Cadet - Musical Explorers

Newsletter for Summer 2025

Welcome singers! Mrs. Bartemes will be your teacher, and help explore music with you each week. We focus on finding singing voices, finding the steady beat of different songs, playing instruments, moving to music, and attentive listening to songs and stories. Our curriculum is based on the Kodaly and First Steps methods which focus on building foundational musical skills through experience music in a variety of ways. As we like to say: SING, SAY, DANCE, and PLAY in a TUNEFUL, BEATFUL, ARTFUL way!

Parents and Caregivers are welcome to sit in during music each week. If there are other siblings, they are welcome to sit in as well, but should not be participating in the activities without Mrs. Bartemes’s invitation to do so.

Every child has different needs and comfort levels at this age, and Mrs. Bartemes is mindful of what each child brings to class.

Very young children (siblings) may enjoy listening and watching with their parent(s) off to the side. But, if the young child is distracting or interrupting learning of the class, please take them to the hall or a different room to play on their own.

Please make sure your child uses the bathroom prior to class to avoid missed learning time and accidents.