One of the best things music brings to a child is a good beginning. At Kindermusik, we believe this so strongly that we chose as our tagline “a good beginning never ends”. Nothing is more important to us than early … Continue reading →
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Another Good Beginning
Posted September 16th, 2011 in Uncategorized Leave A CommentThe teacher makes the difference
Posted May 11th, 2011 in Uncategorized Leave A CommentWhen you have a Google alert set for “Kindermusik,” you end up with a whole variety of posts on the subject. One recent alert contained some comments from a mom who made the insightful observation that the TEACHER makes all the difference in the quality of your Kindermusik experience. She couldn’t be more right. Here’s a little [...]
Highlighting one of our Good Beginnings grant recipients
Posted April 8th, 2011 in Uncategorized Leave A CommentOne of the best things a child can have is a good beginning. That’s because the early years are the most impressionable and formative for a child. At Kindermusik International, we believe this so strongly that we chose as our tagline “a good beginning never ends”. Though we primarily focus on supporting Kindermusik programs around the [...]
Mozart Therapy
Posted March 4th, 2011 in Uncategorized Leave A CommentA recent article from Science Daily summarized some very interesting findings by the Tel Aviv Medical Center, namely that creating a musical environment for premature babies positively affected their ability to grow and thrive. Preemies who were exposed to 30 minutes of music by Mozart expended less energy during that 30 minutes, thereby using fewer [...]
Give music a hand
Posted February 18th, 2011 in Uncategorized Leave A CommentResearch shows that listening and playing along with music is one of the few activities that fully engages both hemispheres of your child’s brain. Add the fine motor coordination it takes to hold an instrument and tap in time with the music, and your child is working on the hand-eye coordination and finger strength that’s [...]
One way to show how thankful you are
Posted November 26th, 2010 in Uncategorized Leave A CommentYesterday was the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. As an international company, we know that many of our parents and educators are outside the U.S. and don’t celebrate this day. But the holiday’s theme is universal—setting aside a time to stop and give thanks for everything that we have. It doesn’t matter what date the [...]
Want a $1000 grant to help children? Here’s your chance!
Posted November 16th, 2010 in Uncategorized Leave A CommentEver had a great idea for a project that would make children’s lives better but you didn’t have the financial support to make it happen? An idea like: – Collect new children’s books for children in foster care – Add universally accessible playground equipment at your local elementary school – Create a database of service [...]
Why Kindermusik educators do what they do
Posted May 25th, 2010 in Blog Leave A CommentThere are lots of reasons why Kindermusik educators do what they do. But the story below illustrates a thread common to every Kindermusik educator in the world – to help children learn and grow into amazing adults. This story was shared with us b…
Kindermusik educators in the (well deserved) spotlight
Posted April 1st, 2010 in Blog Leave A Comment
At Kindermusik International, nothing makes us happier than to see our super talented Kindermusik educators spotlighted in news stories or with awards. When you put a Kindermusik educator in the spotlight, her passion for music, love of children, and dedication always shine.
Congrats to both Suzanne and Laura on this well deserved recognition! Thanks to Kindermusik educator Theresa Case for contributing to this post. Theresa's Kindermusik program, Kindermusik at Piano Central Studios, is in the top 1% of all programs in the world.
Stories that make us all smile
Posted March 2nd, 2010 in Blog Comments Off
One of our favorite things at Kindermusik International is when we are emailed stories from happy parents. These stories usually make us smile, not only because we get to see how the parents are enjoying their classes, but we know happy parents means happy Kindermusik educators too!
Here's one of those emails we got with a little story that made us smile. Kindermusik parent Shaunna sent this story about her daughter Jessie (pictured, right) to their eduator, Linda Courchesne of Kids Music & Movement in Ontario, Canada. It really captures a what it's all about — how Kindermusik classes bring learning into the home.
"I just have to tell you what Jessie did tonight … I always put on the Do-Si-Do CD after her bath (she now runs to the playroom and waits by the CD player for it!), and we did the Hello Song and then just started playing with her toys, as usual. BUT — when it got to the Boom-Pa-Pa song, she immediately dropped her toys and stood up and started dancing and saying, "Ba Pa Pa Pa" and when it got to the "swoopy and swervy" verse, still standing, she bent over in half, dropped her arms all "noodle like" and swooped and swerved her whole body. Then she stood up and clapped for herself! SO cute! I just had to share my happy little at-home Kindermusik moment with someone who would REALLY appreciate it! … Shaunna"
Big thanks to Linda for passing this along to us, and, of course, Shaunna and Jessie for making us smile.