Music offers community voice lessons and children's classes The UND Community Music Program is again offering voice lessons taught by an experienced teacher for children third grade to adult at all levels of expertise. Musiktanz pre-school music classes for children ages 15 months through kindergarten are also being offered. Musiktanz is a curriculum developed by Dr. Lorna Heyge, an internationally recognized early childhood music educator. In the Musiktanz program the teacher acts as a model to assist the parents/care givers in working musically with their children. The adults attend the children's lessons and participate with them in a variety of musical activities involving singing, moving, playing, creating, and listening. Emphasis in these classes is on having fun while building musical skills and developing a love of music. An additional benefit for children is that research has shown that participation in such programs may improve skills tied to academic success. Level I (Ages 15 months-3 years) meets at 6 p.m. Mondays. Level II (Ages 3 years-kindergarten) meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays. Both classes meet for a half hour 10 times during the semester in HFAC Room 258 starting Jan. 25. They are taught by an experienced music teacher. Cost for each level is $65 per semester. For more information for voice or Musiktanz, please call 777-2830. -- Barbara Lewis, Associate Professor of Music Education, Music, barbara.lewis@und.edu, 777-2820