tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80334142713304106572011-12-18T07:44:40.405-05:00Celebrating the joys and challenges of children, parenting, child development and making music together.Leslie Waddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11449213601119630511noreply@blogger.comBlogger1641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033414271330410657.post-53084754302828717342011-12-16T14:37:00.010-05:002011-12-18T07:44:40.413-05:00

How do children at the ripe age of 9 months manage to pick up that first Cheerio between their index finger and thumb? Opposable thumbs or the ability to use our thumbs in conjunction with the other fingers on that same hand is one of the distinct things that makes us more advanced then animals. It is also this quality that enables us to achieve fine motor skills including precision grasp.

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That precious first year of life always seems to zoom by in the blink of an eye. In that second year of life soft "coos" are replaced with words and small movements evolve into walking, running and jumping. At this moment many parents are asking themselves, "what happened to my little baby" as their toddlers demonstrate the full extent of their "energies"! These "energies" represent sensory

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October is Friendship Month at Music for Little Hands. It is a new school year and new friendships are being developed and old friendships are being fostered in our classrooms between parents and children alike. Some of the children have brought friends to visit and the parents are bringing friends to enjoy the class with them. Here are two recommended books about friendship for your children

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For many years we learned about and nourished five basic senses: taste; touch; smell; sight; hearing. The importance of nourishing these senses to promote development and learning in babies and young children through our touch, our play, our social interactions, our voice was evident.Advancements in the research and philosophies of how children's bodies develop and mature, we are now able to

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We always include some sort of rocking activity in every Kindermusik class. (It's not as obvious in the 3-5 year-old and 5-7 year-old classes, but it's in there!) You may have heard us tell you that rocking stimulates the vestibular system, which is responsible for balance. Want an excuse to rock your child to sleep every once in a while? As your child is lulled into sleep their vestibular

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This comes from Donna Metler's blog, "Making Music With Children". Donna is an Orff-Schelwerk trained music specialist and a Kindermusik Educator at the University of Memphis. Thanks, Donna! 1. I just want someone to entertain my toddler so I can put my feet up! It's true-you don't get to sit all that much in a Kindermusik Village, Our Time, or Family Time class. In

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Esiotrot, by Roald Dahl Esiotrot, by Roald Dahl, is a whimsical tale about Mr. Hoppy, a jovial man with a passion for gardens and a secret love for his neighbor, Ms. Silver. This story is wrapped around Ms. Silver’s pet tortoise, Alfie. Alfie is a small turtle but Mr. Hoppy comes up with a plan to make him grow bigger by making up some silly words and using some silly magic. As Alfie

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It has been a hectic summer. Enjoyable, but hectic. I have been teaching classes six mornings a week at the Monroe studio for the last six weeks. Every Monday through Friday my daughter has been getting up early and coming with me. She helps with the vacuuming before we open, works on her daily math practice and her summer packet for school, writes, reads, plays games on the computer and

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As your baby grows, a favorite song can grow with him and help develop his sense of humor. • Under 9 months. Smile and sing a favorite song while you massage your baby. • 9 months. Stop near the end of the son’s phrase, eyes wide. Watch baby’s reaction of excited expectation, hold the pause, then tickle her belly and continue on with the song. • 12 months. By now, you can get giggles with

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As I sit listening to the rain drops fall, I find myself having another "Thank Goodness for Kindermusik" moment. Our world is so full of visual (over) stimulation--everyone's blinking lights trying to grab us and pull us to their store, product, video game, or movie. Even sound becomes overwhelming, the bustle of car engines, children playing, and construction all around. But in a Kindermusik

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We've all heard that actions speak louder than words. However both are important in letting your little ones know just how much you care. It means a lot when you set aside a special time during the day to make your children the main focus. Bed time stories, poems and finger plays at the changing table, and Kindermusik Class are perfect times to forget the worries of the day, get into the moment,

