Sing for Joy Music and Movement

Class Descriptions

Sing for Joy is an early childhood music and movement class for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers serving the NW Columbus area (Dublin, Hilliard, Powell, Worthington, Plain City) and designed to nurture your child's innate musical abilities. In each Sing for Joy class, you and your child will playfully learn through singing, dancing, rhyming, exploring musical instruments, and engaging with literature. Each of the activities in class help your child develop musical skills such as rhythm, pitch, tone, pattern recognition, and keeping a steady beat, as well as cognitive, gross and fine motor, language, listening and social skills.

My hope is that even outside of class, you and your child will take what you learn and experience in class to make every day more joyful through sharing music together!

All classes are taught by me, Mrs. Megan!

Mixed Age class (0-6 years)

Based on the ages of kids registered for the class in a given session, this class is customized based on elements of both the 0-24 month and 2-5 year classes! (see descriptions below)

0-24 months

This class includes seated bounces and rhymes, exploration of musical instruments, free form movement and dancing, literature, and lullabies. Caregivers often provide support for the child while the child learns through imitating, exploring, and listening.

2-3 years

This class includes many active songs, structured exploration of musical instruments, exploring pitch, finger play songs, practicing keeping a steady beat, and literature. All learning happens through fun, play-based activities centered around a storyline that runs through the whole session!

2 or 3-6 years

This class includes learning more sophisticated rhythm patterns and more coordinated finger and whole body movements. Activities include singing and rhymes, playing musical instruments, and movement activities. All learning happens through fun, play-based activities centered around a storyline that runs through the whole session!

SUMMER 2025 SCHEDULE

5 week session, June 4-July 2

Discover Christian Church

2900 Martin Rd, Dublin 43017

$70 for first child, $35 for sibling in the same class

Wednesday evenings, June 4-July 2

5:30-6:00 pm

2-3 years

6:10-6:40 pm

Mixed Age: 0-6 years

For families with 2 siblings that do not fall within the same age range class, feel free to contact me to determine which class would be more appropriate for the family! OR Just register each sibling for their own class!

SPRING 2025 SCHEDULE

8 week April-May session

Discover Christian Church

2900 Martin Rd, Dublin 43017

$110 for first child, $55 for sibling in the same class

Tuesdays, April 1-May 20

9:20-9:50 am

0-24 months

10:00-10:30 am

Mixed Age: 0-6 years

*There will be no Wednesday classes this Spring, HOWEVER, Wednesday classes will be offered again this summer (Wednesdays June 4-July 2, 5:30-6:00 pm for 2-3 year olds and 6:15-6:45 pm for 3-6 year olds). Please contact me if you're interested in an evening class for your 0-24 month old!

TYPICAL YEARLY CLASS OFFERINGS

(exact class schedules posted about a month before the session!)

FALL 8 week session Aug/Sept-Oct

HOLIDAY 6 week session Nov-Dec

WINTER 8 week session Jan-Feb/Mar

SPRING 8 week session Mar/Apr-May

SUMMER 4-5 week session in June or July

Registration

TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES, please email me (mrsmegandavenport@gmail.com) with:

1. Your Child’s Name

2. Your Child’s Birth Date

3. The time slot you’d like to register for

4. Parent/Caregiver Name

5. Parent/Caregiver Phone Number

THEN

I will contact you with payment instructions. You will need to send payment to complete your registration.

About Mrs. Megan

Mrs. Megan has a passion for both teaching and music, and feels incredibly blessed to combine the two in her Sing for Joy classes! She taught reading and second grade at Chapelfield Elementary in Gahanna from 2010-2015, and has taught early childhood music classes since 2016. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Educational Studies from Denison University, and a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University. Megan also teaches Music and Movement classes at Indian Run United Methodist Church. She loves any opportunity to impact adults and kids with music, including leading and coordinating music programs for vacation bible school and summer camp at Discover Christian Church.

She has always loved singing, from youth choirs as a child to an a cappella group and bluegrass band in college. She has also played piano, trumpet, french horn, and mellophone. Her passion for both music and education led her to become a WeJoySing instructor in 2016. Sadly, WeJoySing closed during the pandemic in 2020, but soon after Mrs. Megan was blessed with the opportunity to continue using the WeJoySing curriculum in her own music classes; thus, Sing for Joy was born!

Mrs. Megan loves spending time with her husband, two sons, and their dog. She enjoys cooking, exercise and sports of all kinds, reading, and being outdoors.

Contact

mrsmegandavenport@gmail.com