A couple weekends ago, Mrs. Wallyhood and Baby Z went to a two-year-old’s birthday party at a friend’s house over here in East Wallingford. The hit of the party was a Jana Vitols, a children’s music teacher who led a round of singing and banging for the chillun’ and adults alike. It was quite a hoot, as there’s nothing a kid likes more than clapping and singing (aside, of course, from the raw carnal pleasure of putting one’s own foot in one’s mouth).

So it was with her cred established that we received a note from Jana letting us know about the classes she offers for parents and children through the Phinney Neighborhood Center. From her blog:

Using songs, storybooks, puppets, games, percussion instruments and folk dances, early childhood music teacher Jana Vitols disguises music education in a costume of play. She shares her enthusiasm for music, accompanying classes on violin, banjo and guitar.

Children engage in imaginative musical activities, develop rhythmic, melodic and improvisational skills and are introduced to musical concepts such as pitch, meter, tempo, and dynamics. Music for Everyone classes are a joyful way for children to grasp the primary concepts inherent in music while discovering their own unique musical expression.

The classes start April 6 in a 10-week series running through June 15. Check out her web site for more info.

In our imagination, she’s accompanying classes on violin, banjo and guitar simultaneously.