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This is a unique and easy project--great for a dreary President's Day! This mysterious concoction turns from a liquid into a solid and back again--fun for kids of all ages (as long as they've passed the stage of putting everything in their mouth). Not only is Magic Muck fun, but it's a great introduction to science and has a wonderful sensory component.You will need:1/3 cup water5-7 drops food

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What if, within your family,  you had the ability to create closer bonds, healthy eating habits, improved manners and social skills, elevated self esteem, improved grades and test scores, decreased potential for substance abuse, lower the risk of depression and anxiety, reduce the effects of asthma, improve overall health, and save money? Oh, and the best part: You only have to do one thing...

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"SIT STILL!" So often uttered in classrooms, it turns out, are not the words conducive to learning. In fact we need movement to learn and remember. Ever feel like you have to write information down to remember it, even if you never look at the notes again? That little bit of movement was enough to do the trick.Our children need movement to stimulate their senses to help them to learn. Children

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How can you make the Village experience more meaningful? Bring it into your child's life all week long! Check out these Art Games.Foundation of Learning: "Baby's visual ability develops rapidly over the first nine months of life. Stimulation with distant, up-close, and perception games can help this development as well as provide fun moments for you and Baby."Art Games: Baby can enjoy the Zoom

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“Henry’s Awful Mistake” by Robert Quackenbush is a book about Henry the duck. Henry goes into the kitchen to cook a special meal for his friend Clara and finds something that shouldn't be in the kitchen-- an ant! What to do!!! You will have to read to find out. This book is a great addition to this semester's Our Time class "Milk and Cookies". We will go into the kitchen and take a peek- as we

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It means: Observe, Label, Copy, Expand. It's a great way to teach and play with them in many situations. Also called "scaffolding", children learn quickly when they start from a "known" and move to an "unknown". For instance, our babies spend many months hearing us speak. They first hear what the words sound like while carefully watching our mouths. Then learn what the words mean especially

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For the past couple of days I have rejuvenated myself at the Northeast Kindermusik Convention along with Leslie and Mary. I've taken away so much new and renewed information that I can not wait to jump back into teaching! Thank Goodness for Kindermusik!Stefan and I were both welcomed by supportive educators, who went from just other colleagues to great friends and mothers I could bond with, in no

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Time to throw that old adage, "look with your eyes, not your hands" out the window. Only about 10% of visual processing is accomplished by the eyes themselves. The rest is done in the brain, with input from the other senses, including touch. So when you're little one is "looking" at something new with their hands, it's OK, and necessary for them to "see" the whole picture!

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Do you find yourself saying "Good job!" to your children all day long? Well, good job! You are boosting your child's self confidence, encouraging them to become aware of their own personal talents, giving them a sense of belonging and self-respect. According to Dr. John Taylor in his book, Encouraging the Discouraged Child, we display encouragement through our "attitudes, opinions, levels of

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While all Kindermusik classes at our studio are designed to include every child at every developmental level, this particular class is for children with special needs with a parent or caregiver and friends or siblings. We will sing, dance, play, spin, rock, sign and sway our way into new friendships, new skills and new connections. We’ll explore all the ways we play—at home, in the school yard,

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Crayons are a great tool for developing tactile and proprioceptive (muscle and joint) skills. Crayons encourage us to use fine motor muscles in our hands and fingers to bear down firmly in order to produce color. Crayons also allow us the opportunity to decide whether to produce dark or light color tomes. Markers don't have these advantages. Carol Kranowitz, M.A. and Joye Newman, M.A., "Growing

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New findings about the relationship of pesticides to ADHD were just released today. The study, which used information from the government's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for the period 2000 to 2004, found that children with higher levels of organophosphates in their urine seem to be at an increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Levels of six

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The CT Coalition for Foster Care and Adoption Awareness is sponsoring a free family event this weekend called "Home is Where the Heart Is". Live entertainment features Nashville's talented country music singer Jaime Fox, along with The Sunshine Road Band, Connecticut's own early childhood sensation. You will also hear the sounds of reggae, calypso and more from The White Eyed Lizard Band. There

