Early Childhood Music

4 ways to use early childhood music to help children sleep

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Sleep. It’s such a simple word. And, yet, for parents with young children—or early childhood educators with a classroom full of wiggling and giggling little ones at naptime—sleep can seem like a mirage that teases and tricks and lingers just out of reach. Or, it can leave us driving around willing all the lights to stay green so our little ones will stay asleep
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10 Reasons Why Toddlers Thrive in Early Childhood Music Classes

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Since Kindermusik International is the world’s leader in early music and movement learning, we could probably probably give you 10,000 reasons why toddlers thrive in our early childhood music classes with Kindermusik educators all around the world using our toddler music curriculum. But we’ll keep this short, sweet, and to the point and just share 10 of our favorite reasons why early childhood music,
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10 Reasons Why Toddlers Thrive in Early Childhood Music Classes

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Since Kindermusik International is the world’s leader in early music and movement learning, we could probably probably give you 10,000 reasons why toddlers thrive in our early childhood music classes with Kindermusik educators all around the world using our toddler music curriculum. But we’ll keep this short, sweet, and to the point and just share 10 of our favorite reasons why early childhood music,
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Music & Movement Benefits: Naturally Speaking, Of Course!

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The more you expose your child to language, the stronger his verbal skills will be.  Language acquisition is a gradual process that involves many facets of development including listening, imitating facial expressions, playing peek-a-boo, and babbling.  Your child will learn language naturally by hearing it used in context when you sing, read, talk, and listen to him. Kindermusik tips for… Your Baby: At two
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Reading with children and why it matters to early literacy development

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In the world of early literacy development, reading with your children matters more than reading to your children. It makes sense. When parents read with children, adults and children both become active participants—rather than passive participants—in the reading process. Try some of these early literacy tips the next time you read together! 5 tips for engaging toddlers and preschoolers in reading Read with an
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14 ways to celebrate 2014 with early childhood music and early literacy

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At Kindermusik, we celebrate new beginnings throughout the year—from new babies being born to new families discovering our early childhood music classes to even launching new curriculum for babies and toddlers. However, whenever a new calendar year rolls around, we look for even more ways to celebrate! We invite all of our Kindermusik families to help ring in—or shake or sing or dance in—the new
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12 Reasons to Give the Gift of Music

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Is there a special baby, toddler, preschooler, or big kid on your Christmas list this year?  Maybe you’re a little stumped about what to give because of course, you want something meaningful, something enjoyable, and yes, even something they’ll love for a long time to come.  Something that even their adults would be thrilled about.  We’re happy to say that we have the perfect
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Early childhood teachers give kids the gift of gab

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Yes. You read the title correctly. Early childhood teachers give kids the gift of gab. Research proves it! A team of researchers at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute recently published a compilation of studies that shows how early childhood educators positively impact the language development and communication abilities of infants and toddlers. “When teachers ask children questions, respond to their vocalizations, and
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7 reasons to give the gift of experiences—like early childhood music classes!

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We love music around here. Surprised? We didn’t think so. During the holiday season, you can often find us listening to early childhood music that reminds us of our own holidays past. Just listening to certain songs revives memories of twinkling lights, candlelight, laughter, the smell of yummy goodness baking in the oven, and the comfort of family. It’s no wonder that Oscar Wilde penned:
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4 reasons why steady beat skills matter in early childhood education

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Thanks to the steady beat of our hearts, we are created to respond to a steady beat. It’s probably why we can’t help but tap our feet or nod our heads along to the beat of the music we hear. The ability to consciously recognize and demonstrate steady beat, however, takes practice. In our early childhood music classes and early childhood curriculum, we help
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