Isabella McClanahan enjoys singing and music with her dad, Dustin, during the Kindermusik session at Butler Covenant Presbyterian Church. Christine Border/Special to the Eagle

Samantha Drohan began her experience with Kindermusik in the late 1990s when her first child participated in classes. After the teacher retired and Drohan had her second child, a friend who initially introduced her to the class suggested she teach it in 2003.

“I’ve always felt that it’s been a terrific program, and I’ve never entertained the thought of stopping,” said Drohan, owner, director and educator at Kindermusik with Samantha Drohan. “It’s one of those things that you keep doing what you love and all of a sudden 20 years go by.”

In the beginning, Drohan’s husband would bring their second and third children to her Kindermusik classes, which include singing, dancing, instrument exploration and play, prop exploration, listening to music, learning sign language and more.

“What I’ve found is that having that opportunity to actually participate, to purposefully go do an activity that involved me was the highlight for me each week because it was focused attention on my child,” Drohan said.