Minds On Music – The Kindermusik Blog
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Researchers have known for years that babies have a preference for the sound of their mother’s voice. A preference they show by turning their head towards the sound of their mother, and increase suckling. Recently researchers asked if a baby born to a bilingual mother would have a preference for one language over the other. …
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As promised, this week we’ll share snapshots of three women who did achieve musical fame in a male-dominated history of famous composers, in honor of Women’s History Month and Music in Our Schools Month. Today, we bring you Dame Ethel Smyth. Dame Ethel Smyth – Ethel was not without adversity from a young age; when …
We’re multi-lingual! ABC English & Me can now speak nine languages, including English! We’re delighted to announce the new language translations in Kindermusik@Home for ABC English & Me. Kindermusik@Home materials feature the interactive songs, stories, and activities from class — in an easily downloadable format for a variety of mobile and at-home computer devices. And …
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During the first year or so of life, gross-motor activities dominate a child’s repertoire of movement, with the major objective being the mastery of walking. As the child grows older, however, she can being to focus on activities – such as instrument exploration and finger plays – that encourage the development of small muscles… the …
Thanks to the National Association for Music Education’s celebration of March is National Music in Our Schools Month, we’ve been reminded of these three facts, proving the indispensable child development benefits of music: Academic. Among SAT takers, the College Board found that students with 4+ years of music education scored 23 points above average in …
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This all-encompassing interview from the 2009 Wisconsin Book Festival, “Wendell Berry Talks About Life,” was the perfect thing to wake up to on a Sunday morning. Whether you’re familiar or unfamiliar with Wendell Berry, hearing his story and convictions towards the slow food movement, environmental justice, healthy local communities, returning war veterans in the age …
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Recently, treehugger.com published an article by mother Meaghan O’Neill called “How I Forced My 5 Year Old to Become an Environmentalist, or, an Interview with Philippe Cousteau.” This article is worth reading for a few reasons. First, we can all probably understand Meaghan’s guilt towards being her family’s own environmental role model– ordering take out, …
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Drumroll, please! After receiving an unbelievable 2,114 valid entries, we are so pleased to announce the winner of the first We Love Kindermusik Contest as The {super adorable} Schwerzler Family of the Kindermusik Cathy Siebert, LLC Studio, also a winner! Kate Schwerzler’s randomly selected, winning entry was: We love Kindermusik because it is instilling the …
Kindermusik was fortunate to contribute a guest blog post on the Reading Rainbow blog. As our missions align in inspiring children through reading and music, we are grateful for this opportunity and are excited to share it with our community! Special Guest Post: Kindermusik – Steady Beat: It’s more than just music! You’ve been there. You’re …
Whether you’re looking at it or wishing for it, there’s something magical about snow. Here are a few of our favorite musical ideas and fun snow-themed crafts that you can enjoy with your child. Try indoor skating! Skating indoors is easy and fun. All you need is a pair of paper plates – one set …