MusicBridges Pre-K Literacy Program at Hartsfield Elementary School

Hartsfield Elementary School in Leon County has invited MusicBridges to begin a Pre-K violin class in the fall! We are so excited to partner with the vibrant and enthusiastic faculty at Hartsfield, and we can't wait to meet our first class of Pre-K students!

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What is the MusicBridges Pre-K Violin Literacy Program?

• Small-group violin classes for 4-5 year old Pre-K students, meeting twice a week

• Exciting, student-centered curriculum that aims to develop and strengthen the following Kindergarten-readiness skills:

• Listening skills

• Demonstrating understanding when listening

• Increasing knowledge through listening

• Following directions

• Fine motor skills

• Increasing precision, strength, coordination and efficiency when using hand muscles

• Coordinating hand and eye movements to perform a variety of actions with increasing precision

• Ability to focus for longer periods of time

• Pattern recognition

• Pre-literacy tracking left to right and top to bottom

• Recognizing likenesses and differences in sounds

• Functional and organizational language (e.g., same and different, in front of and behind, next to, opposite, below)

• Crossing midlines

• Memory and abstract thinking

• Active involvement in learning and school

• Self discipline

• Self-esteem

• Sense of identity and belonging