Infant Chinese Music Class — 婴儿亲子中文音乐课 (华语家庭 / Chinese-American Families）

Sundays, June 28 – July 26, 2026 

The Community Music School (CMS) Infant Chinese Music Class is a music program designed for Chinese and Chinese-American families with children aged 0 to 36 months to experience joyful music-making through culturally relevant songs, rhymes and music games. The class supports cultural connection and helps families share cultural traditions with their children, while using music-based interaction to support children's Mandarin development and cultural identity. Activities also highlight rhythm, emphasis, and intonation - the "music" in our voices - supporting early listening, communication, and language development in a relationship-centered way. Families will take part in both instructor-led and free-play activities and will receive easy take-home ideas for music-making at home. No prior music experience is needed.

Academic and Research Component: The program is connected to a pilot research project, "Cross-domain Prosodic Alighment: Aligning Musical Accent Structure with Mandarin Intonation to Support Prosodic Processing in Chinese-American Infants", developed by Jieying "Ying" Zhang (PhD student in Music Education) and Qingke Sun (graduate student in Chinese Linguistics), under the supervision of Eugenia Costa-Giomi (Professor of Music Education) at The Ohio State University. This study examines whether alignment between musical accent structure and Mandarin intonation supports infants' processing of prosodic cues and emotional communication in a culturally grounded learning context.

OSU Community Music School（CMS）婴儿亲子中文音乐课面向 0–36 个月的华人及华裔美国家庭。课程通过与文化相关的歌曲、童谣、韵律儿歌和音乐游戏，让家长与宝宝一起体验轻松愉快的亲子音乐时光。课程支持家庭文化连接，帮助家长把熟悉的文化传统与音乐体验传递给孩子，并通过音乐互动支持孩子的普通话发展与文化认同建立。活动将结合节奏、重音与语调（我们说话声音里的“音乐”），以游戏和亲子互动的方式支持宝宝早期的倾听、交流与语言发展。课程包含教师带领的活动与自由探索环节，并提供简单易用的家庭练习建议，方便家长在家继续音乐互动。

Jieying Zhang, instructor 

• Meet the CMS staff

Program Details 

LOCATION — Timashev Family Music Building (TMV)

• 1900 College Rd., Columbus 43210
• Directions and Parking
• Metered parking is free on High Street on Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

TIMES — The CMS Infant Chinese Music Class will meet on Sundays from 4:30–5:20 p.m. on the following dates: 

• June 28
• July 5, 12, 19, 26

Class cancellation policy — In a weather emergency, the class will occur online and will not be made up in-person or refunded. 

ELIGIBILITY — Infants and Toddlers, ages 0 to 36 months 

MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT — 10

Participants are enrolled in order of date and time their registration is received. Register as soon as possible to reserve your spot. If you have been placed on a waitlist, we ask that you do not show up for the class unless we notify you of an opening. Registration and payment must be completed before a student can attend. In a weather emergency, the class will occur online and will not be made up in-person or refunded.

Minimum enrollment of three (3) participants is required for the class. This class is subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not met. If the class is cancelled due to low enrollment, students will be notified in advance and payment will be refunded. 

Tuition

• Single student: $50 

Registration

DEADLINE — Sunday, May 10, 2026

STEP 1 — Complete and submit the online registration form. Please indicate financial need on this form.

Register for Classes

STEP 2 — Submit payment.

To pay online with a credit card (preferred), use the link provided in your registration confirmation OR use the link below. 

In the CMS eStore, be sure to select the Infant Music Class product at $50. Do not select the CMS Classes product. 

Shortly after submitting payment, you will receive an email confirming the transaction.

Pay online at CMS eStore

NOTE — The payment works best on a computer (PC or Mac). 
MAC USERS — Use Chrome, not Safari. 

To pay by check: 

Make check payable to The Ohio State University. Print “CMS Infant Chinese Music” on the memo line. 

Mail to: 
Ohio State Community Music School 
ATTN: Fiscal Officer 
110 Weigel Hall 
1866 College Rd. 
Columbus, OH 43210