Sweet Beats INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC & MOVEMENt

Community Music School

Mary Margaret Wilson鈥
Director


Emme Whisner
Administrative Assistant

Community Music School Sweet Beats Xylophone

Sweet Beats

An Elementary Instrumental Music & Movement Class

Does your child get excited when it鈥檚 鈥渕usic day鈥 at school? 鈥婭f so, this class is for them! Sweet Beats is for elementary students who love to move and play classroom instruments such as xylophones, hand drums, boomwhackers, buckets, and more! Our fabulous teacher, Mrs. Amanda Fitts-Rash, is an experienced music educator who is certified in all 3 levels of Orff Schulwerk instruction. Please visit the for more details, including videos of Orff Schulwerk students in action.

Students will perform in our culminating concert, "Showcase," in Loudis Recital Hall!

Enrollment is only confirmed, and thus a child鈥檚 spot in class is only reserved after both registration AND payment are received.聽Registration and payment are 2-step processes. After registering, you will receive an email with a link to payment. Enrollment is confirmed in order that payments are received鈥.

  • Saturdays, 2/14 鈥 4/25; no classes 3/28 and 4/4
  • 9:30 am 鈥 10:15 a.m.
  • Amy E du Pont Music Building, 100 Orchard Rd., Newark, DE 19716
  • Classes culminate in a concert called, 鈥淪howcase."聽
  • Sunday, 4/26/2026, 4 p.m.
  • Student Report Time: To be determined
  • Gore Recital Hall, Roselle Center for the Arts
  • Participant attire will be communicated prior to the event. CMS aims to keep costs low for families 鈥 if there is a hardship with obtaining the requested clothing, please reach out to Mary Margaret Wilson:聽尘尘产飞@耻诲别濒.别诲耻鈥
  • Students do not need to provide their own instruments.
  • All instruments will be provided by the Community Music School. Instruments are property of the University and are to remain on campus.
  • Students are expected to use the instruments safely and per the teachers' instructions. Repeated failure to do so may result in being withdrawn from the class. 鈥嬧嬧