Steady Beat Fun for Preschoolers
Musical Parenting Tip: Clap, Pat, Stomp & Play to the Beat with your Preschooler! Why? Thanks to the steady beat of our hearts, we are created to respond to …
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Musical Variety Benefits for Little Singers
Musical Parenting Tip: Listen to a variety of music with your toddler Why? Introducing children to a wide variety of musical genres gives them a greater understanding of what is …
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High and Low Voice Sounds for Musical Explorers
Musical Parenting Tip: Use contrasting high voice and low voice sounds with baby! Why? As an older baby, your child is actively involved in the mechanics of producing words …
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Music and Movement Helps the Kinesthetic Toddler
Musical Parenting Tip: Move to the music to help your child’s brain! Why? Learning is optimal when child, parent, and teacher each take an active role in the process. When …
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Help Baby Learn to Move, So He Can Move to Learn!
Musical Parenting Tip for Babies: Move Baby to the music, so she can move to learn! Why? Movement and sensory awareness are the primary ways young children learn about …
Read MoreEngage your baby in some serious “coo”
Musical Parenting Tip: Speak, sing, and make voice sounds with your young baby! Why? Exchanges of cooings, babblings, smiles, gestures, eye contacts, and tonal babbling are all part of vocal …
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Kindermusik helps your preschooler distinguish between sounds, instruments, and language.
Musical Parenting Tip: Notice & classify sounds with your preschooler. Why? Listening to different timbres while playing various musical instruments allows children to learn to attend to relevant sounds …
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Repetition Strengthens the Brain AND MORE!
Musical Parenting Tip: Keep those Kindermusik Classes going! Why? Studies show that students who participate in the arts perform better on tests The arts help them develop observation, patterning, differentiation, …
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Developing “little singers” from 12-24 months!
Musical Parenting Tip: Sing Sol-Mi Songs with Your Child (like the ones on your Kindermusik CD and that we are learning to sing in class) What is a Sol-Mi song? It’s …
Read MoreKeys to Singing for Preschoolers!
Musical Parenting Tip – Sing ‘Sol-Mi’ songs with your preschool child Why? ‘Young children often cannot distinguish between their speaking and singing voices, and thus sing in a kind of …
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