Monday, December 30, 2013

Can't make it to our first class on Mon. 1/6?

Ask me how you can sign up with prorated tuition!


Dates: 1/6- 2/3, no class 1/20


Time: Mon. 10- 10:45am
Cost: $76 or $11 for babies 4mo & younger (includes digital home materials);
sibling $65 (or free for siblings 4mo & younger)  
Location: South Pasadena Music
1509 Mission St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030  
Register now! (Spaces limited)
 
Time for Lunchunit

Rumble, grumble...listen to those hungry bellies. It must be Time for Lunch! This delicious unit uses fun songs, rhymes, stories, vocal play, instrument play, and focused listening activities to explore the theme of food, food, food. So get your musical appetite ready!

Sunday, December 22, 2013


Treat yourself and anyone you'd like to Kindermusik's Winter Wonderland album!  

Once you have registered and signed in to play.kindermusik.com, the album will show up as a FREE DOWNLOAD.   


Winter Wonderland Album 

Instructions for Downloading Winter Wonderland Music:

·       Visit play.kindermusik.com.
·       Click Register link at top of page.
·       Enter your information, click Register button.
·       Click link for Winter Wonderland album.
·       Click the orange button to download individual songs.
·       Enjoy the music!

Monday, December 16, 2013

Kindermusik Family Time
Dates: 1/6- 2/3, no class 1/20

Time: Mon. 10- 10:45am
Cost: $76 or $11 for babies 4mo & younger (includes digital home materials);
sibling $65 (or free for siblings 4mo & younger)  
Location: South Pasadena Music Center & Conservatory
1509 Mission St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Register!  (Spaces limited!) 


Time for Lunchunit

Rumble, grumble...listen to those hungry bellies. It must be Time for Lunch! This delicious unit uses fun songs, rhymes, stories, vocal play, instrument play, and focused listening activities to explore the theme of food, food, food. So get your musical appetite ready!

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Click here for the winter class schedule in South Pasadena and Pasadena recreations!

Registration has already started.


Enroll for Winter!

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Winter 2014 Youth Group Piano at Arcadia Recreation

Simply Music is a revolutionary piano learning method that has students of all ages playing great-sounding contemporary, classical, blues and accompaniment pieces from the very first lessons! 
Please bring a black and red pen to class and a parent needs to be present. 
A $15 materials fee is due and payable to the instructor at the first class meeting. Materials include a DVD, Keypad (printed keyboard) and Reference Book. 
For more information please email: KindermusikWithMsEmily@gmail.com

Instructor: Emily Chang

Place: Arcadia Recreation Community Center

Days/Dates: 1/16- 3/6, no classes 2/6, 2/13

 
Time: 4-4:45pm Age: 5-6 years
Class: #9971 Fee: $69*/6 weeks

Time: 4:50-5:35pm Age: 7-14 years
Class: #9970 Fee: $69*/6 weeks

Register!



Registration starts on Mon. 11/25 for Arcadia residents and Mon. 12/2 for non-residents.
* Recreation's online enrollment charges a transaction fee of $3+ 3% of total cost.  
For all mail-in, walk-in & fax-in registrations, it's only a $2 fee per family per season.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Pictures From Arcadia Recreation Kindermusik Class

We've had lots of fun while learning and playing with the scarves, egg shakers, and reading "5 Little Monkeys"!

Thanks to Renee Chan for the wonderful pictures!


Sunday, November 17, 2013

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Rumble, grumble...listen to those hungry bellies. It must be Time for Lunch! This delicious unit uses fun songs, rhymes, stories, vocal play, instrument play, and focused listening activities to explore the theme of food, food, food. So get your musical appetite ready!
Time for Lunch unit

Dates: 11/25, 12/16, 1/27, 2/3

Time: Mon. 10- 10:45am
Cost: $76 (includes digital home materials)
sibling $60 (or free for babies 4mo & younger)  
Location: South Pasadena Music
1509 Mission St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Register!

MORE CLASSES TBA. 
Kindermusik With Ms Emily
Licensed Avatar Master & Kindermusik Educator & Certified Simply Music Piano Teacher
(626) 374-1800
KindermusikWithMsEmily@gmail.com
Find me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter
 PIANO & KM BLOG

Classes in Pasadena, Arcadia and South Pasadena 
find a class
 
Digital Home Materials: 
  • Music downloads: songs, rhymes, stories and sounds from class
  • Literature book in e-book format
  • Activity buttons lead to a variety of different activity types
  • The Why It's Good for Your Child area provides parents with the educational insight behind the activities.
  • Download Center provides Printable Activity Pages and, Printable Lyrics Pages for all of the songs.  
  • Kindermusik @Home 
Enroll for Winter!