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Ice cream, cold cream, whipped cream, gasoline, soup beans, string beans, floating all around. Sponge cake, beef steak, mistake, stomach ache, cream puffs, earmuffs, many to be found. Silk hats, doormats, bed slats, acrobats, cowbells, doorbells, beckon you to dine. Meat balls, matzo balls, mothballs, cannon balls, come on in, the chowder's fine! Your child will love Mrs. Murphy's chowder (it

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It's been so long since I've had a chance to stop into Leslie's blog! Stefan has reached the 4 1/2 month mark and we're starting to settle into a much more comfortable life these days...well at least I don't look like a deer stuck in headlights all the time!It's been quite a challenge balancing work and raising a child. We're learning to work together, which means Stefan wins my attention, and

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Is your toddler preparing to enter preschool in the fall? Are you feeling anxious that they might have trouble separating from you? Be assured that most children do--it's only natural. Also be assured (and ask any preschool or Kindermusik teacher) that once you leave the building, the children usually adjust pretty quickly and move into the business of play and learning. After all, that's what

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Steady beat, steady beat, steady beat. We talk about it all the time in Kindermusik class. It calms the brain, focuses attention, helps us with reading, writing, coordination and motor skills. This week in Kindermusik Family Time we exploring beat grouping by focusing on micro beats and macro beats. (I will often encourage this during rocking time in Kindermusik Village classes as well.) When

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Grab your flashlight, settle down on the floor or on the bed with your child, turn on your favorite music and...dance! We recently used flashlights in Kindermusik Sign and Sing classes to teach the sign for LIGHT. This week we used flashlights in our Imagine That! classes for our star dance along to the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from the Nutcracker. This is a wonderful creative play

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I try to include as much sensory input into the joints and muscles as I can at the beginning of a Kindermusik class to help calm the brain and enable it to focus on what we're about to do. We bump our bottoms to the beat, we stomp, we dig, we scratch, we rub, we jump, we roll. Today in Imagine That! we decided there wasn't enough room to build our big blue boat so we "pushed" the walls out. We

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We have some down time every week in our Kindermusik classes--sometimes rocking, sometimes listening, sometimes pretending to sleep. This time has many benefits, with vestivular stimulation (when rocking), bonding, and listening being at the top of the list. Equally valuable is the opportunity during this time to just do nothing. Children need time to be stimulated and engaged, and they need time

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"Put on your 'Thinking Cap': use your thumbs and index fingers to gently pull your ears back and slowly unroll them; begin at the top of the ear and gently massage down and around the curve, ending witht eh bottom of the ear lobe." The "Thinking Cap" is a Brain Gym exercise that activates the brain for focused attention on hearing. Specifically this exercise stimulates over 400 acupuncture points

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They are everywhere--churches, libraries, rec centers, your own backyard. Children look forward to them while adults remember them fondly from their childhood. Did you know Easter Egg Hunts are also good for your child? No, I don't mean the candy, I mean the hunt itself. Scanning the ground for small items improves focusing and fixation, depth perception, visual discrimination and spatial

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Ever wonder why your child does the things he/she does?Do you wonder why they are excessive risk takers - jumping and crashing into anything they can? Why they can’t do puzzles - write well - or find the coordination for riding a bike or hitting a ball? Why they cry or cover their ears with every loud sound - even vacuums, toilets or hairdryers ? Why they don’t like to be touched or can’t be

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Our Kindermusik Imagine That! classes have been pretending to be toys at a pretend toy shop--flying like kites, bouncing like balls and jumping like a jack-in-the-box. This week we made a new toy for the toy shop--a boat. We gathered tools like saws, hammers, screwdrivers, sand blocks and paint brushes. Then we scattered around the room gathering materials such as wood, nails, screws, sandpaper,

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Only 3 weeks into the semester and the Friday Our Time class has only met once! If we have to miss again we'll have to start the summer classes later! Stay safe and warm, everyone.

