), and a small portion are more challenging with complex melodies (20%).
• Ability to sing in the appropriate range and with a light, high voice quality suitable for young children.
• Ability to maintain a steady beat and move comfortably to music.

Teaching Skills

• Embrace a passion and respect for the child newborn through seven years.
• Exhibit a commitment to the development of the whole child (physical, social, emotional and cognitive) through music.
• Maintain an energy level sufficient for leading 45 to 60-minute classes. You will move, sing, interact, play, lead and follow!
• Communicate with and effectively interact with parents and other adults who are important to the life and development of a child.

Other Requirements

• Maintain an e-mail address and Internet access—so that you can complete Kindermusik training and fully benefit from the support, personal communication and teaching tools the Kindermusik community provides.
• Adhere to your Kindermusik License Agreement.
• Require that every family enrolled in Kindermusik purchase from you a set of Kindermusik At Home Materials.
• Use the Kindermusik Teacher's Materials exclusively for Kindermusik classes. These specially designed lesson plans and recordings are not to be used in other instructional settings.

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