Music

As parents, we have all heard and read that music has a profound impact on a child's development. We are often told that music enhances math performance or other scholastic endeavors. However, the majority of the benefits of early music exposure are much more personal.

Climb aboard! We're settin' sail for high seas adventure! Join award-winning songwriter and poet, Eric Ode, and his first mate, Anthony Rat (a puppet), for a musical tale of sharks, storms and hidden treasure. Eric Ode is a national award-winning children's singer/songwriter, author, widely-published poet, and a thoroughly engaging entertainer.

TAKE A FREE MUSIC TOGETHER DEMONSTRATION CLASS!
Tuesday March 23rd @ 9:30 & 10:30AM & Thurs. March 25th @ 12:30PM
First time families receive a free demo CD.

For more information see http://harborvoice.com/music_together%C2%AE or call 253-961-1062

SPRING 10 WEEK SESSION begins APRIL 6TH.
Music Together is an International program that pioneered researched based music programs for early childhood.
http://www.musictogether.com/

Come celebrate St. Patrick and the spring equinox at King's Books.
We'll have song sheets and snacks. Bring your voice, a singing heart & a friend or two. Instruments are welcome!

Tacoma Philharmonic presents Lisa and Linda of Let Your Music Shine with the Teddy Bears Musical Picnic on Saturday, January 23 at 10:00 am and 11:30am. Introduce children and families to the music of Claude Debussy where the audience will move along to classic “miniatures” of his most famous works. Sing-along favorites as well as playful originals add to the fun.

Join in an acclaimed Northwest tradition and seasonal celebration three decades in the making, as the Celtic family ensemble Magical Strings brings their annual Celtic Yuletide Concert to Tacoma for its 31st straight year on Friday, December 18, at 7:30 p.m., at Urban Grace Church (902 Market St.)!

A children’s concert featuring Dr. Duane Hulbert and Tacoma Youth Symphony, Dr. Paul-Elliott Cobbs, conductor. Program will include Britton’s “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,” Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” for wind quintet, and Khatchaturian’s “Sabre Dance.
Tickets at the door or call 253.879.3419
$25 family (four of more); $5 (ages 5-18); $10 general; under 5 free

Indiana University's STRAIGHT NO CHASER is a masterpiece of sound crafted beautifully by ten human voices. Come celebrate the season-hear your favorites performed by one of America's finest a cappella ensembles. Tickets are $35 and $25 each. Call 253-272-0809 or 253-591-5894. www.tacomaphilharmonic.org