'Kindermusik with Ellen Singh' is a music and movement program with curriculum for children ages birth to 7 years. More specifically, classes provide a holistic musical learning experience in the critical first years of young children and their families.This developmental program, guided by a proven methodology combining music and childhood development, provides opportunities to foster child-parent relationships and gain a lifelong love of music and learning by a licensed educator.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Happy Memorial Day weekend!
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TO ALL OF MY WONDERFUL KINDERMUSIK FAMILIES! LET'S BLOG!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Sing & Learn
Sing and Learn
Have you ever watched a group of young children on the playground excitedly sing Ring Around the Rosey? Or observed a pre-schooler who has just mastered her ABCs, proudly singing them over and over? Maybe you’ve noticed your own child singing along with the radio. It’s evident – all children love to sing!
The voice is every child’s natural instrument and, therefore, an important part of learning and development. And many proponents of music education have long agreed that children can, and should, learn to sing.
Joyful participation in singing with family, friends and classmates, and through activities like Kindermusik, results in comprehending the beauty and expressiveness of the human voice. Children develop the ability to use their voice well in singing, chanting, reciting and reading aloud. It also encourages a lifelong love of music.
Singing is part of every Kindermusik class – whether it’s babies responding to music in Kindermusik Village® class or the pre-schooler learning simple songs in the upcoming Kindermusik Imagine That!™ Singing, integrated with movement, instrument play, literature, and pretend play, is a cornerstone of the Kindermusik experience.
The Young Singer
A newborn’s first singing experiences are really ones of rapt listening. The vocal chords are limited by lack of muscular development, but the ears already can differentiate one sound from another. At about one month, babies begin to enter the world of vocalization and take the first steps in learning to make sound (differentiated from the reflexive sounds of crying). The nurturing of a baby’s developing ability to produce sound, combined with keeping his hearing world full of a wide range of musical sounds, gives the foundation that assures the development of speaking, conversation and singing ability.
As a child approaches the toddler years, he will present many varying levels of vocal experience, development and confidence. Most children between 1 ½ to 3 years of age are in the stage of vocal development that some music specialists refer to as “approximation of singing.” First they will attempt to “imitate” a word, phrase, rhythm pattern or vocal inflection. A child may begin to make these imitative sounds out of context, singing or humming to himself while playing alone, using bits and pieces from the sounds they have heard in their environment.
Many parents worry because their child isn’t “singing in Kindermusik class,” but at home, he sings in the bathtub or playroom. Recognize the importance of this “musical play” – it is by “playing” that children master the muscular feel of producing a singing sound and come to realize that they can produce the kinds of sounds which are different from speech.
Once a child turns 3, his expressive language explodes. A 3- or 4-year-olds’s ability to be expressive in language extends to exploration of his many voices, singing songs in a limited range and emerging pitch accuracy. Singing helps with memory and recall, with physical development, creativity and socialization.
Learning to Sing
When learning to sing, children are most successful when singing songs that have a limited range, common rhythmic and melodic patterns, simple words and plenty of repetition. They always sing best those songs with which they are familiar.
One goal of Kindermusik is to provide joyful singing activities that guide children in developing a “light head voice,” singing with greater pitch accuracy and learning a repertoire of songs. Activities in the new Kindermusik Imagine That! curriculum provide opportunities for 3- and 4-year-old children to explore their many voices and to use a “singing voice.”
Start Singing!
Singing doesn’t have to be limited to Kindermusik class – you can help your child learn to sing and develop a love of music at home. Kindermusik Home Activity books provide lots of creative ideas for activities to do with your child that incorporate singing. The whimsically illustrated Kindermusik literature books invite vocal play and singing and are sure to become story time favorites you’ll read again and again! Singing can even serve as a “tool” for you to shift from one activity to another with your child.
The easiest way to help your child learn a song is to sing it through several times. Listen to your Kindermusik CDs while in the car or at home and watch how quickly your child will join in and sing along!
--Borrowed from Kindermusik International's "Parent Connection"
Friday, May 20, 2011
KINDERMUSIK "Jam Sessions" @ Once Upon A Toy Stores
NEED YOUR SUMMER "KINDERMUSIK FIX"
OR
CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER TO ENROLL THIS FALL?
COME JOIN ME FOR A
KINDERMUSIK "JAM SESSION"!
Here's what Once Upon A Toy Store has to say.....
To see more information about current class offerings, click through to the SIUE page:
Visit the Kindermusik International website for more general information:
Questions?
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| Where a good beginning never ends |
We had so much fun at the Kindermusik Jam Sessions in Januaryand April, we're doing it again, so keep reading for all the details!
Our Jam Sessions are FREE and a great chance to decide if a Kindermusik program is right for your little ones. Led by licensed instructor, Ellen Singh, you'll have the chance to see how much fun and benefit a musical playtime can deliver. Kindermusik is a great program for children of a wide variety of ages and abilities. Our jam sessions are geared for birth - 5 years old.
So what is Kindermusik?
It's an opportunity to get you and your child grooving in a whole new way. Through classes and at-home activities, Kindermusik encourages your child to grow with and through music and movement. This is an early-learning program that works all aspects of a child's development. And is a rocking good time, too!
To learn more about Ellen and her program, visit her facebook page:
SIUE Presents Kindermusik With Ellen Singh
To see more information about current class offerings, click through to the SIUE page:
Kindermusik at SIUE www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/music/suzuki
Visit the Kindermusik International website for more general information:
Kindermusik.com
On to the good stuff! The When and Where for our Jam Sessions:
Monday, July 18 10am
LagoonaMagoo Toys
6308 N. Illinois (aka Hwy 159)
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
Questions?
