The ULM Preparatory Academy of Music will offer Early Childhood Music classes for four- to six-year-olds on Thursdays from 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. in Biedenharn Hall, room 134. The classes will begin on Feb. 21 and continue through April 17.

There is a registration fee of $25, and the class cost is $80. Dr. James Reifinger, music education professor at ULM, will supervise the class.

For more information or to register, please visit: www.ulm.edu/music/pam or call: (318) 342-1597.

More about the ULM Preparatory Academy of Music:

The Preparatory Academy of Music is an enrichment program specifically developed to provide the highest quality of musical training for young artists. It is a balanced performance-based program designed to educate the whole child.

The mission is to complement the established music education programs of the northeast Louisiana region through the coordination and cooperation of artists/teachers of the Monroe/West Monroe area. The program is centered on three foundations of musical training: performance, theory and chamber music. Through a balanced integration of these three foundations and with the involvement of parent-student-teacher interaction, this curriculum encourages a life-long appreciation for and support of music.

Currently, instruction is offered for strings, with emphasis on the Suzuki method, woodwinds, brass, percussion and piano. Music theory and an early childhood music class are also provided through the academy.