Little Movers And Shakers Music Classes
Little Movers and Shakers is an award-winning, early childhood music and movement program serving the San Fernando Valley (and beyond) in Southern California.
We are passionate about music, the development of children, and care deeply about the families that we work with.
We work with truly fantastic music and incorporate renowned music teaching pedagogies including those of Orff, Edwin Gordon, Dalcroze Eurythmics, Kodaly, World Music Drumming, to name just a few. Plus, we continually study and explore to bring new ideas to the table (well, the circle!)
The experience creates community connections, early social learning, a musical foundation for your child and so much more, in a fun, playful environment.
We are passionate about music, the development of children, and care deeply about the families that we work with.
We work with truly fantastic music and incorporate renowned music teaching pedagogies including those of Orff, Edwin Gordon, Dalcroze Eurythmics, Kodaly, World Music Drumming, to name just a few. Plus, we continually study and explore to bring new ideas to the table (well, the circle!)
The experience creates community connections, early social learning, a musical foundation for your child and so much more, in a fun, playful environment.
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Cathy Shapiro: Program Developer, Director, Teacher
Cathy absolutely loves teaching early childhood music. Growing up in a musical family, Cathy has enjoyed a passion for music for as long as she can remember.
Cathy has sung on many recordings, for films and documentaries, performed live with various singer-songwriters, and currently performs with the Perfomers Collective, sings with various vocal improvers and choirs and is the director of Not Your Mama's Choir, a non-auditioned community sing-along choir. Cathy loves that she is sharing this passion with young people and hopes that it is something that they will enjoy throughout their lives.
Cathy's other love is children. She was a preschool teacher for 4 years, and is now enjoying the best job of her life, being a mom! She has an enthusiasm and silliness that are contagious with adults and children alike!
Erin Young, Teacher
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Erin has been working with children of all ages in many different settings for years, and feels like Little Movers and Shakers is a perfect fit. She has worked for the My Gym Children's Fitness Center franchise for over 13 years, currently working the past year in the Toluca Lake gym (come see her Monday and Tuesday nights). She also owns and runs a very successful children's birthday party business, Parties By Erin and Co, where she and her team bring characters and themes to life by performing and running various activities for all ages. She received her BA in Theater Arts from Cal State Long Beach with an emphasis in performance. Erin has been singing, dancing and acting for more years than she would like to admit and is currently represented by Angel City Talent. Her genuine love of children, impeccable comedic timing and sunny disposition are appreciated by both parents and kids alike. "Erin is like the pied piper of children" - Michelle Carranza, Long Beach, CA |
Savanna Chute, Teacher
Savanna is a recent graduate from Cal State Northridge with her BA in theatre. She loves musical theatre, has a beautiful singing voice and is passionate about music and the magic it can create in tiny minds! Savanna is amazing with kids. She is kind, kooky and absolutely loves working with children, as well as leading groups of them. She loves dancing, singing, playing her ukulele, and can't wait to share all of it with you. She is a wonderful addition to our Little Movers and Shakers team and although she teaches mostly for our childcare center programs, she is happy to jump in wherever needed.
And she is now super excited to be teaching our Saturday classes here at COTC.
Claire Gordon-Harper, Sub/Teacher
Claire, born in Oman and raised American/British, unearthed her passion for artistry at a very young age. She has been sharing her vibrant love for the arts through her work with children in a variety of environments for many years and is thrilled to join the Little Movers and Shakers team of teachers, parents and children! Claire is a co-creator of “Ta-Dah!”, a theater camp for children in Santa Barbara and directed several of the company’s shows. As a graduate of Antioch University, with a concentration in psychology, and an Associate of Arts degree in performance, she bridges the gap between her passions for performance and psychology through her work leading music, meditation and yoga sessions at rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes. As a folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, Claire has also taught guitar and songwriting to children. Claire’s captivating work as a performer can be seen in Feature Film’s and on Television, including roles on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Fox’s Rosewood and MTV’s Awkward, in addition to a variety of national commercials. Claire’s vibrance as an animated storyteller in combination with her genuine love for sharing the arts with children makes her a perfect fit for Little Movers and Shakers!
Claire, born in Oman and raised American/British, unearthed her passion for artistry at a very young age. She has been sharing her vibrant love for the arts through her work with children in a variety of environments for many years and is thrilled to join the Little Movers and Shakers team of teachers, parents and children! Claire is a co-creator of “Ta-Dah!”, a theater camp for children in Santa Barbara and directed several of the company’s shows. As a graduate of Antioch University, with a concentration in psychology, and an Associate of Arts degree in performance, she bridges the gap between her passions for performance and psychology through her work leading music, meditation and yoga sessions at rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes. As a folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, Claire has also taught guitar and songwriting to children. Claire’s captivating work as a performer can be seen in Feature Film’s and on Television, including roles on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, Fox’s Rosewood and MTV’s Awkward, in addition to a variety of national commercials. Claire’s vibrance as an animated storyteller in combination with her genuine love for sharing the arts with children makes her a perfect fit for Little Movers and Shakers!