Fall 2010 class schedule

Family Time - for children newborn to 7 years
10 weeks - $196.00 (tuition + materials included)

Theme - Make Way for Music
  In Make Way for Music, families will sing, dance, and move their     way through an exploration of several elements of music: beat and rhythm, concepts and contrasts (such as staccato and legato, high and low, the major scale, and arpeggios), the human voice, instrument families, and ensemble. They'll engage in developmentally appropriate activities that the whole family can enjoy together, including fingerplays, songs, circle dances, story time, and family jam.
Home Materials: Two books-Drum Circle and Animals on Parade, two Home CDs, Family Guide, Rex the lion hand puppet and finger puppet, an instrument-matching board game and two fingerdrums.

Saturdays Starting Saturday September 11th at 9:15am (no class 10/09)  Register here

Mondays Starting Monday September 13th at 9:15am (no class 10/11)  Register here
Starting Thursday September 16th at 10:30am (minimum enrollment required)  Register here

Village - for children newborn to 18 months
7 weeks - $157.00 (tuition + materials included)

Theme - Zoom Buggy!
  Swoosh, vroom, and clickety-clack your way through this delightful unit. Babies and adults will dance, sing, and play instruments to the theme of being on the go. Chug around the room to the song "Little Red Caboose," hold on tightly while "Riding in the Buggy," and dance your way to "Zoom-e-oh!". Engage in rituals and playful activities such as infant massage, lap bounces, exercise, and quiet time.
Home Materials: Colorful board book of different vehicles-Zoom Buggy, Home CD of the songs heard in class, a set of Art Banners for the nursery wall that strengthens visions and promotes early literacy, and a Zoom Car baby instrument for music-making at home.

Thursdays Starting Thursday September 30th at 11:30am (minimum enrollment required) Register here

It's time to give back to our Kindermusik families

DRUM ROLL, PLEASE...


Introducing our Referral Rewards Program!

It's time to give back to our wonderful Kindermusik families.
During the Fall 2010 semester, for every friend/ family member you refer us (who enrolls, comes to any of our classes to check them out, or attends our events), your name will be entered once in a drawing.
The ultimate prize for the lucky winner family...drum roll again, please...is FREE tuition for all their kids for the Spring 2011 semester!!!

There's no limit on how many times your name gets into the "magic bucket" (i.e. 10 friends=10 chances to win), so make sure you start telling all your friends and family how much you love Kindermusik, and invite them to join us!!

Are you ready for a Summer Adventure?

Join us for a 5-week Kindermusik session where we learn all about the "Creatures In My Backyard"!

SAVE $5.00 when you register for a Summer session before July 3rd! (enter promotional code summer10 during registration process)

Kindermusik Adventures - for children newborn to 7 years
Creatures In My Backyard - 5 week session
Starts Saturday July 17th
9:15am-10:00am
$115.00


Kindermusik Adventures - for children newborn to 7 years
Creatures In My Backyard - 5 week session
Starts Monday July 26th
10:15am-11:00am
$115.00

To find out more and to register, click here.

I have a vestibular what?

We are constantly referring to the vestibular system in class. But what is the vestibular system, and what does it do?

The vestibular system is a sensory system that contributes to our balance and coordination. Your vestibular system also
helps make you *feel* like you are moving. For example, in an elevator a person feels like the elevator is going down when it goes down, even though they are standing still.  That's due to your vestibular system!

Stimulation to the vestibular system is extremely beneficial, especially for young children. The more stimulation the vestibular system receives, the more neural pathways are created.  This means that learning is activated through movement!

Not only it does you good to move, but it *feels* good. You will see your baby starting to rock their whole body back and forth at an early age, and then  move their heads back and forth and side to side, because it feels good.

It's funny, I remember my mom telling my dad NOT to throw my brother up in the air, or spin him around in a chair because he would get dizzy and that was not good for him. Yes, getting a little dizzy is a short term consequence, but doing those things are actually good for children brain development.

So next time you come to Kindermusik class keep this in mind, and move around to promote further development of balance, coordination, and learning!

What kids remember

It's really interesting to see how much kids really retain. The past two classes we had taken a trip to the city. So we had taken a "bus ride". And today my little 21-month-old student walks in proudly saying "knees" (tapping knees=Kindermusik class for her), and "bus" (while pretending to drive a bus). I hope she remembers today's trip to the "aquarium"!

Great trip to the "aquarium" today

One of my students was hoping we were going to the "aquarium" in Kindermusik class this morning.
Indeed, we did go to the aquarium. We heard seals, whales, and dolphins. We waddled like penguins, and swam like fish. We even made big ocean waves, and blew tons of bubbles.

What a great trip to the aquarium that was!!

Schedule of events Feb/Mar 2010

Here you will find our latest message about our calendar events.