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This article was posted on the Kindermusik International blog, Minds on Music, on February 1st by Carol Penney. Carol is Kindermusik's Director of Education and a 30-year Kindermusik veteran. For Kindermusik Educators, Carol is the face, the support, and the positive motivation for everything we do every day to bring music, joy, information and connections to our Kindermusik families and our

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Good morning! We will open at 11:30 and begine with the 12:00 Imagine That! class. The morning classes will be made up at the end of the semester.

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I hope you are enjoying the new activities, music, home materials and CDs for the spring semester. I love the fact that Kindermusik was so smart and put the themes on two-year cycles. This way, a child can start Kindermusik at birth, continue for all six years and never repeat a theme. In addition, the Kindermusik educators do not tire of a theme--instead, they are excited and enthused to

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Our Spring Semester has begun and boy, have we been moving! "Movement is the key to learning! Our brains fully develop through movement activities such as crawling, rolling, turning, walking, skipping, reaching, swinging and much more! The brain has a plan for development that invoves specific and intensive motor activities to make full use of our complicated nervous system." --Movement and Music

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I am up early and ready to go! Last time we had Dads Day was years ago and it was a huge success. It was so wonderful to see the pride and joy on the childrens' faces because the "other" parent was there! (Moms who aren't usually able to come will be there as well.) And how interesting for me to observe how differently the children act when they come to class with another adult. If you haven't

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A positive effect on development in only four to seven music sessions! The following was posted by Kindermusik International on their blog, "Minds on Music", on January 18th. A recent study called “Effects of Parent/Child Group Music Activities on Toddler Development: A Pilot Study” turned up in the journal Music Therapy Perspectives. Conducted out of Florida State by Standley, Walworth, and

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We're adding the following classes to the schedule. Classes start next week, so register now! Kindermusik Village Saturday 8:30 with Miss Mary; Kindermusik Our Time Friday 12:45 with Miss Leslie; Kindermusik Imagine That! Wednesday 3:15 with Miss Mary and Friday 10:45 with Miss Leslie; Kindermusik Family Time Wednesday 5:30 with Miss Mary.All Monday morning classes, originally scheduled to be

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"Rhthym and harmony find their place into the inward places of the soul..." Plato

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Let's take your preschooler to meet the toy maker and play with drums, balls, hoops and more. We'll use our rhythm sticks, sand blocks and scarves to build, sand and paint our boat. "Children, children build me a boat, that on the ocean it may float." We'll go sailing in our big blue boat "to see what we can see." Think of it like taking a trip inside your child’s imagination! We’ll use the

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Choo Choo, choo choo! Here comes everyone's favorite train...Shiny Dinah! She's fast and shiny and winds through town, over the hills and through the fields. Shoo, shoo, shoo, shoo, shine-a, shine-a, shine-a! Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This class focuses on transportation! Sing and play along with songs such as “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” and “

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Did you know that 99% of Kindermusik parents would recommend the program to a friend? Come find out why during Kindermusik Demo Days through January 27th. Join us as we play, wiggle, sing and laugh while building on your child's natural joy of music and support their overall development. Demo Days classes are free to newcomers so call or e-mail today to sign up. Demo Days schedule

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Hop on the hayride-it’s time to head for the farm! In Cock-A-Doodle Moo!, you will sing songs about the farm, including “Old MacDonald,” “On the Farm,” and “Clever Cows.” You’ll engage in rituals and playful activities with your baby, including infant massage, lap bouncing, exercise, quiet time, and pulling your baby around the room on a towel while going on a "hayride". This is one of my

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I just came across this quote. Thanks to Michelle from Destination Maternity and Greenwoman Yoga and Childbirth."Children are more than we think they are; they can do more than we think they can do. All they need is a vote of confidence from grownups, whom they will ultimately replace anyway. Their dreams today will become realities of tomorrow." - Dr. Weiss Stafford, Too Small to Ignore

