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Early Childhood Music School (ECMS) is a weekday ministry of Williamsburg United Methodist Church.

We provide music lessons to the community for all ages from as old as 2 months to as young as 100 years.

Interested in Children's Choir? Click here.

The Early Childhood Music School is a weekday program offered to the community-at-large. Weekly classes in music-and-movement (taught by internationally certified early childhood music specialists) address the following goals:

• Promote music education as every child’s right.
• Generate enthusiasm for music through repeated, positive experiences.
• Provide holistic education at a time when children are developmentally receptive.
• Create a nurturing environment that enables children to develop physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually.
• Affirm and support parents of young children while facilitating positive family interaction.

We are a Safe Sanctuaries church. To view our policy, click here.

YOUTH CURRICULUM

• First Music: 2-10 Months or 11 - 17 Months
• Musical Beginners: 18 - 23 Months or 24 - 35 Months
• Musical Explorers: 3 - 4 Years (with or without parents)
• Youth Musicians Years 1 & 2: Ages 4 - 5 and 5 - 6 Years
• Keyboard Levels 1 - 4: Ages 6 - 9 Years
• Youth Guitar: Ages 8+ Years

ADULT CURRICULUM

Keyboard: 18+ Years

To register for a class or for more information on our classes and teachers click here.

Elliot's Song was launched in 1999 in response to the United Methodist Bishop's initiative "All God's Children". The goal was to assist teachers of preschool students in providing effective, early intervention for children who, because of financial disadvantages or developmental delays, were at risk for future academic failure. The program serves students at the Head Start programs of both York County and James City County, the Bright Beginnings program of the W/JCC school system and the First Steps program of Child Development Resources.  ECMS has continued to provide this service free-of-charge through grants, donations and fund-raising activities.  The memorial fund was named for Elliot Provoncha (1997-2005), who attended ECMS and was born with multiple disabilities, but was profoundly responsive to music.

The Early Childhood Music School is a weekday ministry offered at Williamsburg United Methodist Church to members and the community-at-large. To register or for a full list of classes click here.