KIDS' MUSIC CLASSES & CAMPS
In Santa Barbara & Carpinteria
Taught to The Rhythm of a Child’s Heart 🩵
Welcome to our Community of Fun, Laughter, Learning, and Joy!
Kathy’s Music & Movement offers joyful music classes and camps for babies through age 9 in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria. Led by longtime music educator Kathy Hayden, our programs include parent-child classes for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, plus drop-off classes for preschoolers, TK, and elementary-age children.
For over 27 years, we’ve helped children build confidence, creativity, coordination, and real musical skills through multicultural music, dance, rhythm, creative movement, and hands-on instrument exploration. In our warm, nurturing environment, children learn, connect, and grow while celebrating the joy of childhood.
EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS
Music & Movement Classes
Movement is the key to learning Music! Our research-based curriculum blends singing, dancing, multicultural songs, and hands-on instrument play in a joyful, engaging environment. Children discover freedom, self-expression, and creativity while building real music foundations — all guided by lively, dedicated, and talented music teachers. Watch your child light up with a LOVE of Music!
Instrument Play Classes
Powerful learning happens through hands-on instrument exploration. What makes our studio unique is the wide variety of instruments that families can hear, see, touch, and play — far beyond just singing or playing one instrument. Through interactive games and ensemble experiences, budding musicians build real skills, confidence, and cultural awareness in a safe and inspiring place guided by passionate teachers.
Summer Music & Art Camps
Dynamic indoor-outdoor music camps filled with crescendos of inspiration and creative expression - all in the key of FUN! Campers laugh, connect with friends, sing along, move, and learn real music skills while drumming and playing with a wide variety of Instruments. They also will love to explore outdoor beautiful green spaces and play active musical games. Small groups and personalized attention, our half day camps will enrich the 4-7 and 5-9 year olds.
Birthday Parties
Looking for the birthday celebration? We create joyful, music-filled parties with singing, instruments, drums, parachute and engaging games designed for active fun. Hosted at our beautiful indoor-outdoor SB studio — or we can come to you! With personalized attention and magical moments, you, your family your child, and their friends will have a celebration to remember! Parties for 1-6yr (siblings welcome) $200/hour.
Email us to schedule your child’s special birthday party event with us!
FIND THE RIGHT CLASS FOR YOUR CHILD
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Babies
(4-18 MONTHS)
Music is one of your baby's favorite ways to learn, bond, and grow! In this sensory-rich class, you’ll sing, massage, bounce, explore gentle moves, and instruments together while strengthening connections and building early developmental foundations. With nurturing guidance, playful movement, and a warm community of families, we help spark your baby’s natural curiosity while also supporting rapidly growing little brains.
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Toddlers
(1 ½ -3 ½ YEARS)
We know your curious, energetic toddler loves to WIGGLE n MOVE — and Movement is the key to learning music at this age! Our joyful, high-energy class is filled with laughter, singing, dancing, drumming, and hands-on instrument play, all with purpose! As your child explores music alongside new friends (with a loving adult nearby), they’re building coordination, confidence, language, and social skills — because Music is one of the most powerful ways young children learn. Each week, your child will love singing, dancing, drumming, moving freely, and playing instruments with their new friends and you nearby. In our classes, lots of important things are happening because Music is the best medium for all learning! -
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Preschoolers, TK & K
(3 ½ -6 YEARS)
Dynamic classes with the best of everything in music - storytelling, singing, creative movement, partner games, and joyful instrument ensembles. Through hands-on music theory and playful exploration on xylophones, glockenspiels, and ukulele, children build real musical skills while growing confidence, focus, collaboration and self-expression. -
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Big Kids
(5 - 9 YEARS)
Budding young musicians come ALIVE in this engaging, small-group class where kids build focus, confidence, creativity, and real musical skills. It's all about your child’s unfolding authentic process. Students don’t just learn one instrument — they explore and collaborate together with keyboards, xylophones, percussion, drums, and even a little ukulele while mastering the FUN-damentals of music theory. With just 4-5 per class, your child gets focused attention and meaningful guidance as they grow with their peers alongside.
“Thank you Kathy for helping plant a love of music in our kids!”
