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Kindermusik

Something to Sing About

By Shel Franco

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To supplement what each parent-child couple does in class and to extend the Kindermusik experience into the home, CDs and other learning materials are often included in the class fee or are available for an additional purchase.

For the Baby
Can babies really gain that much from regular participation in a Kindermusik program? According to Debbie Young, a Kindermusik instructor, in Madison, Wis., they certainly can. "There are many studies out about the effects of music and other stimuli on baby's developing brain," Young says. "[Babies] benefit by exposure to various kinds of music, rocking ([which stimulates] the vestibular system), feeling tempos, exploring objects [and] listening to the CD at home."

Erin Connolly can agree with that. She literally gushes when asked to point out the positives of Tyler's participation in Kindermusik. "He gets to play with all kinds of different toys, musical instruments, bubbles and lots of other things," she says. "He loves when all the moms and babies dance around in circles. He loves to be face to face with the friends that he has made there. I truly believe that not only is Tyler building musical knowledge, but he is building friendships -- even at [this young age]."

For the Mother
happy mom "[Kindermusik classes are] as much for the moms as [they are for] the babies," Young says. "Moms learn lots of things they can do with their babies at home on a regularbasis to increase their fun and bonding, as well as, exposing baby to music auditorally [and] kinesthetically. [This is done through] infant massage and exercise to music, rocking and quiet times with music, movements and dances to the CD, as well as, fun movements and chants to do."


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Re: Kindermusik by anonymous on 10/23/2008 10:38PM

Musikgarten is also a fantastic music class for children ages 0-9, and they offer a piano/keyboard class for the older ages. I adore Musikgarten!

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