Listening Equals Learning

"It turns out that mere exposure makes an enormous contribution to how musical competence develops." -researchers at the University of AmsterdamIn Kindermusik class, we tell parents that simply having their child in an interactive musical environment has huge impact.

This impact usually goes well beyond what we are seeing in class. (For example, a child may initially be shy about singing in class. At home, however, she will sing the class songs all the time! We know she's learning and abosorbing). Recent research backs up what we have known and seen for years. According to researchers at the University of Amsterdam (2008), there is evidence that some musical capabilities are developed just by being exposed to music, especially music of the listener’s preferred genre. And we can tell you that Kindermusik kids LOVE their Kindermusik music. (And most parents are closet fans too!)When it comes to music, listening equals learning. Most parents instinctively recognize the power of music and want to do all they can to foster their child’s musical interests and development. One of the easiest things you can do is surround your child with an active musical environment. Kindermusik International’s experience over the past 30 years has shown that for young children –- baby, toddler, preschooler, or big kid -- there’s no better way to listen and learn than with us!

Check out Kindermusik Play, our new e-music site to preview and download some of our music. Have a listen with your kids. They'll be learning!To check out the research, click here.

From ScienceDaily (Aug. 13, 2008): Researchers at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have demonstrated how much the brain can learn simply through active exposure to many different kinds of music. "More and more labs are showing that people have the sensitivity for skills that we thought were only expert skills," Henkjan Honing (UvA) explains.

EM Street Fair

Each Spring our great city of Eagle Mountain does a street fair for all the local business owners. I get to set up a booth and share the joys and benefits of Kindermusik with our community. I'm a little nervous as this will be my first big public push for enrollment, but I am super excited as well!

Please come out and support all the great, talented people in our area trying to be successful at their business. My booth will have a bean bag toss for the kiddos and I'll be handing out lots of fun toys and treats as well. I hope to sign up students for my summer camps that will begin on June 16th. Come out and see me!!

What you can Expect to See.....

Here is a picture of my Kindermusik studio. I just finished up my first little practice class on my road to licensing. I should be done by the end of April, just in time to start a few summer camps. Here is a sneak peak at some of the things you can expect to see at Kindermusik with Jamie......

Lots of new instrument exploration. This is our gathering time activity where each child has a few minutes to explore different rhythm and sounds with new instruments before we start class.

Lots of sharing and learning good social skills.

Lots of precious little bonding moments between children and parents. This is our Johnny Oops finger play, except today we used our own names and the kids loved it!Lots of opportunities for one on one focused experiences with your child. Here he is trying to show his mom how to dance just the right way!Lots of energy!! How loud can we bang the triangle, how high and loud can we play our rhythm sticks, how fast can we swoosh our scarves!! And we tried to play them low and soft, just to even things out.Lots of opportunities to discover and explore new ways to move our bodies and make our own beat.
Plenty of space for coats and shoes to be out of the way for play!

You can expect to see lots of smiley faces, lots of singing and dancing and new discovery as these kids imaginations take us on a new adventure each class. Thank you so very much for all who participated!!

Survey Says.....

I'm only a few weeks away from completing my Kindermusik course and getting my license to teach! I am working on setting up a summer and fall class schedule and would love your help to know what would best serve you and our community. Please take a few minutes-it's only 7 questions. Thank you!!!

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Did you know......

......providing musical experiences in the early years gives your child benefits that last a lifetime? How does it affect your child. Well, growth may be observed in any or all of the following areas as a result of early and consistent exposure to music:
perseverance, confidence, responsibility, identity and self-esteem, discipline, love of music, art, culture, identification of talents, using time wisely, teamwork, following directions, intellectual and social development, precision and motor control, overcoming fears in public speaking and shyness, commitment to excellence, creativity, and self-expression.Music is so important.

Research supports this claim, and we at Kindermusik see it first hand every day. So make sure your child is getting exposure to music. It's a vital piece of the learning puzzle.