Enrollment opens for early childhood music classes homepage Enrollment opens for early childhood music classes Warren Henry, assistant professor of music and director of the UNT Early Childhood Music Program, is accepting infants and preschoolers for the fall session of his childhood music classes. The program, which is designed to nurture young children's musical aptitudes, is now in its fifth year. While in class, the children and their parents are exposed to all kinds of music. The philosophy is that children learn music in the same way they learn language. Just imagine the linguistic skills of a child who was never spoken to during the first two years of life.
Music is learned in a similar fashion.
In order to build a strong musical foundation for the future, children need to be exposed to music at an early age. Through this exposure, they will be better able to 'speak music' as they grow older. The program is dedicated to nurturing musical aptitude, which stabilizes by age 8. Classes last 30 minutes for infants and 40 minutes for nursery-age children. Fall classes begin the week of Sept. 18 and run through Dec. 4.