Know what comes next
A concise sequence brings music, movement, and games together so staff have a practical plan to follow.
For childcare centers & preschools · Ages 18 months–5 years
Meaningful music learning.
Minimal preparation.
A thoughtfully developed music-and-movement curriculum that helps your team turn dancing, listening, and simple games into meaningful learning.
No professional music or dance background required. A concise two-page instructor guide gives staff a clear path through each lesson—with ways to engage children, invite participation, and keep the fun moving. Family app access is included, connecting classroom learning with home.
Developed by Kelly Hasting, a former teacher and dance coach, with music and production support from Greg Hasting.
Designed for a busy classroom
Two pages.
A clear plan for your team.
The center instructor guide is designed for very little preparation: review the two-page plan, gather the listed materials, and lead the activities. Your staff can focus on the children rather than writing a lesson from scratch.
Invite children in
Approachable prompts and simple activities give children ways to listen, move, imagine, and join the experience.
Lead with confidence
Staff do not need to perform like professional entertainers. They bring encouragement, supervision, and a willingness to participate.
Screen-free classroom
Print the visuals.
Bring the lesson to life.
Play the lesson audio and use high-resolution PDFs as printed posters. Staff lead the movement and games, with visual cues available without a video screen.
Print the materials yourself or purchase printed posters from Melodic Motion. Printed-product pricing is provided separately.
Optional video support
Let Kelly guide.
Let your staff connect.
Where your center’s policies and applicable requirements allow video, Kelly-led lessons provide guided support. Your teacher stays actively involved, encouraging participation and leading the simple games alongside the children.
Video is an option, not a requirement or a replacement for adult engagement and supervision.
A simple rhythm to the lesson
A familiar beginning.
A playful middle. A gentle close.
The guide carries staff through a clear sequence, giving children room to move and explore before settling back into the day.
Say hello
A familiar welcome brings the group together.
Hear the idea
Introduce the musical concept through a song and simple cues.
Move & play
Explore it through dancing, listening games, and guided imagination.
Return to calm
Slow the pace and help children settle.
Sing goodbye
Close with the familiar goodbye song used each class.
Take a closer look
The materials behind the moments.
Preview pages are coming soon. This collection will give you a closer look at the resources your team and families receive.
Preview coming soonTwo-page instructor guide
Two-page instructor guide
A look at the concise teaching plan staff use to lead a lesson.
Preview coming soonELOF alignment worksheet
ELOF alignment worksheet
See how a lesson connects with relevant early learning goals.
Preview coming soonPrintable classroom poster
Printable classroom poster
A high-resolution visual to support music and movement without a screen.
Preview coming soonSend-home parent guide
Send-home parent guide
Families receive this guide plus app access to the take-home materials, music, videos, and activities.
Classroom footage is coming soon. You’ll be able to see the children participating and the teacher guiding the experience.
A curriculum, not just background music
The music teaches.
The movement makes it click.
Children do not have to know the word “tempo” to feel a song speeding up. Melodic Motion connects musical ideas to experiences children can hear, try, and repeat through dancing and games.
Rhythm & tempo
Feel the beat, move at different speeds, and listen for changes.
Pitch & dynamics
Explore high and low, loud and soft, through voices, movement, and games.
Timbre & listening
Notice the different qualities of instruments and sounds across a genre-spanning music library.
Musical form
Explore how a song is organized. In ABA form, children hear an opening section, a contrasting section, and the return of the opening idea—patterns they can recognize through listening, movement, and games.
Alongside the lessons, transition songs bring music into everyday routines—putting on shoes, waiting in line, washing hands, cleaning up, and more.
A sound of its own
Beyond the nursery-song playlist.
There is a place for familiar favorites like “The Wheels on the Bus.” Melodic Motion goes beyond a playlist of those staples with a distinctive library of custom-developed, lesson-specific songs. Nursery-rhyme-style children’s songs and gentle lullabies sit alongside a wider world of musical styles, all shaped around the concepts, movement, and imagination in each lesson.
- Rock
- Country
- Hip-hop
- Dance-pop
- Classical / cinematic
- Nursery-rhyme-style & children’s songs
- Lullabies
More concepts. More musical worlds.
A driving rock beat. A country feel. Hip-hop rhythms. Dance-pop energy. The sweep of classical and cinematic sounds. Playful nursery-rhyme-style songs invite children to join in, while gentle lullabies support quieter moments and the return to calm. Alongside tempo, rhythm, dynamics, and musical form, children encounter different styles of music and discover how each can sound and feel.
Song form becomes something to notice and move to: in ABA, an opening section gives way to a contrasting section before the opening idea returns. Listening games and movement help children recognize that pattern.
Made for the grown-ups to enjoy, too.
The adults in the room hear these songs again and again. We want that to be a pleasure. Engaging rhythms, varied arrangements, and memorable melodies are part of the experience—for instructors, classroom staff, and parents as well as children.
Music children can ask for again—and grown-ups can look forward to hearing.
