Kindermusik Demo Day

Bring your baby, toddler, or young child to Kindermusik's Demo Day, Monday, August 29.

Babies newborn - 1 1/2 years              9:30 - 10:15
Toddlers and kids 1 1/2 - 3 years       10:30 - 11:00

It's free, but let me know you're coming: billroz89@aol.com.

Fun with Mom at Kindermusik

Children need spinach, so we put it in ice cream

As the original music and movement program for children, we understand that children learn best when they can see it, hear it, touch it, and then express it in their own creative ways. Each week in class, a trained Kindermusik educator leads families through research-proven and giggle-approved activities using music as the vehicle for learning.

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Schedule at http://www.kindermusikfun.com/

Playdate and Demo Day

PLAYDATE August 16

Ages 1 1/2 - 5 1 - 2 pm
Take a break from the mid-day heat and sing, dance, play, and dabble in a little hands-on art!
$10. per child
RSVP to this e-mail, or call 834.1623




Demo Day August 29
Village (newborn - 18 mos) 9:30 - 10:15
Our Time (18 mos - 3 1/2 yrs.) 10:30 - 11:00
For prospective families - no charge
RSVP to this e-mail, or call 834.1623

The learning is all in fun

From my e-mail inbox, from a mom:

"Oh My Gosh I did not realize how much Cara was learning at Kindermusik. Today I took her to a preschool rhymes and songs program at the Seneca Library, with other kids her age and older. All of the other kids had been going for several weeks, and this was her first time, and she was the ONLY kid there who was doing all of the movements, paying constant attention, following directions, and "putting on her listening ears" when asked  Also, in true Cara fashion, she kept occasionally shooting evil looks at the other kids and saying "What YOU doing kids?"



Anyway, I was impressed."

One of the many blessings of my job is that I get to completely immerse myself in playing with children --- jumping, rolling, bouncing, dancing, shaking shakers, tapping sticks, and pretending ----and then stand back and watch their brains grow.  Children learn when they are emotionally involved, and they are involved when they are playing and moving.

This mom has enjoyed several semesters of classes with her daughter, they use the songs and activities as part of their daily life at home, and knew that it was an enriching experience. She just didn't realize how enriching until she was able to see her daughter in this new group setting! Really, where else is learning this much fun?

Young Child Class - Preparation for Instrumental Lessons, Preparation for School

“If I knew how important it would be, I would not have skipped the Kindermusik classes for 4’s and 5’s” Mother of a piano student.
I was speaking to this mom about a disconnect I had noticed between her daughter’s playing the piano, and actually hearing and remembering the sound she is making. This is a bright, musical child with a sweet singing voice, but there is a piece missing that we will need to work on so that she can hear the sound she’s making, and be able to memorize more easily.
This mom had brought her children to Our Time classes, and even a semester of Imagine That, but didn’t know that in Young Child classes, her children would learn to associate musical notation with sound; they would come away with a strong rhythmic foundation, would be reading music, playing several instruments, and be exposed to playing by ear. (They also learn the instruments of the orchestra, and experience music from around the world.)
For families with babies, aren’t Village classes wonderful? They promote bonding between parent and child, social interaction for both, encourages cognitive and musical development, and much more, as those of you who have been in these classes know.
Our Time classes build on that early foundation, and kids who have participated in Our Time have a strong sense of steady beat, can match pitches, and play together in an ensemble.


Wouldn’t it be a shame to lay a great foundation, but never actually build the finished structure? If your plans for your child include future music study, don’t stop now! Finish the building! Kids that complete Kindermusik’s Young Child program not only have a solid musical foundation, but also are better prepared for school; listening skills, turning symbols into sound, fine motor skills, physical coordination, and social cooperative skills…..it’s all there in the Kindermusik Young Child class!

Kindermusik Families in Action

This is a great peek inside a Kindermusik class that also shows how families incorporate activities and learning at home.

Kindermusik - Benefits of Movement

It has not escaped me that you have made quite an investment to involve your child in Kindermusik – an investment of money, time and energy, and I am so happy for your child that you have!
Below are some excerpts from The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz about the importance of movement
The more opportunities baby has to move her body in different ways, the easier it will be to learn new motor skills.
The more opportunities a child has with movement, the better her brain can interpret and integrate sensation from her eyes and body. Later on, these visual-spatial skills will show when she

Can match shapes, letters, and numbers
Can pick out objects in the fore-and background

Has developed spatial awareness and an awareness of form constancy, directionality and position in space

The auditory [music and language] and vestibular [sense of balance] systems work together, and are both processed through the ear. The more opportunities a child has to process information through movement, the better he is able to differentiate sounds and discriminate sound and language.

This is just one little part of what you are doing in Kindermusik classes and activities. You have made an investment in the life of your child that pays valuable dividends, and I am very blessed and grateful that you allow me to be a part of your child’s learning experience!