Close your eyes and visualize. What comes to mind when you think of the sounds of summer? Some possibilities might include: Sprinklers running Lawn mowers rumbling Children playing Pool water splashing Birds chirping Ice clinking Ice cream truck music tinkling
This week our Level 3, 4, and 5 students have had their final classes. As our Little Learners continue classes throughout the summer, the Little Music Makers’ classes have wrapped up. It’s time to GRADUATE and time to say goodbye.
On one of our puppy’s first car rides, he began to whimper and tremble in distress. “Try singing to him,” suggested my 7-year-old. And so I began to hum “Baby Mine,” a lullaby I have sung to my children every
Ahh, Springtime. It’s finally here! The forsythia and daffodils are blooming. The weather is maddeningly unpredictable. We’re shrugging off the winter blues and producing more Vitamin D. You’d think it would be all sunshine and flowers . . . but
One of our favorite child development gurus is Sarah Ockwell-Smith, a British author and parenting expert. She shares this “Neuroscience Nugget” with parents: If your toddler regularly listens to music, their prefrontal cortex and auditory cortex, the parts of the
You’ve heard us say it in class after class: music is the only stimulus that lights up every area of the brain. Here’s a breakdown of your brain’s activity after the ear and auditory nerve has sent its signal: Rhythm The
Your baby will feel the steady beat. Your toddler will move to the tempo. Your preschooler will match pitch. Your Kindergartener will play the melody. Your family will feel the rhythm in our kid’s music classes as you sing, learn, and play together.
