Categories: Learning and the Brain, Creativity, Music and Musicians, Music Education
Jan
19
How to do Intentional Touch ("Baby Massage") at Home
General, Learning and the Brain, Activities Send feedback »Baby Massage, which is formally called Intentional Touch, is an important component of our "youngest" Kindermusik classes. The various benefits are too numerous to list here in their entirety, but we list a sampling of them in this blog post, as well as providing an instructional PDF on how to do Intentional Touch ("Baby Massage") at home. more »
Oct
29
Sign & Sing: New sign language program combines songs and playtime.
General, Learning and the Brain, Music EducationBeginning November 2, 2010, Microtone Music will offer a new music and sign language program called Sign & Sing. This research-proven program is based on methods shown to speed language development in hearing children, ease frustration, and enhance long-term learning abilities. more »
Sep
02
"One Small Step for Man" all over again...
General, Learning and the Brain, Music Education Send feedback »Imagine it: every day, all over the world, countless millions of lap babies are growing into crawlers, and then on into toddlers. This neural explosion happens under the "mission control" of the master computer in the brain which executes a miraculous program that brings about this growth. For the child, it is an enormous adventure. All the elements of day-to-day life that adults take entirely for granted -- of which we are almost entirely unconscious -- are new discoveries for the child. That toddler is in an environment as new and unexplored as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. more »
Aug
30
Did you know that all your Kindermusik favorites are available online? Visit play.kindermusik.com to download all the msuic from all our curricula. And there’s more than MUSIC at Kindermusik PLAY! Find *FREE* activities, e-cards, and more!… more »
Aug
14
Here's an interesting chart produced by Kindermusik International. It details the cognitive processing styles of the various developmental levels we serve, and how each individual core curriculum addresses those styles. Kindermusik Village is for bir… more »