It’s just 3 weeks until Kindermusik classes start in my Studio!!!  Looking forward to singing, dancing, playing instruments, and all that goes with a Kindermusik class.  I so enjoy sharing music with the children and their parents and would love for you and your child to join us!

Everyone who enrolls by September 2 will receive a card good for 10 free songs to download from play.kindermusik.com.  Enrollment is easy: online, go to www.glendasmusic.com, click on Kindermusik class registration and you will be taken to a page where you can browse the classes offered and enroll.

 

Join us for Summer Kindermusik classes!

Are you looking for a short music class for this summer?  Are you available beginning the first week of July through the first week of August?  Then come join us for 5 weeks of summer music & movement fun!!  You can click on Kindermusik class registration on the left side of this page and sign up today!

Fall Kindermusik Schedule

The Fall schedule for Kindermusik classes is posted on my website.  You are invited to enroll at any time.  Classes begin in mid-September, after school starts.

Kindermusik involves the parents–in class and at home.  Home materials let you and your child do Kindermusik all week, and then come back to get more ideas!  Questions?  give us a call.

Visit www.glendasmusic.com, click on Kindermusik class registration, click on either the summer or the fall icon to see classes with days and times offered.

Enroll Now for Spring 2011

The class schedule for Spring 2011 Kindermusik classes is online and ready for you to enroll your child!  Those classes begin the week of January 24.

If you enroll by January 10, you may deduct $15 from your total.

Are you new to Kindermusik?  Would you like to actually experience a class before your enroll?  Send us a note, or give us a call at 253-752-1415, to let us know which class you would like to visit.

Music and Language

In her Exchange article “Early Brain Development Research Review and
Update,” Pam Schiller notes new thinking on the link between music and
language…

“Linguists, psychologists, and neuro-scientists have recently changed
their long held opinion about the relationship between speaking and
singing. The latest data show that music and language are so
intertwined that an awareness of music is critical to a baby’s language
development. As children grow, music fosters their communication
skills. Our sense of song helps us learn to talk, read, and even make
friends.

“Brain areas governing music and language overlap. Music and language
have much in common. Both are governed by rules and basic elements
(word and notes). In language, words make phrases, which combine to
make larger phrases and eventually sentences. In music, notes combine
and grow to form a melody.

“The neurological ties between music and language go both ways; a
person’s native tongue influences the way he perceives music. The same
progression of notes may sound different depending on the language the
listener learned growing up. Speakers of tonal languages (most Asian
languages) are much more likely than Westerners to have perfect pitch.
All languages have a melody that is unique. Infants echo the inherent
melodies of their native language when they cry, long before they speak.”

http://www.childcareexchange.com/eed/news_print.php?news_id=2689

Can’t Decide Whether to Enroll?

Almost time for Fall Kindermusik classes!

The Fall session of Kindermusik classes begins the week of September 13.  All the “big kids” will be in school and then it’s time for you and your preschooler to have some bonding time, time to enjoy music & movement–with a purpose!

Music has so many benefits: enjoyment, social development, cognitive development.  And when you add movement, your child’s gross and fine motor skills are encouraged, as well as imaginative play.  Oh–and did you know that play is your child’s work?

We would love to see you and your child in music class this Fall!  Go to www.glendasmusic.com, click on Kindermusik class registration (under Glenda’s picture).  If you click on the Fall icon, you can see all the classes that are offered this Fall.  Don’t see a class that works for you?  Call or email and let us know what works.  If we can, we will try to accommodate you.

Enrollment Open for Fall Classes

Are you planning your Fall schedule for your children? Put Kindermusik classes at the top of your list. Go to www.glendasmusic.com, click on Kindermusik class registration and enroll your child today!

Summer Kindermusik Classes

In just five lessons, we’ll give you a summer’s worth of music, stories,
and activities created to inspire a lifetime of learning. In a
Kindermusik summer camp, you and your child will play, learn, sing,
dance, create, and share in the fun of making music together.

Inspire your child’s love of learning in our delightfully engaging
summer sessions. Best of all, every one of our summer camp
activities—the music, stories, and crafts—is specially designed to
nurture your child’s natural curiosity, eventually drawing her toward
learning new words, new concepts, and new big ideas.

5 classes in one week: June 7-11

OR

5 classes in 5 weeks, beginning July 5

Go to www.glendasmusic.yourvirtuoso.com and click on one of the summer icons to view the schedule . Summer ’10A is the June session; Summer ’10B is the July-August session.

Playing with your child

Are you looking for a way to slow down and “de-stress” your busy life?  Try playing with your child!  Try getting back in touch with that playful, creative child inside of you and the imaginative, engaging child in front of you.

Suggestions:

1.  Let your child take the lead and decide what to play.  Help find the materials needed, then ask the child what part you are to  play

2.  Do whatever your child does—playing with blocks, or Leggos, etc.

3.  Add an idea after you have done things their way, make suggestions and see where it takes your together play

Benefits:

There are many benefits when you play with your child.  It’s about power.  You are putting your child in a position of legitimate power.  He can take the lead and direct what’s hppening.  Playing this way can help reduce other “power struggles” you may be experiencing.  It is also suggested that you increase the amount of “Floor Time” play after you have had to discipline your child or impost limits.  It re-establishes the positive emotionial connections

It is also a way of  showing your child that you value his ideas.  You can also learn about your child.  You may find out about what is on his mind, or hear some vocabulary you didn’t know he had.

Remember, this is what real “quality time” is all about.  It works with any age child, even babies.  You will have fun, you’ll laugh, you’ll relax and your child will remember these times.