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The first installment in our Child Development Series focused on your newborn from birth to 3 months. By the time your baby reaches four months of age you are more confident, more comfortable and even more in love! Four months marks a great spurt in cognitive development—your baby's ability to reason, analyze, solve problems, think and understand. Mental development also includes communication (

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The evidence is clear...music education is important to the education of our children and, one might argue, our society. Find out more

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This note came in to Kindermusik International the other day from Kindermusik educator Stephanie Chambers in Chester, England, and they posted it on the KM Blog. I just had to share it with you.I just wanted to share a story that happened a couple of days ago in my Kindermusik class. One of my little "Our Time" boys, James, was talking to his mum who must have said something about next week,

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We wish you warmth, love and the comfort of family and friends during this beautiful holiday season. We'll see you again on January 4th!

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Miss Lisa gave birth to a baby boy, Stefan George, 8 lbs., 6 oz., on Wednesday. Congratulations Lisa! We're looking forward to those pictures!

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Click on the title to get the latest information on scheduling makeup and preview classes, our holiday schedule and Dads Weekend in January.

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There has been a lot of discussion in our classes about developmental milestones. As a parent, you spend so much of your day being delighted with your child's newest movement, word, expression, song, tooth! I love the moments in class when a parent or grandparent notices something new in their child and right then and there goes to their cell phone to call Mommy, Daddy or someone else to share in

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Do you have a time of the day or night where you have run out of things to do with your child? Here is an idea!! Look through your at home activities book. They are full of great ideas and ways to take your Kindermusik class home with you. Experience music and movement, even story time all through the week. The at home activity book is full of crafts to make, games to play and books to read.

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Do you need advice to help your child sleep? Perhaps you have advice for another parent with the same issues. Join the conversation on our Facebook Fan page. Just click on "Discussions". Not a member of Facebook? You don't need to be a member to view the fan page, but you do need to be a member if you want to post. Some of you have been wondering whether others can see your personal information

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We are so pleased and proud that we have had the privilege of helping you support your child's development for the past 10 years. Some of you have had your children in our program from the very first day--and haven't we been through some changes together! We are pleased to offer every Kindermusik program this spring: Kindermusik Village for newborns to 18 months, Kindermusik Our Time for 1 1/2 to

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Click on our Facebook Fan page link below to read a recent article in Time Magazine about the benefits of early therapy for Autistic children and keep checking here for updates about child development, milestones, red flags, how to support your child's development and what to do if something does not seem quite right.

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If you have a drop-down crib please check whether it is on the recall list.

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Hop-a-Doodle, Whirl-a-Doodle, Jump-a-Doodle Do. We have explored many ways to move around the meadow in the last weeks of the Our Time classes. Movement combined with speaking helps to imprint thoughts on the brain. Isn't it great that everyone can benefit from this. Even us adults! Learning is evermore fun when you are with your friends from class.

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Only four more days to save a spot and save $20 on your spring Kindermusik Classes. Register now to save and to be sure of getting a spot in the day and time you need. Classes begin the last Friday in January and run through May. (Sign & Sing classes start in March and run for 10 weeks.) We'll be visiting the farm and then an Irish garden in the Village classes, taking planes, boats, trains and

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As you watch your newborn grow, you are delighted by every new sound, smile and movement. Babies develop at their own individual pace, so it is impossible to say exactly when they will reach important milestones, but this list should give you some idea of what to expect in your baby's growth. Remember to use this as a guide, as your child may reach these milestones slightly before or after other

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"Music and math go hand in hand." --Chairman Catherine Albin at Tuesday night's Fairfield Board of Education meeting, commending the "great work" of the music faculty of the Fairfield Public Schools.

