by elizabeth
Try This
Christmas is a great time of year to pass on musical legacies with your children! Pick your favorite carol this year and make a point to play or sing it every day. Help your children learn the chorus. Remember, it doesn’t have to be beautiful, it just has to be you. Take the time to talk to your child about the meaning of the song you chose, and why it is important to you. Once children connect that song with you, they will think of you every time they hear it. Not just this year, but for the rest of their lives!
by elizabeth
Are you like me? Every year at this time I spend a lot of time racking my brain for the perfect gift for my children. I want to find something that will get a lot of play time, something that is good for them developmentally, and something that won’t glue them to a screen for hours on end. Through the years we have gone through innumerable dolls, dress up clothes, blocks, puzzles, and stuffed animals. This year we get to venture into the new world of balls, dinosaurs and cars!
If I am realistic, though, I know that just a few months from now these new toys will be collecting dust under the bed, stubbing my toe at midnight, or wind up broken and in the garbage.
This year, why not give your child the gift of music? Not only will you see your child’s grace and self confidence flourish over the next few months, but you can be sure to give them a gift they will never grow out of. The skills children learn in our music classes they keep for their entire lives. This past week in our toddler class every single child echoed correctly a simple rhythmic pattern. It was a truly magical experience to see what they have learned in the few short weeks they have been in class, and even more inspiring to know that they will never lose that beat.
If you are interested in giving music classes as a gift, but would really like something to unwrap on the big day, please let me know. I will happily order your family materials early for you, and you will have a head start on listening to the Cd’s and playing with the instruments. To see our class schedule or to register, please click here.
Apr 26, 2010
Filed under Music in Life
Tags: music facts
by elizabeth
“Resiliency – to bounce back after a disturbing event – is not something we are born with; it must be learned and sometimes that takes many years. There is no vehicle more joyful and playful for providing such training than early childhood music and movement.”
- Dee Joy Coulter, Ed.D.
Neuroscience Educator
by elizabeth
The toddlers in our classes respond very enthusiastically to this sweet, soothing rhyme.
Five little birds without any home, (Raise the fingers on one hand)
Five little trees in a row. (Raise the fingers on the other hand)
“Come build your nests in our
branches tall, (Interlace the fingers to form a nest)
And we’ll rock you to and fro!” (Rock the nest gently)
