Location: The Autry’s Family Play Space 

Dates: March 11, 25 and April 8, 22 and May 6, 27 and June 10 and 24  

Times: 

10:30am Session 1 for kids age 0 – 2.5 years of age accompanied by an adult 
11:15am Session 2 for kids age 2.5 - 5 years of age accompanied by an adult 

Join us on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month for our new music in the morning program! Twice a month The Autry will host a children’s music workshop presented by Tim Hancock. 

We will be offering two morning music classes:

• Session 1: kids age 0 – 2.5 
  Exposure to music with singing and moving to a variety of music, action songs to exemplify beat and pitch
• Session 2: kids age 2.5 - 5 
  Learning of the fundamentals of music with use of boomwhackers to play songs and a focus on basic music theory and terminology 

These morning music workshops aim to demonstrate musical fundamentals such as rhythm, harmony, pitch, tempo, and dynamics through listening, singing, dancing, and playing actual musical instruments. This hands-on experience utilizes child-friendly tools such as color-coded charts and basic percussion instruments to ensure that even toddlers can participate in a meaningful and beneficial way.

Tim Hancock has over 16 years of experience in music education and e-learning. After teaching guitar and ukulele in the classroom, Tim joined Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in 2019. He has helped to create and implement Fender Play’s curriculum to several education programs including LAUSD, positively impacting students and teachers globally. To date, he has taught thousands of students of all ages and abilities, supporting them to progress through their playing journey.

Ideal for families with children ages 2–10, to play, create and discover including rotating family-friendly activities.

Visit the Autry’s family play space, and you just might build a barn after telling a campfire yarn. Learn about the Texas longhorn while pondering how the West was worn, play with a train or say hi to some dogbane. You might even look at some art and then pretend shop with a grocery cart! Enjoy the library after drawing an elderberry and get offline while sitting underneath the grapevine.

Family Play Space hours for free play are:
Fridays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.