Music
We are very excited to have the esteemed Rob Lehner to head our music program at Hinsdale Covenant Preschool. Covenant Preschool offers differentiated, in-class musical instruction for all children 2-5 years old for 30 minutes, weekly. Mr. Lehner has a lifetime of experience engaging children in all the wonderful benefits of music. He is also well versed in our curricular and religious education themes and seamlessly incorporates them in his weekly classroom visits. Mr. Rob is well loved by all the children and a true asset to our program.
Rob has a B. S. in Music education, voice and choral conducting. Robert has many years of vocal performance and choral conducting and was music director at various churches. His vocal work includes Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus and Professional chorister at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at The University of Chicago Church of the Ascension in Chicago. Robert has taught “Music Together” for 5 years, and will be teaching “Tykes and Tunes” Mondays, as a part of the preschool enrichment offerings.
“Teaching ‘Music Together’ has taught me the importance of introducing music to the very young. It forms a love for music that lasts lifetimes.”
Benefits of Music for Preschoolers:
Music enhances cognitive development.
Children are exposed to a multitude of skills including vocabulary development, phonemic awareness, counting, patterns, rhythm, cooperation, and much more.
Enhances expressive language.
Fosters gross motor development.
Enhances pretend play and abstract thinking.