Sheri's Music Studio Stouffville

(between Markham and Uxbridge)

Private Piano Instruction for Children (5 and older) and Adults
Kindermusik: Music and Movement Group Classes (Newborns to 5 yrs.)

Sheri Neufeldt-Fast

Experience:
- Piano instructor for 20 years
- Licensed Kindermusik educator
- Instrumental (piano, flute, violin), voice and conducting training
- Accompanied a number of children and adult choirs

Sheri's Educational Background:
- ARCT (Piano Performance), Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto (1st Class Honours)
- Honours Bachelor of Arts (Music), University of Waterloo, Waterloo
- Bachelor of Church Music, Canadian Mennonite Uni versity, Winnipeg

Lessons and classes take place at: 672 Mi llard St., Stouffville, Ont. (behind Glad Park Public School)

Emily, age 6, playing at Sheri's Student Piano Recital, June 2008

Private Piano Schedule:
Please contact Sheri to book a convenient time slot. Some noon-hour slots are also available (convenient for students at near-by Glad Park or St. Mark's schools).

Click for sample course materials for children and for adult beginners.

Kindermusik Schedule:
Next semester begins September 2009

Sheri offers Kindermusik classes for children in four different age groups, newborn to 5 years of age in Stouffville. All classes are 45 minutes once a week. Times and prices subject to change. Fees include tuition and home materials.

Please contact Sheri for registration. Ask about early bird discount.

Current Programs ...

Village (Newborn to 1½ years) Wednesdays 11:00-11:45 a.m. 8 weeks starting September 16, 2009. $150.

Imagine your child swinging softly in a blanket or dancing with you around a maypole. Village

provides a delightful environment unlike any other. Through a unique blend of multi-level activities that includes creative movement, vocal play, object and instrument exploration, and a colourful literature component, your baby’s growth and development are stimulated and all of his senses engaged.

Kindermusik Village, for children newborn to 1½ years of age, incorporates the most current research on early childhood development and provides families a special place for learning and connecting with other parents and babies through music and movement. High quality, professionally created class and At Home materials include Kindermusik Foundations of Learning, insights based on current research that educate parents about their babies' unique development. (View "Village" informational video below).

Our Time (1½ to 3 years) Wednesdays 1:00-1:45 pm or Thursdays, 10:30 - 11:15 am
10 weeks, starting September 16, 2009. $190.

Can you sound like an elephant? Or hop like a bunny? Our Time encourages your child to uncover an engaging musical world while building confidence, self-control and communications skills. Singing, imitating sounds, rhyming and object identification foster language skills. Creative movement to various musical “moods” develops a sense of balance, timing and spatial awareness. Listening and turn-taking encourage blossoming social skills.

Kindermusik Our Time is designed for children 1½ years to 3 years of age. Along with an accompanying parent or caregiver, children meet weekly for a 45-minute class and enjoy singing, moving, listening and interacting socially, and playing simple instruments. Exploration Time encourages a child's discovery of specially designed instruments, textures, sounds and movements; language skills are fostered with singing, sound imitation, and vocal play; Music & Movement Story Time encourages emergent literacy skills; and creative dancing affirms a child's urge to move. (View "Our Time" informational video below).

Imagine That! (3 to 5 years) - Thursdays, 1:00-1:45 p.m. 10 weeks starting September 17, 2009. $190.

Imagine That! takes you and your child on a musical journey of discovery and exploration…a journey limited only by the power of imagination. Pretend play activities are integrated with music, vocal development, storytelling, movement and literature to capture your child’s potential to learn and to encourage cognitive and literacy skills, creativity and individuality.

Kindermusik Imagine That! is designed for active, energetic, enthusiastic, and imaginative 3- and 4-year-olds and encourages socialization, sharing, and participating in group activities. Singing becomes a focus for enhancing the preschooler's vocal development as her expressive language is just beginning to emerge. Parents are invited to participate in the last 15 minutes for Sharing Time of the 45-minute class. At Home Materials include a CD, Family Activity Book, "Grasshopper Park" game board, plastic and metal slide whistle instrument, and backpack.

Parent Tribute to Sheri, June 2006

Sheri and her 2005-06 Piano Graduates

Sheri Neufeldt-Fast has successfully nurtured and developed the gift of music in children and adults for more than 18 years. She is a university trained pianist with extensive performance experience. Sheri is also a licensed Kindermusik educator who loves children.