Posted in Class Schedules, Illness, Kindermusik, Masterworks Studio, Parenting, Studio Policies, tagged aggressive behavior, behavior, class makeups, class policies, fighting, Illness, Kindermusik, missing class, running, sick child on September 29, 2007 | No Comments »
This week, I said a relieved “good-bye” to one of the hottest summers on record and an eager “Hel-LO!” to my favorite time of year - the Fall. Thankfully, the changing of the seasons brings some relief from the heat and humidity of the summer here in Georgia. As the weather continues to cool down [...]
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Posted in Benefits, Benefits of Music, Education, FYI, Kindermusik, Music For Children, tagged benefits of music training, early childhood, Kindermusik, music, music training, verbal communication on September 28, 2007 | No Comments »
A recent study at Northwestern University by Gabriella Musacchia, Mikko Sams, Erika Skoe and Nina Kraus demonstrates that music training “may be even more important for enhancing verbal communication skills than learning phonics.” Musicians incorporate all of their senses while practicing or performing music. This is done by watching other musicians, reading lips, and feeling, hearing, [...]
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House Bill 128 passed by the Georgia State Legislature provides a sales tax exemption from both state and local sales taxes for certain, specific energy efficient products that are purchased during the sales tax holiday of October 4 through 7, 2007. This exemption is limited strictly to products $1500 or less that are designated as [...]
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Because that’s all it takes to make a difference in the life of another woman - someone who may need a mammogram, but doesn’t have health insurance or the funds for a copay to be able to get one.
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to [...]
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Information just released this afternoon by the U.S. Consumer Safety Products Commission states that about 1 million cribs manufactured by Simplicity, Inc., and sold under the Simplicity and Graco names from January, 1998 through May, 2007, are being recalled after three children died from suffocation after being trapped in the defective cribs. Two babies, aged [...]
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I normally don’t do advertising on my blog, simply because I don’t like to read a lot of ads myself when skimming through other blogs. But, once in a while, I run across something that is really worthwhile sharing with my Kindermusik families. Today is one of those days.
For one day only, today, Friday, September [...]
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In June of 1995, two average guys, while playing racquetball, got a good case of the sillies and began talking in “Pirate”-speak (Think George Orwell and 1984) while swinging their rackets and flailing away. They had so much fun that they decided to make it an annual event every September 19th, the birthday of the ex-wife of [...]
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In our Village classes, ages 0 to 18 months, we encourage parents to initiate vocal play with their little ones, to interact and imitate sounds made by their babies. Somehow, I don’t think we ever imagined this kind of vocal play. This guy is amazing! Enjoy!
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Viewing television ads from other nations is always interesting, to say the least, but I think this commercial from Japan will definitely put a smile on your face and a laugh in your day. Enjoy!
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