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As you watch your children develop, learn new skills and grow from infancy to toddlerhood, from toddlerhood to pre-school and from pre-school to young children, how do you know what is "normal". How do we know whether they are reaching the important milestones at the appropriate times? Your pediatrician is one source, books and research are another, watching other children can be yet another. My

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In "Pianist shares life lessons with kids" in upstate New York's Star-Gazette, columnist John Cleary writes about of classical pianist Leon Bates from Philadelphia. Bates recently performed in Elmira New York and shared his musical childhood with Cleary. The acclaimed pianist credits his kindergarten teacher with being the one who first ignited his lifelong interest in music and in the piano in

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" Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory. "~ Oscar Wilde

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The studio is closed today for election day.

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Foundations of Learning: Playing in the great outdoors allows baby to explore new territory! His/Her senses will be invigorated, the mind and thought processes stimulated, and the motor skills enhanced. Exploration within safe limits allows baby to experience the wonder of discovery as well as providing skill and sense development.**Research has found that development of the skills involved in

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I've worked with children of all ages and all have loved A Ram Sam Sam. Older children turn this song into a dance while singing in cannon. In Our Time, we sing this song and keep a steady beat with shakers. On page 24 of your home materials, there are directions for making your own home shaker. They are very easy to make, and if you have a variety of containers at home, you can make many

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Be sure to click on our Facebook Fan Page link below to learn about the refund being offered for Baby Einstein DVDs purchased between June 5, 2004 and September 4, 2009. Why? According to consumer groups they don't make your child smart after all, as claimed in the advertisements.

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"In the early formative years, play is almost synonymous with life. It is second only to being nourished, protected and loved. It is a basic ingredient of physical, intellectual, social and emotional growth." Ashley Montague

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We have been marching up a storm in Kindermusik Our Time! Radetzky March, Opus 228 is a march composed by Johann Strauss Sr. in 1848. It was dedicated to the Austrian Field Marshall Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, and became quite a popular march among soldiers. When it was first played, in front of Austrian officers in attendance, they promptly clapped and stomped their feet when they heard the

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Foundations of Learning: Many of lesson 5's activities explore the concept of opposing energies in music and movement. We felt, sang, bounced, and danced with both "separated" and "smooth" energy. The music vocabulary for these concepts include the italian words staccato (separated, sharp, punctuated) and legato (connected, smooth, sustained). Don't be afraid to use the actual Italian terms with

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This week we received a taste of some new material. We traveled to Clapping Land with a fun circle dance. Group dances foster positive emotional development and the enjoyment of the social interaction of this activity was evident in the children's smiles! You can continue to build movement vocabulary with Clapping Land activity suggestions on page 25 of your home materials book.I LOVE the jazzed

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It's our pre-holiday 20/20 sale! Starting today you can save 20% on EVERY retail item in our store--including LP Rhythmix, Nino, Putamayo CDs and Kindermusik instruments and kits! And now is the time to register for spring Kindermusik classes. Reserve your spot and save $20. If you choose the payment plan, your 1st payment is made at registration and you don't have to make another payment until

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What is one of the first things you see when you enter a Kindermusik classroom? The movement chart! There are many descriptive and active words listed on the Kindermusik Movement Chart that give language to dance. These words give us new ideas for how to explore concepts through movement in a variety of ways and in a format to reach all learning styles. When choosing movements for your child try

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"We all need to experience the freedom and joy of our own creative movement. It makes no difference what age, size, sex, or what condition our bodies are in. The feelings are the same in all of us." -A Moving Experience by Teresa Benzwie, Ed.D.