Call the gleeful folks at LagoonaMagoo Toys: (618) 628-9270
Wednesday, July 20, 10am
Once Upon a Toy
2460 Troy Road
Edwardsville IL, 62025
Questions?
Call the cheery folks at Once Upon a Toy: (618) 656-9596
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU THERE!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
SIUE Presents Kindermusik with Ellen Singh
WELCOME TO
"KINDERMUSIK WITH ELLEN SINGH'S"
NEW BLOG!!
I look forward to meeting with you all and sharing great information and ideas!
"KINDERMUSIK WITH ELLEN SINGH'S"
NEW BLOG!!
I look forward to meeting with you all and sharing great information and ideas!
KINDERMUSIK CLASSES at SIUE THIS FALL 2011 !
You’ll find exciting information and new details about my upcoming Kindermusik FALL classes (Thursdays & Saturdays) here AND on the SIUE Suzuki website. I hope to see you and your child(ren) in class with me this September!
“VILLAGE” Class: (Birth to 1 ½1/2 Years Old) Semester Theme: Do-Si-Do
Pick up your baby and dance! Dance the Charleston, the Tango, and the Cha-Cha and learn why dancing with your baby helps develop vital learning skills—from head-to-toe. In this class, play a variety of baby appropriate instruments and dance with fun props.
What a Parent and Child Will Experience in Class:
- Variety of Music -- Musical diversity builds strong neural in a baby’s forming mind, which is why each Kindermusik semester contains an array of styles, sounds, and genres.
- Instrument Play -- Age-appropriate experiences with child-safe instruments enhance a sense of rhythm and steady beat, develops a keen awareness of the distinguishing qualities of sound, and encourages spontaneity and creativity.
- Dance -- A classroom full of baby and adult pairs dancing together helps a little body develop the muscle strength needed to crawl and walk and helps a little heart to fall in love with the sheer joy of responding to music.
- Together Time -- A Kindermusik class is truly the essence of “quality time,” offering the parent a place to create special memories with their child, gain new insights into their child’s development, and nurture their child’s natural love of music.
- Expert Advice -- A Kindermusik Educator explains “what-to-watch-for” every step of the way and how each activity enhances a child’s complete development.
- Learning Continues at Home -- With the home materials, the learning continues at home with the child’s best teacher—the parent!
q Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and babies, ages newborn to 18 months
q Class of no more than 12 babies with parents
q 8-week semester
q Weekly 45-minute class that includes new and unique parent and baby activities
q Learn about 30 songs, lullabies and nursery rhymes and play over 100 activities together by the semester’s end
q At-Home Materials including: CD of beautifully arranged songs from class; Age-Appropriate Instrument —Kindermusik eggshaker and scarf, a Colorful picture literature board book —Do-Si-Do—with lilting move-to-it rhyming text, and A set of Art Banners for the nursery wall that strengthens vision and promote early literacy.
Tuition: $132 (by September 7) ($9 per class + $60 At-Home Materials Package)
Class Dates: SATURDAY Sept 10, 17, 24 Oct 1, 15, 22, 29 Nov 5
THURSDAY Sept 15, 22, 29 Oct 6, 13, 20, 27 Nov 3
This class encourages children to be creative, to initiate their own ideas and to respond in their own ways, while the parents’ active participation gives the toddlers the security they need. Playing instruments, singing, moving, and exploring uncover an engaging musical world while building the toddlers’ confidence, self-control, and communications skills. The more than 30 songs, 15 dances, and eight different instruments create these unique music activities, designed to reflect the importance of movement and “wiggles & giggles” in the life of your toddler.
What a Parent and Child Will Experience in Class:
- Instrument exploration and ensemble skill development -- Children will explore the physical characteristics and sounds of age-appropriate instruments which will eventually lead them to discover their potential for beat, rhythm, melody, and ensemble playing.
- Vocal play -- Through vocal play, toddlers learn to form vowels and consonants, say words and phrases, and imitate rhythm and vocal inflection. In Kindermusik Our Time, vocal play is presented within the context of songs, chants, and activities done in class.
- Exploration Time -- Children will love discovering specially designed instruments, textures, sounds, and movements.
- Story time and early literacy -- Listening to stories enhances language and speech development and fosters awareness of sounds, teaches use of language, and sends the message that words and symbols have meaning. The same experiences that help toddlers learn to read a book also help them learn to read music.
- Movement Activities -- Each class provides various opportunities for movement such as synchronized movement, group dances and circle games, and even expressive movement.
- Together Time -- Kindermusik is the essence of quality time, allowing parents to make the most of the fleeting toddler years, giving them the time and the tools to make music and memories together in class and at home.
- Expert advice -- A Kindermusik educator explains how the musically based activities enhance a toddler’s complete development.
- Learning Continues at Home -- With the home materials, the learning continues at home with the child’s best teacher—the parent!
q Developmentally appropriate curriculum for parents and toddlers, ages 18 mo. thru 3 years
q 10-week semester
q Weekly 45-minute class
q At-Home Materials including: 2 CD’s featuring 50 class songs, sounds and recordings of favorite activities from class; 2 Interactive Books – Watch Me! And Pete and P.J to develop early literacy skills.; Home Activity Book; specially-made pair of zigzag blocks – instrument to develop rhythm and hand-eye coordination – all conveniently stored in a Wiggles & Giggles carry bag.
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q Tuition: $155 (by September 7) ($9.50 per class + $60 At-Home Materials Package)
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THURSDAY Sept 15, 22, 29 Oct 6, 13, 20, 27 Nov 3, 10, 17
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