All Around This World All Around This World is a unique, interactive music class for children 0-8 years old that encourages kids to explore the world by enjoying international children's music, games and stories. In weekly, 45 minute sessions, kids and their parents/caregivers sing, dance and play together while experiencing different languages, cultures and traditions. Jay Sand, guitarist and children's music teacher, dad of three girls (0-6 years old) and world traveler (much more so before he became the dad of three girls), developed All Around This World with his girls as a way to introduce them to the countries he's already visited and the many more he plans to visit with them. SO MUCH EXCITING NEWS!! Due to popular demand, "All Around This World" classes will be coming to Mt. Airy this fall, starting Monday, September 13. Hurrah! Visit the "All Around This World" Mt. Airy page for details. Exciting monthly music classes will coming to Rittenhouse Square (well, near Rittenhouse Suquare) starting in September. Visit the schedule page for details. Sign up for a special series of monthly hands-on Caribbean cultural workshops for kids this fall at the Green Line Visit the schedule page for details. RSVP for FREE Second Saturday Snacktimes this fall at the Milk & Honey market and get credits toward free music classes Visit the schedule page for details. This fall AATW will be coming to Facebook, tweeting on Twitter and working on a super-snazzy web site design with an actual super-snazzy web site designer. Want more information about any of this? Sign up for the AATW e-mail list. Each All Around This World season focuses on a different part of the globe: Summer 2010 (ending August 14): Some "greatest hits" from Latin America, Africa and South and Central Asian sessions, some amazing new songs. Check 'em out! Autumn 2010: THE CARIBBEAN!! (starting September 11) : Songs from all over the Caribbean -- Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique, etc. etc. We're going to learn about calypso, rumba, junkanoo, soca, ska, reggae, son, etc. etc. etc. You'll kick yourself if you miss this one. Interested in joining music class in the fall? Take a look at the fall schedule for details, then REGISTER NOW and Jay will be in touch. Winter 2010-2011: Eastern Europe and the Balkans Spring 2011: East and Southeast Asia Autumn 2011: The Nordic Countries Winter 2011-2012: West Asia/the Middle East Spring 2012: Oceania and the Pacific Islands Autumn 2012: Latin America: Songs in Spanish, Portuguese, Mayan, Quechua and Garifuna. Learn about and listen to the songs. Winter 2012-2013: Africa: Songs in twenty African languages from all over the continent. Learn about and listen to the songs. Spring 2013: South and Central Asia: Songs in seventeen languages from South and Central Asian countries like India, Nepal and Uzbekistan. Learn about and listen to the songs. Every summer we'll revisit the "greatest hits" of that year and add a few new ones. Discounts, scholarships weekend, evening and free trial classes are available! To join the All Around This World e-mail list and receive infrequent yet always enthralling announcements of extra classes and special events, contact Jay.

Jay also teaches SALLY'S MUSIC CIRCLE classes in West Philly and children's music classes at the University City Arts League.

Questions? Contact Jay.
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