When creating music together with others in an ensemble setting, children and adults alike have a better opportunity to experience music with “greater harmonic color, musical depth, variety of sound, and rhythmic complexities” than if they only played alone. Ensemble … Continue reading →
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Carol Penney, Kindermusik International‘s Director of Education and Kindermusik educator for 30 years is featured this week in the USA Today “Guide to Kids’ Health” Summer 2012 issue in the article, “Music & Learning in Perfect Harmony” by Mara Gorman. … Continue reading →
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Have you ever wondered why a child will ask you to read the same book over and over or perhaps never tires of rolling the ball back and forth? A newly published study may shed some light on this learning … Continue reading →
“Music is the universal language of mankind.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Children are born trying to decipher the mystery of language from the moment they are born. It takes children 12 to 24 months to begin speaking, yet while they are preparing for this huge leap forward, they already have some … Continue reading →
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Want to introduce your kids to something amazing? Check out the Kindermusik Green Blog for a video of The Garbage Men – an Eco Rock band of five high schoolers from Sarasota, FL. These kids have created homemade instruments out … Continue reading →
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“Singing ability is related to the ability to control speech fluctuations, and speech activities appear to help develop tuneful singing skills.” (McDonald, Dorothy and Gene M. Simons.) The ability to sing and the ability to converse with expressive speech are … Continue reading →
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The below article is from Miss Analiisa, of Studio3Music, the largest Kindermusik studio in the greater Seattle area. You can visit Studio3′s Web site here. In our backyard, we have a shed. In it are the garden tools, the suitcases, … Continue reading →
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The developing brain is wired to learn as the body moves. To achieve the precision of the mature brain, stimulation in the form of movement and sensory experiences during the early developing years is necessary. Providing children with sensory-motor experiences, … Continue reading →
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Here’s a great story from a Kindermusik Parent – we had to share! Thank you to Fiona & Fiona’s Mommy for posting on the Family Gathering Forum. “Remember when I posted about when to start cleanup time with a toddler? … Continue reading →
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