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Children’s ability to follow a beat may impact reading, language skills

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New research is shedding light on how music education may help improve children’s reading and language skills.
In a study from Northwestern University, researchers demonstrated that children with a better sense of rhythm were able to more clearly process sound in their brains – a trait that has been linked to stronger reading and language proficiency.  Continue reading...

Monday, October 21, 2013

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

With older children ready to show the little ones how it's done, and the younger ones eager to learn, Family Time becomes a multi-layered learning environment.  The whole family can listen to instruments and to each other, learn and explore together, and enjoy music and movement play!

Silly All Over unit
Dates: 10/21- 11/25, no class 11/4 & 11/11 

Cost per session
:
$54+ $22* digital home materials
sibling $54+ $6 instrument


Time: Mon. 9- 9:45am
Location: War Memorial Building
435 Fair Oaks Ave.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Register!

Time: Mon. 7:15- 8pm
Location: Arcadia Recreation
375 Campus Dr.
Arcadia, CA 91007
Register!
 
Kindermusik With Ms Emily
Licensed Avatar Master & Kindermusik Educator & Certified Simply Music Piano Teacher
(626) 374-1800
KindermusikWithMsEmily@gmail.com
Find me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter
 PIANO & KM BLOG

Classes in Pasadena, Arcadia and South Pasadena 
find a class
 
Digital Home Materials: 
  • Music downloads: songs, rhymes, stories and sounds from class
  • Literature book in e-book format
  • Activity buttons lead to a variety of different activity types
  • The Why It's Good for Your Child area provides parents with the educational insight behind the activities.
  • Download Center provides Printable Activity Pages and, Printable Lyrics Pages for all of the songs.  
  • Kindermusik @Home 
Enroll for Fall!

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Starting this September and running through the end of December, Kindermusik International will be hosting 4 months of giveaways to encourage you to extend the class experience and learning throughout the week with your  Kindermusik home materials!

Through the rest of September, when you log into my.kindermusik.com (to either access your class music album or your Kindermusik @Home materials), you'll automatically be entered for a chance to win a $50 Kindermusik prize package!  

Additionally, by logging into my.kindermusik.com 
in September, you'll also be entered into the Grand Prize drawing at the end of December to win a brand new iPad

Each month from September to December, Kindermusik International will offer you a different incentive for accessing your home materials and chances to enter the Grand Prize drawing (see below).

Every monthly entry equates to another qualifying entry for the Grand Prize Drawing. That's right-you participate in all 4 monthly incentives, you'll be entered 4 times for the Grand Prize Drawing!

Of course, the best benefit is that by using your Kindermusik materials throughout the week, your child will experience more benefits!

Here is the September incentive: 
a. Competition: Anyone who registers for (or if already registered, logs in to) My.Kindermusik.com is automatically entered to win!
b. Prize: A $50 Kindermusik prize package of books, CDs, instruments 
c. Method of entry: My.Kindermusik.com 
 
Kindermusik With Ms Emily
Licensed Avatar Master & Kindermusik Educator & Certified Simply Music Piano Teacher
(626) 374-1800
KindermusikWithMsEmily@gmail.com
Find me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter
 PIANO & KM Blog

Classes in Pasadena, Arcadia and South Pasadena 
find a class
 
Digital Home Materials: 
  • Music downloads: songs, rhymes, stories and sounds from class
  • Literature book in e-book format
  • Activity buttons lead to a variety of different activity types
  • The Why It's Good for Your Child area provides parents with the educational insight behind the activities.
  • Download Center provides Printable Activity Pages and, Printable Lyrics Pages for all of the songs.  
  • Kindermusik @Home

Tuesday, September 24, 2013


There's still time to register
The class fee for our Family Time class below
is prorated now for $59.75 for 3 weeks of classes with Kindermusik @Home (digital home materials)!

OR,

RSVP* ASAP to KindermusikWithMsEmily@gmail.com 
to preview it for free on Thu. 9/26!

Spaces are limited!

* New-to-Kindermusik families only. 

