In our program, children in the stages of imitation are trying to join in the fun of music.  Sometime along the way, maybe in class, maybe at home, maybe in the car, each child will begin to realize that he/she is not singing and chanting exactly like others around them.  As this realization begins to happen, you will probably see your child begin to really stare at you or others when they are singing or chanting.

    When he/she is ready, your child will begin to become more exact with his/her singing and/or chanting.  At that time you will notice that we begin to expose each child to more difficult tonal patterns and rhythm patterns.  At that time, your child will have moved himself/herself into the final stages.

• The stages of each type are described in a short table following each description of a type of preparatory audiation.

• Please notice the age ranges for each type of preparatory audiation.  These are approximate, since every child is different.