Focused listening activities are part of every Kindermusik class. Why is the skill of listening so important? Being able to focus on, listen carefully to, and distinguish sounds is an important skill in school, work, team play, and even friendship-building. Becoming a focused and discriminating listener will help your child become a better, happier, more well-rounded learner. IDEA: Plan a toy hunt! Hide a
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Children learn best by doing. Through modeling, a child has many opportunities to imitate steady beat and experiment with steady-beat playing. Practicing these emerging music skills within the context of meaningful and playful activities gives a child a rich and unparalleled learning experience. Ideas for parents: Music is such a tremendous vehicle for learning of all kinds, but to enhance and inspire your child’s
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Pairing language with movement sets the stage for cognitive and kinesthetic learning. The right hemisphere of the brain is our emotional side where much of our creativity is channeled. The left hemisphere organizes logical skills, such as language. When children are engaged in movements determined by the lyrics, the brain automatically cross-references both hemispheres, mapping creativity and logic (Fishbourne, G. 1998) Tips for parents:
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Creativity isn’t a trait that some people have and others don’t. It’s a way of using your mind and body as you engage in a task that has no prescribed approach. In the creative process, your ideas, feelings, skills, and knowledge flow together in innovative ways, allowing you to make or learn something new.” (“Creative Minds at Play” in Scholastic Parent & Child Dec./Jan.
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