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Kindermusik Family Time
Time: Thu. 9/26 from 10- 10:45am
Ages: 0- 7 years 
Location: South Pasadena Music Center
1509 Mission St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
 

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Fall 2013 Youth Group Piano at Arcadia Recreation

Simply Music is a revolutionary piano learning method that has students of all ages playing great-sounding contemporary, classical, blues and accompaniment pieces from the very first lessons! 
Please bring a black and red pen to class and a parent needs to be present. 
A $15 materials fee is due and payable to the instructor at the first class meeting. Materials include a DVD, Keypad (printed keyboard) and Reference Book. 
For more information please email: KindermusikWithMsEmily@gmail.com

Instructor: Emily Chang

Place: Arcadia Recreation Community Center

Days/Dates: Thu. 9/26- 11/21, no classes 10/17, 10/31 & 11/7


Time: 4-4:45pm Age: 5-6 years
Class: #9587 Fee: $69*/6 weeks

Time: 4:50-5:35pm Age: 7-14 years
Class: #9586 Fee: $69*/6 weeks

Register!



Registration starts on Mon. 8/19 for Arcadia residents and Mon. 8/26 for non-residents.
* Recreation's online enrollment charges a transaction fee of $3+ 3% of total cost.  
For all mail-in, walk-in & fax-in registrations, it's only a $2 fee per family per season.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Kindermusik Family Time

Each week, your family will love singing, dancing, and playing instruments together with your new friends, and you'll love helping them practice a wide variety of abilities such as gross and fine motor skills, social skills, and active listening.  Plus, the fun (and learning!) continue with the Kindermusik@Home digital home materials, including music from class, musical activities, and each month's story!
On the Go! unit

Dates: 9/19- 10/10, 4 wks

Time: Thu. 10- 10:45am

Cost: $76 (includes home materials)
sibling $66 ($10 discount)

Location: South Pasadena Music Center & Conservatory
1509 Mission St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030

Register!  (Spaces limited!)

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Listen to some songs of our upcoming unit first!

In the City

Jingle Go the Car Keys

Choo-Choo Train



Each week, your family will love singing, dancing, and playing instruments together with your new friends, and you'll love helping them practice a wide variety of abilities such as gross and fine motor skills, social skills, and active listening. Plus, the fun (and learning!) continue with the Kindermusik@Home digital home materials, including music from class, musical activities, and each month's story!
On the Go! unit

 
Spaces limited!
 
Click here to see all class times and locations, or to register!

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

On the Go! unit
Dates: 9/16- 10/4

Silly All Over unit
Dates: 10/21- 11/25, no class 11/4 & 11/11


Time: Mon. 7:15- 8pm
Cost per session:
$54+ $22* digital home materials
sibling $54+ $6 instrument
Location: Arcadia Recreation
375 Campus Dr.
Arcadia, CA 91007
Register!  (Spaces limited!)

Friday, August 23, 2013

Kindermusik Cuddle & Bounce

Cuddle, bounce, and bop with your baby in Kindermusik's newest curriculum.  With age-appropriate activities for newborns, infants and crawlers, this parent-child music and movement class will help you strengthen those early parent-child bonds, understand your baby's development, and heavily focus on child development and communication with your baby.

Ages: 0 & 1 year olds 
Dates: 9/19- 10/10, 4 wks
Time: Thu 11:15am- noon
Cost
: $76 (includes home materials)
sibling $66 ($10 discount)
Location
: South Pasadena Music & Conservatory
1509 Mission St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Register!



Click here for other Family Time class days & times! 
Kindermusik With Ms Emily
Licensed Avatar Master & Kindermusik Educator & Certified Simply Music Piano Teacher
(626) 374-1800
KindermusikWithMsEmily@gmail.com
Find me on Facebook Follow me on Twitter
KM Blog PIANO CLASS

Classes in Pasadena, Arcadia and South Pasadena 
find a class
 
Digital Home Materials: 
  • Music downloads: songs, rhymes, stories and sounds from class
  • Literature book in e-book format
  • Activity buttons lead to a variety of different activity types
  • The Why It's Good for Your Child area provides parents with the educational insight behind the activities.
  • Download Center provides Printable Activity Pages and, Printable Lyrics Pages for all of the songs.  
  • Kindermusik @Home
Enroll for Fall!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Kindermusik- a good beginning never ends

On the Go! Unit unit

Dates: 9/21- 10/26, no class 10/12 & 10/19
Time: Sat. 9- 9:45am
Cost: $54*+ $22 digital home materials
sibling $54*+ $6 instrument
Location: Victory Park Center
2575 Paloma St.
Pasadena, CA 91107
Register!


Click here for the fall schedule!  More classes TBA.

* Pasadena Recreation charges a $15 non-resident fee, but I'd be more than happy to give families discounts on the materials for those of you who'd have to pay that.
Cost for non-residents: $69+ $17 materials
sibling $69+ $4 instrument