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If you have never taken your child to a Music for Youth concert it is definitely worth checking out. They are fun, entertaining, include audience participation, last approximately 50 minutes and they are FREE! Tomorrow's concert features Elena Urioste, violinist and winner of the London Music Masters Award in 2009 and the Sphinx Competition in 2008. The concert, recommended for ages 5 to 17, is

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I've really been enjoying our Monday classes. I understand some of you have rearranged your schedule to make them the success that they are, and I THANK YOU!!Perhaps you've read a little about me in Leslie's blog post a while ago. I've had a long journey through teaching many types of music to many people, as well as some alternative career searching in the music repair field. Music degrees in

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Experiencing concepts such as pitch and sound through many different types of activities such as listening, singing, moving and playing instruments help a child more fully understand that concept. A perfect example is the music concept glissando, defined as a continuous or sliding movement from one pitch to another. We have been exploring this with slide whistles and through pretending to

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Some of you have been asking about the "Keel Row" song that we have danced to in many of our Kindermusik classes. I found the most informative description at www.musicsmiles.com: "Weel May the Keel Row" is a Fo'c'sle Song which originated as a Traditional Tyne River Shanty. Its origins, history tells us, stretch back into the mists of time. In fact the Keelmen were transporting coal from the

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“Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.”-Elizabeth Stone

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The Connecticut DEP predicts that the peak of the fall foliage display in Connecticut starts today in the northern part of the state and will continue working its way south for about a month. This week we began our autumn leaf celebration in both our Kindermusik Village and our Kindermusik Imagine That! classes. The babies have been enjoying the crumpling, tearing, snapping and tapping sounds of

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If I had my child to raise all over again, I'd finger paint more, and point the finger less.I'd do less correcting, and more connecting.I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.I would care to know less, and know to care more.I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars.I'd do more hugging,

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“Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.” -puppeteer Jim Henson

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Jane Brody, in her New York Times column this week, focused on the importance of constant, quality communication with our babies and children as well as the concern that our society may be tuning our children out. Randi Jacoby, a speech and language specialist in New York, comments that “Parents have stopped having good communications with their young children, causing them to lose out on the eye

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You may have heard us talking about something the experts call "Scaffolding". Think of this as a learning ladder that involves interaction between you and your child. During this process, you gently guide and support your child's learning by responding to his or her level of participation. This involves varying the level of the activity depending upon the child's responses. Together, one layer at

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“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” - poet and author Berthold Auerbach

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Our schedule doesn't match your schedule? Finding it hard to bring your infant to Kindermusik classes because your older child is not yet in school? We are adding Kindermusik Family Time to our schedule beginning in October! Bringing children of all ages together provides a dynamic and integrated learning experience for everyone. So the experts at Kindermusik took favorite Kindermusik songs and

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Kindermusik Sign & Sing Wednesday: 9/30-12/16, Sign & Sing Friday: 10/2-12/11 Late Fall Village Classes Begin: Mondays 11/9, Tuesdays 11/10, Wednesdays 10/28, Thursdays 11/5, Fridays 10/30, Saturdays 10/31 Our Time 10-week sessions (Oxford and Bethel studios) begin: 10/15, 10/16 and 10/20Family Time 10-week sessions (Monroe studio) begin: 10/17 and 10/26No Classes on: Monday 9/28 (Yom Kippur),

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Did I tell you about the toddler who rolled the ball back and forth with mommy 180 times before he tired of it? It happened during a behavioral study researching the desire for repetition in children aged 1 1/2 to 3 years. Your child's learning takes place primarily through her body movement and body experiences between birth and age seven. It's a good thing a child's brain seeks out repetition

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What is it that made me think Miss Lisa would be a great Kindermusik Educator at Music for Little Hands? Is it that she has almost 20 years of music teaching experience? Is it that 10 of that 20 years of experience includes teaching music in groups? Perhaps it's because she's a flutist. (Yes, I am a bit partial to the flute.) Is it that, even before teaching Kindermusik classes she created and

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“If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.” -singer Luciano Pavarotti

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Often I hear from parents of toddlers in our Kindermusik Our Time classes that they don't know how to make their toddler sit or they are concerned that their child is a distraction to other parents and children. Keep in mind that toddlers need and love to MOVE! You'll see A LOT of activity in an Our Time class--it is normal, natural, and expected. I often suggest allowing your child to leave the

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