As adults, we all know (or should know) that there will always be times in our lives that things happen, situations arise, that we have absolutely no control over – the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, even our child’s first day of preschool or first grade when it is suddenly brought home [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Consistency in Times of Change
Posted in Benefits, Education, Events, FYI, Family, Just for Dads, Just for Grownups, Just for Moms, Kindermusik, Masterworks Studio, Parenting, tagged child anxiety, child security, confidence, consistency, dad, first day of school, mom on August 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Living in a Permanent Soundtrack
Posted in Benefits, Education, FYI, Just for Grownups, Kindermusik, Masterworks Studio, Simply Music, Special Needs, tagged autism, Benefits of Music, child development, emotions, fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, music, music therapy, sounds, soundtrack, tune, UCLA on August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tonight I received an interesting article that I thought I’d share, entitled, ” ‘Mozart effect’ or not, music is beneficial” by Mike Saelee of the UCLA Daily Bruin.
Saelee writes about research being done at UCLA Semel Institute’s Tennenbaum Center for the Biology of Creativity, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to study brain activity while people [...]
Simply Marvelous
Posted in Benefits of Music, Education, FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Links for Cool, Interesting Websites, Masterworks Studio, Music For Children, Musical Instruments, Piano, Simply Music, Video Clips, tagged Piano, piano method, piano student, Simply Music on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was fortunate three years ago to attend the Kindermusik national convention held in Nashville, Tennessee. I went, not really knowing many people, but content to sit and learn and absorb as much as possible of the Kindermusik experience. What I didn’t realize was that it would be something totally new and different there that [...]
Top Ten
Posted in Kindermusik on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Top 10 Reasons to Enroll in
10. My child will be learning while having a lot of fun!
9. I will learn more about my child’s developmental abilities.
8. We will both make new friends that will last a lifetime.
7. It will allow my child to use his/her creativity and Imagination.
6. Kindermusik improves my child’s physical coordination.
5. [...]
Is Your Child Ready for Preschool?
Posted in Kindermusik on August 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a Kindermusik class, miming and singing “Wheels on the Bus” may seem like child’s play, but it’s actually helping a child develop better coordination and language skills.
In a Kindermusik class, parents and their children—ages newborn to 7 years old—sing, dance and make music together to develop better learning skills for the child. Parents also [...]
Chinese Gymnastics – or is it ballet?
Posted in Artistry, Classical Music, FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Video Clips, ballet, tagged ballet, Chinese gymnasts, gymnastics, Olympics, Swan Lake, video clip on August 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After viewing the women’s gymnastics portion of the Olympics Games (my favorite of them all), I have developed a grudging respect for the Chinese gymnastics even while totally disbelieving the supposed totally reliable documentation of their ages. (I’m the mother of three girls. I know the timetable of when little girls’ bodies develop, and these girls are [...]
“Where’ve you been?”
Posted in Education, FYI, Kindermusik, Masterworks Studio, On the Flip Side, tagged blog, dropped out of sight, Masterworks Studio, planning, preparing, wisdom teeth on August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That’s what I’ve been hearing lately from folks wondering if I’ve dropped off the face of the earth. I have to say that, in some ways, that actually might have been preferable!
I’ve been swamped, preparing for a music conference this coming weekend where I am responsible for three sessions (YIKES!) while caring for our soon-to-be [...]
A lullaby you have to see to believe!
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Fun Stuff, Parenting, Pets, Video Clips, tagged boxers, dog, dogs, good night, lullaby, pet, Pets, puppies, puppy, sing to sleep on August 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I always like to tell my Kindermusik parents in our very first class that there really is no reason for them to feel uncomfortable or embarrassed about singing in class because their voice is the most beautiful voice in the world to their child. But I never knew this could apply to puppies, too!
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Sesame Street – 39th season coming up!
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Family Fun, Fun Stuff, Video Clips, tagged Brian Williams, children, David Beckham, Feist, Jack Black, Kim Cattrall, music, Sesame Street, television, video on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Years ago, when my oldest child was very small, I was introduced to Sesame Street as well as the Muppets. I soon learned that I enjoyed it as much as Matthew did. Consequently, when I found this on my Facebook page today, I wanted to share it with all of you. It looks like the [...]
