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Parent Perspectives: Issues and Insights regarding your baby
Babies and Music
“Musical awareness is observable very early in life. [Howard Gardner,educational theorist who developed the theory of Multiple Intelligences] states that it emerges the earliest of all the different kinds of intelligence. The Papouseks, highly respected developmental researchers from West Germany, report that infants as young as two months can match the pitch, intensity, and melodic contour of the mother’s songs, and at four months infants can match the rhythmic structures as well. These researchers feel that infants are even more predisposed to these aspects of music than to speech (Papousek, 1982).” —“Theories of Child Development and Musical Ability,” by Sally Rogers from Music and Child Development, ed. Franz L. Roehmann and Frank R. Wilson, pp. 2-3.
Your Baby’s Musical Life
You may have already noticed that your baby is listening attentively to music. He may react to different types of music in different ways. He may become alert, move excitedly, relax, or even doze off depending on the nature of the music. By filling the spaces of Baby’s day with music we are teaching him the many roles that music can play throughout his life. Music can help him relax, cope with feelings, celebrate, create, and express beyond verbal capabilities.
Musical Variety in
Kindermusik Village
Kindermusik Village
introduces a great variety of music, representing diverse cultures, styles, and tonalities, as well as varied instrumentation and voice types. Cock-a-doodle-MOO! features Cantonese Lullaby, a soothing, traditional Chinese song; Hey Diddle Diddle, a simple, traditional English rhyme and song; Ritsch, Ratsch, a lively Swedish folk song, and Armenian Lullaby, a relaxing song in the minor mode. Not only will your baby enjoy reacting to these different styles of music emotionally and physically, but intellectually it is important that your baby experience this music. We tend to appreciate and enjoy listening to music that is familiar.By exposing your baby to a broad selection of music at an early age, you will help him have a rich “repertoire” of familiar sounds and styles that will make more music accessible and interesting to him throughout his life.
A Musical Treasure Hunt
Explore everyday objects with Baby to see what sounds they make when you strike them with a spoon or shake them. Does there seem to be an object or sound that Baby is particularly interested in or finds humorous? Did you find something that you never expected to be musical?
“Children must receive musical instruction as naturally as food, and with as much pleasure as they derive from a ball game… and this must happen from the beginning of their lives.” —Leonard Bernstein
Coming soon….
Parent Perspectives for your TODDLER!
Growing (and singing) downtown!
Hi everyone!
We have some VERY exciting news! By popular demand, and also due to perfect timing, we will be bringing our Kindermusik classes downtown to the very special Misty Forest Enrichment Center! This will be our 3rd location! This location is in downtown Orlando, on N. Hyer Road, right near Mills and Colonial (50). Three classes will be offered on Fridays, starting on Friday, February 29, 2008. You can learn more about these new classes on our website, specifically our classes page. Here’s the new Friday schedule!
9:30am – 10:15am – Kindermusik Village (Newborn – Age 18 months)
$140 for 10 weeks
10:30am – 11:15am – Kindermusik Family Time for Toddlers – (18 months – 3.5 years old)
11:30am – 12:15am – Kindermusik Family Time for Homeschoolers/Multi-age/Siblings. Bring one child or more to this class! (Newborn – 7 years old)
1 child: $165 for 10 weeks
2 children: $245 for 10 weeks
3 children: $305 for 10 weeks
REGISTER NOW!! SPACE IS QUITE LIMITED TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY EXPERIENCE!
Any questions? Email Holly Lesnick at or call 407-970-2774. See you soon!
Best,
Holly
A great beginning…
I wanted to share a few pictures that were taken this week as we began our new session. So many magical moments as we all got to know each other and create beautiful rituals that can be used in class and at home!
Enjoying some Family Time At Home Materials!
Village class enjoying some rhythm on our big drum.
Enjoying an Our Time story of “Shiny Dinah”
Have a perfect weekend!
All the best,
Holly
Demo Days & Spring Registration
If you and your child(ren) newborn – 7 years old have yet to experience the magic of a Kindermusik class with Grow and Sing Studios, please join us for a Free Demonstration Class and Open House on Thursday, January 10th to learn what it’s all about! We will hold a demo for babies up to 18 months old at 10:30am, and a multi-age demo for children up to 7 years old at 11:15am. Play instruments, dance, sing songs, scarf play, parachute, huge drum, bubbles and SO much more. Location: 11648 McCulloch Road. Click this link for accurate directions: https://www.growandsing.com/location_kindermusik_orlando.php .
Just contact us to reserve your space!!
407-970-2774
https://www.growandsing.com.
“Connecting Families Through the Magic of Music”.
SPRING REGISTRATION
Our Spring registration has already begun, and spots are filling quickly. In fact, some classes are now FULL. We are offering a record number of classes this coming session including babysigning, toddler art, family/sibling, evening and weekend, and more! :) We are offering classes in two locations next session, at the CFCK Karate Studio in the Shoppes at Eastwood, and the other at our original location at the UUUS on McCulloch Road! :)
We hope to see you soon!!
https://www.growandsing.com
407-970-2774
Happy Holidays from Grow and Sing Studios!
May your home be filled with Peace, Love, and Beautiful Music…
Happy Holidays!
Love,
The Grow and Sing Studios Team
Holly, Rachael and Elizabeth
To all our Fall session Families….
Licensed Kindermusik Educator
https://www.growandsing.com
Holidays have begun…
Hi everyone! Can you believe we are in December? OH MY GOSH!!
We are quickly coming upon the end of our Fall session, and I feel so blessed to be a part of such a magical program fill with amazing teachers, children, parents and caregivers!
I want to wish those that celebrate, a VERY Happy Hanukkah
(The Miracle of Lights)! Have you been singing Hanukkah songs to your little ones? Dreidel song, Chanukkah oh Chanukkah, and of course the candle prayer! Why not use this opportunity to put on some music and do a circle dance!! We have many Israeli dances and songs in our Kindermusik curriculum such as Hava Nagilah, Shalom Haverim, and Tants Tants Yidelich. Let Hanukkah be a time for EVERYONE to sing, dance and celebrate the little miracles that you have in your life, your family! Also having done my research, also want to say, Happy Bodhi Day on Dec. 8th as well. :)
We have been taking in registrations for Spring session each day, and are up to 51 enrollments at this exact moment, which is about 1/3 of our total spaces available! If you have been thinking about joining our program, don’t wait. We limit class size to 12 children and accept on first come first serve basis. Completed forms and payment guarantees your spot!
Everyone have a PERFECT weekend, and we hope to talk with or see you soon!
All the very best,
Holly
Musical thanksgiving…
SPRING REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Hello everyone!
All our new information is up on the website now. We have opened up registration for Spring 2008. We fill classes on a first come, first serve basis. So many classes to choose from! Click here to view the classes page and Spring calendar. We hope to see you for our next session!!
All the best,
Holly
Spring 2008 – Sneak Preview!
Hi everyone,
I can’t believe it’s registration time again!!! I’m currently working on Spring 2008 registration. All the details and calendar will soon be up on the website under the classes page. It takes time because I would hate to make any typos!!
You can get started though!! I just uploaded the Spring 2008 registration form and release form if anyone reading wants to secure their spots(s) early. You can secure your spot(s) before our big email is sent to out! If you would like to view our registration and release form then click here!! You can fax to 407-281-9255, mail to 4133 Stonefield Drive, Orlando, FL 32826, or scan in/email to . If you are enrolled in a Fall class currently, you will receive a re-enrollment gift when you register!
More information coming VERY soon here and on the website!
Best,
Holly