A perfect class for preschoolers! Caregivers remain on site and are welcome to participate throughout class, or may step away after the first 10 minutes and return for the last 10 minutes.
Did you know that preschoolers have a natural love of music? Level 3 classes use music to boost language skills, confidence, social-emotional skills, and self-control.
Our Level 3 classes start with instrument exploration and lean into how to play music as a group. Preschoolers experience all the excitement of new sounds and independent creativity, while fueling their social-emotional development (and school readiness!) by learning how to work together.

Kara Spector has been a local music educator for over 20 years. She graduated with honors from Northwestern University with a BM in Music Education and a BA in Creative Writing, and later received her MAEd in Gifted Education from Northestern Illinois University. While at NU, Kara was conductor of the SAI Music Fraternity for Women's Beta Chapter Choir (where she was both a Sword Of Honor recipient and College Honor Award Recipient), and the assistant conductor of the Cantores Minores Chicago Boys Choir. Her career began with a decade as a public school music, language arts and gifted education teacher. During this time, Kara also fostered her passion for teaching and performing in musical theatre and has since enjoyed relationships with Big Deal Productions, Big Noise Theater, and Adlai E. Stevenson High School, where she has worked as a music director, choreographer and director in children's musical theatre productions. She is the proud director the Crescendo Swing Choir for middle schoolers and Crescendo Minor Choir for young elementary schoolers, a Glee-style performing troup. Kara also maintains a private voice studio of talented young and adult singers from across the suburbs. Her Kindermusik journey began when Miss Cathy, a friend from the community theatre scene, invited Kara and her new babies to class, and the rest, as they say, is history! She is delighted to bring the joy of Kindermusik and early elementary music programming to you and your children.
In every Kindermusik class, you’re welcomed into a playful and nurturing environment where your child will experience music of varying styles, genres, and cultures. They’ll interact with other children and engage in movement, rhythm, and vocal activities that develop far more than just music skills. Our approach to early childhood education and award-winning, research-based, and developmentally appropriate curricula prime children for success in school and in life.

4230 N Arlington Heights Rd
Arlington Heights, IL 60004