Forte School of Music Macarthur

Jungle Music is our award winning programme that has been created by musicians, movement specialists and early childhood educators to harness and maximise the spectrum of benefits that music provides.

Jungle Music opens up a whole new world for small children. Download this Special Report to learn how to harness the hidden power of music.

Music has its own language and gives children a unique way of viewing the world. Through fun and playful activities Jungle Music will help your child interpret this language and together you can discover and experience the foundation skills of music.

Your child will become immersed in a musical environment by attending weekly lessons, playing the Jungle Music CD and recreating some of the activities at home. Jungle Music provides a wonderful opportunity for one-on-one bonding for you and your child in a fun, learning environment.

View a Jungle Music Demo here.

Jungle Music Classes

Jungle Music classes are run in the mornings, Monday to Saturday, are divided into three age categories:

Jungle Babies- 6 months to 18 months (Info sheet)

In Jungle Babies, movements and interactions are guided by the parent. Your baby will learn and experience the concepts through you and your interaction with him.

Jungle Tots- 18 months to 2 1/2 years (Info sheet)

As your child makes the transition from baby to toddler, they become more independent. In Jungle Tots, parents move into the role of support person, encouraging and helping their child as needed.

Jungle Friends- 2 1/2 years to 3 1/2 years (Info sheet)

Now your child is beginning to use language skills to socialise and manage their responses. He is gaining more control of body co-ordination and movement. Parents now move into a partner role, sharing the experience with the child. There is greater emphasis on fine motor control and pre-reading activities.

For our current Jungle Music Schedule follow this link.

Your Jungle Music class will feature a curriculum of diverse sensory-based activities, which include:

    * Games with the parachute and rainbow ring;
    * Creative movement;
    * Singing;
    * Dances;
    * Individual percussion instruments;
    * Group play on the big gathering drum;
    * Lap rides;
    * Finger plays;
    * Peekaboo games.

To maximise the overall sensory experience, Jungle Music employs a range of classroom teaching materials including:

    * silk parachute;
    * rainbow ring;
    * peekaboo bags;
    * coloured scarves;
    * a wide variety of percussion instruments;
    * puppets;
    * felt pieces; and
    * soft animal toys.

During the class, social skills such as sharing, taking turns and putting things away are introduced and encouraged.The Jungle Music course is designed so that you can start in our classes at any point in the term and move up to the next age group when our child is old enough, usually at the beginning of a term.