LITTLE ME at EMC
Music Classes for Babies, Toddlers and Preschool
Join our weekly family music and movement classes for babies, toddlers and preschool with parents and caregivers! In the style of "Mommy and Me", we offer inclusive classes for families designed to foster development of musical skills while bonding with their loved ones and classmates through interactive activities including sing-along, dance-along and play-along songs and games!
COVID Safety: For safety reasons, we keep our class sizes small with a maximum of five families per class. Each family gets their own sanitized bag of instruments. We pay special attention to air circulation to ensure everyone's safety.
Located in Cresskill, NJ, we welcome families from all over Bergen County and beyond!
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OUR CLASSES
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BABIES & TOTS CLASS
with Ms Marieke
Mon - Thu 10:30-11:30AM
Ms Marieke, our early childhood music instructor, leads our Babies & Tots Classes for parents and their littlest ones to share fun interactive musical activities that focus on developing a young musical ear, body and spatial awareness, language skills, social interactions, parental bonding, and more.
PRE-K FAMILY MUSIC CLASS
with Ms Marieke
Mon & Wed 1:00-2:00PM
Ms Marieke leads our Pre-K Family Music Classes for parents and their kids to explore musical exercises, dancing and games that help children develop a sense of creative expression and musicianship while spending quality time with family.
FOLK SONGS FOR LITTLE ONES
with Ms Rachel
Tue & Thu 1:00-2:00PM
Ms Rachel, our folk song historian and Renaissance fair troubadour leads, our Folk Songs for Little Ones sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays where families and little ones can learn folk songs and stories from the middle ages
Tuition: $20 per session
Tuition: $20 per session
Tuition: $20 per session
OUR INSTRUCTORS
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Marieke de Koker
Marieke de Koker is a multi-genre singer and performing artist with experience teaching and performing pop, rock, musical theatre, opera and children's music. Currently based in Ridgefield Park, Marieke teaches voice, piano and early childhood music. She graduated from Mannes School of Music with a Master's in Vocal Performance and Impact Entrepreneurship. She has taught at Eugene Lang College, Tunaweza Kimuziki and Musikids. Her interdisciplinary teaching philosophy is centered around the mind-body connection, fostering community, and emphasizing the importance of mental health, self-confidence and self-expression. Her approach provides a robust technical foundation while developing interpretational, performance and communication skills. A proud advocate for diversity, Marieke is a founding board member of Opéra Queens and volunteers as Publishing Team Lead of the Àkójọpọ̀ Music Foundation for Pan-African Art Music. Originally from South Africa, Marieke's musical journey has been shaped by a love for African music and African opera.
Rachel McDonough
Rachel McDonough is excited to share the joys of early childhood music and all things strings at EMC! She has a B.A. in History with a minor in Music from Rutgers University and is a music historian and folk song collector. She is also a soprano trained in classical voice under Dr. Melanie Mitrano. In the summer and early fall, you can see her as a singer/mandolinist at the New York Renaissance Faire. As a teacher and musician, she has worked with students of all ages - from toddler to teen, focusing on individual student interests and goals for music learning and skill development.