The Science Behind It

• “Musical training as children makes better listeners later in life,” said Nina Kraus, the Hugh Knowles Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology and Communication Sciences at Northwestern. Source: A Little Music Training Goes a Long Way

• One-year-old babies who participate in interactive music classes with their parents smile more, communicate better and show earlier and more sophisticated brain responses to music. The findings were published recently in the scientific journals Developmental Science and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

• “Music and reading are related via common neural and cognitive mechanisms and suggests a mechanism for the improvements in literacy seen with musical training,” according to the team lead researcher, Dr Nina Kraus, at Northwestern University. Researchers from the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University tested children on their ability to read and to recognize words. This was compared to the extent of their auditory working memory (remembering a sequence of numbers and then being able to quote them in reverse), and musical aptitude (both melody and rhythm).

 

Just a few of the reasons Kindermusik is so good for your little one.

Source: Calling all Believers and Skeptics: Kindermusik

The Kindermusik Experience

Pricing

Our Time

$10 per class with 10 classes in a semester

$55 for home materials (Kindermusik's price)

Village

$10 per class with 8 classes in a semester

$35 for home materials (Kindermusik pricing)

Payment Plans

Pay for the entire semester up front and get 1 class free.
Pay a deposit (the price of home materials) and the rest the first day of class.
Pay a deposit (the price of home materials) and then make weekly / monthly payments.


Payment Methods

I accept cash, credit, or check. 

How to Register

You can register at Kindermusik.com (click the Enroll Now button on this page). At check out choose your preferred method (cash, credit or check) . If you desire to do weekly or monthly payments you will need to choose cash or check.

Demo Schedule

If none of these dates/times work for you and your child contact me about scheduling a possible alternate time.
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Thursday January 31st CANCELED (Weather)

6:00pm

Tuesday February 5th

11:00am

Thursday February 7th

6:00pm 

If you missed a DEMO talk to me about attending a regularly scheduled class.
All Demos take place at the Lewistown, Civic center and are totally FREE.
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The Home Materials

Included with each Kindermusik semester is a

set of home materials.  This way you can do

everything that we do in class 

at home as a family.

Our Time

 Fiddle Dee Dee

*Two Music & Movement Books

*One at Home Activity Book

*Two CD's

*One Carry Case

*Fiddle Sticks

Village

Hickory Dickory Tickle and Bounce

*Home CD

*Art Banner

*Gripper Shaker 

Our Time

In the past, Our Time, has always been my most popular class. It's for children age 1.5 - 3.5 years and their caregivers. We sing, dance, explore instruments, learn social skills and just have a lot of fun. I've had many mom's tell me the class became a treasured play time for them with their little one. It's also been the foundation of many friendships, young and old as well as play dates (mom dates). Since, I am teaching at the Civic Center, there is always the option of having a play date afterwards in the gym.

Boat Hands with Thumb sailors

'Stomp hello'

Everyone brought something and the children created an obstacle course.

We made traffic cones to use in the obstacle course. Each child decorated theirs. The children found lots of uses for them (boats, hats, shields).

Village

Eight months ago I had a beautiful little girl named Emily. Ever since I have been itching to do a Village class with her. Kindermusik's Village is for babies 0 - 18 months and I've always viewed it as a special play time for mom and her little one. This spring we will be doing 'Hickory, Dickory, Tickle and Bounce' and 'Rhythm of My Day'. Here's some pictures from the Village classes I've taught in the past.

The Drum is always popular. It's adorable how the babies race for it as soon as it's they see it.

Some are more shy then others. Kindermusik is definitely a time when personalities shine and we do our best to appreciate them all.

We tried rolling the balls but it mostly turned into a free for all. Still lots of good learning going on!

Scarf play is a fun way to show babies rhythm and movement.

It's also a great time for peekaboo. Rowan here couldn't get enough.