Intentional learning through play
Connections to the Head Start ELOF.
Melodic Motion activities are designed to support learning goals reflected in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. These are examples of how music and movement can connect with its five central developmental domains.
A lesson-by-lesson alignment worksheet
An included worksheet shows how every lesson aligns with relevant ELOF learning goals, making the connections visible for your staff and supporting your center’s planning and documentation.
Explore the five learning domains
Approaches to Learning
Following cues, focusing attention, and exploring through imaginative play.
Social and Emotional Development
Participating with others, taking turns, and practicing shared routines.
Language and Literacy
Listening to lyrics, exploring vocabulary, and responding to directions.
Cognition
Recognizing patterns, comparing sounds, and anticipating what comes next.
Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Coordinating movement, responding to rhythm, and exploring body awareness.
These connections describe learning opportunities, not a claim of Head Start approval, certification, or comprehensive coverage of every ELOF goal. Centers should review individual lessons against their own age-specific learning goals and requirements. Explore the official ELOF framework ↗
Make the learning visible to families
Your center starts the learning.
Families get to join in.
Give parents a window into what their child experienced—and an easy way to share in it.
A send-home PDF after the lesson
Families receive a clear look at what their children did in class, the musical idea they explored, and ways to revisit it together. Space for your center’s name and logo lets your team add its own identity.
A QR code that carries it home
The guide includes a QR code for parents to download the Melodic Motion app. Their included access brings the take-home materials, songs, videos, and activities together in one place.
The familiar songs, shared together
Included family app access lets parents find the take-home guides, listen to the lesson songs, watch karaoke-style videos with their children, and enjoy activities beyond the classroom. Families can choose audio and movement without watching a screen.
Curriculum + classroom tools + family connection
Value that goes home with every child.
Your center gets practical teaching resources. Families get access to the Melodic Motion app, with take-home guides, the songs their children recognize, videos, and activities to enjoy together.
- Two-page instructor guides and lesson music
- A worksheet showing each lesson’s alignment with ELOF learning goals
- Printable classroom visuals and posters
- Optional Kelly-led video support
- Transition songs for everyday routines
- Send-home PDFs with a family app QR code
- Family app access to take-home guides, music, activities, and karaoke-style videos
The thinking is already in the materials
Your team has enough to prepare.
An entire music curriculum should not be one more thing.
We have put time, energy, and thought into connecting the musical concept, the song, the movement, the staff guidance, and the family resources. The two-page guide is concise because the planning behind it is not.
Purposeful musical choices
Tempo changes children can feel. Sounds they can recognize. Musical contrasts they can respond to with movement.
Practical classroom design
A sequence staff can follow, games they can lead, and materials that support participation rather than add another project to the day.
A connected family experience
Classroom activities and home resources reinforce the same ideas, giving families a shared starting point for music and play.
Meet the people behind it
Education, movement, music, and practical experience.
Kelly Hasting
Founder · Former teacher · Dance coach
Kelly taught middle school and coached dance before becoming a stay-at-home mom. She founded Melodic Motion to create energetic, imaginative music experiences with meaningful opportunities for children and adults to connect.
Her education and movement background informs the class experience, the teaching guidance, and the approachable games staff can lead.
Greg Hasting
Musician · Attorney · Business owner
Greg majored in music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and plays bass in Doctor Junior. He has helped Kelly build the curriculum and develop its music and business foundation.
His musical knowledge, production work in Ableton, and practical business experience help connect the creative ideas with usable resources.
The music uses AI-assisted foundations and creative direction, with production editing to fit the lessons’ musical concepts.
Practical questions
Picture it in your center.
How much preparation does a lesson need?
The two-page guide is designed to keep preparation light. Staff review the sequence and gather any listed materials before leading the lesson. They do not need to write activities or produce music themselves.
Do staff need music or dance training?
No professional music or dance background is required. The guides provide direction; staff bring encouragement, supervision, and active participation.
Can we use it without classroom screens?
Yes. Use the lesson audio with printed posters and staff-led games. Kelly-led video is optional and should only be used where your policies and applicable requirements allow it.
What equipment and materials will we need?
You will need a way to play the audio and any materials listed in the selected lesson. Screen-free use can include printed visual PDFs. Video use needs a suitable display. Contact us to discuss your existing setup and printed-poster options.
What do families receive?
Families receive a send-home PDF and included access to the Melodic Motion app. The PDF includes a QR code for downloading the app, where parents can find the take-home guides, music, activities, and karaoke-style videos to enjoy with their children.
How is center pricing determined?
The approximate planning range is $5–$8 per enrolled student per month, depending on enrollment and the package selected. Contact us for a center-specific quote. Printed posters purchased from us are priced separately.
How do we get started?
Contact us with your approximate enrollment, children’s ages, and whether you prefer screen-free delivery or optional video support. We can discuss your needs, current availability, and pricing before you decide.
Bring music into the day—and home to families
Let’s find the fit
for your center.
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