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.

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.

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.

“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

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.

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.

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.