Tiny Tots

The Tiny Tot program originated in 2004 as a free outreach opportunity for St. Mark Lutheran Church. Classes are for children ages 0 – 5 years old and a parent/care-giver must accompany child to classes. Please contact Deb Paul at 515-991-6823 or j_dpaul@msn.com to sign up. Classes are 30 minutes in length with a 15 minute sharing/snack time at the end of every class.

Schedule

The Tiny Tots 2012 – 2013 year has now started. Sessions are offered on Thursdays and Fridays at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30am. Many of the sessions are full, but there some openings left. Please contact Deb Paul to discuss enrollment.

About the Instructor

Tiny Tots is led by Deb Paul, who has been a music educator for 14 years. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1998. She received her Kindermusik training in Chicago in 1996. She taught 5th – 8th grade band for 8 years at St. Augustin school in Des Moines and is currently the Music Education Coordinator at Rieman Music in Urbandale. Deb met her husband, Jason, in the Hawkeye Marching Band at the University of Iowa and they have 3 wonderful children. Her twins, Ryan and Emily are 10 years old and her daughter, Katie is 7. Deb loves touching the lives of so many children and bringing the magic of music to life in each of them. Deb has a gift of assessing the dynamics of each class and choosing specific activities that would excite every child.

Deb writes the Tiny Tot curriculum and uses a variety of resources and music to engage and teach children about the basic concepts of music. She uses a variety of percussion instruments to teach rhythm concepts, develop a child’s internal steady beat, and work on developing a child’s listening skills. The creative movement and dance used in class enhances a child’s gross movement skills as well as increasing social interaction and stimulating creativity. Finger plays and motions for songs increase fine motor skills and make songs fun and easy to remember at home. Deb also tries very hard to have children find their singing voice and develop pitch-matching and increase their repertoire.