Looking ahead to 2009, we are pleased to offer an exciting line-up of Kindermusik classes with our new semester beginning Saturday, January 24th. We have something for everyone at Masterworks Studio!
Village – Ages Newborn to 18 months
Hickory, Dickory, Tickle, and Bounce
Research shows the more you expose your baby to nursery rhymes and songs, the [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Stay Tuned for Coming Attractions
Posted in ABC Music & Me, Budgeting, Class Schedules, Deadlines, Education, FYI, Finances, Imagine That, Kindermusik, Masterworks Studio, Music For Children, Our Time, Village, tagged early childhood, music, Kindermusik, infant, baby, class schedule, Imagine That, Our Time, Avondale Estates, Georgia, preschool, Decatur, preschooler, toddler music classes, preschool music class, toddler, Village, ABC Music & Me, GA, January, 2009 on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Thankful Heart
Posted in Family, Holidays, Masterworks Studio, Thanksgiving, tagged blessings, daughter, Family, friends, gratefulness, husband, Kindermusik, love, loved ones, marriage, music, Piano, son, thankful, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving08 on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am *SO* thankful for so many things this year -
for a loving husband of 34 years who fell in love with me 39 years ago and was willing to wait for me to graduate from high school and for him from college before we got married (we were friends before we were actually *interested* [...]
An Old-fashioned Turkey Shoot
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Fun Stuff, Just for Grownups, Links for Cool, Interesting Websites, tagged game, gobble, Thanksgiving, turkey, turkey shoot, video game on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, moms and dads, try your hand at this old-fashioned turkey shoot, and see how well you’ll score.
Enjoy!
H/T to InDecatur for providing the fun link!
Music Training Enhances Language Skills in Children
Posted in Benefits, Benefits of Music, FYI, Kindermusik, Music For Children, Video Clips, tagged children, early childhood, language development, music, music classes, music training, young children on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Research done by Nina Kraus at Northwestern University’s Auditory Neuroscience Lab provides a fascinating look into why musical training as a child will actually enhance your child’s language skills. And you don’t have to become a professional musician to benefit! Enjoy!
Many thanks goes to Debby Pool, Vice President of Product Development at Kindermusik International, Evanston, [...]
Music – the Universal Language
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, FYI, Kindermusik, Music For Children, Our Time, People Making a Difference, Video Clips, tagged children, Kindermusik, music, orphanage, South Africa on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, a Kindermusik colleague of mine, Michelle Jacques of Canada, flew to South Africa for a joint venture between Kindermusik International and Kindermusik educators in South Africa in an Outreach program that takes Kindermusik into the orphanages there. These videos are from some of the classes that she participated in. Watch and see the beauty of [...]
Pardon me while I do a happy dance here….
Posted in FYI, Just for Dads, Just for Grownups, Just for Moms, Kindermusik, Village, tagged brother, cancer, encouragement, happiness, happy dance, joy, relief on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today has been an unusual day, to say the least. While I haven’t been posting as frequently as in the past, there were several good reasons for that. One was the fact that my brother has been undergoing surgery and medical tests to determine the extent of cancer that was recently diagnosed. Today, after waiting [...]
Star Wars Like Never Before
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Fun Stuff, Interesting Musical Trivia, Links for Cool, Interesting Websites, Technology, Video Clips, Vocal Play, tagged Corey Vidal, ET, Indiana Jones, John Williams, Jurassic Park, lip synch, Moosebutter, movie themes, Star Wars, video, Wookie, Youtube on November 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I haven’t had an opportunity recently to just surf through the varied offerings on Youtube.com. A lot of what you view is just not really worth the time you spend there, but once in a while you find a real gem. This is one of those.
Meet Corey Vidal, a 21-year-old video [...]
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back!
Posted in FYI, Family, Just for Grownups, tagged change of time, Daylight Savings Time, DST, fall on November 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spring forward – Fall Back.
I’m looking forward to that extra hour of sleep tonight!
