MUSIC FOR AARDVARKS
& OTHER MAMMALS CLASS
WITH AUDRAROX Inc.
Class info and Teacher bios

Come join in the fun at Music for Aardvarks classes
- a musical experience for families with children ages 3 months to 5 years

We will explore music through song & gesture, dance & movement, rhythm training, and instrument play; using original music that celebrates the lives of children growing up in an urban environment.

Written by David Weinstone, songs like Taxi, City Kid, and Subway provide children with a positive image of their world and help them relate to their surroundings.

Musical Genius (former child prodigy) and Founder of Music for Aardvarks -- David Weinstone attended Berklee College of Music, where he studied theory, composition and guitar. He came to New York to pursue a career as a singer/songwriter. He has written and recorded for film, radio and television. David is also a parent and enjoys cookies and milk.

***Our 3-5 year old drop-off class
has become a big hit!!
If your older child loves music & drama they will enjoy the theatrical element to this class. Through pretend we discover the joy & importance of songs! We can write songs and plays, or take the Taxi /Subway to the Staten Island Ferry - anywhere the kids want to take it.

Registration
Presently enrolled families wishing to continue on to the next semester may pre-register. General registration will follow. Space will be available on a first-come first-served basis.

Payment
The fee for a 10-week semester is $235 and $35 for each additional sibling. Children under 6 months accompanied by an older sibling are free. All payments must be received at least one week before the first day of class.

Makeups
Families are permitted two makeup classes per semester. To be used within that 10 week session. Makeups must be scheduled with the teacher.

Guests
You may occasionally schedule to bring a guest with a child to class provided there is room. Adult family members and relatives are welcome.

Refunds
Tuition fees are fully refundable before the first day of classes. After classes have begun, 50% of tuition fees will be refunded for remaining unattended classes at time of cancellation. No refunds after two weeks.

Our Teachers

Audra Tsanos is an actress and singer who has been working with families for the last 8 years.
Audra teaches 20 classes a week in Brooklyn, where she encourages parents to be role models for their children through music. She provides an energetic, fun, playful environment that invites parents to relax and enjoy the music with their children. The popularity of her classes has made her a celebrated entertainer. Her hip style and rockin' vibe appeals to children and parents alike. Kids' music doesn't have to be boring and when she performs, it is anything but!

 

Jen Milich
If you have seen AudraRox, you have seen Jen.
She is a singer songwriter, poet, mom, and extremely great person! Jen has an incredibly positive spirit that will inspire you to rock & roll with your little one!
Check out Jen’s myspace page.

 

 

 

 

 

Rebecca Sokoll
Rebecca is a Brooklyn-based singer, actor and songwriter, and a mother of two magnificent little boys. She is the Assistant Director of Theatre Group Dzieci (www.dziecitheatre.org) an international experimental ensemble with whom she has performed throughout the eastern US and Europe. Her vocals and songwriting are featured on “Radio Picnic”, a CD produced with her husband, singer-songwriter John Norman. In her “spare” time she plugs away at a Psychology degree at Hunter College and plays sing-a-longs and classes in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

 

Kevin Meeker
Over the last couple of years, singer-songwriter, producer-engineer, and pre-school music teacher, Kevin Meeker, has found a home performing music for New York families.   Most days Kevin stays busy teaching various pre-school music classes in and around Brooklyn and Manhattan, including a whole gang load of Music for Aardvarks. However, when nighttime rolls around, he’s usually tucked away in his recording studio, where he continues to forge his own original kids’ music under the name, Opus Ditty & the Hoedown Gang.

Their first album titled “Opus Ditty & the Joyride Jet Engine Bus“ incorporates music with clever audio vignettes that take the listener on a journey from city streets, to music class, the park, the Rainforest, the farm, and even into the realm of dreams. Lately, however, the group has been up to something new… stayed tuned for episode one of “The Adventures of Opus Ditty & the Hoedown Gang.”

 

Karen Kalafatas
Karen Kalafatas is a mom, singer and musical theater professional who has recently morphed into a full-time music teacher and mom. She moved to NYC too many years ago to count and performed in a boatload of regional and Off-Broadway shows before relocating to Boston where she worked as a non-profit fundraiser for organizations like City Year and Harvard University (pronounced Hah-vahd). An official Brooklynite for over a year now, Karen brings to her classes boundless energy, immense joy and her personal philosophy of making all things FUN. She lives in Carroll Gardens with her husband John and toddling daughter Becca, where they are proud but closeted Red Sox fans.

 

Nadina Mauri
Nadina was born and raised in Buenos Aires and moved to the Big Apple to persue her musical career. She graduated from Escuela de Musica Contemporanea (Berklee International Network) having studied arrangements and vocal performance. During the day she teaches private vocal lessons and music in english and spanish to children from 0 to 6 . She is currently one of the vocalist of the funk machine MUGWUMP, as well as session singer for multiple artists of R&B, pop, rock and soul. Nadina also writes and arranges her own musical project & can sometimes be found playing out loud in the subways! She is so excited to join the AudraRox Inc. team, because, of course, she, like all the other members of the team, ROCKS!!!

 

Rivka Shokrian
Rivka Shokrian is musician, singer and teacher of many years with a passion for educating the young developing mind. She taught pre-school in Los Angeles for four years and, after moving to New York, taught music classes at various pre-schools in Manhattan. She is also the mother of a very loving, musical little girl.

$235 for 10 week class (CD included)
$35 for siblings. Classes begin April 20th.

View Summer Class Schedule!

Click for Remaining Spring Class dates