Summer Camp Adventures Classes

   I'm so excited that Spring has more-or-less sprung that I can't help thinking about summer activities and all the fun times to be had. Seeing as last summer left a lot to be desired, I'm eager to make up for lost time. There's camping, fishing, days at the beach, visiting the zoo babies, and maybe taking in a summer festival or two.
   All this summer fun I plan to spill into my Kindermusik classes as well. I want to provide Adventures Summer Day Camp Classes. The format for this class is quite different in that they are five 1 1/2 hour classes as a Monday-Friday format or maybe a weekly style, whichever seems to work best for those that are interested. The themes are based on all the discoveries that summer has to offer through song, rhyme, story time and extras include doing some crafts and a snack time. I'm hoping to be able to have these classes available for the first 2 weeks of August. This is a wonderful way to experience Kindermusik in a new and different way or to try it out for the first time without committing to an entire semester. Following is a brief description of what classes I'll be making available:

Busy Days—newborn to 1.5 years -- Set your baby's day to classical music. With a little more Tchaikovsky in your "Twinkle, Twinkle" repertoire discover new ways baby benefits from the classics as you develop an appreciation for the world's most respected music. Each lesson features new activities and songs that the parent can sing for all the places baby and mom go together—the store, the playground, the doctor, and more.
Home Materials: Busy Day board book, Home CD, Village cage bell instrument, and poster.

Creatures in My Backyard—1.5 years to 3 years
Give children something to sing about in their own backyards. Be the flower from the "seed's" perspective. Run and jump in rain puddles made from hula hoops. Snack on whole wheat mini-waffles dipped in honey, just like a real honeycomb. Shoo real flies and sing "Shoo Fly."
Home Materials: Home CD, Bunny hand puppet, and a set of 5 picture folders.

Confetti Days!—3 years to 5 years -- Throw a new party every day. Ride a carousel inside the classroom. Play a balancing game and walk on the web of ropes. Do a musical move and freeze. Learn colors and sing the Spanish song "De Colures," "Pop, Goes the Weasel," and "Looby Loo."

Home Materials: Home CD, pair of confetti bell instruments, story kit, and a set of 5 picture folders.

*Heads up to those Kindermusik families already enrolled in my classes.  As part of my incentive program, I'm offering to give you a FREE class towards the next semesters enrollment for each family that enrolls in any of my Kindermusik programs on your referral. That works out to be nearly $10.00 off the total tuition!

Have a Happy Spring & Easter Everyone!

Fascinating ways that Music affects the Development of our Brains!

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Spring Sessions

Well, my Demo Days have come and gone and overall, I'm very pleased with the outcome. Being new to town, I had no idea what to anticipate. Aside from a little case of the jitters and feeling a little rushed in my preparation for my evening presentation, I was happy to have acquired several enrollments and enjoyed meeting some of the families in the community. It was a lot of fun and I look forward to presenting another series of Demo Days later this summer.

So with that behind me now, I'm excited to prepare for my full toddler 'Our Time' class. This is such an exciting age to work with and I find myself breaking out in giggle fits when I go over the curriculum preparations as I imagine what great fun it'll be. I'm determined to do the very best that I can. Not only because first impressions in a new environment is crucial, but because I truly believe in the program and genuinely want to bring something positive to the young families around me.

I'm still taking enrollments for a preschool 'Imagine That!' class if anyone is interested, or if you'd like to participate in a class for free to learn more about the program, let me know and we'll work something out.

"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks, and invents."

                                                           -composer Ludwig van Beethoven