Look what’s coming in January!

Kindermusik Village for Babies Newborns up to 18 months Babies under 5 months are free! Click here for info.

Weeks 1 – 8: Cock-a-doodle-Moo! – Hop on the hayride-it’s time to head for the farm!Weeks 9 – 15: DewDrops – In this class, parents and babies will play and move together to songs about flowers.You’ll also hear traditional Irish music, dance a jig and move to the “Irish Trot.”

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Kindermusik Our Time for Toddlers 18 months – 3 1/2 years old

Hop on the train, get in the car, board the plane, and Away We Go! This class focuses on transportation, a favorite topic for toddlers who are on the go, go, go! Sing and play along with favorite songs, such as “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad” and “Wheels on the Bus”. to name a few!

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Kindermusik Imagine That for Preschoolers 3 – 5 years old

Think of it like taking a course inside a child’s imagination. We’ll use the theme of a toy shop to make our pretend-creations, using rhythm and songs with every imaginary saw, hammer, and nail. The result is building the preschooler’s sense of a sequence of events, which is good for storytelling, as well as making his ideas a reality.

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Kindermusik for the Young Child – Semester 1 5 – 7 years old

Using a small-group approach to music education, Kindermusik for the Young Child provides a pressure-free class where your child can develop a strong musical foundation by learning the concepts, language, notation, and vocabulary of music and its greatest composers. Everything your child learns later in semesters 2, 3, and 4 begins with this early introduction to singing, reading, and writing music and rhythm. Through dances and games that focus on rhythmic development, we’ll learn a keyboard instrument-the glockenspiel!

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Kindermusik Family Time for families, siblings and multi-ages Babies through 7 years old

Session A (1st 5 weeks) – Animals-a-dancing Session B (2nd 5 weeks) – Family and Friends Session C (3rd 5 weeks) – How do you feel? Dancing, hopping, rolling, and stomping. In session A, we’ll move like all of our animal friends and develop muscle coordination and spatial awareness along the way.

Music for Aardvarks with Mr. Richard for families, siblings and multi-ages Babies through 7 years old

Get ready for more fun with Mr. Richard! These informal, spirited classes incorporate sing-a-longs, free-form dance breaks, and instrumental jam sessions. It’s an interactive musical party that the whole family can genuinely get excited about!!

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Grow and Sing Studios Art & Book Time 2 – 7 years old

Each class you and your child will explore a different theme through stories, song and art! During each class your child, along with your gentle guidance, will create TWO unique art projects which are immediately available to bring home. Ms. Holly’s monthly art and book time class will enjoy many spring themes including Valentines, Rainbows, Butterflies, and even BUGS!

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Kindermusik Playdates – one time events for multi-ages Babies – 7 years old

Our playdate schedule is ever changing and playdates are constantly added. Each month of playdates offers a different theme and focus.Coming in January – THE DRUM CIRCLE!Kindermusik Playdates are a one time 45 minute class for parents and kids on the go!

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Piano Lessons with Mr. Will

Winter Recital 2013

The Simply Music Method that we offer is designed to maximize the likelihood of students acquiring and retaining music as a lifelong companion. Mr. Will has spots available though they are filling fast. He is happy to offer a free trial lesson. All lessons are in East Orlando.

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See you soon, and happy new year!

Happy Holidays from the Team at Grow and Sing Studios!
Thank you for making music with us this year at Kindermusik, Piano Lessons, Parties, Playdates and Music for Aardvarks.
Here’s to a great 2014!

Written and Contributed by Will Lesnick

Checking my email In-Box, I just received my 1 year license renewal notice from Simply Music.  Wow, time flies!  It was a year ago that I became licensed as a Simply Music Piano Lessons educator, and what a year it’s been. It was about 16 months ago that my wife Holly (founder and director of Grow and Sing Studios) and I restructured our business lives to rotate almost exclusively around Grow and Sing Studios which until then had only offered Kindermusik programming for children up to age 7, all around Central Florida.  I had slowly been becoming more and more involved, but it was last year we decided to make it official and put everything we both had into this being our primary family business. The next step was to figure out my roll, beyond being the “behind the scenes guy”.

