Registration:

Register for May 6 @ 10:15 a.m.

Register for May 6 @ 11:00 a.m.

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 in the Family Play Space. 

We will be offering two morning music classes:

• Session 1 (10:15 a.m.): kids ages 0 – 2.5 
  Exposure to a variety of music by singing and moving, listening to action songs that exemplify beat and pitch
• Session 2 (11:00 a.m.): kids ages 2.5 - 5 
  Learn the fundamentals of music using Boomwhackers percussion tubes to play songs and 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.

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

Times: 

10:15 a.m. Session 1 for kids ages 0 – 2.5 years of age accompanied by an adult 
11:00 a.m. Session 2 for kids ages 2.5 - 5 years of age accompanied by an adult 

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.