Making the Most of Kindermusik At-Home Materials

Making the Most of Kindermusik At-Home Materials
by Theresa Case, Kindermusik Educator
Just like a Kindermusik class, At Home Materials provide stepping stones for growth, building on the learning from one class to the next. Everything in Kindermusik’s At Home Materials helps the parent and child receive the full developmental benefits of music and movement.
But it’s not [...]

“Musical Motivation” for children and their grown-ups

“Musical Motivation” for children and their grown-ups
By Amy Brewer ~ Kindermusik and early childhood educator
How can we help our children keep building their interest and love of
music? Here are a few ideas you can use at home—much will depend on
the ages of your children, and some will apply better to certain
ages. Basically, just [...]

Hands-on parents strike better chord with children

Hands-on parents strike better chord with children
Fay Burstin

February 05, 2008 12:00am

Plonking kids in front of music videos such as the Wiggles or Hi-5 doesn’t enhance their musical talent and may even hinder it.
New Australian research shows parents rely heavily on commercially produced CDs and DVDs for children’s musical stimulation, claiming they don’t have [...]

Consistency is needed in times of change - Preschool/Kindergarten Dilemma

Consistency is needed in times of changeIs your child starting pre-school or Kindergarten this fall? Are you concerned that keeping Kindermusik in his/her schedule will overload him/her? Actually, the opposite is true. With all the changes in his/her life, keeping him/her in Kindermusik provides the consistency required to make the transition easier. With life getting [...]

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (from Reading Rainbow)

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
At this link…..
Subject Areas: Math, Science & Technology
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Description: The feature book explores how rhyming, melodies and mathematics help combine sounds of different instruments, making music fun — and fun music.
Taking a trip to New York City’s Julliard School of Music, LeVar [...]

Resource for Music and Education Articles

Scholastic’s Early Childhood Magazine

How to Introduce Children to Classical Music

Click here: How to Introduce Children to Classical Music
Simple things…
1. Read A Story with Classical Music as its Soundtrack
2. Interpretive Dancing to Classical Music
3. Classical Music During Playtime
4. Classical Music and Art
5. Listening Games
Click HERE for the details: How to Introduce Children to Classical Music

For the Visual Learners…

Why are we enrolled in Kindermusik?
Because Kindermusik DOES make a difference!!

 
Click HERE for the below complete research study in a WORD DOC.
Click HERE for a short article for the the below study.

 
Click HERE for the below study article.

Music’s Top Ten Benefits for Parents

Music’s Top Ten Benefits for Parents
1. In a 2000 survey, 73 percent of respondents agree that teens who play an instrument are less likely to have discipline problems.
- Americans Love Making Music – And Value Music Education More Highly Than Ever, American Music Conference, 2000.
2. Students who can perform complex rhythms can also make faster [...]

Music Education Facts and Figures

Music Education Facts and Figures
The benefits conveyed by music education can be grouped in four categories:

 
Success in Society

 
Success in Education

 
Success in Developing Intelligence

 
Success in Life

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