Jacquie Mitchell

"In class, children develop social and learning skills," says Jacquie Mitchell, a Kindermusik educator offering these summer camps."And families learn more about things they can do with their child, together, when class is over."

Camp tuition includes five 45-minute to two-hour sessions at The Music Academy for children ages newborn to seven years old.Children also use Kindermusik's sheet music, instruments and CDs for activities at home, such as making a homemade recording of people laughing.Listening to the recording of laughter, and asking the child to identify the person's voice, helps to develop critical listening skills, Jacquie Mitchell says.