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Early Literacy through Music-Making: 5 Things Parents and Caregivers Need to Know

Before children read words on a page, they learn to read the world around them. It’s all part of early literacy. They read faces. They read voices. They read patterns. They hear rhythm, tone, pitch, pauses, repetition, and emotion long before they understand letters or print. That’s why music-making is not an “extra” in early …

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Kindermusik Top Program: Kiddos and Kin

Through focusing on a business that grows WITH families, and offering an experience grounded in care and authenticity rather than performance, Shay Ryan and her team at Kiddos and Kin had the third highest number of registered families in 2025 for Kindermusik classes in the world.

Kindermusik Top Program: Kindermusik by Baumhaus

Through genuine community connections, an investment in their team’s training, and so much more, Crisel Consunji and her team at Kindermusik by Baumhaus had the second highest number of registered families for Kindermusik classes.

Preschool Music Best Practices Are Clear: Why Policy Needs to Catch Up

If you ask preschool administrators what they’re doing to incorporate music into their classrooms, the answer usually looks something like a few songs during circle time, a clean-up song, some background music during play…What’s missing is intentional, child-participatory music-making during play and choice time—which is where so much learning actually happens.

Why Clapping Is the Unsung Hero of Early Development + Activity Ideas

Clapping is generally perceived as a tool for keeping time with the music or showing appreciation as applause. However, the biological and neurological effects of this simple motor activity reach far beyond songs and ovations, enhancing self-regulation, reading skills, handwriting proficiency, and speech processing.

Kindermusik Top Program: My Little Conservatory

This year, the very TOP of of the Top Programs is My Little Conservatory in San Jose, California. Owned by Accredited Kindermusik Educator, Amelia Vitarelli, My Little Conservatory’s recipe to an award-winning program is a mix of listening to families’ needs first, requiring the highest standards from teachers and team members, and ensuring that a heart for and belief in early childhood music education is at the center of every class.

Dad Album + Activity!

Research shows early father involvement makes a big difference in cognitive development and more. Our “Dad” album can help facilitate intentional father-child time that’s joyful, fun, and connection-based.

How Musical Play Boosts Youth Sports Performance

What does early musical play have to do with sports? If you’re thinking of signing your toddler or preschooler up for t-ball, soccer, gymnastics, etc., take a look at these links between athletic ability and intentional music and movement.

How Music Affects the Science of Reading

Music, like reading, is rooted in science. It’s rhythm, it’s auditory discrimination, it’s memorization, and all the things that are key to reading skills. When you pair music with read-aloud and movement, that’s the ultimate multisensory experience—all parts of the brain are firing.

3 Musical Ways to Support Neurodivergent Learners

It may seem counterintuitive, but neurodivergent learners thrive with the right multi-sensory activities. Music—a multi-sensory activity that stimulates all parts of the brain at once—promotes everything from self-regulation to emotional expression.