Although for the first seven years I had little actual involvement in Grow and Sing Studios, I too have a musical background.  I took piano lessons from the age of 5, and went on to play saxophone and clarinet in bands from Junior High through college, as well as community bands after my school years.  We had heard from other Kindermusik educator friends around the country about a revolutionary program out there for teaching piano called Simply Music that many of them were introducing into their studios.  I decided to look into what Simply Music was all about.

I will admit, when I first started investigating I was a little skeptical about this supposed method of playing piano where students as young as 5 are learning how to play a wide variety of great songs on the piano with both hands in such a short amount of time.  But, I made a lot of calls, visited some others studios, and did more and more research and decided it was legit, and went ahead and signed up for my training.  A month later I was a certified Simply Music piano instructor and we opened our doors to our first students at our brand new home piano studio called Piano Lessons by Grow and Sing Studios.

Simply Music teaches piano through what they call a playing method rather than a reading method.  They use the analogy that children learn to talk before they learn to read.  Basically this breaks down to teaching the children how to play all these songs by tapping into each child’s natural musicality, rhythm, patterns, shapes and other methods.  Slowly but surely the music theory is snuck in there, but we start by getting our hands on the piano and actually playing songs!  The thinking here is that the children are not overwhelmed at first by being taught too much theory from day one, which studies have shown leads to quick burn out and giving up.   From what I’ve seen the past year, it works!

I can truly stay it’s been an amazing experience for me.  Within the past 10 months, I’ve grown to 27 piano students here in East Orlando!  They range in age from 4 years old to 44!  It has been just amazing watching them learn through this method.   They all soak it up and the growth as piano players and musicians in this relatively small amount of time is really something to see.  On a personal level I can say that the good news is I truly love teaching piano to my students.  Although I hoped I would, I can admit that when I first started there was that concern as to what would happen if I actually did not enjoy teaching piano as much as I hoped I would, but fortunately that is not the case at all!  I am finding it very fulfilling working with all these children (and a few adults) and getting to know them and their families and see the thrill they get as they are becoming young musicians.   I am looking forward to my first full piano recital scheduled for December.  I can already tell how excited some of the students are getting at the idea of performing for their parents and loved ones.

As a first year Simply Music piano teacher I have also really learned how each child is such a unique soul, and all have their own way of learning.  I have found that I am constantly adapting my teaching style based on the child I am working with.  Of course it all follows the same basic guidelines, but every child learns just a little differently and I am really trying to tap into that with my students, so each and every one of them achieves their maximum potential.

When I started last year, my long term goal was to get up to 40 students.  With 27 students signed up in under a year, I’m optimistic and excited about getting there sooner than later, and perhaps beyond!  While my schedule is getting tighter, there are still plenty of spots for those interested in trying it out.  I always welcome parents to bring their child by for a free sample lesson, to see how it all works and get to know me, and vice versa.  I am excited about getting even more students in our studio.

You never hear anyone say that they regret taking piano lessons or learning music.  I’m looking forward to watching my students get stronger and stronger going into 2014, and welcoming in new friends as well.

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We are excited to present “Crafty Pumpkin Parties” this month as special events in select locations! TONS of fun with 2 take home projects, music, story time and snack! Must sign up in advance so we can prepare materials! LEARN MORE HERE!

Grow and Sing Studios featured on MTV’s Teen Mom 3. Air Date 9/30/13. Note: MTV spelled Kindermusik incorrectly, but we assure you we submitted the proper information to the network (and are thankful Ms. Holly was donning her Kindermusik shirt), however, despite that we are completely HONORED by the opportunity to be a part of enriching a family’s life from the show, and feel so blessed that our segment was a true depiction of the magic that happens in a Kindermusik classroom, and that was spread around the world. We ♥ Kindermusik :) Enjoy!
Grow and Sing Studios featured on MTV’s Teen Mom 3. Air Date 9/30

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