Music for Aardvarks, New York

Spotlighted in Today Show, Time magazine, and the New York Times, Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals is a nationally renowned program offering a unique take on musical education for children 3 months to 4 years old. Classes consist of 45 minutes of singing, dancing, musical storytelling, and jamming. Children's songsmith David Weinstone designed a curriculum celebrating the urban environment as well as universal concerns of youth via his classes, which have exploded into the national spotlight since their humble beginnings in 1997. Rather than being strict and results-driven, the teaching style at Music for Aardvarks is based on adult modeling and exposing children to ideas and sounds without dumbing them down. Parent participation is strongly encouraged for atonal squealers and former Yes drummers alike. Check the Music for Aardvarks website for the drop-in sessions and 10-class series schedules.

Music for children can be an endurance test for everybody involved but even adults say David Weinstone’s Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals is one of the exceptions. NYTIMES

In the insular world of children’s music […] Weinstone’s grass-roots popularity is unheard of. TIME

It’s no exaggeration to say that Weinstone has changed the musical geography of kids music. As creator of the Music for Aardvarks classes, his music has gotten thousands of tiny toes tapping. TIMEOUT NY