3. Age Specific Tips

Giving children meaningful & regular exposure to pitch from birth to age 6 is shown to have a profound impact on a persons life long ear for music and pitch. The short answer is no, your child is not too young for music lessons. You can start right now, no matter how old your kid is, though obviously their age will change how and where you start. Even children in the womb should be exposed to music and as soon as they’re born, you can do all kinds of musical activities and routines.

Prodigies Curriculum & Non-Prodigies Resources to Jumpstart Your Toddlers Music Education If you’re looking to jumpstart your baby’s musical development, Prodigies can help. Even before babies are born, you can begin developing their love of music by playing classical music for mommy. Use headphones or play music near mommy’s belly to make sure they’re born into a musical environment. Prodigies Curriculum To Use With Infants If you’re enrolled in Prodigies, we recommend using Totigies & Playtime Prodigies with your infants!

School Age Kids may start in one of several places depending on their musical experiences thus far. Learn more below! Starting music lessons with school age kids is different than starting music lessons with preschoolers and toddlers and here we’ll share our best tips for getting started with school age kids. Prodigies Curriculum To Use With School Age Kids If you’re enrolled in Prodigies and are looking to get started with school age kids, you’ll want to first determine how much experience they have already had with music.

Prodigies Curriculum & Non-Prodigies Resources to Jumpstart Your Toddlers Music Education From Ages 1-3, toddlers are incredibly receptive to learning about the language of music. They learn to clap, stomp, sing, play finger games & their vocabulary will explode given a lot of musical exposure. Here you can learn more about starting music lessons with kids this young and how using Prodigies can help!  Where To Start Prodigies With My Toddler?

Prodigies is AMAZING for Kids 3-6 as it allows to focus on meaningful play with pitch during the critical period for auditory development. Preschoolers should largely work from the Level 1 General Music Curriculum at https://play.prodigiesmusic.com/categories/general-music-level-1  This is the age where kids can really start working through curriculum workbooks, songbooks & video lessons to greater effect. If you're using Prodigies, definitely check out the Level 1 of our General Music Curriculum - this is specifically designed for preschoolers and should be a big hit with kids 3-6!

You can start as young as in utero -- which we know sounds crazy -- but growing humans, infants and toddlers are all INCREDIBLY receptive to auditory input and meaningful exposure to music. As soon as possible! Birth! In utero, even! The benefits of learning music are numerous, and as soon as babies can hear, they begin to benefit the young learner. We’re not saying you need to start formal music lessons for you 2 week old, but there’s lots you can do at every stage to encourage musical development and build a life-long sense for pitch.