Little Musical Box
From 3 to 5 years old | 28 sessions, always on Fridays
In the Little Musical Box sessions, we aim, above all, to arouse children’s curiosity about the sounds of instruments, the voice and the sounds their own bodies can produce (clapping, tapping, etc.). As children grow up, they enter a phase of greater discovery and experimentation. The Little Musical Box programme aims to develop creativity, motor coordination and social skills through the use of instruments, movement and the exploration of rhythms and melodies. The classes are dynamic and encourage free expression, while introducing the basics of the musical universe in an environment of sharing and co-operation. Through playful games with a variety of sound and visual resources, exploring rhythm, melody, form, dynamics and the use of their voice, we provide children with an environment where they can develop not only their musical skills and knowledge, but also their movement, motor coordination, body/voice expression, socialisation and the expression of emotions. As we like to say, it’s a very rich and complete experience from the general point of view of our children’s lives, going far beyond the musical component.
We also want the child to have contact with various instruments/musicians, getting to know the different families of instruments and musical styles, in order to create an even broader musical experience.
Through playful games with a variety of sound and visual resources, exploring rhythm, melody, form, dynamics and the use of their voice, we provide the child with an environment where they can develop not only their musical skills and knowledge, but also movement, motor coordination, body/voice expression, socialisation and the expression of emotions. As we like to say, it’s a very rich and complete experience from the general point of view of our children’s lives, going far beyond the musical component!
We also want the child to have contact with various instruments/musicians, getting to know the different families of instruments and musical styles, in order to create an even broader musical experience.
2025/26 SCHOOL YEAR
SESSION DATES
October | 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31
November | 7, 14, 21 e 28
December | 5 e 12
January | 9, 16, 23 e 30
February | 6, 13 e 27
March | 6, 13, 20 e 27
April | 17 e 24
May | 8, 15, 22 e 29
TIMETABLE
18.00 – 18.45
ENROLMENT FEE
50€
MONTHLY FEE
€50/month for 9 months, which includes the 28 sessions (total annual fee of €450)
DEADLINES FOR ENROLLMENTS
Enrolment Renewals 3 to 30 June 2025
New Enrolments 1 to 23 July 2025
3rd phase Applications 1 September to 17 October 2025
FOR MORE INFORMATION
conservatorio@metropolitana.pt | 213 617 320
Office Hours
Monday to Friday, 15.00-18.00
The Childhood Activities sessions are fundamentally based on Edwin Gordon’s pedagogy, according to which there is no better time to start learning music than the day you are born. From this base, our sessions also reflect other contemporary approaches to child development: Modern School Movement, Waldorf, Montessori, Wuytack, Suzuki, among others. Our mission is to sow a seed in each child. A musical seed that, as time goes by, grows with them and music takes root in their imagination.
Education through love, affection, respect for the child, their interests and curiosities, their pace of growth and their needs.
We believe that children develop best in an environment that values their own uniqueness, while offering support and opportunities to grow emotionally, socially and creatively. By encouraging their strengths, interests and curiosity, we want children to explore the world around them, develop new skills and create new bonds.
In our sessions, we aim to provide children with playful moments to prepare them to understand music ‘in their own way’ in the future, expressing personal melodic concepts autonomously and independently.
Benefits of Music:
– Stimulates the child’s inherent musical abilities;
– Enhances the development of creativity and imagination;
– Increases self-esteem and confidence;
– Helps concentration and attentive listening (processes of absorbing and assimilating information);
– Promotes socio-cultural activities;
– Promotes linguistic and mathematical development;
– Encourages motor/physical, communicative and emotional expression;
– Works on logical and emotional memory;
– Music works on emotions and their characteristics;
– Provides joy and general well-being.
Structural elements of the sessions:
– Music with different sound and emotional characteristics;
– Different tones of voice/instruments and toys;
– Acquisition of rhythmic and melodic patterns;
– Sounds of the body, sounds of the environment, all kinds of quality music;
– Pauses and moments of silence; dialogue and interaction; exploration of the sound world;
– Movement and psychomotor coordination;
– Making instruments;
– Moments of improvisation and creation;
– Singing and speaking: the aim is not for the baby to be able to understand the words, but to initiate a learning process. They don’t understand the meanings, but let themselves be lulled by the soundscapes.
Cláudia Coelho, specialist in music for babies
Cláudia Coelho is a specialist in music for babies and has dedicated years to training teachers, enabling them to better serve children and families. Her tireless work has contributed significantly to recognising the importance of music in early childhood education.
With a career spanning two decades, Cláudia Coelho has built a solid project, Flauta Mágica, working in partnership with various schools and teachers, promoting music education from an early age.
Cláudia Coelho was a pioneer in creating music especially aimed at babies in Portugal, showing an innovative vision in the field of musical pedagogy.
Her commitment to excellence led her to the Edwin E. Gordon – GIML – The Gordon Institute for Music Learning, to study with Edwin Gordon, one of the most prominent names in the field of music education/pedagogy.
Today she continues to deepen her knowledge and positively influence the training of musicians and educators.
Cláudia Coelho believes that music is the awakening of all that is necessary for life, recognising its power to enrich children’s cognitive, emotional and social development. Her work is a testimony to how music can be a valuable tool in the education and healthy growth of new generations.