Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Kindermusik Weekend Class!

Kindermusik - a good beginning never ends

ABC Music & Me is a research-based language and early literacy program built around music. ABC Music & Me helps develop pre-literacy and language skills through a child's most-loved rituals: music and story time.


Day & Time: Sun @ 10:15- 11 AM
Ages: 19 mo.- 4 yrs.
Location: Arcadia- Par 3 Golf Course Meeting Room
Price: $54 tuition + $22* home materials
Registration starts Mon. 3/5 for Arcadia residents, Mon. 3/12 for all residents.


4/15- 5/6, 4 wks
Unit: Marvelous Me
Home Materials: Activity Guide, CD, Clacker (*$5 per sibling)
Marvelous Me Home Materials


5/13- 6/10, 4 wks (no class 5/27)
Unit: Around the Farm
Home Materials: Activity Guide, CD, Rhythm Sticks (*$2 per sibling)
Marvelous Me Home Materials

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Special Promotion When You Enroll by Monday!

Kindermusik - a good beginning never ends

Day & TimeCourseAgesLocationPrice
Fri @ 10:15 AM starts 3/2/12 ABC Music & Me, 4 wks 19m-4
Temple City Recreation- Live Oak Park, Live Oak II
$54+ $22 Home Materials Register!

Enroll the class above by Monday 2/27 and receive on the first day of class either

- a free CD (a $15 value)

- an E-music card (to download 10 songs, a $10 value) ,

or


- 13% off of the At Home Materials!

Please let me know which offer you'd like after registering.



* 13% off= $19; Original is $22.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Next Kindermusik Playdate!

This eclectic lesson includes songs and activities about the Oceans, Rivers, Forests, Mountains, and everything in between. An original arrangement of the poem "Where Do You Live" - is a beautiful finger play and focused listening activity as we hear the sounds of the ocean, the birds in the meadow and the hustle bustle of the city. Float Down the River, Walk in the Green Grass and Go Round the Mountain with friends old and new this month.

In this one-day class, you and your child will uncover an engaging musical world together through singing, moving, listening, playing instruments and interacting socially.

Day & TimeCourseAgesLocationPrice
Mon from 5:30- 6:15 PM 3/19/12Playdate, 1- Day Class0-7Arcadia- Par 3 Golf Course Meeting Room$15.00Register!

Plus, you will also receive a set of home materials to enjoy afterward: an E-music card (to download 10 songs) and an instrument!

E- Music Card

Monday, February 20, 2012

Online or In-Person Piano Lessons for Ages 4 to Adults

- Length of lessons, fees and materials

: shared (2- person)- 30 min./ week, $175*/ month per student

: private (one-on-one)- 25 min./ week, $195*/ month


* includes the usage of the BetterPracticeApp.com 


(For lesson times, please inquire for availability.)
 

+ Student Home Materials

- Ages 4- 7 years: Inner Musician** Program

- Ages 7 years- adultsSimply Music*** Program



** Inner Musician- Using their imagination, children will tell their own stories by playing and improvising on the piano!



*** 
Simply Music- Immerse in a musical world playing songs you enjoy- whether it's classical, pop, jazz, blues, and/ or ones you composed!

Friday, February 17, 2012

Simply Music Level 5-9 Medley

This is a medley of the songs from the Simply Music program levels 5-9, performed by Laurie, another Simply Music teacher.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

We Love You… and Kids Everywhere

from http://mindsonmusic.kindermusik.com/kindermusik/we-love-you-and-kids-everywhere/

Help us support the Save the Children HEART (Healing and Education through the Arts) Foundation.Kindermusik Music Classes for Kids

For every new Facebook follower the Kindermusik International page receives between the dates of 2/14/2012 (12:01 AM US EST) and 2/17/2012 (11:59 PM US EST), we will donate $1 to the Save the Children HEART (Healing and Education through the Arts) Foundation.

Join our Facebook community to support this effort by clicking this link.

Mozambique: Save the Children’s HEART program

A Mozambican preschool boy learns painting, drawing and other art activities through a Save the Children-supported program that helps children affected by HIV/AIDS cope. Photo credit: Dominique Bovens (via SavetheChildren.org)

Here is information on the HEART Foundation from their Web site, which has a mission to reach and heal children living in countries and communities affected by conflict, violence, HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty using the arts, which is obviously something near and dear to our hearts.

Save the Children’s HEART program uses the arts to promote children’s development and well-being by providing them with a creative means of expression.

The program is targeted to children living in countries and communities affected by conflict, violence, HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty. Children, some so young they don’t yet have the language skills, learn how to use the arts to give voice to their emotions about difficult events in their everyday lives. This is critical to helping children cope, and putting them on a path to reach their full potential in life.

By working with local partners, Save the Children seeks to integrate HEART into its emergency response work, as well as its education and early childhood development programs so that the programs can continue for years to come.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Treating Stress, Speech Disorders With Music

from

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/16/143847285/treating-stress-speech-disorders-with-music

IRA FLATOW, HOST:

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. You know that nice feeling you get when you listen to your favorite tune? What about music that can actually be medical therapy? It does exist. It's prescribed for illnesses from speech disorders to autism, Alzheimer's, even cancer.

Take the case of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. After she was shot in the head earlier this year, one way she learned to talk again was by singing her favorite songs, like this Cyndi Lauper tune. Click here to listen or to continue reading.